Windowsill Beetle
Do you sometimes feel like a ladybug wandering back and forth on the edge of a windowsill?
Month: October 2015
Ladybug Constellations
Here in Nebraska, we’re on the verge of a freeze, but haven’t quite made it past that milestone. October started off with monarch butterflies and ends with the quiet invasion of ladybugs. These little red beetles huddle near lights and on windowsills, dismayed at the cold and the waning sunlight. Some will fall dormant in the cracks until spring, […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 4: Oxford & Elsewhere
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 4. Enjoy! When I first saw the ruins of […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 3: Joan of Arc
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 3. Enjoy! There is no greater legend than that […]
Stranger than Fiction Pt 2: Catherine, Called Birdy
Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 2. Enjoy! My first guidebook to medieval life was […]
