<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Emersonwriterj]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emersonwriterj]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:42:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Remember, You Will Die]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Good Death, Puritan-Style.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/remember-you-will-die</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae5ffafc7fdfcb1744f40d7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_5cb9761aca2e442aace92c1aa90eb1e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devil's Mark: When the Body Becomes Evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our last post, we journeyed a little into the Early Modern Period (1500-1800) and explored some of the Malleus Maleficarum, and its influence on the concept of the Devil, women, piety, and sex. We also explored who controlled all of those narratives: men.   Women’s bodies were examined for witches' or Devil's marks - where their familiars (a demonic animal that helped a witch in their harmful magical workings against people, animals, and property) suckled blood for sustenance. A witch’s...]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/the-devil-s-mark-when-the-body-becomes-evidence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ad0cc32c54cccf96865e004</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:59:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_b48952b630764ea781b51fa03a1b1344~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_572,h_415,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devil in the Bedroom: Witches, Sex, and the Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Devil gets into the Puritan bedroom, the Patriarchy showed it's true nature: fear.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/the-devil-in-the-bedroom-witches-sex-and-the-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac79e8fd655c89aae479083</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_e6b24aebbc8d4f8dbdbc98729c758001~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_856,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Little Death &#38; Damnation: The Devil]]></title><description><![CDATA[No pitchfork needed to make an impression.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/a-little-death-damnation-the-devil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abf9e2e243b5c617aeb6b05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_617c37fcb5f642049a14efedd716ee41~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_886,h_765,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[They did it for love. Or, at least, they were supposed to.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfa947243b5c617aeb80f5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_04e529a4718e4318bd2288867a736835~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_327,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Godly Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Girls were taught to read, but not for equality.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/the-godly-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfab0d197e566fc16aa906</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_e9a065b62b154dc1864562ccdceecbbb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tidbits: Birthday Cake &#38; Puritans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Puritan view of birthdays really takes the cake.]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/tidbits-birthday-cake-puritans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfacbd197e566fc16aac6c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_6381d6c3458b40918f8386a5b54bb296~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_373,h_279,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educated, But Not Equal]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve all seen them. They are seemingly everywhere the topic of Puritans is discussed - those 19th-century paintings depicting them dressed in somber, black clothes and white shirts with huge collars and a ridiculously large buckle on their hats. What if I told you that was a lie?Many of the misconceptions we have about Puritans stem from the 19th-century. Those pesky Victorians loved history for sure. But here’s the catch: they didn’t necessarily care if it was accurate history. That has...]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/educated-but-not-equal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfade34dccf6fb6730e720</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_47205ca6cf484d198bdc648b882525c2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_468,h_695,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Belief Becomes Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the Puritans, Church &#38; State were intertwined. ]]></description><link>https://emersonwriterj.wixstudio.com/emersonwriterj/post/when-belief-becomes-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abfb02abfee4e7d2cf8db2c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2b6d30_8ecb91dc695243bf9ce224fd037f7827~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_566,h_333,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>emersonwriterj</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>