KristenHG

Hedge scholar, book editor

I write about literature at wingbackworkshop.com, and I run with my dog Mabel. I just earned my master's in English, and I'm working on a book about how a guide for anchoresses, who lived alone in cells for life, became one of the most popular books in medieval England.

Posts about #literature, #books, #music, #ActuallyAutistic, and #MastodonFC. I have my posts set to automatically delete after 90 days.

Website: https://kristenhallgeisler.com/
The Wingback Workshop: wingbackworkshop.com
Buy Her Books: https://bookshop.org/shop/khg
Inquire about Editing: editing@kristenhallgeisler.com

Last Notes

2026-03-29 15:31:15 UTC

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An upper limit on what it is to be a woman! Thank your friend for putting into words one aspect of this whole thing that has been bothering me.

2026-02-12 17:15:37 UTC

An editing project I had penciled in for March has fallen through. If you have a book manuscript that's almost ready for developmental or copy editing by a human, hit me up!
My areas of expertise (though I have wide genre experience):
* historical fiction, any period
* narrative nonfiction
* academic books and proposals
Send me a message here on the fediverse, or visit my website: kristenhallgeisler.com
Boosts welcome!
#books #bookstodon #amwriting

2026-02-08 22:11:03 UTC

I haven't coded a website in 20+ years, but this is the kind of nonsense that being on Mastodon leads a person to do. I have relearned HTML with a wee bit of CSS.
Please behold my very ugly, very human website!
https://khg.neocities.org/

2026-02-02 15:44:44 UTC

Bruce nailed it.
#uspol #minneapolis #music
https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/bruce-springsteen-wont-back-down-performs-streets-of-minneapolis-live-in-minneapolis.html

2025-12-28 23:46:17 UTC

A reminder if you need it that this quiet week between holidays is a great time for Fountain Pen Hospital. I have a pen that needs serious rehab, and today is its day.
#fountainpens

2025-09-13 15:11:24 UTC

Picking one quote to share from this @npub1fdr…lvhs essay was nearly impossible, but here's what I chose:
"The damage you do to the cause by flying home for Thanksgiving, using a plastic straw, or using proprietary software is immeasurably infinitesimal. And if you're connected to your family, well hydrated, and get your tech needs met, you will have more energy and resources to throw into the fight for systemic change."
Let's give ourselves grace, friends.❤️
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/13/consumption-choices/

2025-09-11 15:03:36 UTC

Nature names names: these are the specific companies that have increased the probability of heat waves between 2000 and 2023.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02915-x
#science #climatechange #chaleur
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/186/248/500/475/072/original/f540c896eb4277d0.png

2025-07-22 13:50:07 UTC

Please get the word out and spread these articles widely: 404 Media is publishing its ICE coverage in Spanish -- no signups, no paywall.
https://www.404media.co/were-publishing-our-ice-reporting-in-spanish/
#ICE #immigration #uspol

2025-04-15 13:48:30 UTC

Advice on living and researching and resisting through repressive administrations from a scientist in Brazil during Bolsonaro's government.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00943-1
#science #uspol #USPolitics

2025-03-30 19:08:06 UTC

If you are a fountain pen fan and wish you had a way to use up more ink to justify buying even more ink, might I suggest handwriting the first draft of a four-volume 19th century memoir translation from French to English? I am on volume four and have flown through ink over the past couple of years. And bought more. 😁
#fountainpen #translation

2024-12-25 15:42:51 UTC

Mastodon, I am sure there are at least a few of you who would like to read a smart, philosophical Christmas essay by Apoorva Tadepalli that mentions Jacques Derrida and Walter Benjamin.
https://thepointmag.com/forms-of-life/against-the-gift-exchange/
#christmas #philosophy

2024-11-16 18:08:57 UTC

My cat singing her #Caturday song. It's also her Pet Me song and her Feed Me song.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/493/963/249/540/863/original/a2410af23e1366e1.jpg

2024-10-15 14:46:36 UTC

Whoa! This is today, if you want to join some of the best horror authors in the game in supporting Harris and Walz. A spooky season gift!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/scare-up-the-vote
#uspol #horror

2024-09-28 13:56:31 UTC

Congratulations to Street Roots, Portland, Oregon's excellent street paper, on its partnership with @npub1qmg…s6k5 !
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2024/09/25/letter-editor-street-roots-joins-propublica-s-local-reporting-network
#news #journalism #homelessness