dr. paul
@dochtuirpol.bsky.social
appalachian/intermontane studies, small angry dogs, midcentury modern fetishist, west mashallah virginia
"no friends but the mountains"
"no friends but the mountains"
mired in tenure-y stuff, ransacking home file cabinets in a personal-professional archaeology enterprise; found old exam from art school hillbilly-ology class
I taught (flashback for @muleskinnerpress.net )
I taught (flashback for @muleskinnerpress.net )
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
mired in tenure-y stuff, ransacking home file cabinets in a personal-professional archaeology enterprise; found old exam from art school hillbilly-ology class
I taught (flashback for @muleskinnerpress.net )
I taught (flashback for @muleskinnerpress.net )
It wasn't as executed as well as it could've been, but the premise was excellent, and it's impossible not to think Fallout doesn't crib hard from it
September 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It wasn't as executed as well as it could've been, but the premise was excellent, and it's impossible not to think Fallout doesn't crib hard from it
stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you joy and happiness
August 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you joy and happiness
friday afternoon contemplations
August 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
friday afternoon contemplations
my dad recently found this old bb pistol that i had, and treasured deeply, as a kid; it's an intentional bb replica of a colt woodsman model "real" pistol, which just so happens to be Divine's pistol in the Pink Flamingos "convicted of assholism" execution scene; this realization made me ecstatic
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
my dad recently found this old bb pistol that i had, and treasured deeply, as a kid; it's an intentional bb replica of a colt woodsman model "real" pistol, which just so happens to be Divine's pistol in the Pink Flamingos "convicted of assholism" execution scene; this realization made me ecstatic
What perfect album came out when you were 16
July 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
What perfect album came out when you were 16
the answer is only and always this
July 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the answer is only and always this
this is an illustration from the original publication that has long been on my still-too-chickenshit-to-commit tattoo list
flirting with appalachian namio harukawa discourse
[in the narrative, it's a hillbilly proto-goth chick riding/beating the hell out of a baptist preacher, so......]
flirting with appalachian namio harukawa discourse
[in the narrative, it's a hillbilly proto-goth chick riding/beating the hell out of a baptist preacher, so......]
July 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
this is an illustration from the original publication that has long been on my still-too-chickenshit-to-commit tattoo list
flirting with appalachian namio harukawa discourse
[in the narrative, it's a hillbilly proto-goth chick riding/beating the hell out of a baptist preacher, so......]
flirting with appalachian namio harukawa discourse
[in the narrative, it's a hillbilly proto-goth chick riding/beating the hell out of a baptist preacher, so......]
the foundation, and then the edifice I have built upon it
and even without the test, I could've told you that I loathe "desperate white people that insist on believing that they're better than they are" food
and even without the test, I could've told you that I loathe "desperate white people that insist on believing that they're better than they are" food
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
the foundation, and then the edifice I have built upon it
and even without the test, I could've told you that I loathe "desperate white people that insist on believing that they're better than they are" food
and even without the test, I could've told you that I loathe "desperate white people that insist on believing that they're better than they are" food
What’s a poster you had in your room growing up?
Huge and centered. Bothered my mother. Anyone that knows me today is not the least surprised (indy comic book nerd, femdom, guns, etc.)
Huge and centered. Bothered my mother. Anyone that knows me today is not the least surprised (indy comic book nerd, femdom, guns, etc.)
June 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What’s a poster you had in your room growing up?
Huge and centered. Bothered my mother. Anyone that knows me today is not the least surprised (indy comic book nerd, femdom, guns, etc.)
Huge and centered. Bothered my mother. Anyone that knows me today is not the least surprised (indy comic book nerd, femdom, guns, etc.)
Zuck: The average American has three friends.
May 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Zuck: The average American has three friends.
"staying very calm on the road" and "jazz" music memories
April 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"staying very calm on the road" and "jazz" music memories
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
April 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
April 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
another day, another lecture (hitting the high points)
April 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
another day, another lecture (hitting the high points)
I am not even remotely a Shakespeare scholar, but required to teach one play as part of intro to major course; only approach that works for me is to emphasize a gay-as-hell reading (so gay, so very very gay, xxxtra gay)
April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am not even remotely a Shakespeare scholar, but required to teach one play as part of intro to major course; only approach that works for me is to emphasize a gay-as-hell reading (so gay, so very very gay, xxxtra gay)