Josh Reid
@joshreid.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Early Modern Studies, ETSU
Spenser, Milton, Romance Epic, Translation Studies
General Editor, The Manchester Spenser
Book Review Editor, The Spenser Review
https://etsu.academia.edu/JoshuaReid
Spenser, Milton, Romance Epic, Translation Studies
General Editor, The Manchester Spenser
Book Review Editor, The Spenser Review
https://etsu.academia.edu/JoshuaReid
First ❄️ in East TN!
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
First ❄️ in East TN!
New Publication: “The Pilgrim’s Progress as Marvel Comic,” in Angelica Duran and Katherine Calloway’s Global Milton and Visual Art.
This was a fun one to write! Christian is on soteriological steroids.
This was a fun one to write! Christian is on soteriological steroids.
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Publication: “The Pilgrim’s Progress as Marvel Comic,” in Angelica Duran and Katherine Calloway’s Global Milton and Visual Art.
This was a fun one to write! Christian is on soteriological steroids.
This was a fun one to write! Christian is on soteriological steroids.
My family makes horror movies every Halloween. This year, our homage to 90s classic Are You Afraid of the Dark?
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Are You Scared of the Dark?
YouTube video by Josh Reid
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October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My family makes horror movies every Halloween. This year, our homage to 90s classic Are You Afraid of the Dark?
youtu.be/Vq0lU1Wu7uU?...
youtu.be/Vq0lU1Wu7uU?...
Taylor Swift’s true Love Story. Fate of Ophelia is a banger!
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Taylor Swift’s true Love Story. Fate of Ophelia is a banger!
It was a meeting,
Led by two idiots,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Led by two idiots,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
September 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It was a meeting,
Led by two idiots,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Led by two idiots,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
A.I. is Errour’s vomit
September 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A.I. is Errour’s vomit
It’s kind of wonderful that the first British edition of This Is Shakespeare mixes up Lysander and Demetrius just like the rest of us do.
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s kind of wonderful that the first British edition of This Is Shakespeare mixes up Lysander and Demetrius just like the rest of us do.
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr
September 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr
My heart leaps up when I walk
A college campus at start of fall:
So was it when a freshman student;
So is it now I am a professor;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me retire!
A college campus at start of fall:
So was it when a freshman student;
So is it now I am a professor;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me retire!
August 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My heart leaps up when I walk
A college campus at start of fall:
So was it when a freshman student;
So is it now I am a professor;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me retire!
A college campus at start of fall:
So was it when a freshman student;
So is it now I am a professor;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me retire!
Man this inflation is getting out of hand
August 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Man this inflation is getting out of hand
I didn’t have tentacled rabbits on my eschatological herald Bingo card but here we are
August 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I didn’t have tentacled rabbits on my eschatological herald Bingo card but here we are
Supreme Court releasing final decisions before recess
a nurse stands in front of a building that says emergency
ALT: a nurse stands in front of a building that says emergency
media.tenor.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Supreme Court releasing final decisions before recess
Reposted by Josh Reid
Spenser@Random returns tomorrow! Thursday, June 26, at 12pm EDT/5pm BST. Join us as we spin the digital wheel of destiny and are led by the cyberfates to a randomly selected section from The Shepheardes Calendar!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Spenser at Random June 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Spenser at Random June 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
cam.us20.list-manage.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Spenser@Random returns tomorrow! Thursday, June 26, at 12pm EDT/5pm BST. Join us as we spin the digital wheel of destiny and are led by the cyberfates to a randomly selected section from The Shepheardes Calendar!
Register here: cam.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Register here: cam.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?...
When your kid nails the hand made Father’s Day Card
June 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
When your kid nails the hand made Father’s Day Card
Reposted by Josh Reid
I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
Reposted by Josh Reid
Magritte Moments in real life
June 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Magritte Moments in real life
Reposted by Josh Reid
Dragon slaying is exhausting work
June 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dragon slaying is exhausting work
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
May 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Last of Us episode 6 dedicated to all girl dads
May 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The Last of Us episode 6 dedicated to all girl dads