Deanna Kreisel 🌱
@doctorwaffle.substack.com
Victorianist • Utopianist • Environmentalist • Essayist
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INTRO: I'm a Victorian literature scholar and ecocritic. Currently working on a book about lawns. I write (mostly funny) essays and host a podcast interviewing other essayists. (Hit me up! I'm always looking for guests.) I play the piano, I bake, I read. Middlemarch 4-eva.
www.deannakreisel.com
www.deannakreisel.com
This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie?open=false#§how-a-broken-benchmark-quietly-broke-america
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
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Here's my ranking of the numbers 1 and 2 in reverse numerical order:
1: 2
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Here's my ranking of the numbers 1 and 2 in reverse numerical order:
1: 2
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
Pie crust is a dialectic
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Pie crust is a dialectic
I know this is going to sound cheeseballs, but I am deeply grateful to have this book I'm working on as my daily companion.
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I know this is going to sound cheeseballs, but I am deeply grateful to have this book I'm working on as my daily companion.
So we got to be happy and hopeful for … 5 days?
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
So we got to be happy and hopeful for … 5 days?
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Finally watching "Task" and I have thoughts. The accents are okay-ish -- Mark Ruffalo doesn't bother trying, but I forgive him because Mark Ruffalo. (Also, his character is from Newtown Square, my hometown.) But what the hell is going on with characters from PA pronouncing it "LAN-CAH-ster" FFS?
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Finally watching "Task" and I have thoughts. The accents are okay-ish -- Mark Ruffalo doesn't bother trying, but I forgive him because Mark Ruffalo. (Also, his character is from Newtown Square, my hometown.) But what the hell is going on with characters from PA pronouncing it "LAN-CAH-ster" FFS?
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I will add: People who expected this teacher to be bummed do not know (good) teachers very well. A civics teacher? With a student who wants to run for office? That’s probably bliss.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I will add: People who expected this teacher to be bummed do not know (good) teachers very well. A civics teacher? With a student who wants to run for office? That’s probably bliss.
It is KILLING me to learn that the digital camera I've owned since 2005 is now considered "vintage"
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It is KILLING me to learn that the digital camera I've owned since 2005 is now considered "vintage"
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Mr. Campbell-Spickler said that the bear might have climbed a tree to drop down and gain entry.
“What we do know is that our perimeter fence is secure.”
Define "secure."
“What we do know is that our perimeter fence is secure.”
Define "secure."
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mr. Campbell-Spickler said that the bear might have climbed a tree to drop down and gain entry.
“What we do know is that our perimeter fence is secure.”
Define "secure."
“What we do know is that our perimeter fence is secure.”
Define "secure."
Do you need to look at a painting of a very large hog this morning? Yes, you do
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Do you need to look at a painting of a very large hog this morning? Yes, you do
I have two, and they definitely date me: 1. Texting to say you're running late is still being late; 2. Cancelling at the last minute cause you need "me time" is still being rude.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have two, and they definitely date me: 1. Texting to say you're running late is still being late; 2. Cancelling at the last minute cause you need "me time" is still being rude.
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This is an (admittedly belated) appreciation post for @doctorwaffle.substack.com & @devo3000.bsky.social & all the amazing essays they put together for their incredible volume AFTER DARWIN. What thoughtful and thought-provoking work. THANK YOU!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
After Darwin
Cambridge Core - Literary Theory - After Darwin
www.cambridge.org
October 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is an (admittedly belated) appreciation post for @doctorwaffle.substack.com & @devo3000.bsky.social & all the amazing essays they put together for their incredible volume AFTER DARWIN. What thoughtful and thought-provoking work. THANK YOU!
www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...
Meanwhile in Mississippi
October 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Meanwhile in Mississippi
Nothing I have ever read in my entire life, ever, has made me feel this old.
My house: 353-2305
Bestie: EL6-8958 [PLEASE NOTE INITIAL EXCHANGE OF "ELGIN" FOR EXTRA I-AM-OLDNESS]
My house: 353-2305
Bestie: EL6-8958 [PLEASE NOTE INITIAL EXCHANGE OF "ELGIN" FOR EXTRA I-AM-OLDNESS]
the funniest thing about this is that those of us who grew up in the divide all have a bunch of pre-cell phone numbers memorized and almost none afterwards
I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends
I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nothing I have ever read in my entire life, ever, has made me feel this old.
My house: 353-2305
Bestie: EL6-8958 [PLEASE NOTE INITIAL EXCHANGE OF "ELGIN" FOR EXTRA I-AM-OLDNESS]
My house: 353-2305
Bestie: EL6-8958 [PLEASE NOTE INITIAL EXCHANGE OF "ELGIN" FOR EXTRA I-AM-OLDNESS]
Remember when folks predicted that if the Epstein files revealed that members of the administration had engaged in sex trafficking, it would suddenly be "okay" according to MAGA to sexually abuse children? Here we go:
“I still will listen to him! He’s still a man of God.”
“We all have our sinful past. Obviously he repented and changed his life.”
“He was also young himself.”
“Why would anyone wait so long before coming forth with this? Smells like Money, money, money.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/08/s...
“We all have our sinful past. Obviously he repented and changed his life.”
“He was also young himself.”
“Why would anyone wait so long before coming forth with this? Smells like Money, money, money.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/08/s...
Supporters Say ‘God Has Forgiven’ Ex-Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris, Who Admitted to Sexual Abuse of a 12-Year-Old
Comments have rolled in expressing forgiveness for the convicted child sex offender and megachurch founder.
thebarbedwire.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Remember when folks predicted that if the Epstein files revealed that members of the administration had engaged in sex trafficking, it would suddenly be "okay" according to MAGA to sexually abuse children? Here we go:
POP QUIZ, CLASS! When the protagonist boasts "I have never been called for jury duty," and then two days later receives a summons for jury duty, that is an example of ________ irony.
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
POP QUIZ, CLASS! When the protagonist boasts "I have never been called for jury duty," and then two days later receives a summons for jury duty, that is an example of ________ irony.
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
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Was extolling the 90s-era magic (and safety) of the Tin Can phone to @rezekjoe.bsky.social & husband (IRL!!!) yesterday, so figure today I might as well proselytize on a broader scale!
tincan.kids?srsltid=AfmB...
tincan.kids?srsltid=AfmB...
Tin Can - The Landline, Reinvented for Kids
The super-magical Wi-Fi landline for kids. No screens, no texting, no strangers — just real conversation with Grandma, besties, and contacts you approve. Plug in, twirl that cord, and time-travel to p...
tincan.kids
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Was extolling the 90s-era magic (and safety) of the Tin Can phone to @rezekjoe.bsky.social & husband (IRL!!!) yesterday, so figure today I might as well proselytize on a broader scale!
tincan.kids?srsltid=AfmB...
tincan.kids?srsltid=AfmB...
Well thank you this made my day
I collect pictures of gate latches. The endless minute variations and human ingenuity appeal to me greatly, and the countless hands that have moved them. This one is between Near and Far Sawrey, Lake District and has a lovely combination of textures between the iron, wooden gate, and stone gatepost.
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Well thank you this made my day