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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ag/RWSA Conference Panel alert! If anyone is gearing up to head to North Dakota in June and is looking to be part of an exciting panel on women and the law (fighting with feds, bailing out criminal husbands, immigration issues etc) let me know! Lisa Childs and I are looking for a fellow panelist!

bison stroll across stream in Teddy Roosevelt National Park

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've never been a Walmart shopper, but through some unfortunate serendipity found myself making multiple trips to my hometown store this summer. To my surprise, I found it to be oddly, nice? Have other stores just gotten shittier, or have our collective consumer standards fallen?

Little yellow smiley face person shaped enamel pin holding sign that says "I AM Wal-mart"

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It is such a singular adult joy when a "problematic" former boss gets called out, and maybe fired ?! for the same bad behavior you dealt with years ago. Go Gen Z wnd their "we don't take this shit" lifestyle!

Michael Scott looks worries during The Office episode "Scott's Tots"

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

July got wild and I took a break "the phone," but I'm back with lots of random sightings. The first, an albino deer in the wild. it was like a real-life patronus appearing out of the central Wisconsin marsh outside Babcock.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Fast forward twenty years and the average age of skater is 9 and the garbage can is full of juice boxes and empty goldfish bags. Also, there are way cooler wheels and helmets available for kids.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The evolution of the skatepark social scene is notable. When my hometown concrete swales were poured there was major public outcry that it would be a den of teen debauchery. +

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today I went to a park I've regularly visited my entire life and saw something new: a semi-truck cab mounted on a pontoon boat cruising the Wisconsin River. This really took the Wisconsin's reputation as "America's hardest working river" to the next level. www.channel3000.com/features/loa...

channel3000.com

Loaded up and truckin'...on the water? Portage Co. man builds semi-truck pontoon boat

CUSTER, Wis. -Summer's here, and that means a lot of Wisconsinites are getting their boats out on the water. But don't feel intimidated if you're pushing off from the dock

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Hmmmph. Shakes her head, then loudly proclaims as I hurry them out the door, "What the heck. Why don't they put some cream and bandaids on those owies and wrap'em up!" I do comtemplate what is lost in my kids history education by not attending church.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"That's Jesus, he's a good guy. He has two dads and gave food to the poor and stuff like that." "But why is he dead? " "The pharoahs killed him!" "Huh! Why'd they do that?" "They just like wanted money and stuff."

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Luckily, my 9yo science camper just finished his first year of world religions curriculum at Montessori, and is always ready to lord his superiour knowledge over his 4 yo sister.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Chronicles of science camp at a catholic school: There is 3/4 size life-like crucifix hanging on the wall behind the sign-in/out sheet. My 4yo, a long aspiring doctor/veterinarisn/animal rescuer is transfixed. Who is that guy? Is he dead? What the heck!

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Watched the Bosnian-Herzegovinaian World cup players and coaches squeeze into a single booth (it was a giant booth, but still) at a bar and grill in STL. No matter what happens on the pitch, I was moved by this show of humble team spirit.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

June 2026- If you need insider info on GLP-1 hook-ups, compounding pharmacies and prices northshore nannies are a wealth of knowledge.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

June 2026: "I asked my bubbe for a loan for 1.5 mil for the movie. Yeah, she laughed in my face. Eventually we agreed on 500k, so funding should be fine to begin shooting." -a young Black filmmaker at Belgian chocolate shop on Chicago's northshore

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

May 2026: Speaking with a Mega-church youth pastor from Nebraska, I inquire about the state of middle-schooler tech addiction in his flock. Yeah, it's the number one issue, he confirms. The near universal experience when the kids first feel Jesus in their lives- a phone-free week at church camp.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Welcome to my creative outlet of summer 2026: a record of conversations, observations and curiosities found across the US midwest.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Thanks, Dan! I'm on the search to find Sarah an agent/editor for her awesome WIP. Hope your ears were ringing as young Frank and I were discussing what the best pet for you would be, Griff, a cat, or a bear as we were cruisin London in a double decker!

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Any recomendations for an indepedent scholar looking for a book agent/publisher and/or a conference/event/festival in the UK to meet with aforementioned editors to find a home for a biography of two Victorian artist/actor/author brothers?

two men, one in a light suit the
other in a dark hold
their hats and pose for a portrait

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A delightful morning drizzle en route to the Museum of English Rural Life!

