Mark Masterson
@markjmasterson.bsky.social
Byzantinist. Flutist. Author of Between Byzantine Men (Routledge 2022) and Man to Man (Ohio 2014) Former Associate Professor of Classics, Victoria University, New Zealand (now retired).
Orcid: 0000-0001-9964-8672
Orcid: 0000-0001-9964-8672
Playing my bass flute in a concert yesterday.
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Playing my bass flute in a concert yesterday.
Heading into a concert.
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Heading into a concert.
Decided to test google images on this bit of flute repertoire (orchestral) that was excerpted and played on a reel on Facebook. I know this piece of music and it will come to me eventually (so this was a sincere query). Big fail by google. Suggested Beethoven Symphony 7 and Mahler 6. Please.
June 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Decided to test google images on this bit of flute repertoire (orchestral) that was excerpted and played on a reel on Facebook. I know this piece of music and it will come to me eventually (so this was a sincere query). Big fail by google. Suggested Beethoven Symphony 7 and Mahler 6. Please.
Walking in to town
May 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Walking in to town
I was that way with my sweet boy (gone for over 2 years now).
May 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I was that way with my sweet boy (gone for over 2 years now).
experiment... to see how to post a gif as a video (and it appears to work)
January 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
experiment... to see how to post a gif as a video (and it appears to work)
Getting for new year's eve party!
December 31, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Getting for new year's eve party!
Ready for Xmas Eve dinner
December 24, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Ready for Xmas Eve dinner
Heading into town waiting for train
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Heading into town waiting for train
That white rose is covered in bumblebee
November 24, 2024 at 6:54 PM
That white rose is covered in bumblebee
The yard this morning
November 24, 2024 at 6:51 PM
The yard this morning
Had some things, spicy in spots, to say about a recent volume (to appear after copyediting in Journal of the History of Sexuality):
October 27, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Had some things, spicy in spots, to say about a recent volume (to appear after copyediting in Journal of the History of Sexuality):
I don't post here much anymore, but I did want to get the news out there that I will be retiring at the end of February 2025. I will continue to write some, though I am pretty certain that my major writings have been done.
(attached is a picture of my sweet Nelson (RIP 2023) from 2005)
(attached is a picture of my sweet Nelson (RIP 2023) from 2005)
September 16, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I don't post here much anymore, but I did want to get the news out there that I will be retiring at the end of February 2025. I will continue to write some, though I am pretty certain that my major writings have been done.
(attached is a picture of my sweet Nelson (RIP 2023) from 2005)
(attached is a picture of my sweet Nelson (RIP 2023) from 2005)
Speaking at my uni on May 9:
May 3, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Speaking at my uni on May 9:
It's the first day of class!
February 25, 2024 at 5:25 PM
It's the first day of class!
Walking to lunch
Hashtag Summer
Hashtag Summer
December 18, 2023 at 10:25 PM
Walking to lunch
Hashtag Summer
Hashtag Summer
Vicious hailstorm
December 12, 2023 at 2:04 AM
Vicious hailstorm
Still more roses at my house
December 8, 2023 at 1:49 AM
Still more roses at my house