toujoursbizarre

Thanks for your email, if you could resend it in 8-14 months I’m confident I’ll have my life together

I refuse to let AI take away the hard earned joy of failing to write for 4 hours, going for a little walk, then failing to write for another 4 hours.

Earning a PhD is a massive sacrifice, but nothing beats getting called "Dr"... once ... by your family ... sarcastically ... when you mispronounce an easy word

Witches of Essex 14.10.25 9pm Sky History - St Osyth, Hatfield Peverel and Manningtree witch trials explored by @theAliceRoberts @Rylan with me and other historians plus medical, crime and theatre experts! #witches #Essex #history

The staff is having a very interesting debate on how to exhibit this as a 1960/70s “stop immigration” graffiti, unrelated to the factory, dramatically changes the history and nature of this object. #stalbansmuseumandgallery #museumwork #conservation #preventiveconservation

Earlier this week I helped clean a 1920s sign that @stalbansmuseums rescued from the old Ballito stockings factory. It was quite dirty but no major restoration work was needed. BUT,

After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!! #earlymodern #twitterstorians

When heavy metal meets academic research…Our new blog is live and covering the figure of the seventh son of a seventh son!!! #IronMaiden #alternativehealers #seventhsons

Give your mum a copy of your latest draft and wish her a happy mothers day.

We are delighted to announce the 2025 @CREMSYork Magic and Witchcraft Conference with a theme entitled "What is a Witch". The programme is amazing and great discussions are guaranteed! Attendence is both online and in-person so hopefully see you there bit.ly/Witch25

italian catholics after the pope introduces them to deep dish

Academics will say, "it's better to be kind than brilliant" and then be neither

Discovering an amazing article from the 1950s ignored by everyone

Don’t forget to sign up for our next seminar this Friday, April 25, at 3pm! Holly Bamford talks through their research on Animals in Witchcraft. Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/works-in-pro…

A honest set of questions at the end of my day: . Have I done everything I had to? -I’ll just leave it at “lol” . Have I eaten too much? -definitely . Have I drank too much on an empty stomach? -I’ll just leave it at “lol” pt.2 . Am I going to regret tweeting this? -most likely

What I mean when I tell my friends that I’m not sure I deserve a PhD is that I’ve just spent the past five minutes annoyed at some water for not boiling when I simply had not turned on the stove

I had lunch in a mall in Boston where there was a Dunkin Donuts, a burger joint and a chapel. Most American place I’ve ever been, just the quintessence

Come listen to me ramble about witchcraft!

We’re shipping up to Boston (and bringing witchcraft!) @rsaorg @hsbamford #rsa #rensa25 #boston #witchcraft #witchcraftstudies

Getting ready #salem