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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
    • Poetry

Tag: 19th century

Victoriana
  • Blog

Victoriana

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 July 202330 September 2024

A new wordpress site for my 19th century books, free to download or view directly on your phone

Was ist Smashing?
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Was ist Smashing?

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 February 202321 March 2023

Smashing ist eine sehr leidenschaftliche Freundschaft, meist zwischen zwei Frauen unterschiedlichen Alters.

Old-fashioned Warmth
  • Blog

Old-fashioned Warmth

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 17 October 20229 December 2024

Faced with high inflation and war, one might begin to consider situation-appropriate lifestyle changes. In terms of saving energy, there is much we can do. Our ancestors worked out all the heating accommodations we need.

The Salt Island Diaries
  • Books
  • Salt Island Diaries

The Salt Island Diaries

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 22 June 202230 July 2023

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

The Mill Girls of Lowell
  • Historical

The Mill Girls of Lowell

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 February 20229 December 2024

The factory girls of the early 19th century were self-educated and wrote about capitalism at a time when Marx merely annoyed.

  • Blog
  • Historical

How to Use a Victorian-Era Furnace

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 30 November 202121 October 2022

Chimneys are strange objects. Most people believe they know how chimneys work, until they try to use one.

Every Science Knows Genius
  • Poetry
  • Salt Island Diaries

Every Science Knows Genius

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 September 20219 December 2024

A ‘lost’ poem from one of the contributors to the Salt Island Diaries

Peer Relevance
  • Blog
  • Historical

Peer Relevance

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 12 August 202130 June 2023

Are you networked? Are you relevant? Your adversaries are.

Victorian Women were Smashing
  • Blog
  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Victorian Women were Smashing

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 20 July 202111 July 2022

A shadow society, ignored or denied. Mutual support networks among the disempowered. Role models and fans. Petting and kisses. Half of women.

The Wolf of Cape Ann
  • Books
  • 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.

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