[16 years ago this week, I launched this AmericanStudies daily blog. For this year’s anniversary series, I thought I’d revisit some significant months across those 16 years, leading up to my usual weekend thank-full post paying tribute to some of the countless folks who’ve helped along the way.]
My entire 15th anniversary series last year was an expression of gratitude for folks who’ve been instrumental to this blog’s growth and persistence (leading up to that especially heartfelt tribute to my late Dad, of whom I still think every time I share one of these posts), and I’ve done the same in multiple prior weekend posts to conclude such series. I don’t want to repeat all those tributes, but they of course still hold true on all counts, and I hope you’ll check out those posts if you haven’t yet.
There’s a community I haven’t highlighted in those prior posts, though, and so I wanted to shout them out this year, overall and with a few specific examples. That’s the group of folks on Bluesky who consistently engage with the threads where I share and say a bit about each weeklong blog series; thanks to these folks, I really feel that my words and work are being read and responded to. There are lots of people who take part in these conversations, but here are a handful: Jamie Gump, Erika Is Still Writing, Ilene Goldman, Liz Loveland, and @idratherbeinmaine. It’s thanks in no small measure to folks like them that I find the time and energy to keep this blog going, and I’m very grateful!
Next series starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Whether you’re a recent or long-time reader, say hi in comments, please!
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