Steel: A Little History (and a new home!)

The newest history by Elizabeth Rively (historian of burial) is now available at The Elizabeths. This is a story of an elevator-haunting ghost, and you can find it in The History of Steel. (To celebrate the new site for the project, for the first time you can listen to this story as well as read it. More readings coming soon!) For more on The Elizabeths, an ongoing experiment in conjectural sensual … Continue reading Steel: A Little History (and a new home!)

Fireflies: A Little History

The newest history by Elizabeth Turvey (historian of flame) is now available at The Elizabeths. It’s another springtime story that further fleshes out Elizabeth’s ongoing geography of burning, and you can find it by heading over to The History of Fireflies. For more on The Elizabeths, an ongoing experiment in conjectural sensual historiography, check out the main project site. Continue reading Fireflies: A Little History

Salt: A Little History

The first history by Elizabeth Rively (historian of burial) is now available at The Elizabeths. (She is the maddest of the Elizabeths and you can learn a little about her here.) This Elizabeth writes of earth and the things it carries, and you’ll find this in The History of Salt. For more on The Elizabeths, an ongoing experiment in conjectural sensual historiography, check out the main project site. Continue reading Salt: A Little History

The History of Song: A Little Story

The newest little history by Elizabeth Woodfall (historian of wind) is now available at The Elizabeths. It was inspired by, in part (and is a thank-you for, in part) a recent musical performance by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei at the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting in Seattle. You can find it by heading over to The History of Song. To hear a song from the concert that … Continue reading The History of Song: A Little Story