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Nissa Tolton

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Tag: historical

The Emily in Each of Us
  • Historical

The Emily in Each of Us

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 202616 March 2026

There is an Emily in each of us. It is incompatible with this world, and thereby reminds us that we are not native to it.

Consent
  • Dreaming
  • Philosophy

Consent

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 23 February 202618 March 2026

There is something you need to know about this place, the most important thing: Everything that goes on here is by consent.

Only the Cutting
  • Historical
  • Philosophy

Only the Cutting

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 June 20253 July 2025

This quote from Myamoto Musashi has always struck me as a book contained in a single sentence.

Point Heating
  • Blog

Point Heating

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 November 202427 October 2025

It’s best to work out your subcivilisation lifestyle while the luxury of experimentation still exists.

The Family Religion
  • Dreaming

The Family Religion

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 202421 January 2026

The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.

Victoriana
  • Blog

Victoriana

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 8 July 202328 May 2025

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

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.

This is where you get your food
  • Historical
  • Humor

Where you go shopping

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 July 202230 June 2023

Let me show you where you are.

The ghosts of small girls
  • Environment
  • Historical

The ghosts of small girls

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 July 20229 December 2024

When you feel you are being watched, your excesses are harder to maintain.

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.

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