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I’m currently reading a fascinating book called The Button Field: A Novel by Gail Husch (2014). It’s based on an actual unsolved mystery, the disappearance of student Bertha Mellish from Mount Holyoke College in 1897. ALTALT View the full post.

Things to Do During the ‘Star Trek’ Hiatus: ‘Star Trek’ Podcasts: ashleywritesstuff: Need something to listen to while you wait for Star Trek: Picard? I’ve compiled a list of Star Trek podcasts to check out while you wait on @fangirlish. What’s your favorite? Thanks to @ashleywritesstuff for the shout out — and the great recommendations — in this article! View the full post.

Teaching Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951) by Amy H. Sturgis I’m happy to say that my “Teaching Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951)” post, based on my experience of teaching Shirley Jackson in my graduate Dark Academia course in Fall 2022, is now online at Reading Shirley Jackson in the 21st Century. View the full post.

I’m delighted to share that I’ll be giving a paper at the upcoming Realizing Resistance Episode III: The Expanding Universe conference on Star Wars. My talk will be “‘They Walked without Speaking’: GUARDIANS OF THE WHILLS, ANDOR, and Local Resistance. More on the conference is here: dcsco-op.org/rriii/ ALTALT View the full post.

On my “Looking Back on Genre History” segment on the latest episode of the StarShipSofa podcast, I discuss the anniversary of the science fiction series Blake’s 7. StarShipSofa 704 Ramez Yoakeim | StarShipSofa View the full post.

Now that Anna Torv’s great work on The Last of Us is encouraging some folks to (re)discover the brilliant series Fringe, I’m reminded what a delight and joy it was to contribute the essay “In Search of Fringe’s Literary Ancestors” to Kevin R. Grazier’s anthology about the show, Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists. ALTALT View the full post.

Escape Pod | The Original Science Fiction Podcast I was delighted to narrate the wonderful science fiction story “The Contrary Gardener” by Christopher Rowe. Both parts are now available from the Escape Pod podcast! View the full post.

ALT I’m wishing everyone a very happy New Year’s Eve! Here’s the energy I want to take into 2023. View the full post.

My favorite series this year! What are yours? View the full post.

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ICYMI, my talk “Whitechapel ‘What Ifs’: Evolving Perspectives on the Autumn of Terror in Science Fiction” is now on Rippercast. Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Podcast - Dr. Amy Sturgis -Whitechapel What Ifs- Evolving Perspectives on the Autumn of Terror in Science Fictio View the full post.

A new take on familiar entertainment | Lenoir-Rhyne University My Star Wars class gets a shout out in this article. I’m offering it again in the Spring 2023 semester. View the full post.

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Happy Halloween, everyone! Song: “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe Quote: The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. Read the complete poem. Listen to Joan Baez’s performance… View the full post.

It’s Halloween Eve, and this is a favorite of mine! This quote, in particular, is one of my favorite lines from any song. Song: “Crazy Mary” Quote: That which you fear most could meet you halfway. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to the performance of Victoria Williams… View the full post.

Song: “Ghost” Quote: In the wind, there’s a lonesome sound. In the night, there’s a cry from the hill country ground. It’s a hum from an ancient tone. It’s a presence. I can feel it in my bones. Somethin’ I can’t see has been surroundin’ me, There’s a ghost trying to talk through me. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to South Austin Jug Band’s performance… View the full post.

Song: “Graveyard Blues” Quote: I got up this morning, With the blues all around my bed. I got up this morning, With blues all around my bed. I had a dream last night The one that I loved was dead. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to the performance of Roscoe Holcomb… View the full post.

Song: “Down in the Willow Garden” Quote: My father often told me That money would set me free, If I’d but murder that dear little girl Whose name was Rose Connolly. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to the performance of Tim O'Brien & Paul Brady… View the full post.

Song: “Darlin’ Cory” Quote: Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadows. Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground. Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadows, Gonna lay darlin’ Cory down. There are many versions of this song. Read more here. Listen to Driftwood Company’s performance… View the full post.

Song: “Callie Calling” Quote: I hear my Callie callin’, callin’ every night. She stirs around each evenin’, but never in the light. Haunts me and she taunts me and fills my heart with fright. I hear my Callie callin’, callin’ every night. Sometimes she whispers, other times she screams. It’s hard to tell the difference, if she’s real or in my dreams. She’s the creakin’ in the ceilin’, the knock upon the door, The wind outside the window, and the footsteps on the floor. Listen to Milan Miller’s performance… View the full post.

Song: “Willie Moore” Quote: She threw herself in Willie Moore’s arms, As oft time had done before, But little did he think when they parted that night Sweet Anna he would see no more. It was about the tenth of May, The time I remember well, That very same night her body disappeared In a way that no one could tell. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to the performance of the Kossoy Sisters… View the full post.

Song: “Katie Dear” Quote: Then he picked up this golden dagger, And stove it through his troubled heart, Saying, “Goodbye, Katie, goodbye darling. The time has come for us to part.” There are many versions of this song. Read more here. Listen to the performance of Brennan Leigh & Noel McKay… View the full post.

Song: “The Lantern” Quote: In dark misty hills of Carolina, Way back where the mountain laurel grows, On cool October nights, with a lantern shining bright, There’s something out there walking through the darkness all alone, Creeping through the darkness all alone. Read the complete lyrics. Listen to Front Range’s performance… View the full post.

Song: “Young Charlotte” Quote: They reached the door, and Charles sprang out and held his hand to her. “Why sit you like a monument, have you no power to stir?” He called her once, he called her twice; she answered not a word. He asked her for her hand again, and yet she never stirred. There are many variations of this song. Read more here. Listen to the performance of Grandpa Jones… View the full post.