Jon Boyd

@jonboyd.org

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Associate publisher & academic editorial director at InterVarsity Press (USA)—PhD (History, Johns Hopkins)—Reader, writer, t(h)inker—Words, pages, places—Mechanical typewriting and saxophoning—Disciple, spouse, daddy, friend, Chicagoan. #resist

Cat snoozing contentedly in a window resting its head against a cactus
Edited headline from the New York Times reading, “Behind Voting Rights Case, Racism”
A cluster of cacti with a large pink blossom
Album cover for ‘Murmur’ by R.E.M. (1983).
Portrait of two people protesting the Trump regime with signs on their hats reading "Down with Trump" and "Trump Must Go," with American flag in the background.
Empty wrapper of a “Twix Egg” candy on a pink tablecloth with a daisy pattern.
Screenshot of part of an email from the U.S. Department of Education soliciting submission of the FAFSA form.
Photo of the covers of two U.S. passport books.
Quotation from Spenser’s ‘Faerie Queene’
“Each goodly thing is hardest to begin;” —Edmund Spenser
Vintage sign in a cafe reading “Only YOU Can Prevent Narcissism”
Photo of the quoted passage in Proverbs
Portrait of Bill Boyd, with details of a memorial celebration
Photo of a paused movie showing title information and an airport security-scan image of a mechanical typewriter
Screenshot of an Apple Watch playing the tune “Christmas” by Blues Traveler
Display quotation of the post text
A page from ‘The Complete Fairy Tales,’ by George MacDonald
Gray cat stares into the camera
Cat sitting next to a vintage Alpina N24 mechanical typewriter