Dr. Tracy J. Revels
@sherlockprofessor.bsky.social
History professor, Sherlockian, writer.
Volunteered to audio record my WS book for Friends of Wakulla Springs. Having great time, our tech guy is awesome, but I had no idea how exhausting the process of just reading aloud is. Good learning experience for me. I don’t hate my voice as much as I thought I would!
June 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Volunteered to audio record my WS book for Friends of Wakulla Springs. Having great time, our tech guy is awesome, but I had no idea how exhausting the process of just reading aloud is. Good learning experience for me. I don’t hate my voice as much as I thought I would!
Went in to do a podcast interview today. Great experience—including talking with student intern—but came home utterly wiped out. Living on sabbatical has axed my stamina for social interactions. Can write intensely for hours though. Is the universe telling me something?
April 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Went in to do a podcast interview today. Great experience—including talking with student intern—but came home utterly wiped out. Living on sabbatical has axed my stamina for social interactions. Can write intensely for hours though. Is the universe telling me something?
Mizu looking magical.
April 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Mizu looking magical.
I’m so pleased with how my ‘Wakulla Springs’ table turned out (transformed from ugly 50s black varnish). First ‘shabby chic’ project with lots of hubby help. I love the reflective nature of top—it truly looks like flowing water. Can’t wait to take it to my office.
April 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m so pleased with how my ‘Wakulla Springs’ table turned out (transformed from ugly 50s black varnish). First ‘shabby chic’ project with lots of hubby help. I love the reflective nature of top—it truly looks like flowing water. Can’t wait to take it to my office.
I don’t know why painting this table blue eased my mind, but it did. Still a work in progress.
April 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I don’t know why painting this table blue eased my mind, but it did. Still a work in progress.
Trying to make an art project out of an ugly table my mom was going to pitch. Hubby hates painting so I’m on my own. Will be interesting to see if it comes out cute or hideous.
March 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trying to make an art project out of an ugly table my mom was going to pitch. Hubby hates painting so I’m on my own. Will be interesting to see if it comes out cute or hideous.
No point except cuteness—the first dogs I can remember and how they slept on our back stairs. Snoopy was a beagle/basset mix and Trixie was a little terrier or ‘Feist’ as my grandmother called her. Two good dogs.
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
No point except cuteness—the first dogs I can remember and how they slept on our back stairs. Snoopy was a beagle/basset mix and Trixie was a little terrier or ‘Feist’ as my grandmother called her. Two good dogs.
Grander in Her Daughters, new edition, at its first festival. (Tallahassee History Festival) Seeing my work ‘in the wild’ is always a thrill. Love the ‘author is here’ card on it.
March 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Grander in Her Daughters, new edition, at its first festival. (Tallahassee History Festival) Seeing my work ‘in the wild’ is always a thrill. Love the ‘author is here’ card on it.
It’s back in print!! GRANDER IN HER DAUGHTERS: FLORIDA’S WOMEN DURING THE CIVIL WAR has been reissued by the Florida Historical Society Press. Glad to see it again, and in paperback with bigger print! Won the 2005 Rembert Patrick prize.
March 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It’s back in print!! GRANDER IN HER DAUGHTERS: FLORIDA’S WOMEN DURING THE CIVIL WAR has been reissued by the Florida Historical Society Press. Glad to see it again, and in paperback with bigger print! Won the 2005 Rembert Patrick prize.
Just arrived from printer down in Florida—I don’t even have my copy yet—the reissue of my book from 2004 which I had to retype completely! I wanted it to be useful again. Big thanks to Florida Historical Society Press for publishing.
February 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just arrived from printer down in Florida—I don’t even have my copy yet—the reissue of my book from 2004 which I had to retype completely! I wanted it to be useful again. Big thanks to Florida Historical Society Press for publishing.
A good friend shared with me that he had never thought of writing as something one must ‘practice’ in order to become better at it. I confess that’s mind-boggling. I can’t imagine NOT needing to practice.
February 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A good friend shared with me that he had never thought of writing as something one must ‘practice’ in order to become better at it. I confess that’s mind-boggling. I can’t imagine NOT needing to practice.
Probably going to delete my X account. Need to pull some favorite shots from it. Here I am speaking at the Atlanta Civil War Roundtable. Had a great visit and I love the hat they gave me!
February 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Probably going to delete my X account. Need to pull some favorite shots from it. Here I am speaking at the Atlanta Civil War Roundtable. Had a great visit and I love the hat they gave me!
