Leon Jackson
@drleonj.bsky.social
Black dogs, orange cats, and manuscripts. Professor @ USC. I write about African American life in early national and antebellum Boston.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
Oakley reminds me of my old dog, Mister Buddy!
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oakley reminds me of my old dog, Mister Buddy!
When did reading become so performative?
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When did reading become so performative?
The world is burning, but here is Tulip when she was just a tiny flower, because the world is hard, and we all need soft things 🌷
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The world is burning, but here is Tulip when she was just a tiny flower, because the world is hard, and we all need soft things 🌷
She bites fascists and when pushed will take a bite out of a centrist Dem or two
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
She bites fascists and when pushed will take a bite out of a centrist Dem or two
I was feeling really down this afternoon, so I took my dog to the pet supply store and gave her a sudsy bath, and now she’s so soft and woolly and smells so good that I think I might make it to the start of the week.
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I was feeling really down this afternoon, so I took my dog to the pet supply store and gave her a sudsy bath, and now she’s so soft and woolly and smells so good that I think I might make it to the start of the week.
Always trust ~this~ hippy!
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Always trust ~this~ hippy!
The campaign begins . . .
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The campaign begins . . .
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed.
What a great name! Orange girls really are the best! This is Mishmish 🍑
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
What a great name! Orange girls really are the best! This is Mishmish 🍑
Inspired by a recent watch of The Kids are Alright
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Inspired by a recent watch of The Kids are Alright
This llama dolly has about three seconds left to live . . .
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This llama dolly has about three seconds left to live . . .
Keep looking up, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Keep looking up, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
I just checked and - yup - I still love my dog! 🐕🦺🖤
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I just checked and - yup - I still love my dog! 🐕🦺🖤
Sleep tight, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sleep tight, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
I taught Nathan Hill’s Wellness today, or at least a chunk of it, and it went surprisingly well. Such a great novel, although I like The Nix better overall.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I taught Nathan Hill’s Wellness today, or at least a chunk of it, and it went surprisingly well. Such a great novel, although I like The Nix better overall.
The bums won, apparently.
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The bums won, apparently.
I just found a folder on my hd with about three thousand images of seamen’s protection certificates, proofs of citizenship, and crew manifests that I took in 2019 and never once looked at until today. Life, and then COVID, intervened, and I forgot. It’s like finding $3000 behind my sofa cushions! 🗃️
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I just found a folder on my hd with about three thousand images of seamen’s protection certificates, proofs of citizenship, and crew manifests that I took in 2019 and never once looked at until today. Life, and then COVID, intervened, and I forgot. It’s like finding $3000 behind my sofa cushions! 🗃️
If you’re a cat, it’s always summer somewhere; if a dog, you can at least keep a few paws warm. There’s probably a life lesson in there, somewhere.
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you’re a cat, it’s always summer somewhere; if a dog, you can at least keep a few paws warm. There’s probably a life lesson in there, somewhere.
Sleep tight, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sleep tight, Skeetlings. Let’s try again tomorrow.
We are at our neighborhood burger stand, so this is, quite literally, Tulip’s “i can haz cheezburgr?” face. And, of course, she can; or at least, a tiny nibble of one. 🍔🐕🦺
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We are at our neighborhood burger stand, so this is, quite literally, Tulip’s “i can haz cheezburgr?” face. And, of course, she can; or at least, a tiny nibble of one. 🍔🐕🦺
For Halloween, here are the four scariest things I have ever seen 🗃️
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For Halloween, here are the four scariest things I have ever seen 🗃️
In 1830, Joseph Williams, a Spaniard incarcerated in Massachusetts State Prison was discovered to have been stealing other convicts' drained blood from the prison hospital, then drinking+vomiting it back up to feign illness & avoid work. Cans of blood in near 'putrefaction' were found in his cell 🗃️
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
In 1830, Joseph Williams, a Spaniard incarcerated in Massachusetts State Prison was discovered to have been stealing other convicts' drained blood from the prison hospital, then drinking+vomiting it back up to feign illness & avoid work. Cans of blood in near 'putrefaction' were found in his cell 🗃️