Lily Hirsch
@lilyehirsch.bsky.social
Writer (often about music). Author of Can’t Stop the Grrrls and Weird Al: Seriously. New one about Angela Lansbury out now! Sometimes tries to be funny.
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Lily Hirsch
@lilyehirsch.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Taking Funny Music Seriously
Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving mu...
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So, since I’m new here, I’m a musicologist who loves writing books. My latest book is iupress.org/978025306995...
My current project is a fun one about Angela Lansbury. I also write little humor pieces, often in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social or @frazzledhumor.bsky.social
My current project is a fun one about Angela Lansbury. I also write little humor pieces, often in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social or @frazzledhumor.bsky.social
Reposted by Lily Hirsch
I learned last night that my review of Samantha Ege's wonderful book "Southside Impresarios" was published in The Journal of Musicological Research on Tuesday!
Many thanks to @lilyehirsch.bsky.social for editing generously and giving me the chance to write this!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Many thanks to @lilyehirsch.bsky.social for editing generously and giving me the chance to write this!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene
Published in Journal of Musicological Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I learned last night that my review of Samantha Ege's wonderful book "Southside Impresarios" was published in The Journal of Musicological Research on Tuesday!
Many thanks to @lilyehirsch.bsky.social for editing generously and giving me the chance to write this!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Many thanks to @lilyehirsch.bsky.social for editing generously and giving me the chance to write this!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My kids hate this one so much which weirdly pleases me!
In a desperate attempt to feel relevant, which I justify as a way to connect with my kids, I finally ask them to explain their slang.
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
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By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
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What I Think Would Happen If I Start Keeping Track Of My Kids’ Slang
Anything is possible when words have no meaning
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My kids hate this one so much which weirdly pleases me!
I wanted to repost this one because it got boosted in Medium (such a big difference in terms of pay) but I somehow had the pay option unchecked so earned nothing. Let this be a cautionary tale for other writers—submit carefully! medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
A Haunted House For Parents
Home eek Home!
medium.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I wanted to repost this one because it got boosted in Medium (such a big difference in terms of pay) but I somehow had the pay option unchecked so earned nothing. Let this be a cautionary tale for other writers—submit carefully! medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
Finally, parents are represented in film noir!
medium.com/jane-austens...
medium.com/jane-austens...
Film Noir Parenting
It’s 3 o’clock, school pickup time, somewhere.
medium.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Finally, parents are represented in film noir!
medium.com/jane-austens...
medium.com/jane-austens...
Reposted by Lily Hirsch
“Remember, the experience should make your friend feel terrible!” By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-tell-...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-tell-...
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Remember, the experience should make your friend feel terrible!” By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-tell-...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-tell-...
A silly one for Halloween!
medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
A Haunted House For Parents
Home eek Home!
medium.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A silly one for Halloween!
medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...
Reposted by Lily Hirsch
@lilyehirsch.bsky.social’s “Nowhere to Go but Up,” celebrates Angela Lansbury’s life through new research materials and interviews.
https://bit.ly/4nm4Lld
#BookSky #AngelaLansbury
https://bit.ly/4nm4Lld
#BookSky #AngelaLansbury
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@lilyehirsch.bsky.social’s “Nowhere to Go but Up,” celebrates Angela Lansbury’s life through new research materials and interviews.
https://bit.ly/4nm4Lld
#BookSky #AngelaLansbury
https://bit.ly/4nm4Lld
#BookSky #AngelaLansbury
My book Nowhere to Go but Up: What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us about Living a Big Life just arrived. So I had to unbox it at Jessica Fletcher’s house!!!!
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My book Nowhere to Go but Up: What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us about Living a Big Life just arrived. So I had to unbox it at Jessica Fletcher’s house!!!!
Sure, the news is bleak. But there’s something good today too: Weird Al’s birthday!
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sure, the news is bleak. But there’s something good today too: Weird Al’s birthday!
Reposted by Lily Hirsch
In this @latimes.com op-ed, author of “Nowhere to Go but Up,” @lilyehirsch.bsky.social, discussed #AngelaLansbury’s career.
Read the full piece: https://lat.ms/4omNtoM
#BookSky
Read the full piece: https://lat.ms/4omNtoM
#BookSky
Contributor: We still have a lot to learn from Angela Lansbury
On the occasion of what would have been her 100th birthday, let's pause to appreciate her remarkable life and work.
www.latimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In this @latimes.com op-ed, author of “Nowhere to Go but Up,” @lilyehirsch.bsky.social, discussed #AngelaLansbury’s career.
Read the full piece: https://lat.ms/4omNtoM
#BookSky
Read the full piece: https://lat.ms/4omNtoM
#BookSky
Happy 100th to Angela Lansbury
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: We still have a lot to learn from Angela Lansbury
On the occasion of what would have been her 100th birthday, let's pause to appreciate her remarkable life and work.
www.latimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy 100th to Angela Lansbury
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
I’ll be at a local high school this week, W-F, helping with some of the kids’ college essays. I helped last year and it was so inspiring—these kids have so much potential and possibility. I just hope certain adults get out of their way.
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’ll be at a local high school this week, W-F, helping with some of the kids’ college essays. I helped last year and it was so inspiring—these kids have so much potential and possibility. I just hope certain adults get out of their way.
Another chance to wear my trench coat!!!
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The History of Mystery
Join us in the library for a murder mystery scavenger hunt!
Guest author Lily Hirsch will speak about her new book Nowhere to Go but Up: What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us about...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Another chance to wear my trench coat!!!
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Here I am talking Lansbury on the 1980s Now podcast! How was I at the Lansbury UK conference yesterday and on a podcast today? Am I a time- and space-traveling witch? Secret: I did both from home. But also, yes.
player.captivate.fm/episode/653f...
player.captivate.fm/episode/653f...
