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I am the product of so many people who I’ve had the privilege of thinking & laughing alongside. I have lost too many too young. Misty was in my 18C community from jump, a “cousin” from a brilliant cohort of minds. Misty was a public scholar, a lover of Austen’s fingerprints all over pop culture.

To rewatch Brennan & I talk about the community & friendship that can (but doesn’t always) emerge among colleagues hit differently yesterday, after weeks of sitting in virtual vigil as Misty’s treatments took a turn, then a spike of hope, then hospice. I am grateful for how our people came together.

I had forgotten Brennan’s very personal story on this episode, & I’m struck anew by the ways that anecdote is shaped by both the gifts & traps of tech. I can never say the internet was a mistake, because it meant I could tell my friend what they meant to me, how much I loved them, before the end.

I'm so sorry for your loss, I crossed paths with Misty briefly at Southampton last year after admiring their work on Austen for a long time