Tom (Anne) Brinton
@tombrinton.bsky.social
Transmasc writer, historian, educator. Civil War nerd. Tenured. Work in progress.
I am so overwhelmed and yet people keep expecting things from me.
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I am so overwhelmed and yet people keep expecting things from me.
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In this house, we mostly celebrate Thanksgiving as the beginning of Pumpkin Pie For Breakfast Week.
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In this house, we mostly celebrate Thanksgiving as the beginning of Pumpkin Pie For Breakfast Week.
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Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories
by Emma Linford
theconversation.com/arthur-conan...
Conan Doyle at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
by Emma Linford
theconversation.com/arthur-conan...
Conan Doyle at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health through his Sherlock Holmes stories
by Emma Linford
theconversation.com/arthur-conan...
Conan Doyle at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
by Emma Linford
theconversation.com/arthur-conan...
Conan Doyle at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
Nobody has suffered as this Very Good Man has suffered. #DogJail #ShameCone
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Nobody has suffered as this Very Good Man has suffered. #DogJail #ShameCone
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Everyone gets a Thanksgiving feast.
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Everyone gets a Thanksgiving feast.
Green beans are just a vector for mushroom gravy and fried onions.
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Green beans are just a vector for mushroom gravy and fried onions.
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"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
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Speaking of hydrothermal vents, check out these Pompeii worms! If you like vents, worms, & bacteria I highly recommend this entire expedition. Hands down the GOAT of expeditions for me. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 607 part 2 #mappinggalapagosvents #MarineLife
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Speaking of hydrothermal vents, check out these Pompeii worms! If you like vents, worms, & bacteria I highly recommend this entire expedition. Hands down the GOAT of expeditions for me. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 607 part 2 #mappinggalapagosvents #MarineLife
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<Lie> No worries if not
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
<Lie> No worries if not
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
New fiction forthcoming.
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New fiction forthcoming.
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THIS.
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
THIS.
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Did you guys hear about the Georgia man who died in a scuba diving accident after which family looked in the backyard treehouse and found the skeletal remains of his missing adult son? It’s such a weird story and I need there to be any kind of resolution.
Skeletal remains of missing son found in backyard tree house days after father dies in scuba accident
Henry Hank Frantz, 32, went missing four years ago, according to reports.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Did you guys hear about the Georgia man who died in a scuba diving accident after which family looked in the backyard treehouse and found the skeletal remains of his missing adult son? It’s such a weird story and I need there to be any kind of resolution.
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Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
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Every library should have a secret musty back room with a weird local archive and an archivist who with a dry laugh (like crisp autumn leaves) who has been waiting patiently for the sudden need to arise for this specific cache of information
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Every library should have a secret musty back room with a weird local archive and an archivist who with a dry laugh (like crisp autumn leaves) who has been waiting patiently for the sudden need to arise for this specific cache of information
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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just said out loud to myself "there's so many relaxing activities I need to do, I'm not relaxmaxxing enough". did I do it. did I win relaxing
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
just said out loud to myself "there's so many relaxing activities I need to do, I'm not relaxmaxxing enough". did I do it. did I win relaxing
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Go do something good for someone today. Tip a waiter extra. Drop off a snack and a nice note for a neighbor. Toss an extra $20 to the PTA. Tell someone you love their earrings. Check the "asks" posts in local Buy Nothing groups and see who you might be able to help with something.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Go do something good for someone today. Tip a waiter extra. Drop off a snack and a nice note for a neighbor. Toss an extra $20 to the PTA. Tell someone you love their earrings. Check the "asks" posts in local Buy Nothing groups and see who you might be able to help with something.
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if you're transgender you have to live
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
if you're transgender you have to live
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For all the men.
Happy International Men's Day 🖤
Happy International Men's Day 🖤
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For all the men.
Happy International Men's Day 🖤
Happy International Men's Day 🖤
I've got new fiction forthcoming in what looks like a very fun anthology.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 2
A multi-genre pulp short story anthology collection dedicated to chaos and mayhem told at a breakneck pace.
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I've got new fiction forthcoming in what looks like a very fun anthology.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...