Tim Mayers
@drtrmayers.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Writing Studies. Writer of scholarship, poetry, and long fiction. Fan of Crystal Palace Football Club
Thanksgiving football
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanksgiving football
To be honest, I’m a lot less frustrated at the Senate Dems “caving” than I am at Hakeem Jeffries (or any other Dem in House leadership) for not having already sworn in the new congresswoman from Arizona, and then dared Mike Johnson to declare it illegal or invalid.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
To be honest, I’m a lot less frustrated at the Senate Dems “caving” than I am at Hakeem Jeffries (or any other Dem in House leadership) for not having already sworn in the new congresswoman from Arizona, and then dared Mike Johnson to declare it illegal or invalid.
Another pencil ready for retirement to the nub jar. This particular one helped me scratch out over 100 pages in the birding notebook
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Another pencil ready for retirement to the nub jar. This particular one helped me scratch out over 100 pages in the birding notebook
Whether we like it or not, politics have become theater. The next batch of Democratic presidential nominees must promise, if elected, to demolish Trump’s White House ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Whether we like it or not, politics have become theater. The next batch of Democratic presidential nominees must promise, if elected, to demolish Trump’s White House ballroom.
If you’re a soccer fan and did not see today’s Carabao Cup match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United, you missed one of the greatest upsets in the entire history of the sport.
August 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you’re a soccer fan and did not see today’s Carabao Cup match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United, you missed one of the greatest upsets in the entire history of the sport.
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"It's Epstein file release date for the House Oversight Committee..."
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
August 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"It's Epstein file release date for the House Oversight Committee..."
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
That feeling when you find a record you’ve been looking for for a couple of years. Long in the Tooth Records & Books, Philadelphia.
August 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That feeling when you find a record you’ve been looking for for a couple of years. Long in the Tooth Records & Books, Philadelphia.
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Imagine a German saying they're proud of the Nazi part of their history.
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Imagine a German saying they're proud of the Nazi part of their history.
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Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Trump on undocumented farm workers: "People that live in the inner city are not doing that work. They've tried, we've tried, everybody tried. They don't do it. These people do it naturally. Naturally ... they don't get a bad back, because if they get a bad back, they die."
August 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
I was never a huge fan of either, but let me say now that Ozzy Osbourne’s contributions to culture absolutely dwarf Hulk Hogan’s. It’s not even close.
July 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was never a huge fan of either, but let me say now that Ozzy Osbourne’s contributions to culture absolutely dwarf Hulk Hogan’s. It’s not even close.
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Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
July 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
I’m getting the idea that an awful lot of people feel this way.
Turning into a single issue voter for 2028, where the issue is which Democratic candidate will vow to nominate the most rabidly partisan, vengeful and hate-filled AG you can possibly imagine
July 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’m getting the idea that an awful lot of people feel this way.
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I see the Washington Post is platforming an op-ed by Krisi Noem, because apparently they're still pissed they missed their opportunity to publish Goebbels in the original German.
June 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I see the Washington Post is platforming an op-ed by Krisi Noem, because apparently they're still pissed they missed their opportunity to publish Goebbels in the original German.
40 years ago today, this masterpiece was released into the world.
June 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
40 years ago today, this masterpiece was released into the world.
Lancaster shows up, 4,000 strong!
June 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Lancaster shows up, 4,000 strong!
This probably doesn’t end well.
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This probably doesn’t end well.
As a writing teacher, few things frustrate me more than students who get high B+ or A- grades on drafts and then beg for specific “corrections” to help them recover “lost points” instead of considering feedback that asks them to extend or build on what they’ve already done.
June 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As a writing teacher, few things frustrate me more than students who get high B+ or A- grades on drafts and then beg for specific “corrections” to help them recover “lost points” instead of considering feedback that asks them to extend or build on what they’ve already done.
For once, if that’s not too much to ask, I’d like to see some university president or top-level administrator call BS on the assumption that “viewpoint diversity” must only be understood through the narrow and suffocating framework of U.S. electoral politics.
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
For once, if that’s not too much to ask, I’d like to see some university president or top-level administrator call BS on the assumption that “viewpoint diversity” must only be understood through the narrow and suffocating framework of U.S. electoral politics.
Another one bites the dust. #BlackwingPencils
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Another one bites the dust. #BlackwingPencils
The university where I teach doesn’t have the most picturesque campus, but it has its moments.
March 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The university where I teach doesn’t have the most picturesque campus, but it has its moments.
I try not to let National Pencil Day pass without doing at least a little bit of writing in one of my journals. Stay sharp, everyone!
March 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I try not to let National Pencil Day pass without doing at least a little bit of writing in one of my journals. Stay sharp, everyone!
“Regulate class discussion”? We really are living in the End Times for public higher education.
BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days.
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs higher ed bill regulating classroom discussion and banning diversity efforts • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a massive higher education bill that would ban diversity and equity and prohibit faculty from striking into law into law Friday afternoon. The bill will take effect in 90…
buff.ly
March 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“Regulate class discussion”? We really are living in the End Times for public higher education.
Tried to catch a glimpse of the eclipse sunrise, but the clouds and the horizon weren’t really cooperating.
March 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tried to catch a glimpse of the eclipse sunrise, but the clouds and the horizon weren’t really cooperating.
Agreed!
I'd like to announce my innovative response to the challenge of teaching writing in a world of large language models. I call it the "12-student class." One instructor, 12 students. Best news is it already has a proven track record. Where's my millions in investor cash?
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Agreed!