Misty Krueger

As a part of my duties as International Visitor (IV) last year, I agreed to write an article for JASNA News on my experience as the IV. Here’s what I wrote: I love how the newsletter layout features my experience verbally and visually. The pictures include my visits to Winchester Cathedral and Basingstoke, as well…

Today is Jane Austen’s birthday! Happy birthday, Jane! To celebrate this day, I reflect on how much joy Jane Austen’s novels and life story have brought to my life and (likely) millions of other people’s. To celebrate this day, I reflect on my wonderful summer as the 2017 JASNA IVP. To celebrate this day, I…

2017 marked the bicentenary of Austen’s death, and the birth of two new pieces of British money: a £2 coin and a £10 bank note. The Coin The coin, as explained by the Royal Mint: Unfortunately, before I left England in August I did not acquire one of these coins. They were sold in gift shops, but I…

As an instructor of public writing I support writing that is freely available to the public, not locked behind a paywall or only found through a university library’s database or paper subscription service. I support writers who write with the intention of educating the public and sharing information quickly. I support academics who enjoy writing…

This blog post celebrates two things: Austen (of course) and UMF’s New Commons Project. The initiative is funded by a Mellon grant and asks a community to “build a cultural commons” full of great art, literature, and ideas. The image above opens the project’s webpage. Here’s a blurb from the site that explains what the project…

Reflect on the JASNA IVP experience in 500 words + pictures. That was my charge from the International Visitor Program. No problem, right?  The other IVs submitted articles to the newsletter. How difficult can it be? The task is not as easy as it may sound. How does one condense six weeks into 500 words,…

Now that I have completed my tenure as the 2017 JASNA IV, it’s time to think about next steps. Here they are: Writing Talking Teaching Traveling More Research Let me address this list item by item: 1. Since returning from England I have set out to write two articles on the Sitting with Jane art trail.…

I don’t recall if I mentioned that one day in July, I was asked if I would like to be interviewed for a Chawton House Library podcast. “Why, yes, I would!” was my answer. Along with the three CHL fellows, I was interviewed by Karen Woods in the Oak Room–one of the rooms with a…

When Adam and I arrived at the first security point check–the one where agents check your passport and ask you questions about where you have been and what you have been doing–I thought I’d have some fun with the agent. They are soooo serious, and I get that they have to be, but I did…

  Believe it or not, Adam and I made it back to the U.S. without any serious problems. The car started. Adam drove us to the car rental return. We got on our shuttle. We checked in at the airport. We boarded our flight. It left on time. We landed early. No problems with Customs.…