Rachel Banner
@ishmaelcallme.bsky.social
chips & dips; poor sense of direction ; prof & union member ; writing about c19 U.S. literature - wives, violence, energy; Detroit, Philly, Joel Embiid forever
From a recent zoom mtg but also applicable to: the news, my job, my university email account & LMS, messages from my kid’s school, aging family, and maybe I should also use as one of those photo holiday cards?
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
From a recent zoom mtg but also applicable to: the news, my job, my university email account & LMS, messages from my kid’s school, aging family, and maybe I should also use as one of those photo holiday cards?
why are these dementia cashews being so slutty
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
why are these dementia cashews being so slutty
are you going to be at ASA in San Juan this weekend? Come listen to me, @ashleyrattner.bsky.social, @ericastevens.bsky.social, and friends talk about all things rotten in this failing state! (Graphic courtesy of Ashley. I bullied her into making it a few months ago, and I forget why)
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
are you going to be at ASA in San Juan this weekend? Come listen to me, @ashleyrattner.bsky.social, @ericastevens.bsky.social, and friends talk about all things rotten in this failing state! (Graphic courtesy of Ashley. I bullied her into making it a few months ago, and I forget why)
the 3 load-bearing pillars of my teaching life
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
the 3 load-bearing pillars of my teaching life
the leaf stalker
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
the leaf stalker
Japanese maple glowing
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Japanese maple glowing
“are you a Jackie or a Marilyn?” is so played out. We all really want to know if you’re a Lucretia or a Sarah Josepha?
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“are you a Jackie or a Marilyn?” is so played out. We all really want to know if you’re a Lucretia or a Sarah Josepha?
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
Love the ssaww swag this year 💕
if you’re looking for a social science read that’s v good, v depressing, and v infuriating may I recommend Jessica Calarco’s Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
if you’re looking for a social science read that’s v good, v depressing, and v infuriating may I recommend Jessica Calarco’s Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Social Safety Net
“Large Flowering Sensitive Plant” (John Thornton c. 1800) cracking me up as a title
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Large Flowering Sensitive Plant” (John Thornton c. 1800) cracking me up as a title
Decided: my winter 25/26 vibe is John Malkovich in this designer’s ad campaign
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Decided: my winter 25/26 vibe is John Malkovich in this designer’s ad campaign
I’m sick so I missed my usual hike today, but some recent color show pics
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’m sick so I missed my usual hike today, but some recent color show pics
Rumi braids, show out
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Rumi braids, show out
trick or treating with kid was cute, but I ended last night with my actual favorite Halloween tradition
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
trick or treating with kid was cute, but I ended last night with my actual favorite Halloween tradition
Halloween ‘88, perfecting my Care Bear stare. The baby is my little sister, and today is her birthday!
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Halloween ‘88, perfecting my Care Bear stare. The baby is my little sister, and today is her birthday!
this morning I learned that Ethan Hawke directed Lisa Loeb’s video for “Stay”. Did everyone know this 90s lore?
October 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
this morning I learned that Ethan Hawke directed Lisa Loeb’s video for “Stay”. Did everyone know this 90s lore?
very autumnal up in here, including a new kitten named Pepita
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
very autumnal up in here, including a new kitten named Pepita
the way I keep excitedly checking if this is out yet & have been since last winter (late November fyi)
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
the way I keep excitedly checking if this is out yet & have been since last winter (late November fyi)
I had a proud moment at a recent conference when, because I am always a woman with many large & brimming bags, someone asked me if I had ibuprofen because “it looks like you would.” And I did.
also: band aids, bobby pins, tampons, sunscreen stick, hand sanitizer, paper soap leaves, etc etc
also: band aids, bobby pins, tampons, sunscreen stick, hand sanitizer, paper soap leaves, etc etc
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I had a proud moment at a recent conference when, because I am always a woman with many large & brimming bags, someone asked me if I had ibuprofen because “it looks like you would.” And I did.
also: band aids, bobby pins, tampons, sunscreen stick, hand sanitizer, paper soap leaves, etc etc
also: band aids, bobby pins, tampons, sunscreen stick, hand sanitizer, paper soap leaves, etc etc
and then before you know it, you’re flying down the slope of early 90s elementary school teacher fashion
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
and then before you know it, you’re flying down the slope of early 90s elementary school teacher fashion
all of the clothing being marketed to me rn looks like maternity clothing that I’ve seen photos of my mother in law wearing in 1981
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
all of the clothing being marketed to me rn looks like maternity clothing that I’ve seen photos of my mother in law wearing in 1981
hell yes, I love getting parking tickets at my workplace when I have already paid for a parking permit and park in an empty lot behind a building with no university signage 😎
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
hell yes, I love getting parking tickets at my workplace when I have already paid for a parking permit and park in an empty lot behind a building with no university signage 😎