Cassidy Percoco
@mimicofmodes.com
Fashion/material culture scholar. Collections manager. Author of Regency Women's Dress, 1800-1830. AskHistorians moderator. (she/her)
Links to my blog, newsletter, and Etsy shop: https://cassidypercoco.carrd.co/
Links to my blog, newsletter, and Etsy shop: https://cassidypercoco.carrd.co/
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Cassidy Percoco
@mimicofmodes.com
· Nov 13
A thread for my threads!
My latest newsletter is all about Regency topics! Shawl gowns, romance plots, and common archetypes: buttondown.com/cassidyperco...
December is Regency Time
As you may be aware, Jane Austen’s 250th birthday was earlier this month (December 16), so I thought I would write about the Regency.
buttondown.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My latest newsletter is all about Regency topics! Shawl gowns, romance plots, and common archetypes: buttondown.com/cassidyperco...
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Heat pump geeks and do-it-yourself enthusiasts will love this. A mini-split heat pump that both heats and cools, with a solo DIY install that can be undone and taken with you when you move - including the refrigerant lines (with no leaks). And under $2.5k all in (right @profitgreenly.bsky.social?)!
Christmas came early for me, with delivery of my new @airspool.bsky.social heat pump. The driving force behind me getting this thing was that it promised to be easy to install, and boy was it ever! Read on to see how I got it on the night it was delivered without drilling a big hole through my wall.
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Heat pump geeks and do-it-yourself enthusiasts will love this. A mini-split heat pump that both heats and cools, with a solo DIY install that can be undone and taken with you when you move - including the refrigerant lines (with no leaks). And under $2.5k all in (right @profitgreenly.bsky.social?)!
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❄️ Walking In The Air ❄️
Not had time for a new holiday piece but I still really like this wintry 1800s butchfemme couple that I never shared here.
Not had time for a new holiday piece but I still really like this wintry 1800s butchfemme couple that I never shared here.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
❄️ Walking In The Air ❄️
Not had time for a new holiday piece but I still really like this wintry 1800s butchfemme couple that I never shared here.
Not had time for a new holiday piece but I still really like this wintry 1800s butchfemme couple that I never shared here.
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A true ADHD planner would just be two months of calendar planner and then slowly dissolving into random games and puzzles and blank pages for drawing.
btw if you love planner organizer stuff, over the next few days I'm uploading a ton of new colors of planner organizers, and also new desk organization stuff! just in time to totally be organized for the first 3-5 weeks of 2026 🤣
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A true ADHD planner would just be two months of calendar planner and then slowly dissolving into random games and puzzles and blank pages for drawing.
I want to either write a buttondown post about Jane Austen, a tumblr post with my KJ Charles recs, or a short story I've started with an Edwardian female doctor and a very angry medium. And yet I am instead not doing any of it.
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I want to either write a buttondown post about Jane Austen, a tumblr post with my KJ Charles recs, or a short story I've started with an Edwardian female doctor and a very angry medium. And yet I am instead not doing any of it.
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All the toxic parts of romantasy fandom — the bad behavior at cons, the stalking, the threats — are also happening in many other fandoms as well. They are not unique. Comics, movies, video games — this shit is everywhere. Romantasy isn’t uniquely bad even in the ways it’s actually bad.
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
All the toxic parts of romantasy fandom — the bad behavior at cons, the stalking, the threats — are also happening in many other fandoms as well. They are not unique. Comics, movies, video games — this shit is everywhere. Romantasy isn’t uniquely bad even in the ways it’s actually bad.
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It is more important to create than submit work
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It is more important to create than submit work
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
Part of a broader discussion, but I really liked this from iguana_on_a_stick in response to the common claim that "you have to do Great Man history because of the sources": www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori... 🗃️
What podcasts do historians here generally consider the most accurate and informative?
www.reddit.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Part of a broader discussion, but I really liked this from iguana_on_a_stick in response to the common claim that "you have to do Great Man history because of the sources": www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori... 🗃️
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Sale news: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles is on sale for $1.99. If you fancy some queer romance involving smugglers and noblemen this holiday season, I highly recommend it.
amzn.to/4jb5IMN
amzn.to/4jb5IMN
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books Book 1)
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books Book 1) - Kindle edition by Charles, KJ. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books Book 1).
amzn.to
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sale news: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles is on sale for $1.99. If you fancy some queer romance involving smugglers and noblemen this holiday season, I highly recommend it.
amzn.to/4jb5IMN
amzn.to/4jb5IMN
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And now for some great news. New Murderbot book coming. Thank you Martha Wells (@marthawells.com)!!!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMSC5S4...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMSC5S4...
Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries Book 8)
Amazon.com: Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries Book 8) eBook : Wells, Martha: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
And now for some great news. New Murderbot book coming. Thank you Martha Wells (@marthawells.com)!!!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMSC5S4...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMSC5S4...
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By tracing citations and consulting something *in the archive* I learned that a magnificent 16th-century manuscript atlas (handwritten; hand-drawn and illustrated) had a double the number of pages most people thought it did.
#ThisStuffAintOnline.
🗃 #earlymodern
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
#ThisStuffAintOnline.
🗃 #earlymodern
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
December 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
By tracing citations and consulting something *in the archive* I learned that a magnificent 16th-century manuscript atlas (handwritten; hand-drawn and illustrated) had a double the number of pages most people thought it did.
#ThisStuffAintOnline.
🗃 #earlymodern
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
#ThisStuffAintOnline.
🗃 #earlymodern
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
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"Bubbe Hates You" was published in the Punch A Nazi anthology, a benefit for the Trevor Project to support LGBTQ+ youth. We raised over $800 before the benefit ended, but you can still read the story and see the collection of fiction and comics on my website.
Writing — Sylvie Althoff
www.sylviealthoff.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Bubbe Hates You" was published in the Punch A Nazi anthology, a benefit for the Trevor Project to support LGBTQ+ youth. We raised over $800 before the benefit ended, but you can still read the story and see the collection of fiction and comics on my website.
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Seen a lot of people I like argue with idiots here this morning, so this is a Christmas message imploring you not to do that. The best outcome is that you win an argument with an idiot. That is a waste of time. The other outcomes are worse. Just block them, sing another carol, have a wee sherry 🎅🏻🎄🎁
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Seen a lot of people I like argue with idiots here this morning, so this is a Christmas message imploring you not to do that. The best outcome is that you win an argument with an idiot. That is a waste of time. The other outcomes are worse. Just block them, sing another carol, have a wee sherry 🎅🏻🎄🎁
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"Le Fanu inextricably entwined invaders from within and without. Were the ghosts real? Were they hallucinations? None of this mattered. What was important was how the ghost was perceived, and how this perception destroyed the minds of witnesses."
markfullerdillon.blogspot.com/2025/12/jim-...
markfullerdillon.blogspot.com/2025/12/jim-...
Jim Rockhill's New Book on Sheridan Le Fanu
Click for a better jpeg. A MIND TURNED IN UPON ITSELF: WRITINGS ON J. S. LE FANU , by Jim Rockhill. Swan River Press, Dublin, 2025. Betwe...
markfullerdillon.blogspot.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Le Fanu inextricably entwined invaders from within and without. Were the ghosts real? Were they hallucinations? None of this mattered. What was important was how the ghost was perceived, and how this perception destroyed the minds of witnesses."
markfullerdillon.blogspot.com/2025/12/jim-...
markfullerdillon.blogspot.com/2025/12/jim-...
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and all of the above categorization? it’s about discursive power and how some christian authors accrued more and more of it, allowing them the ability to sustain their position at the epicenter of the christianized roman empire.
i bring those receipts here:
i bring those receipts here:
Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature
Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature
www.cambridge.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
and all of the above categorization? it’s about discursive power and how some christian authors accrued more and more of it, allowing them the ability to sustain their position at the epicenter of the christianized roman empire.
i bring those receipts here:
i bring those receipts here:
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A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?"
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
A guide to reading, reflecting, and analyzing fiction writing of any genre for authors and aspiring authors.
Authors are often told that in order to write, we have to read — many people (mis)interpret that to mean reading by evaluating books or composing book reviews. This journal is intended for authors to ...
dl.bookfunnel.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?"
