Kris McDermott
@krismcd.bsky.social
Shakespeare prof, historical fiction and SF/F reviewer, budding editor. Pro: knitting, books, cats, comedy, fat liberation, people standing up for each other. Miss my native South but glad to live in Blu(ish) Michigan. She/her/hers.
Literal skullcaps are such fun!
September 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Literal skullcaps are such fun!
I gotta be honest, I saw this headline and hoped it would be about something else entirely.
September 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I gotta be honest, I saw this headline and hoped it would be about something else entirely.
My dad owned this book and it gave me nightmares for years
September 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My dad owned this book and it gave me nightmares for years
He also needs to see this being reposted by everyone, every minute of every day.
August 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
He also needs to see this being reposted by everyone, every minute of every day.
Aw, c'mon, NYT, aurochs may be extinct but they're still a word! #spellingbee
August 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Aw, c'mon, NYT, aurochs may be extinct but they're still a word! #spellingbee
The weary, home-bound road warrior is greeted at the Michigan state line with real flowers in the rest stop bathroom. This is what we mean by #puremichigan
August 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The weary, home-bound road warrior is greeted at the Michigan state line with real flowers in the rest stop bathroom. This is what we mean by #puremichigan
She posed (pawsed?) like this last night during firework booms and again tonight. Apparently this is her formal sign language for Do Not Like.
July 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
She posed (pawsed?) like this last night during firework booms and again tonight. Apparently this is her formal sign language for Do Not Like.
A most excellent perade, it appears.
June 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A most excellent perade, it appears.
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Little Christmas Cactus Who Could sends holiday greetings to all!
December 8, 2024 at 9:16 PM
The Little Christmas Cactus Who Could sends holiday greetings to all!
This wee Christmas Cactus is more than 10 years old and I can't remember the last time it bloomed. Choosing to see this as a reminder to find hope in little things this darkening season.
November 24, 2024 at 6:32 PM
This wee Christmas Cactus is more than 10 years old and I can't remember the last time it bloomed. Choosing to see this as a reminder to find hope in little things this darkening season.
My backyard guests this week
November 21, 2024 at 2:01 AM
My backyard guests this week
Not terribly active, but I've sure discovered a lot of great writers on this platform.
September 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Not terribly active, but I've sure discovered a lot of great writers on this platform.
Super delighted to be awarded Honorable Mention in the Children’s/Young Adult Category for my in-progress novel, Stratford’s Will! Many, many thanks to the judges of the First Chapters Competition, and to the Historical Novel Society!
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June 10, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Super delighted to be awarded Honorable Mention in the Children’s/Young Adult Category for my in-progress novel, Stratford’s Will! Many, many thanks to the judges of the First Chapters Competition, and to the Historical Novel Society!
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Met several tedious and anxiety-provoking deadlines this week, so what better way to de-stress than with @rfkuang.bsky.social ‘s wonderful, should-have-been-Hugo-nominated romp through a cozy alt-magical Oxford.
February 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Met several tedious and anxiety-provoking deadlines this week, so what better way to de-stress than with @rfkuang.bsky.social ‘s wonderful, should-have-been-Hugo-nominated romp through a cozy alt-magical Oxford.
Finally done with figuring semester grades, so I can finally finish reading this gorgeous new novel by Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts. Didn't think I'd be interested in yet another WWI book, but this is as magical as all her stories.
December 20, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Finally done with figuring semester grades, so I can finally finish reading this gorgeous new novel by Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts. Didn't think I'd be interested in yet another WWI book, but this is as magical as all her stories.