Dr. Holly Walters
@manigarm.bsky.social
Anthropologist 👣 • Ethnographer of Shaligrams 🐚 and Robot Religion 🤖 • Novelist of "The Way By" 🦄 • TTRPG Storyteller ✨ • (Genderqueer 🤷♀️ She/They)
Whew, well, two more days of classes to teach and all outstanding essays are finally accounted for.
I now have the next however many days to grade all 45 of them, finish submitting my letters of recommendation, and find some time to clean out a closet.
Happy (almost) Fall Break!
I now have the next however many days to grade all 45 of them, finish submitting my letters of recommendation, and find some time to clean out a closet.
Happy (almost) Fall Break!
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Whew, well, two more days of classes to teach and all outstanding essays are finally accounted for.
I now have the next however many days to grade all 45 of them, finish submitting my letters of recommendation, and find some time to clean out a closet.
Happy (almost) Fall Break!
I now have the next however many days to grade all 45 of them, finish submitting my letters of recommendation, and find some time to clean out a closet.
Happy (almost) Fall Break!
Today's meditation sketch: Argathea the Wonderer.
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Today's meditation sketch: Argathea the Wonderer.
Today, the rising tide of hatred, violence, and discrimination continues to explicitly target trans youth, trans women of color, and transfeminine athletes. But it will eventually destroy us all.
Rise.
Resist.
Rise.
Resist.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, the rising tide of hatred, violence, and discrimination continues to explicitly target trans youth, trans women of color, and transfeminine athletes. But it will eventually destroy us all.
Rise.
Resist.
Rise.
Resist.
Trans Day of Remembrance is a day to honor and pay tribute to the lives that have been lost due to both systemic and bigoted violence.
It is a day to reassert our commitments to supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people, young and old.
It is a day to reassert our commitments to supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people, young and old.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trans Day of Remembrance is a day to honor and pay tribute to the lives that have been lost due to both systemic and bigoted violence.
It is a day to reassert our commitments to supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people, young and old.
It is a day to reassert our commitments to supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people, young and old.
Billionaires, when someone even suggests that, just maybe, they should pay more in taxes.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Billionaires, when someone even suggests that, just maybe, they should pay more in taxes.
I mean, I definitely have an aesthetic.....
But either way, this veiled skull candle holder is really coming along.
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But either way, this veiled skull candle holder is really coming along.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I mean, I definitely have an aesthetic.....
But either way, this veiled skull candle holder is really coming along.
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But either way, this veiled skull candle holder is really coming along.
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And around and around the eugenics goes, the Nazi chased the Fascist. The Conservative thought it was all in fun. Pop! Goes the Racist....
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November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
And around and around the eugenics goes, the Nazi chased the Fascist. The Conservative thought it was all in fun. Pop! Goes the Racist....
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Well, that only took five years to come around again.
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Well, that only took five years to come around again.
Oh, and here's what inspired it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Oh, and here's what inspired it.
Here's a good front and back, in the best light I could find.
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here's a good front and back, in the best light I could find.
"I Shot The Albatross" pendant is finished! I tried to zoom in to show the minute details but it's hard to get everything in the right light.
But here it is, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Albatross Necklace.
But here it is, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Albatross Necklace.
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"I Shot The Albatross" pendant is finished! I tried to zoom in to show the minute details but it's hard to get everything in the right light.
But here it is, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Albatross Necklace.
But here it is, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Albatross Necklace.
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Albatross pendant now done with the contrast paints layer. All that's left is the fine details!
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Albatross pendant now done with the contrast paints layer. All that's left is the fine details!
Good........uh.......morning.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Good........uh.......morning.
I've decided to keep my Haunted Manor lamp up all year 'round.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I've decided to keep my Haunted Manor lamp up all year 'round.
Dock the points.
The Bible doesn't state that the Earth is 6000 years old. That date was calculated by the Anglican Archbishop of Armaugh, James Ussher, in 1658 and John Lightfoot in 1644 through the use of character ages and the 24 hour day.
The Bible doesn't state that the Earth is 6000 years old. That date was calculated by the Anglican Archbishop of Armaugh, James Ussher, in 1658 and John Lightfoot in 1644 through the use of character ages and the 24 hour day.
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Dock the points.
The Bible doesn't state that the Earth is 6000 years old. That date was calculated by the Anglican Archbishop of Armaugh, James Ussher, in 1658 and John Lightfoot in 1644 through the use of character ages and the 24 hour day.
The Bible doesn't state that the Earth is 6000 years old. That date was calculated by the Anglican Archbishop of Armaugh, James Ussher, in 1658 and John Lightfoot in 1644 through the use of character ages and the 24 hour day.
Oh, no, no, no. That's just the two muscles I managed to pull while getting out of bed this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Oh, no, no, no. That's just the two muscles I managed to pull while getting out of bed this morning.
Not only have I managed NOT to kill my lithops this time around, they are all about to flower!!!!
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Not only have I managed NOT to kill my lithops this time around, they are all about to flower!!!!
I have worse news. The biopsy didn't hold a candle to the radiation seed they injected into the tumor the day before surgery. It's a procedure that is known to be so painful, people often vomit and pass out.
No anesthesia.
My body shook, hard, for hours afterwards. I couldn't even be touched.
No anesthesia.
My body shook, hard, for hours afterwards. I couldn't even be touched.
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I have worse news. The biopsy didn't hold a candle to the radiation seed they injected into the tumor the day before surgery. It's a procedure that is known to be so painful, people often vomit and pass out.
No anesthesia.
My body shook, hard, for hours afterwards. I couldn't even be touched.
No anesthesia.
My body shook, hard, for hours afterwards. I couldn't even be touched.
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, they did the tumor biopsy without anesthesia of any kind because "it's real quick."
This thing. 3 inches into my chest. Cutting out flesh chunks.
I screamed myself sick.
This thing. 3 inches into my chest. Cutting out flesh chunks.
I screamed myself sick.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, they did the tumor biopsy without anesthesia of any kind because "it's real quick."
This thing. 3 inches into my chest. Cutting out flesh chunks.
I screamed myself sick.
This thing. 3 inches into my chest. Cutting out flesh chunks.
I screamed myself sick.
Well, he keeps such good company after all, screaming about DEI and cancel culture and.....university provosts who have to field all the sexual assault allegations.....
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well, he keeps such good company after all, screaming about DEI and cancel culture and.....university provosts who have to field all the sexual assault allegations.....
My recent Delta flight to Florida deeply disappointed me....
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My recent Delta flight to Florida deeply disappointed me....
Rime of the Ancient Mariner Albatross pendant is sculpted and primed! Now, on to the contrast paint layers!
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Rime of the Ancient Mariner Albatross pendant is sculpted and primed! Now, on to the contrast paint layers!
Met some Wellesley campus dinosaurs this morning!
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Met some Wellesley campus dinosaurs this morning!
Oh, don't worry. That's just today's migraine.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Oh, don't worry. That's just today's migraine.