Bethany Mannon

@drbethany.bsky.social

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Studies rhetoric & writing, autobiography, feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | Currently writing a book about Rachel Held Evans UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN

Ingredients, all chemicals
Kids candy gadget called a “juicy drop pop”
4yo girl watching Messi celebrate
I specifically asked whether they would object to writers employing AI tools for grammar assistance, especially in the case of authors who don’t feel entirely comfortable writing in English. All the editors I talked to agreed that they would not want to receive a proposal written with the use of generative AI. The use of assistive AI tools for grammar checking didn’t bother people as much as the thought of a writer using a large language model to generate actual content in their proposal or manuscript.
Carolina blonde ale from foothills brewing
Young “in the velvet” buck on a hill
"Sexual misconduct by school employees is a serious issue in American kinder-garten through 12th grade (K–12) schools. To date, the best estimate, based on student reporting, is that one in ten American students will experience sexual misconduct by a school employee by the time they graduate from high school (Shakeshaft, 2004).1 The term “school employee sexual misconduct” includes both sexual abuse (i.e. contact or criminal violations) and sexual misconduct (non-contact or ethical violations) by any K–12 school employee (teacher, coach, administrator, volunteer, staff member); the most frequently listed crimes are sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, sodomy, and pornography"
Zady napping
Plate with peas, cabbage, broccoli, and beets (and pork loin)
Map of the world with a kids annotations on it
Passage from Esther’s Army about the social and political advantages of Christian political organizations
Esther’s Army , a book by sociologist Katie Gaddini
Beet greens!
Kash Patel making some very dubious claims and getting a tongue bath from a congressman (on twitter, obvi)
Mayor Mamdani jumping joyfully into a pool
Path, grass, trees, mountains, sky
Stack of books mostly about religion. Some fiction
Graph of countries where people say "the only acceptable religion is my religion"
Passage from Death in a Tenured Position about how men who make jokes about holding the door for women are the stupidest men
A sturdy fella in a kilt and no shirt, drinking beer at a soccer game
Spelling bee telling me “chiapet” is not a word 😒
Purity Culture, Bodies, and Beliefs: Stories of Religious Trauma
drawing of a Minnesotan soldier bayonetting a serpent/dragon
Fortune cookie “march will be a month of physical and mental wellbeing for you”
two men carry a baby moose across a highway (there were other men who helped contain and calm the li'l guy to get him over to his mama)
Green and yellow Darn Tough socks
Trees, fields, mountains, sky
Garlic scapes growing
Graph of change in membership in the Southern Baptist Convention 2006-2025
Little chonky black lab curled up on a luxurious dog bed
BLT made with a hearty greens mix and grilled sourdough, roasted beets in the background
Green and white quilt on a clothesline
Cinnamon rolls neatly lined up in a pan, golden brown
Martina McBride pulls out of the Trump state fair
Your taste lives in the historic Northern Baptist neighborhood, the mainline cousin of the SBC, founded out of the abolitionist split before the Civil War, generally more moderate to progressive on social questions, culturally Baptist in its congregationalism and its preaching tradition without the Southern political profile. The cultural neighbors are people who hold a Baptist conviction inside a broadly mainline cultural frame.
Nytimes spelling bee telling me “babadook isn’t a word”
Zady, lounging in her crate, no idea bears are prowling the backyard
Black bear who came right up to my back door and snuffled some shoes I left outside!
Despite earning less than men on average, NAR’s 2025 data show that single women report a greater willingness to make financial sacrifices to prioritize their homebuying goals: 41% reported spending less on entertainment, vacations, clothing and other non-essential goods, compared with 31% of single men.
Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist, suggested that for many men, living under a woman’s roof goes too far against historical social norms. “Then she would become their landlord, right? And the landlord has power over you. They can evict you.”
Animal rescue account on FB posting "Just filled up the van we drive everyday for rescue pickups . . . wowza!"
Egg whites whipping
Black dog wrapped in a towel and looking forlorn
In place of the statement’s former language, which emphasized the lofty ideals of "improving the world today,” educating “aspiring leaders worldwide,” and fostering “an ethical, interdependent, and diverse community,”
Equality for the Environment Section 1. The air, waters, and natural resources of the United States are the common property of all people. The government shall act as the trustee of these resources, protected from exhaustion or private seizure, to ensure the general Welfare and the health of the citizenry. Section 2. Ecosystems and the natural world shall possess the inherent right to exist and flourish. Any citizen may move for legal standing to represent these natural interests in a court of law to prevent irreparable harm. Section 3. In the exercise of its powers, the United States shall ensure that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to inherit a stable climate and secure the Blessings of Liberty to our Posterity. Section 4. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Amendment 28: Election Holiday
An amendment proposing a Ban on animal cruelty and testing