Monica Carol Miller
@monicacmiller.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of English at Middle Georgia State University. I write about the intersections of region, gender, & sometimes music
The Tacky South; Being Ugly: Southern Women Writers and Social Rebellion; Dear Regina: Flannery O'Connor's Letters from Iowa
The Tacky South; Being Ugly: Southern Women Writers and Social Rebellion; Dear Regina: Flannery O'Connor's Letters from Iowa
Such a great song (and entire album).
#ismuasmonthofmusic
#musicchallenge
Day 2: a song that aged beautifully
Nothing lasts forever
No love can be true
#musicchallenge
Day 2: a song that aged beautifully
Nothing lasts forever
No love can be true
Robyn Hitchcock - "San Francisco Patrol" (Official Audio)
YouTube video by robynhitchcockweb
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Such a great song (and entire album).
The Cure’s “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep” would make a decent blues song. Maybe with some acoustic slide guitar.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Cure’s “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep” would make a decent blues song. Maybe with some acoustic slide guitar.
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Me, a historian: "The term 'the sixties' doesn't refer to the calendar specifically—one may posit any number of plausible start dates for the decade, and indeed the one thing we can say with certainty is that 'the sixties' didn't begin on ... "
"Well, shit. Never mind."
"Well, shit. Never mind."
January 1, 1960: Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars at San Quentin Prison, California; Merle Haggard is among the inmate audience.
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Me, a historian: "The term 'the sixties' doesn't refer to the calendar specifically—one may posit any number of plausible start dates for the decade, and indeed the one thing we can say with certainty is that 'the sixties' didn't begin on ... "
"Well, shit. Never mind."
"Well, shit. Never mind."
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
some wild dancing...
December 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
some wild dancing...
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Always worth a post
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Always worth a post
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Ten million posts about the state of AI and they’re all just iterations on a Shel Silverstein poem written when the Atari 400 cost half as much as a used car
May 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Ten million posts about the state of AI and they’re all just iterations on a Shel Silverstein poem written when the Atari 400 cost half as much as a used car
FWIW, I've been using blue books in class. It's not been a very big deal.
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
FWIW, I've been using blue books in class. It's not been a very big deal.
For lunch today I had a sandwich consisting of toasted homemade bread with turkey, English cheddar, pesto, and mixed greens. With applesauce on the side. It was a wonderful lunch. I look forward to having it for lunch again tomorrow.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
For lunch today I had a sandwich consisting of toasted homemade bread with turkey, English cheddar, pesto, and mixed greens. With applesauce on the side. It was a wonderful lunch. I look forward to having it for lunch again tomorrow.
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Now would be a great time for a 10 episode, 20 hour prestige series about the ten years between 1916 and 1926, covering the establishment of the 8-hr work day & 5-day work week, in the US. Each episode would be one year & the middle episode should be entirely devoted to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Now would be a great time for a 10 episode, 20 hour prestige series about the ten years between 1916 and 1926, covering the establishment of the 8-hr work day & 5-day work week, in the US. Each episode would be one year & the middle episode should be entirely devoted to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Here's a question I've enjoyed asking on various social media platforms. What are vocabulary words you have learned from songs? For example, I learned the word "raze" from REM's World Leader Pretend.
December 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here's a question I've enjoyed asking on various social media platforms. What are vocabulary words you have learned from songs? For example, I learned the word "raze" from REM's World Leader Pretend.
Cinnamon and honey on toast is so good.
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cinnamon and honey on toast is so good.
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Paul McCartney has the opportunity to do the most awesome thing ever
www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/12...
www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/12...
Höfner Files for Bankruptcy in Germany, Putting Iconic Violin Bass Maker in Limbo
Höfner, the iconic maker of the Violin Bass popularized by Paul McCartney, has filed for insolvency in Germany as court-appointed administrators seek solutions.
www.notreble.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Paul McCartney has the opportunity to do the most awesome thing ever
www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/12...
www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/12...
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Theda Bara as the Virgin Mary (1917)
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Theda Bara as the Virgin Mary (1917)
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Thank God the Pee-Wee Christmas special is free on YouTube. REALLY need it tonight.
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special: FULL Episode in 1080 HD!
YouTube video by Pee-wee Herman
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thank God the Pee-Wee Christmas special is free on YouTube. REALLY need it tonight.
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
Swimming to Cambodia is wonderful! @scalzi.com is on a roll!
In today's installment of The December Comfort Watches: Swimming to Cambodia. One man, one stage, one desk, one story, and the one other film this film is most like might be one of the greatest concert films ever made, directed by the same person.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/10/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/10/t...
The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Ten: Swimming to Cambodia
It’s difficult to explain Swimming to Cambodia to anyone who hasn’t seen it. More accurately, it’s actually very easy to explain Swimming to Cambodia to someone who hasn’t s…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Swimming to Cambodia is wonderful! @scalzi.com is on a roll!
I adored Bread of Angels and Heart the Lover. Several others on here are high on my tbr list.
Our book critic Maureen Corrigan picks her 10 best of 2025.
Maureen Corrigan's 10 favorite books of 2025 — with plenty for nonfiction lovers
Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I adored Bread of Angels and Heart the Lover. Several others on here are high on my tbr list.
I love this movie, and @scalzi.com ‘s description is spot-on.
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I love this movie, and @scalzi.com ‘s description is spot-on.
The Wainwrights – If We Make It Through December
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Virtually every institution I engage with regularly—the university, healthcare—is falling to pieces in front of my eyes.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Virtually every institution I engage with regularly—the university, healthcare—is falling to pieces in front of my eyes.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
But live music? It continues to deliver everything its social contract has always promised: community, joy, a vision of a better world.
Go to the gig.
Reposted by Monica Carol Miller
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.