Rachel Wagner
@drrachelwagner.bsky.social
Author, Cowboy Apocalypse (2025) and Godwired (2012). Prof of Religious Studies @ Ithaca College, mom & caregiver, disgruntled idealist, loud introvert. Religion, gaming, politics, media, film. #cowboyapocalypse
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You’ll be thrilled to hear that I managed to use the phrase “poopy butts” in my AAR conference paper on American media and evangelicalism.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You’ll be thrilled to hear that I managed to use the phrase “poopy butts” in my AAR conference paper on American media and evangelicalism.
Don’t you want “Crutch Jesus Blue?” Jesus Squishmallow. I kind of *do* want him, despite his anemic complexion.
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Don’t you want “Crutch Jesus Blue?” Jesus Squishmallow. I kind of *do* want him, despite his anemic complexion.
I hadn't read this muck before. 1. The executive order for "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling" and 2. an ICE recruiting webpage. 3. Duties of an ICE officer.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hadn't read this muck before. 1. The executive order for "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling" and 2. an ICE recruiting webpage. 3. Duties of an ICE officer.
Have you seen how the government is recruiting for ICE? "America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out." I write in Cowboy Apocalypse about how the story of "hordes" of invaders is a very old one in American mythology.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Have you seen how the government is recruiting for ICE? "America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out." I write in Cowboy Apocalypse about how the story of "hordes" of invaders is a very old one in American mythology.
So disappointed.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So disappointed.
Finally a little light.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Finally a little light.
I love the sentiment, but that typo!
QAnon much?
QAnon much?
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I love the sentiment, but that typo!
QAnon much?
QAnon much?
Felt what I thought was a bottle of lotion in my pocket and it was Jesus.
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Felt what I thought was a bottle of lotion in my pocket and it was Jesus.
This is “John Dough,” a bready frightening scarecrow at my local co-op.
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is “John Dough,” a bready frightening scarecrow at my local co-op.
Is the ball inside the goal or outside the goal?
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Is the ball inside the goal or outside the goal?
Leaving spiritual petit fours under pillows on public benches.
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Leaving spiritual petit fours under pillows on public benches.
Leaving spiritual petit fours in copy machines.
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Leaving spiritual petit fours in copy machines.
Reminder, and a wish for better things.
October 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reminder, and a wish for better things.
My ten year old’s poem, that he was made to write in school, so he embedded some sarcasm. Who doesn’t love tires? Who doesn’t need “human traits?” (Well, non-humans I guess).
October 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My ten year old’s poem, that he was made to write in school, so he embedded some sarcasm. Who doesn’t love tires? Who doesn’t need “human traits?” (Well, non-humans I guess).
Israelis want the war to end too.
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Israelis want the war to end too.
Here’s the crux of the crisis for biblical literalists. They need a rigid rulebook to live in the world. The “world doesn’t make sense without God” therefore God must exist, & their rule book must be true. They’ll fight fiercely for it, rather than live with ambiguity.
October 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Here’s the crux of the crisis for biblical literalists. They need a rigid rulebook to live in the world. The “world doesn’t make sense without God” therefore God must exist, & their rule book must be true. They’ll fight fiercely for it, rather than live with ambiguity.
Got my baby four different vaccinations today. Feel fortunate to be in New York but also, our doctor was urging we do as many distinct vaccinations as possible as early as is reasonable. Because.
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Got my baby four different vaccinations today. Feel fortunate to be in New York but also, our doctor was urging we do as many distinct vaccinations as possible as early as is reasonable. Because.
Look who came to visit.
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Look who came to visit.
General dismay.
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
General dismay.
By the pond, reading Ross Gay’s Book of Delights.
October 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
By the pond, reading Ross Gay’s Book of Delights.
Y’all, my retreat cabin is full of cowboy apocalypse books!
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Y’all, my retreat cabin is full of cowboy apocalypse books!
I can’t go back into my little retreat cabin because if I do, kitty will run inside and she’s not allowed. (It’s not my rule!)
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I can’t go back into my little retreat cabin because if I do, kitty will run inside and she’s not allowed. (It’s not my rule!)
Writing retreat. When the wind blows, the leaves on the roof sound like rain.
September 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Writing retreat. When the wind blows, the leaves on the roof sound like rain.