Bought myself a nice 1820s edition of The Mysteries of Udolpho (with illustrations) before #IGAHull. Previously owned by Gervase Bushe (not the MP, but his son). He also owned a volume of poems by William Mason that I've come across previously - small world, even across centuries!

Really staggering evaluation of how we use morality to license hypocrisy.

Haven't had the (dis?)pleasure of trying one, but it the rankings from the illustrious applerankings.com are suggesting you might be on rocky ground.

Well happy auspicious birthday!

Very excited about the two new books I picked up at #SCMS2025! Love @robinmeanscoleman.bsky.social so I'm especially thrilled to have snagged Horror Noire. Overall a lovely conference - it was so fun to present on creepy little kids in horror games, and the papers I saw on cozy games were super! 👾

Just listened to a wonderful talk from @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social about her very interesting (and very beautiful) book! Excited to display it on my bookshelf 🧟‍♀️

Saw this in Edinburgh a few years ago and have carried the thought with me since 🩷

How I think I look when I teach / How I actually look when I teach

White is for Witching has some harrowing descriptions of teeth (and eating things one isn't supposed to) but really I think this topic would be great for the memes

At least we still have cute cats

Every once in a while I return to this video for a little touch of calm in my day.

Missing Gambier, Ohio today (and most days)

Stood feet away from a hawk (?) this morning - though I always feel bad for the black squirrels 🖤

What an exceptional little book.

With posts about StoryGraph going around I'm forced to reflect on why I deleted my account...

Shattered to see this op-ed on the Stanford Graduate Student Strike today, titled "It’s hard to fathom the selfishness of our graduate students." I am pursuing a PhD bc my professors created life-changing, and life-saving, classrooms, not for "vacations" and a "luxury" job that may not even exist!