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Wish I could make it to this event! If you are in STL check it out!

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Happy lamb-cake-fail day! Of all the pagan turned Christian turned capitalist holiday traditions which seem to fill up every inch of my spare time, Easter is becoming a fav. The egg hunt is just the right combo of crafts and mom magic for me.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I recently came across Men in the Mirror by Tim Edwards. Might be more sociological and fashion oriented than you are looking for...but it would be a great foundation for a piece on the recent Styles/Bieber/Bad Bunny fashion news.

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Dana Tulodziecki @tulodziecki.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Join us at Purdue for the 2026 Midwest Junto (17-18 April) -- submit your abstracts by 15 Feb: midwestjunto.wordpress.com

midwestjunto.wordpress.com

midwestjunto

For the History of Science

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

@jefftweedyscot.bsky.social "Forever Never Ends" beams me right back to 1998. Thanks for a three minute ride when I need it most. 📻⏳

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Maybe it's the conjuring of a rural highway on prom night, or maybe it's because I too wore baby's breathe in my hair, or maybe it's just nostalgia for pre 9-11 life, when Minnesota was known for MOA and actual ice, but man,

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Living with an 8yo portal enthusiast, I've talked more about time traveling in the past year than the rest if my life combined. Like most of my 8yo's ideas, a much simpler version already exists.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The exurbs have more action than a Wisco trail cam.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Then I spot another 10-pointer drowsily following the first, (I swear these are the two i caught in an abandoned parking lot a couple summers ago) down the hill. I point out the second deer out to the boomers in the suv facing me, they smile and wave and we all watch as the second leaps the cove.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Exciting deer sighting! 7:45 am, frigid morning, 10-pointer skitters down the gully between two mid-century homes on the hill, launches through some brush onto the frozen cove of the lake, slides like a cartoon deer, front legs straight, back legs down, hits the opposite bank and rolls up on land.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Did the algorithm think I wrote "Messi?" Just testing...

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

There is hope for messy writers of every time and place to achieve bluesky fame!

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Come to Southern Illinois they said. Ride an alpine coaster they said. Reach out and touch a deer rump while speeding down a bluff said no one. Between the possibility if getting hit by a deer or an osage orange, my vision for a relaxing Sunday outting was not met.

neon green bumpy osage orange hangs on branch

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Had my closest encounter with a 10-point buck while driving my daily humdrum commute across town today. The large deer crashed out of the woods with purpose and speed heading directly for Kohl's, followed shortly thereafter by the happiest Boston terrier I've ever seen. #suburban wildlife

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Can't believe it, but I think Andy Richter might actually win DWTS this season. Also this show may be more accurate than actual political polls. I think this means the Dems should consider Walz for another run... In the meantime, Go team Chiles Sosa!

Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa dressed in green as Disney's Tiana and prince

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I can't escape this project! My breakfast placemat:

old timey European newspaper with man in suit and bowler hat

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I am so excited to be at the most unique campus I have ever visited @UniversityofLuxembourg Belval for the Society for the History of Technology Meeting!

koi pond at University of Luxembourg-Belval

koi pond, trees red academix building in front of blast furnace

industrial landscape-huge elevated rusted pipes

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Woohoo! Excited to learn more about all the corn I seem to forever be driving thru! (and Brazil, which I aspire to visit as well!)

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

plz let me know what you find out in this front 🫣

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

In honor of National 4-H Week I present a couple of fair kids and some tired parents.

pastoral with resting humans and livestock

vintage 4-H poster with kids holding sign "4-H is for us!"

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

100% Hollywood leading man...but those pants 😍

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The proliferation of middle school boys on e-bikes and one-wheels crusing too fast with fishing poles adds to the apocalyptic vibes as of late.

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Hillary Loomis @hillaryloomis.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Summer finally feels over. I was too busy to post my "Eavesdropping on Rural America" series, but reading through my notes the best one was one of the first, way back on June 3, overheard in Highland, IL. "I gotta get home, my "Old Country Road" tee shirt arrived from Temu today.

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