lindsay thomas
@lindsaythomas.net
academic and aspiring person who likes winter.
contemporary lit, digital stuff.
i’ve written about sci fi, national security and fiction, the humanities, bunkers, and chatbots. now writing about novels and how long they are.
https://lindsaythomas.net
contemporary lit, digital stuff.
i’ve written about sci fi, national security and fiction, the humanities, bunkers, and chatbots. now writing about novels and how long they are.
https://lindsaythomas.net
I spent the weekend in Milwaukee doing one of my favorite Extremely Wholesome Activities: the Riverwest 24! It’s a 24-hour bike relay race typically completed in teams and involving the surrounding community. I biked over 60 miles, slept too little, and had a blast with old friends. Always a delight
July 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I spent the weekend in Milwaukee doing one of my favorite Extremely Wholesome Activities: the Riverwest 24! It’s a 24-hour bike relay race typically completed in teams and involving the surrounding community. I biked over 60 miles, slept too little, and had a blast with old friends. Always a delight
This weekend in Santa Barbara I have been trying to restore my spirit and soul after a rough semester and prepare my psyche for what’s to come. This giant burrito I ate earlier today from my favorite burrito place on the planet is a vital piece of this work
May 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This weekend in Santa Barbara I have been trying to restore my spirit and soul after a rough semester and prepare my psyche for what’s to come. This giant burrito I ate earlier today from my favorite burrito place on the planet is a vital piece of this work
What an honor and a joy to join in celebrating the amazing career of @alanyliu.bsky.social today. I feel incredibly lucky to have been his student, to have worked closely with him as a collaborator, and to continue to learn from him as a colleague and friend. I can’t imagine my career without him
May 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
What an honor and a joy to join in celebrating the amazing career of @alanyliu.bsky.social today. I feel incredibly lucky to have been his student, to have worked closely with him as a collaborator, and to continue to learn from him as a colleague and friend. I can’t imagine my career without him
In case you needed a reminder
April 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
In case you needed a reminder
Crap day, wtf is even happening, but we moved to a new house over the weekend and it has this view, which my cat likes and so do I.
Also good to see the trans sports ban fail. Tuberville can go jump off a cliff
Also good to see the trans sports ban fail. Tuberville can go jump off a cliff
March 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Crap day, wtf is even happening, but we moved to a new house over the weekend and it has this view, which my cat likes and so do I.
Also good to see the trans sports ban fail. Tuberville can go jump off a cliff
Also good to see the trans sports ban fail. Tuberville can go jump off a cliff
Many things are bad but there is still cross-country skiing on a perfect sunny day through incredible fluffy snow
February 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Many things are bad but there is still cross-country skiing on a perfect sunny day through incredible fluffy snow
Fellow #mla25 goers! I’ll be talking about antiwar lit as part of this roundtable on The Violence of Genre on Thursday. The roundtable looks pretty great, imho
January 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Fellow #mla25 goers! I’ll be talking about antiwar lit as part of this roundtable on The Violence of Genre on Thursday. The roundtable looks pretty great, imho
I mean, look at the butt on this cover
December 3, 2024 at 1:35 AM
I mean, look at the butt on this cover
What living in Ithaca has done to me (yes this is apple cider)
November 28, 2024 at 1:35 AM
What living in Ithaca has done to me (yes this is apple cider)
One of the more charming aspects of living in Ithaca is the annual Halloween bike parade 🎃
November 1, 2024 at 12:16 AM
One of the more charming aspects of living in Ithaca is the annual Halloween bike parade 🎃
All hail Muffet, interstellar phenom
May 13, 2024 at 1:37 AM
All hail Muffet, interstellar phenom
My cat has stitches and has to wear a t-shirt to keep her from messing with them. Wearing clothes makes her feel like she has no bones and so she just kind of flops around. Also my partner said she looks like she is dressed to go to PE at a San Fernando Valley elementary school in 1987
April 29, 2024 at 8:31 PM
My cat has stitches and has to wear a t-shirt to keep her from messing with them. Wearing clothes makes her feel like she has no bones and so she just kind of flops around. Also my partner said she looks like she is dressed to go to PE at a San Fernando Valley elementary school in 1987