What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us
Quickly and easily listen to 1980s Now for free!
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October 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Here I am talking Lansbury on the 1980s Now podcast! How was I at the Lansbury UK conference yesterday and on a podcast today? Am I a time- and space-traveling witch? Secret: I did both from home. But also, yes.
player.captivate.fm/episode/653f...
player.captivate.fm/episode/653f...
Danielle Sarver Coombs is currently presenting, talking about the fitness video Positive Moves (amazing). Even better, she just mentioned her new puppy J. B. Fetcher!
It’s 5 am pst (where I am) and I’m up and ready to present at the “Lansbury at 100” conference in the UK (over zoom). Thank goodness, given the theme, I didn’t have to do much to get ready wardrobe-wise—trench coat and done! Jessica Fletcher forever!
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Danielle Sarver Coombs is currently presenting, talking about the fitness video Positive Moves (amazing). Even better, she just mentioned her new puppy J. B. Fetcher!
It’s 5 am pst (where I am) and I’m up and ready to present at the “Lansbury at 100” conference in the UK (over zoom). Thank goodness, given the theme, I didn’t have to do much to get ready wardrobe-wise—trench coat and done! Jessica Fletcher forever!
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It’s 5 am pst (where I am) and I’m up and ready to present at the “Lansbury at 100” conference in the UK (over zoom). Thank goodness, given the theme, I didn’t have to do much to get ready wardrobe-wise—trench coat and done! Jessica Fletcher forever!
I had a lot of fun with this one! Fairy tales for parents!
Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time, there was a very tired mom named Sleeping Beauty. She had recently replaced sleep with anxiety, restless leg syndrome...
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/fai...
Once upon a time, there was a very tired mom named Sleeping Beauty. She had recently replaced sleep with anxiety, restless leg syndrome...
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/fai...
Fairy Tales for Parents
Sleeping Beauty
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I had a lot of fun with this one! Fairy tales for parents!
Additional book topic criterion: who would send me happy birthday wishes if I wrote a book about them (because Weird Al has done that every year on my birthday since I wrote Weird Al: Seriously)? (Amazing, I know!!!!)
I have an October birthday (today) and have written two books about people with October birthdays—both people who are iconic, musical, kind, and admirable in every way—Weird Al and Angela Lansbury. If I stick with the pattern, what’s my next book topic?
October 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Additional book topic criterion: who would send me happy birthday wishes if I wrote a book about them (because Weird Al has done that every year on my birthday since I wrote Weird Al: Seriously)? (Amazing, I know!!!!)
I have an October birthday (today) and have written two books about people with October birthdays—both people who are iconic, musical, kind, and admirable in every way—Weird Al and Angela Lansbury. If I stick with the pattern, what’s my next book topic?
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have an October birthday (today) and have written two books about people with October birthdays—both people who are iconic, musical, kind, and admirable in every way—Weird Al and Angela Lansbury. If I stick with the pattern, what’s my next book topic?
New book’s out this month! Happy October!
October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New book’s out this month! Happy October!
Parents need all the applause, especially these days if they’re responsibly trying to help their kids through the chaos that is the world today. CLAP PLEASE!
Welcome, one and all, to the only talent show and place in general where moms take center stage. Tonight, they will perform things that they do every day. But this time, people will notice and clap.
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
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By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
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Highlights From a Mom Talent Show
Finally, some acknowledgement!
medium.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Parents need all the applause, especially these days if they’re responsibly trying to help their kids through the chaos that is the world today. CLAP PLEASE!
For some reason, I feel like posting this for some basic education about the Amish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZ...
"Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise (Parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" - Official Video)
YouTube video by alyankovicVEVO
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September 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
For some reason, I feel like posting this for some basic education about the Amish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZ...
So many versions of the color black!
Sporty Chic:
By wearing gym shorts, a dark-colored shirt, and a black hoodie, you can go from waking up to PE to class to lounging in bed without ever changing your clothes.
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/how...
By wearing gym shorts, a dark-colored shirt, and a black hoodie, you can go from waking up to PE to class to lounging in bed without ever changing your clothes.
By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/how...
How to Get the Junior High Look With Six Very Different Outfit Options
Parents, take note!
medium.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So many versions of the color black!
battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. A sweet, old dog sleeping peacefully
2. Toast with butter
3. Rain out the window
4. A good laugh
5. Rustling leaves
1. A sweet, old dog sleeping peacefully
2. Toast with butter
3. Rain out the window
4. A good laugh
5. Rustling leaves
battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. Purring cats
2. Almond stuffed olives
3. A stack of books checked out from the public library
4. Freshly brewed coffee or tea
5. A bouquet of flowers for the porch
1. Purring cats
2. Almond stuffed olives
3. A stack of books checked out from the public library
4. Freshly brewed coffee or tea
5. A bouquet of flowers for the porch
battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. Extra sharp cheddar cheese
2. Watching Greg Maddux pitch
3. Having some time to knit
4. December in California
5. Snoring kitties
1. Extra sharp cheddar cheese
2. Watching Greg Maddux pitch
3. Having some time to knit
4. December in California
5. Snoring kitties
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life:
1. A sweet, old dog sleeping peacefully
2. Toast with butter
3. Rain out the window
4. A good laugh
5. Rustling leaves
1. A sweet, old dog sleeping peacefully
2. Toast with butter
3. Rain out the window
4. A good laugh
5. Rustling leaves
Let’s pretend I got the publisher website into the magnifying glass: www.bloomsbury.com/us/nowhere-t...
September 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Let’s pretend I got the publisher website into the magnifying glass: www.bloomsbury.com/us/nowhere-t...