Spending my birthday weekend in Chicago, eating good food, going to the Art Institute, and participating in alcohol induced oversharing with three of the most soul nourishing misandrist reprobates I know.

Oh, nice! I go to UWSP and have lived in SP for the past 7 years. I do a lot of local history research that goes beyond the usual narratives. The plan is to have a draft focused on Stevens Point by the end of the year.

My research focuses on the Upper Wisconsin-- Rapids, Stevens Point, Wausau, Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelander, and Eagle River. But there was at least some presence at Prairie du Chien, Portage, the Dells, and Necedah for varying lengths of time.

I studied as many things in the humanities as I could and did research with as many professors as my regional uni allowed in 4 years and now I'm graduating in 2025. I don't know where I'm going from here but that's a short version of part of why I'm here now.

Thanks for this thought provoking read. Romans 1 has been wielded as such a bludgeon against queer people, and we can't just pretend it's not there. Your reframing here is so clarifying and important for this moment.

Taphonomy might be my new favorite concept! My parents took me to the Creation Evidence Museum in Glen Rose, Texas so I grew up on those narratives. I've since rejected most of that, but I don't have the science clear in my head. I can't wait to hear more! 🦖

I find this 1924 poem (inspired by her efforts to sustain her and her lover during a drought and the Russian Civil War in Crimea) to be remarkable & inspiring. And damn fun to translate. buttondown.com/theswordandt...