Tam not Lin
@tam0lin.bsky.social
research historian. vestigial degrees in medieval lit. got tombstone hands and a graveyard mind. stayed up reading too late last night.
This is what you get on the first search page of Google if you look up American inventor Lydia Pinkham.
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is what you get on the first search page of Google if you look up American inventor Lydia Pinkham.
The dog is living his best life today, even with ice balls stuck between his toes.
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The dog is living his best life today, even with ice balls stuck between his toes.
First page of Google search for ‘Lydia Pinkham’. They keep telling me that AI is going to do my job (historical researcher) but…
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
First page of Google search for ‘Lydia Pinkham’. They keep telling me that AI is going to do my job (historical researcher) but…
Allan Rohan Crite, 1946.
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Allan Rohan Crite, 1946.
“Part of it was I always thought I could at least someday put things right and I guess I just dont feel that way no more.”
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“Part of it was I always thought I could at least someday put things right and I guess I just dont feel that way no more.”
Norwich Cathedral Green Man.
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Norwich Cathedral Green Man.
Norwich Cathedral. My favorite bosse is their Green Man followed by the alewife riding a man to hell, but this one is definitely not Westminster approved.
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Norwich Cathedral. My favorite bosse is their Green Man followed by the alewife riding a man to hell, but this one is definitely not Westminster approved.
Woolly bears are more optimistic about this winter than I am.
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Woolly bears are more optimistic about this winter than I am.
Golden grapes and quinces in an Oxford garden.
September 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Golden grapes and quinces in an Oxford garden.
My ancestor. I am descended from the child on her lap, who chose to pass as white. He didn’t go home when his mother was dying, and regretted it until the end.
August 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My ancestor. I am descended from the child on her lap, who chose to pass as white. He didn’t go home when his mother was dying, and regretted it until the end.
Someone in my neighborhood has dug up their entire lawn and turned it into flowers. The results are spectacular.
July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Someone in my neighborhood has dug up their entire lawn and turned it into flowers. The results are spectacular.
This is not a photo of the otter I saw this morning as I was too spellbound to take out my phone so you’ll have to settle for a photo of the otter’s buffet.
July 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is not a photo of the otter I saw this morning as I was too spellbound to take out my phone so you’ll have to settle for a photo of the otter’s buffet.
after the storm’s washed through
June 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
after the storm’s washed through
What Kind of Times Are These - Adrienne Rich
April 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What Kind of Times Are These - Adrienne Rich
My beloved firstborn, solemnly listing his “duel enrollment classes” on a job application.
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My beloved firstborn, solemnly listing his “duel enrollment classes” on a job application.
the three-body problem is inherently chaotic
March 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
the three-body problem is inherently chaotic