Patrick Kindig
@pdkindig.bsky.social
Asst Prof of English. Lit crit: Fascination: Trance, Enchantment, and American Modernity (2022). Poetry: Agape (Forthcoming 2026) / fascinations (2025). pdkindig.wordpress.com.
An actual headline at NPR, which suggests the end is indeed nigh:
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
An actual headline at NPR, which suggests the end is indeed nigh:
Got a double strike on my last frame tonight & Bev--the tiny old woman sporting purple hair, a fedora, & a crucifix & solo-bowling one lane over--got so excited she gave me a high five:
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Got a double strike on my last frame tonight & Bev--the tiny old woman sporting purple hair, a fedora, & a crucifix & solo-bowling one lane over--got so excited she gave me a high five:
Never was there such a clown:
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Never was there such a clown:
Omg how did I not know that The American Novel and It's Tradition was so CUTE in hardcopy?
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Omg how did I not know that The American Novel and It's Tradition was so CUTE in hardcopy?
In honor of her big 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺! win last night, a gentle reminder that Joyelle blurbed my first poetry collection (which you can still purchase here 👀: shorturl.at/pV0MM):
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In honor of her big 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺! win last night, a gentle reminder that Joyelle blurbed my first poetry collection (which you can still purchase here 👀: shorturl.at/pV0MM):
Delighted to have a cruisy little poem in the latest issue of the Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide!
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Delighted to have a cruisy little poem in the latest issue of the Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide!
New sticker for my water bottle courtesy of a colleague:
October 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New sticker for my water bottle courtesy of a colleague:
Mr. Boy is still awaiting a negative ringworm test (after ~6wks of quarantine 😩), so instead of going to the dog park, we have had to settle recently for visiting Dead Friends (who can't get ringworm):
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Mr. Boy is still awaiting a negative ringworm test (after ~6wks of quarantine 😩), so instead of going to the dog park, we have had to settle recently for visiting Dead Friends (who can't get ringworm):
The face of a boy whose dads have returned after a weekend away:
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The face of a boy whose dads have returned after a weekend away:
Like, come on, now!
October 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Like, come on, now!
As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me
Emily Skaja in the new Copper Nickel (!):
September 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Emily Skaja in the new Copper Nickel (!):
New dessert just dropped: Grimace Fingers (improvised blueberry curd tartlets).
September 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New dessert just dropped: Grimace Fingers (improvised blueberry curd tartlets).
Apparently the Toy Story pinball machine at our local arcade bar takes your picture (without warning!) when you get a high score 😬.
September 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Apparently the Toy Story pinball machine at our local arcade bar takes your picture (without warning!) when you get a high score 😬.
For our anniversary (3yrs married! 8 together!), my parents sent my husband & me this card, which features an obviously high bear trying to get to some honey:
September 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
For our anniversary (3yrs married! 8 together!), my parents sent my husband & me this card, which features an obviously high bear trying to get to some honey:
We just got a printer & the first thing my husband did was print off a fat stack of NYT Cooking recipes, so I guess we are ready to move into a retirement home now.
August 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
We just got a printer & the first thing my husband did was print off a fat stack of NYT Cooking recipes, so I guess we are ready to move into a retirement home now.
A boy and his tomato plants.
August 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A boy and his tomato plants.
Tha fanciest little man in all Annapolis:
August 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tha fanciest little man in all Annapolis:
First Orioles game:
August 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
First Orioles game:
Me, proudly showing off our three green tomatoes to my husband:
August 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Me, proudly showing off our three green tomatoes to my husband:
We are having the same problem with Thai chilis (which are hard to eat at every meal!) 😫.
July 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We are having the same problem with Thai chilis (which are hard to eat at every meal!) 😫.
A student presented on this poem a while back & it knocked the wind right out of me.
From Catherine Pierce's 'Danger Days.'
From Catherine Pierce's 'Danger Days.'
July 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A student presented on this poem a while back & it knocked the wind right out of me.
From Catherine Pierce's 'Danger Days.'
From Catherine Pierce's 'Danger Days.'
Gearing up for Sriracha season:
July 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Gearing up for Sriracha season: