KrysMc

@krismcd.bsky.social

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Shakespeare prof, historical fiction and SF/F reviewer, budding editor. Pro: knitting, books, cats, comedy, fat liberation, people standing up for each other. Miss my native South but glad to live in Blu(ish) Michigan. She/her/hers.

2 maps showing latest su rise times in America if DST goes all year, and number of post-8am sunrises across the continental US.
dark gray rock with rhodochrosite crystal inclusions
dark gray rock with rhodochrosite crystal inclusions
The face of a small dilute tortie cat sleeping with her chin propped on her soft cat bed.
Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet holds & talks to a skull
Drake uncool/cool meme: “state seizes the means of production” vs. “Trump tells Walmart what to charge for hamburger.”
NY Times Spelling Bee puzzle for 6/29/26
"Great American State Fair" attendees stand in the shade of a scaled-down model of Trump's proposed Arch. A non-functional Ferris Wheel stands in the background.
An older white man in a beige sweater smiling, with a bowl of ice cream that has a lit birthday candle.
A small dilute tortie cat perches atop her scratching post, forepaws dangling fetchingly, and fixes her peridot eyes directly on the camera.
"International oil prices fell more than 3 percent, below $90 a barrel, after President Trump said he had canceled planned strikes against Iran." Rebecca Elliott, NY Times, 6/11/26, 2:12pm
"International oil prices fell more than 3 percent, below $90 a barrel, after President Trump said he had canceled planned strikes against Iran." Rebecca F. Elliott, NYTimes, 6/11/26 2:12pm
A dilute tortie cat sits intrusively on an open book.
Fortune cookie fortune that reads “Sell your ideas- they are totally acceptable”
Woman cuddling a dilute tortie cat
A dilute tortie cat washes herself in a sunbeam.
A small dilute tortie cat bathing herself in the sunlight
Tabby cat biting a CPAP hose that's protected by a purple sleeve
Two contrasting Bluesky posts about gerrymandering by @gregsargent.bsky.social and @brianbeutler.bsky.social
NASA astronauts' photo of the sun eclipsed by the moon, taken from the dark side, April 6 2026. A dark orb in a black with a faint haze of sunlight surrounding it; several planets visible as points of light alongside the orb.
A homemade lemon layer cake on a glass cake plate.
My bluesky profile header listing “845 followers 837 following 804 posts”
Still from "Only Lovers Left Alive" -- Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as vampires
screenshot from CNN's webpage on March 9 showing lots of bad financial news
A dilute tortie cat curled up next to her new cat-mom.
A small green-eyed, gray/orange tortoiseshell cat poses on a couch covered with throw pillows
2 consecutive Bluesky posts: Benjamin Dreyer• @bcdreyer.social • 6m Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations, That is known as the Dipshits' Hour. Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com • 6m Lindsey Graham: "Bibi and Trump are the modern Roosevelt/Churchill combination"
3/31/2020 post by Jeff Tiedrich: “the first reporter to stand up and ask ‘what the fuck is wrong with you’ should get a lifetime Pulitzer.”
Imogen Stubbs as Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility passive-aggressively holds a handkerchief with the monogram ECF over her nose.
poster for a class on "Shakespeare and the End of the World"
A sweet brown tabby cat sitting on a couch next to an empty Christmas stocking
Angry goose meme: “Which religions and cultures?”
SHOW YOUR AGE 1 POINT FOR EACH ONE YOU USED 1 FAX MACHINE 11 CURSIVE 2 ROTARY PHONE 12 CHECK BOOK 3 ENCYCLOPEDIA 13 TYPEWRITER 4 FLOPPY DISK 14 DICTIONARY 5 AOL ADDRESS 15 VCR 6 RECORD PLAYER 16 PAPER MAP 7 DIAL UP INTERNET 17 WATERBED 8 FILM CAMERA 18 POSTCARD 9 MIXED TAPE 19 WALKMAN 10 PHONE BOOTH 20 PHONE BOOK
Shakespeare Christmas tree ornament
Karoline Leavitt's picture of her Thanksgiving meal featured in www.dailymail.co.uk/ -- all the food looks dry and unappetizing
wide-eyed cat against a backdrop of a galactic sky with the caption "My God, it's full of stars"
Cover of the 1975 debut album by ABBA, showing the band drinking champagne in a limo surrounded by fans
Knitted black/green toque with fair isle skull pattern
Headline from NPR web story, "The UN utters the word: Dementia"
cover of 1969 book, "Criswell Predicts: Your Next Ten Years"
Tabby cat blocking computer screen
Putin and Trump shakes hands at the Alaska Summit, but Trump looks weak & confused
A bouquet of flowers in the women’s bathroom at the Michigan Welcome Center near New Buffalo
Tabby cat in loaf position with front paws crossed.
Tabby cat sleeping in sunlight
Image on a big screen above a line of portable toilets of President trump & family watching parade.
Jake Tapper CNN mock-screenshot with caption “Now do I have enough $ to buy a soul?”
People with signs at small-town Hands Off forest rally
Knitting in progress: helix scarf in many shades of blue merino wool, on the needles.
A small Christmas cactus with one bright pink bloom.
Elderly cat-chewed Christmas Cactus with two tiny red flower buds
Two deer resting in a suburban backyard.
Knitted pink and grey unicorn toy