This is the second part of our series (I) discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. As we’ve discussed, pre-modern peasant farmers make up the vast majority of human beings in in the past. Last week we started by looking at the basic … Continue reading Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part II: Starting at the End→| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This is the second part of our series (I) discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. As we’ve …| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
Lars looking on wistfully while ingesting his sister-in-law's retort to his rant Video clip Content warning: this post unavoidably and briefly touches on some "mature" topics If you had told me six months ago that one of my favorite movies of all time would be a bout a man who …| R.L. Dane
Background One minor foible of the fediverse instance I'm on is that searching (for accounts or hashtags) can be quite slow. As a workaround for now, I've saved a list of accounts I've followed for easy reference, but I also wanted some way of saving a list of hashtags to …| R.L. Dane
Content Warning: This post deals with religion and politics --- Last Sunday, I did something that I really don't like doing. I left church early. With a heavy and conflicted heart. The Sunday prior, I walked into church and spoke briefly with the pastor. I told him I was shocked to …| R.L. Dane
Do I Know You?| rldane.space
Note: This article was originally written last December, and was sidelined because I didn't feel it was finished. Reading through it this morning, I realized reason that I never "finished" it is because the next step would've been to write a 1280-word chapter, which is no small feat. But honestly …| R.L. Dane
Six Months a Mourner| rldane.space
Content Warning: This post deals with the issue of toxic masculinity. If that (or the discussion thereof) is upsetting to you, please skip this one. Also, a minor bible reference is included. I thought I had a pretty fair grasp on the idea and archetypes of toxic masculinity. I am …| R.L. Dane
The Toxicity Dance| rldane.space