Wow—big thanks to Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. I hope folks enjoy the story.
February 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wow—big thanks to Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. I hope folks enjoy the story.
A pal thought I was offended by my book being in a ‘dive.’ Just the opposite! I want to write history books for people who eat bbq in dives. Historians can’t just write for each other. What would be the point? Trust me, I was over the moon. Just hope it eventually gets purchased😆
January 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A pal thought I was offended by my book being in a ‘dive.’ Just the opposite! I want to write history books for people who eat bbq in dives. Historians can’t just write for each other. What would be the point? Trust me, I was over the moon. Just hope it eventually gets purchased😆
Sighted my book in the wild today at Pearl’s Country Store and Barbeque at Micanopy, Fl. Tiny local spot with surprising range of beer, wine, snacks and Florida history books! I nearly lost my mind. Big construction dude asks—you wrote that? Yes, sir, I did!
January 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sighted my book in the wild today at Pearl’s Country Store and Barbeque at Micanopy, Fl. Tiny local spot with surprising range of beer, wine, snacks and Florida history books! I nearly lost my mind. Big construction dude asks—you wrote that? Yes, sir, I did!
So my Sherlockian editor didn’t know I had a history book on Florida tourism. Turns out he was a Disney kid who loved to go to WDW! Always something new to learn about friends. (I like to joke that’s me on the cover when I was a blonde bombshell and my husband when he had hair!)
January 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
So my Sherlockian editor didn’t know I had a history book on Florida tourism. Turns out he was a Disney kid who loved to go to WDW! Always something new to learn about friends. (I like to joke that’s me on the cover when I was a blonde bombshell and my husband when he had hair!)
At least a couple of folks bought copies of my experiment in writing a rather silly southern gothic! I hope they liked it. (Search Tracy Revels on Amazon if curious. For some crazy reason my name is on kindle cover but not print!!!)
January 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At least a couple of folks bought copies of my experiment in writing a rather silly southern gothic! I hope they liked it. (Search Tracy Revels on Amazon if curious. For some crazy reason my name is on kindle cover but not print!!!)
Have to share Bijou guarding his Christmas haul. He’s just too cute. Seasons Greetings to all.
December 25, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Have to share Bijou guarding his Christmas haul. He’s just too cute. Seasons Greetings to all.
As a kid I thought the ‘3 wise men’ and the ‘3 kings’ were different sets of people. So I drew 6 guys arriving at nativity scene, 3 in turbans and 3 in crowns, all with gifts. No adult ever corrected me. I guess my baby Jesus got gold, frankincense, myrrh and also a sweater, football and Nintendo.
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM
As a kid I thought the ‘3 wise men’ and the ‘3 kings’ were different sets of people. So I drew 6 guys arriving at nativity scene, 3 in turbans and 3 in crowns, all with gifts. No adult ever corrected me. I guess my baby Jesus got gold, frankincense, myrrh and also a sweater, football and Nintendo.
Just a reminder that the Pilgrims did not teach the Native Americans to be thankful, as they already had their own ceremonies and rituals of gratitude in their spiritual system. Also, pilgrims did not come here to spread religious freedom for all.
November 28, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Just a reminder that the Pilgrims did not teach the Native Americans to be thankful, as they already had their own ceremonies and rituals of gratitude in their spiritual system. Also, pilgrims did not come here to spread religious freedom for all.
Every year at Thanksgiving I recall 5th grade history class and 10 essays on Spanish explorers and how I wasn’t allowed to celebrate the holiday because of homework. On Monday I was the only student with the assignment. The teacher cancelled it. And yet I became a historian. I clearly need help.
November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Every year at Thanksgiving I recall 5th grade history class and 10 essays on Spanish explorers and how I wasn’t allowed to celebrate the holiday because of homework. On Monday I was the only student with the assignment. The teacher cancelled it. And yet I became a historian. I clearly need help.
Mizu says hello.
November 26, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Mizu says hello.
My happiest accomplishment of this fall---Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Light, Shadow, and Darkness. Available from MX Publishing and on Amazon. Forty-one stories, also available in three paperback volumes. Classic pastiches, with (hopefully) something for everyone.
November 25, 2024 at 4:04 PM
My happiest accomplishment of this fall---Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Light, Shadow, and Darkness. Available from MX Publishing and on Amazon. Forty-one stories, also available in three paperback volumes. Classic pastiches, with (hopefully) something for everyone.