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kaydaly.bsky.social
#Earlymodern nerd. Hired pen. Curator of hipsters. Snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. #Tudor? Sure. #Jacobean? SIGN ME UP. Coming Spring 2027, "Wilton House," a novel of Lady #MaryWroth. @regalhouse.bsky.social. Stay tuned! https://www.kaydalywriter.com
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That time Google Arts decided I look like Henry VIII

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It's astonishing how much you learn editing someone else's work. #amwriting #amediting💙📚 #booksky

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"But a city doesn’t have to be made of skyscrapers and full of people. A city could be smaller, more intimate. A city could be a single two-story ranch with a detached garage and a suspicious homeowner glaring contemptuously from the living room blinds at children playing in the street."

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HEY #EarlyModern NERDS! Need more rebellion in your life? Join me for a 4-week online course through the Newberry Library! We'll be meeting 6 -- count 'em, 6! -- #Elizabethan & #Jacobean renegades who bucked the system. Registration now open! www.newberry.org/calendar/ren...

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THIRD TIME IN A ROW #tarot #TheFuck????

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#booksky 📚💙 #histfic #historicalfiction #romance #historicalromance

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It's a vibe.

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Oh, heavens no.

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FRIENDS. This morning, post layoff day (I'm safe), I pulled a card for today. DEATH REVERSED. Embrace change. I was like, yeah, that's what I was planning to do anyway. After lunch, I asked, "What is my future at at my current employer?" I pulled DEATH REVERSED. aka DID I FUCKING STUTTER? #tarot

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@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."

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Well then.

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Who’s doing the book on Trump’s cognitive decline?

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So, somehow dodged layoffs, reg opened for my new course, and my new freelance line-editing project just landed in my inbox. Yay? It's a very mixed bag.

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So! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for my virtual, 4-session course at the Newberry Library. It should be a hoot, and my saucy course poster will drop soon. But why wait? Register now! www.newberry.org/calendar/ren...

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"You read books, eh?" A 1949 red scare Herblock cartoon about pressures on teachers that hits hard once again.

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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

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I'm so delighted by this reference to #musicals in this message!

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Current mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySoH...

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www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

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i mean, this would explain a lot

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ME: guess what JORDAN PETERSON: *gamely* what ME: chicken butt JORDAN PETERSON: *gasping, weeping* waaaaaauuuuuuhhhhhh...... waaaauauuuuuuughhhhh

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I am convinced Val can hear cheese. #cats

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A gift from a friend. His head, it bobbles, you see.

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Time to normalise thinking about Henry VIII as the 16th century's Andrew Tate. #earlymodern

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That part where you apply for a job that seems like a good fit, never hear back, then get an email from the organization because they have a "new" job post (the same one you applied for) that fits your profile.

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Today is the 489th anniversary of the execution of Anne Boleyn. If you're looking for an Anne B novel to read today, there's many MANY novels examined here in my book on the many MANY fictional representations of Anne's story: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Any port in a storm

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Layoffs plans for this week, and here are the cards for my weekly reading. Translation: I'm boned. #tarot

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A wee respite.

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I remain grateful for the mnemonic, If the Naomi be Klein you’re doing just fine If the Naomi be Wolf Oh, buddy. Ooooof.

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Oh, good. Phantom of the Opera won.

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I thought I saw kid rock but it was just a rusty old toilet on the side of the road

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Quick #Eurovision recap: NETHERLANDS: LA LA LA LA LA LA LA! GERMANY: FA LA LA LA LA LA! POLAND: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

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#HappyToast #Eurovision #Drawalong Spain

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#HappyToast #Eurovision #Drawalong raaaargh Armenia

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#eurovision Albania. Want that red dress. Digging the beat here. We all want the drum guy's job. OMG spoken basso profundo! Love. Don't think this will win, but I kinda love it

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