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:"
dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx
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Fascinating article in @uk.theconversation.com from the @ihr.bsky.social's @justincolson.bsky.social and @uni-bamberg.de's Werner Scheltjens discussing their work with colleagues on the "Unlocking Upcycled Medieval Data" project.
📰You can read the article here: bit.ly/3L5CthA
📰You can read the article here: bit.ly/3L5CthA
Medieval Londoners’ cheaply imported mass-produced Christmas gifts look surprisingly familiar
We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload ...
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Fascinating article in @uk.theconversation.com from the @ihr.bsky.social's @justincolson.bsky.social and @uni-bamberg.de's Werner Scheltjens discussing their work with colleagues on the "Unlocking Upcycled Medieval Data" project.
📰You can read the article here: bit.ly/3L5CthA
📰You can read the article here: bit.ly/3L5CthA
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I know Word gets more cursed by the day, but: friendly reminder that I have a self-paced course for editors about communicating more effectively with Track Changes. 20% off ($120 --> $96) through the end of the year!
Clear Communication with Microsoft Word's Track Changes
resources.erinkmaher.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I know Word gets more cursed by the day, but: friendly reminder that I have a self-paced course for editors about communicating more effectively with Track Changes. 20% off ($120 --> $96) through the end of the year!
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“On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.” Includes Betty Boop, Blondie & Dagwood, and works by William Faulkner, Agatha Christie, and the Marx Brothers. [web.law.duke.edu]
Public Domain Day 2026
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US
web.law.duke.edu
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.” Includes Betty Boop, Blondie & Dagwood, and works by William Faulkner, Agatha Christie, and the Marx Brothers. [web.law.duke.edu]
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Plaques matter. A few yrs ago for @hyperallergic.com, I wrote on the import of museum labels. hyperallergic.com/can-art-muse... The reports on the new plaques written by Trump for the presidential portraits are worrying—but the political silence is even scarier 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Presidential History, According to Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Plaques matter. A few yrs ago for @hyperallergic.com, I wrote on the import of museum labels. hyperallergic.com/can-art-muse... The reports on the new plaques written by Trump for the presidential portraits are worrying—but the political silence is even scarier 🎁 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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One of the most exciting developments in dress history in recent years is the ability to access high quality images. This mid 1860s moiré silk is captured across time, recording different mannequins & transition from black & white to glorious technicolour @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One of the most exciting developments in dress history in recent years is the ability to access high quality images. This mid 1860s moiré silk is captured across time, recording different mannequins & transition from black & white to glorious technicolour @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Just a reminder that Romancing the Gothic's conference this year is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ann Radcliffe's publications!
The conference focuses on women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror!
Come join us!
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
The conference focuses on women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror!
Come join us!
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
Romancing the Gothic 2026 Online Conference CFP
More Terrors than her Reason Could Justify A 200th Anniversary Celebration of Ann Radcliffe’s Posthumous Publications 2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Ann Radcliffe’s final po…
romancingthegothic.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Just a reminder that Romancing the Gothic's conference this year is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ann Radcliffe's publications!
The conference focuses on women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror!
Come join us!
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
The conference focuses on women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror!
Come join us!
romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...
Hello Dolly is over, so tonight I cut out the pieces for Deer and Doe's Arielle blouse and started putting them together. Since there aren't any fastenings, I'm hoping I can knock it out quickly! But I can see me getting bogged down with the collar and neck facing ...
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hello Dolly is over, so tonight I cut out the pieces for Deer and Doe's Arielle blouse and started putting them together. Since there aren't any fastenings, I'm hoping I can knock it out quickly! But I can see me getting bogged down with the collar and neck facing ...
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LADIES IN HATING (Belvoir's Library #3) is a charming sapphic Regency romance by ALEXANDRA VASTI via @stmartinspress.bsky.social Griffin paperback imprint.
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/12/ladi...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/12/ladi...
LADIES IN HATING (Belvoir's Library #3), charming sapphic Regency romance
LADIES IN HATING (Belvoir's Library #3) ALEXANDRA VASTI St. Martin's Griffin ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $11.99 ebook, availa...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
LADIES IN HATING (Belvoir's Library #3) is a charming sapphic Regency romance by ALEXANDRA VASTI via @stmartinspress.bsky.social Griffin paperback imprint.
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/12/ladi...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/12/ladi...
