Great essay by @annakornbluh.bsky.social and what a powerful closing paragraph.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialPresently rewatching all the Halloween episodes, as is my tradition, though really it's just warm up for the Thanksgiving episodes.
Prof MNP
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Professor of eighteenth-century lit and culture; person who studies pirates; dragon aficionado; proud parliamentarian dork. Opinions are my own and no one else's.
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@nameshiv.bsky.socialReposted by @nushpowell.bsky.socialHow do you forget to spike the ball
@nushpowell.bsky.socialwut
@nushpowell.bsky.socialIt is my family's fave -- the last time I made it I didn't even get any; they descended like locusts.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialLove this recipe -- one of my top 5 cakes in the cake file!
@nushpowell.bsky.socialDear all of the people: I voted early, hurrah! Please leave me alone now.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialCotsco has most brands now
@nushpowell.bsky.socialTeam not-teaching! I love it.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialIt's almost limitless, the classes I'm willing to not teach for the right price.
@gbullard.bsky.socialReposted by @nushpowell.bsky.social@nushpowell.bsky.socialThe guy took this down — he was making a joke that landed badly.
@briandilkes.bsky.socialReposted by @nushpowell.bsky.socialTalk like a pirate day can be everyday at ASU!
@nushpowell.bsky.socialCome work with me! I'm fun! ASU English needs a new Assistant Professor, Computational/Digital Humanities: apply.interfolio.com/194367
@nushpowell.bsky.socialSome moments are so perfect.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialWell, new business can be in order unless your bylaws prohibit it, but the agenda was on the consent calendar, and assuming the agenda had been previusly accepted, it can't be changed without a 2/3 vote. That's just, like, the law of nature.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialI'm sorry, but if you wish to make a motion to abjure Satan, that belongs under new business.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialPossibly my first crush, in fact. Followed by Jareth. The 80s were a wild time.
@nushpowell.bsky.socialAge yourself with a childhood crush
@nushpowell.bsky.socialI stopped listening to an audio book when the narrator pronounced petits fours as petite 4s
@nushpowell.bsky.socialHa! Thank you for saying this