Delia Marshall Turner's Blog
September 6, 2025
natural history
I visited the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians. It is a peculiar place, a dark and staid Victorian… Read more natural history
September 5, 2025
human beings work there
Over the course of the last few years of artificial scarcity and misinformation around vaccines, I found myself a pharmacy… Read more human beings work there
September 4, 2025
the world is trying to kill me right now
I was thinking this morning that I have very few actual responsibilities, at least when I narrow it down. And… Read more the world is trying to kill me right now
September 3, 2025
human beings, man
If you read r/Custodians, a large number of the threads are complaints about teachers and students making messes. r/ServerLife is… Read more human beings, man
September 2, 2025
today in t-shirts
White woman walking in Rittenhouse Square, carrying NIN tote, in sleeveless shirt reading MY WHOLE EXISTENCE IS FLAWED Black man… Read more today in t-shirts
September 1, 2025
no thank you thank you very much
I was talking with my friend Beth yesterday. She, like me, is widowed after a long marriage. She, like me,… Read more no thank you thank you very much
August 31, 2025
emergency
The 32 bus careens efficiently around the corner at 6:00 am. I’m one of three passengers. The sun isn’t up… Read more emergency
August 30, 2025
today in T-shirts
Thin Black gentleman with head wrap, sitting on park bench taking his shoes on and off, surrounded by his few… Read more today in T-shirts
August 29, 2025
I don’t need to know
Last night, I had my regular conversation with a friend who sees left wing conspiracy theories on Facebook and then… Read more I don’t need to know
August 28, 2025
into the void
I’m going to write a book about decluttering one of these days. Not a quirky, object-fetishizing one like Marie Kondo’s,… Read more into the void
