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Nissa Tolton

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    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
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  • About
  • Blog
    • Dreaming
    • LGBTQ
    • Philosophy
    • Political
    • Surveillance
    • Technology
  • Books
    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
  • Short Fiction
    • Audiobooks
    • Scripts
    • Humor
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Category: Historical

The Wolf of Cape Ann
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  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • Salt Island Diaries

The Wolf of Cape Ann

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 July 202117 March 2025

The first two diary entries, which describe the arrival of a feral girl at the cliff-house.

The Old New Sexy
  • Blog
  • Historical

The Old New Sexy

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 9 July 202119 October 2023

There’s a new look trending, but it’s looking a lot like the old one. Where fashion and finance blurr

Tacitus on Agricola
  • Blog
  • Historical

Tacitus on Agricola

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 21 June 202130 June 2023

Roman historian Tacitus explains the policy of his father-in-law, Agricola, in bringing the comforts of Roman civilization to the barbarous British.

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  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • Salt Island Diaries

Salt Island Diaries Back Cover

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 2 May 202130 July 2023

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house build a society of their own.

  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Smashing: Women’s Relationships before the Fall

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 June 197923 July 2023

Intense and passionate friendships among women in the 19th century were considered normal and healthy. This was, of course, before the spectre of homosexuality ruined everything.

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  • Elinor's College Career
  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Elinor’s College Career

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 19062 July 2024

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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  • Elinor's College Career
  • Fiction
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Elinor’s Freshman Year

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 190625 January 2022

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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  • Elinor's College Career
  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Elinor’s Sophomore Year

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 190625 January 2022

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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  • Elinor's College Career
  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Elinor’s Junior Year

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 190625 January 2022

13 Room for Contemporaries
14 All Kinds of Sense
15 A Screw Loose
16 A Day of Events
17 Cela M’est Égal
18 Three Dummy Idiots

  • Books
  • Elinor's College Career
  • Fiction
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Elinor’s Senior Year

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 190625 January 2022

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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