Excitedly on my way to UT Arlington for the 2026 Hermanns Lecture Series: The Global Middle Ages. And joyously whiling away my flight with Learning to Talk Shop from Susie Phillips and @pennpress.bsky.social .

Colored Conventions Project celebrating Fred Douglass’s bday right now. So Good! www.youtube.com/live/-pnjHzD...

Hey, Bluesky history nerds! Who are your favorite pre-modern historians on here?

Proud to publish this reflection in Pasts Imperfect. Thank you to PI’s incredible team!

Deserving Martin Luther King Jr. Join us for today’s special podcast interview with friend, colleague, teacher, and spiritual leader Maurice Wallace! #mlk diversitydifferently.substack.com/p/deserving-...

substack.com/@diversitydi... listen here for our interview with documentary filmmaker Sheila Marshall on working with story toward “a vision of going forward…together…without fear”

In my world, the holiday season IS deviled egg season (and my mom makes a mean one!). And of course it’s medieval. Many, many of the good things are!

Had a beautiful night in DC at Folger Shakespeare Library last night exploring resistance through the dual lenses of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and the life and legacy of Malcolm X. I highly recommend Julius X. Running through Oct 26. If you can get to DC, see it. www.folger.edu/whats-on/jul...

Philly area folks, Major benefit concert next weekend! With some of my fave ppl singing and benefiting my fave community orgs @calvaryumcphilly.bsky.social & Calvary Ctr for Culture & Commy. Come! Support Love!

Thursday 7 ET/ 4 PT. Join us for Myth Making, Myth Breaking: California at 175. I’ll be speaking on California as Medieval Dream.

New logo. New season. New pod. Diversity Differently is back! Episode 1: The Story of Your Morning Coffee: and what you can do about it--is available now. Link in the comments.

This was one of my favorite projects to be a part of in recent memory. Get your syllabus ready for the fall. Check out Throughlines today.

From my favorite commentator on the soul, culture, and life: my wife!-on the #Fourth and never asking permission for what’s already yours.

punkrockflea.market/livestream/4... If you’re a vintagehead like me, check out my buddy The Captain’s live sale going on right now!

In some exciting medieval manuscript news! This makes me downright happy... bbc.com/future/artic...

I ran across this opinion piece today, and it irked me--for a few reasons. Mainly its breezy and self-assured association of Christianity with the political right. Nah, that's not gonna fly anymore. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Mary Prince escaped in 1828, sharing her story and those of enslaved women. In 1831, The History of Mary Prince became the first account of a Black enslaved woman’s life published in the UK, inspiring the anti-slavery movement. 158 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

The objective of Premodern Critical Race Studies distilled: “….Let us be necromancers of the past in order to steward lives in the present. It is in rising up that revolution breaks out of orbit and creates universes entirely new.”

Were I not so preoccupied with the medievalist fascism on display in the current White House I’d write about the medievalist fashion on display at London Fashion Week. www.vogue.com/article/lond...

A lovely op-ed (mirroring some of my own thoughts) on a beautiful GREEN morning. www.usatoday.com/story/sports.... #flyeaglesfly

My nail artist is a freehand badass. Let's do this! GO BIRDS!!! 🦅 #flyeaglesfly

Why did I briefly consider buying this? 😂 Go Birds! #flyeaglesfly 6abc.com/post/snow-co...

First episode in our new podcast! As we celebrate (and grieve) #MLK and grieve today’s new chapter in the U.S., what is it to grieve well? Give us a listen. We keep it short.

A conference worth attending if you can. It’s always a treat to hear Alastair Minnis—and St Andrews is nice in July!

A starter pack for folks who want to follow @wellesleycollege.bsky.social faculty and staff. Happy to add more folks: just let me know.

Hello again Bluesky! @sagelyculture.bsky.social has had such response to our Healing Racism Intensive that we have added options. Please check it out and join us with the option that works best for you. Link in comments.

Also, a new favorite lately.

Hi Bluesky! At Sagely, we're offering a 3-evening online intensive for white-identified leaders. Come learn how to do #antiracism work better, w/ less burnout, and w/ yourself as your main tool. Currently scheduled Dec 17, 18, 19 (hmu if ur interested yet need diff dates or have ?s). Link in cmts

And since many of us are struggling with grief right now--for the nation and its future. There are skills to get through, and even thrive, in times like these. Read Essential Skills in Turbulent Times. Link in bio and comments.

Hello Bluesky! I am a prof of English in medieval lit & culture and the history of race @wellesleycollege.bsky.social. I consult in how to build inclusive org cultures with @sagelyculture.bsky.social. I love cats, adore dogs, and get good energy from being with other people and with very old books.