Kim Wilson
@kimwilsonauthor.bsky.social
Books:Tea with Jane Austen, At Home with Jane Austen, In the Garden with Jane Austen.Traveling Lecturer 2023 Jane Austen Society of N. America. 18th & 19th century material culture, food history. kimwilsonauthor.com. 🚫👑
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you, Charlie Brown."
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you, Charlie Brown."
"Papi! Papi! Papi!" 💗 👨👩👧
Child reunites with their father in Elmore County, after a judge ordered the release of four of the eight detainees released so far following last month's FBI and ICE raid in Wilder Idaho
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Papi! Papi! Papi!" 💗 👨👩👧
Here, kitty, kitty.
Once-extinct wildcats to make a comeback in England. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Once-extinct European wildcats set to make a comeback in England
Fifty wildcats could be reintroduced to the countryside in south west England, conservationists say.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Here, kitty, kitty.
Marigolds in November!
Companion plants is a fancy term for plants that provide benefits for each other. Marigolds are a great pest deterrent, plus we love the flowers. Now we will find out how well they grow over the winter. Thank you for supporting small businesses. Your choices matter. #farmlife #familyfarm #flowers
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Marigolds in November!
Christmas gifts for your favorite Jane Austen reader!
If you're doing your holiday shopping and/or thinking about best to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday, 1 month from today, I have some news: Harvard UP's annotated editions of Austen's fiction (my own edition of Mansfield Park included) are now 25% off.
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen — Harvard University Press
Celebrate with six gorgeous annotated editions of Jane Austen’s classics. “A sumptuous reading experience…richly illustrated with paintings, museum-quality photographs, and colorful Regency prints. A ...
www.hup.harvard.edu
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Christmas gifts for your favorite Jane Austen reader!
I say we bring back the twopence.
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I say we bring back the twopence.
Trying to choose between my interesting, edgy friend or my goddess of all that was, is, and ever shall be in English literature.
You can only pick one. I’m sorry.
Jane Austen or Mary Shelley
Jane Austen or Mary Shelley
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Trying to choose between my interesting, edgy friend or my goddess of all that was, is, and ever shall be in English literature.
Got a little something in my eye.
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Got a little something in my eye.
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PLEASE SHARE: The Call for Papers for the 2026 JASNA AGM is open through Nov 30. The conference will be in Tucson, AZ, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026, focusing on Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 1/4
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
PLEASE SHARE: The Call for Papers for the 2026 JASNA AGM is open through Nov 30. The conference will be in Tucson, AZ, Oct 29-Nov 1, 2026, focusing on Jane Austen's Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 1/4
Did women ruin the workplace?
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Did women ruin the workplace?
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
Will trade editing for chicken soup.
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Will trade editing for chicken soup.
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You could read a NYT op-ed about how women make workplaces worse, or you could read an editorial I wrote for
the Journal of Child Neurology about how women -& diverse people, generally -make medicine better:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(didn't think I would need to write this in 2025)
the Journal of Child Neurology about how women -& diverse people, generally -make medicine better:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(didn't think I would need to write this in 2025)
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You could read a NYT op-ed about how women make workplaces worse, or you could read an editorial I wrote for
the Journal of Child Neurology about how women -& diverse people, generally -make medicine better:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(didn't think I would need to write this in 2025)
the Journal of Child Neurology about how women -& diverse people, generally -make medicine better:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(didn't think I would need to write this in 2025)
Lady Catherine de Bourgh as president.
"Elizabeth saw, with admiration of [Darcy's] taste, that [Pemberley] was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of [Lady Catherine's] Rosings." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"Elizabeth saw, with admiration of [Darcy's] taste, that [Pemberley] was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of [Lady Catherine's] Rosings." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lady Catherine de Bourgh as president.
"Elizabeth saw, with admiration of [Darcy's] taste, that [Pemberley] was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of [Lady Catherine's] Rosings." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
"Elizabeth saw, with admiration of [Darcy's] taste, that [Pemberley] was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of [Lady Catherine's] Rosings." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Tired of the Hounds of Sauron stealing Tolkien's names? Here's the perfect antidote.
Annoyed at gross tech companies named after Tolkien things? Just look at this list of species with Tolkien names instead, guarantee your day will be 110% better! tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Species...
Species named after Tolkien's works
Many species and even entire genera have been named after elements of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. Some items on the list are junior synonyms, i.e. they were coined...
tolkiengateway.net
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Tired of the Hounds of Sauron stealing Tolkien's names? Here's the perfect antidote.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
And note that half of little George's eight brothers and sisters had already died. Let's not go back to the 19th century, are we agreed?
What was life really like before vaccines? The story of what happened to 8-year old George Williams in August 1852 gives us a glimpse.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
Here's what life before vaccines was really like
The morning of August 2nd 1852 promised a lovely summer’s day in London. But not for 8 year old George Williams.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
And note that half of little George's eight brothers and sisters had already died. Let's not go back to the 19th century, are we agreed?
We had some pretty gardens at the White House. I was also rather fond of the democracy.
bulldozed by trump now.
designed by trump megadonor timothy mellon's stepmother.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...
www.nps.gov/whho/learn/h...
designed by trump megadonor timothy mellon's stepmother.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...
www.nps.gov/whho/learn/h...
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We had some pretty gardens at the White House. I was also rather fond of the democracy.
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NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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This stone is actually at the FDR Memorial. Even so, I hope the next lawfully elected president, should we ever have another, pursuant to and in accordance with a statute duly enacted by a functioning Congress, should we ever have another, will have it permanently displayed in the Oval Office.
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This stone is actually at the FDR Memorial. Even so, I hope the next lawfully elected president, should we ever have another, pursuant to and in accordance with a statute duly enacted by a functioning Congress, should we ever have another, will have it permanently displayed in the Oval Office.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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The East Wing is totally gone. I can’t believe it
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The East Wing is totally gone. I can’t believe it