If you have any good vibes tomorrow, please send them our way. Our beloved cat Muffet has the first of two major surgeries to treat her mammary cancer (double mastectomy). It’s the best treatment available & it will give her the best shot at the most time but I feel sick about putting her through it
April 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
If you have any good vibes tomorrow, please send them our way. Our beloved cat Muffet has the first of two major surgeries to treat her mammary cancer (double mastectomy). It’s the best treatment available & it will give her the best shot at the most time but I feel sick about putting her through it
Near totality in Ithaca was unfortunately cloudy but also spooky
April 8, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Near totality in Ithaca was unfortunately cloudy but also spooky
Weirdly fascist state government architecture in Albany
March 31, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Weirdly fascist state government architecture in Albany
Getting excited for the awesome “Reading the Classroom” seminar I’m part of at ACLA in Montreal next weekend. I’ll be talking about speed reading in the 1960s, but there will be tons of other cool papers too. I mean, look at this lineup! It’s going to be fun
March 5, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Getting excited for the awesome “Reading the Classroom” seminar I’m part of at ACLA in Montreal next weekend. I’ll be talking about speed reading in the 1960s, but there will be tons of other cool papers too. I mean, look at this lineup! It’s going to be fun
One thing I do appreciate about the Washington Post is that they often feature truly awful photos of Ron DeSantis
March 5, 2024 at 12:27 PM
One thing I do appreciate about the Washington Post is that they often feature truly awful photos of Ron DeSantis
Like…what? These people are saying these things *with a sociologist who is examining their interactions* in the room. This is far from the most egregious example
![Peter [committee chair]:
I asked her if she would move. She said her husband- [he looks directly at me] - she mentioned it because we cannot ask. Her husband [an academic] is in [another
country]. The commute is hard . ..
Clara:
She said she likes [the area here]. I think she's movable. She has relatives somewhat nearby.
Peter:
I think she is head and shoulders above
everyone else.
Ryan:
Is she on any [other schools'] lists?
Todd:
We can't ask that.
Clara:
But is she movable? I don't trust people who are married [laughs].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dwkqvs4h6zpgy5huqav7zkqr/bafkreiff6fks3j3idhqxtzlkb6nhh3q4z6l7f7gpsxqik5kvnis2lhdgli@jpeg)
![Clara:
But is she movable? I don't trust people who are married [laughs]. I thought she was pretty, by the way. [Says to group] I can't say that.
Peter:
No, I can't say that [laughs].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dwkqvs4h6zpgy5huqav7zkqr/bafkreibcgnchlnhyg3y4slvj3soojs6i5qrhu5kfyxtnep6xmz4al42bty@jpeg)
February 9, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Like…what? These people are saying these things *with a sociologist who is examining their interactions* in the room. This is far from the most egregious example
I grew up cross country skiing but haven’t done it since 2016. It was nice to be in some snowy woods again yesterday
January 21, 2024 at 1:22 PM
I grew up cross country skiing but haven’t done it since 2016. It was nice to be in some snowy woods again yesterday
I am mostly vegetarian but briefly returned to meat eating in order to eat matzo ball soup in Philadelphia. Somehow the resulting picture is one of the better pics of me taken in awhile. Maybe this should become my new faculty profile pic, just me and a huge matzo ball
January 7, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I am mostly vegetarian but briefly returned to meat eating in order to eat matzo ball soup in Philadelphia. Somehow the resulting picture is one of the better pics of me taken in awhile. Maybe this should become my new faculty profile pic, just me and a huge matzo ball
Did you know that Philadelphia has a monument to editors and scholars of Shakespeare (erected in 1928)? What?
January 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Did you know that Philadelphia has a monument to editors and scholars of Shakespeare (erected in 1928)? What?
I’m scheduled for the coveted 7:00-8:15 pm slot this Thursday at MLA. I’ll be talking about BookTok and the contemporary middlebrow and the category of “popular enough” content. I think our panel looks super interesting; unfortunately it is at 7 pm and it is virtual
January 2, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I’m scheduled for the coveted 7:00-8:15 pm slot this Thursday at MLA. I’ll be talking about BookTok and the contemporary middlebrow and the category of “popular enough” content. I think our panel looks super interesting; unfortunately it is at 7 pm and it is virtual