Writer, Director, Professor, Feminist, and Ex-Evangelical. I study how the stories we tell ourselves shape our world… and then I rant about it. For the longer version go to https://substack.com/@thespicyscholar.https://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mqaef26cv22ghttps://open.substack.com/pub/thespicyscholar/p/jeremiah-1328-chapter-2essay-plotter?r=8n8zpv&utm_medium=ios The next chapter of my fun little romp in the Garden is now available on Substack. See you there. 😈09 Jul 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaef26cv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mph42or6gc2yI don’t want a machine that thinks for me. What I do want: Music that I own. A printer that works. And silicone ice cube trays. …Seriously, why did it take us this long to invent silicone ice cube trays?29 Jun 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph42or6gc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mpbxnxhzz22iHusband: Minding his own business. My 6-year-old, apropos of nothing: I have good news and bad news. Him: Yes? 6yo: The good news is, I’m still gorgeous. Him: Ok. What’s the bad news? 6yo: My shirt is sticky. I wish you all the confidence of my 6-year-old, even when your shirt is sticky. 😆27 Jun 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbxnxhzz22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mp6nmqfirc27Dear medical community. There isn’t something wrong because my weight is like this. My weight is like this because there’s something wrong. That’s why I’m here, a**hole. Stop putting the blame on your patients. We’re already doing our damndest to stay alive.26 Jun 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6nmqfirc27https://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mp4b6azbhs2bhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thespicyscholar/p/jeremiah-1328-chapter-1essay-for?r=8n8zpv&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=app I finally bit the bullet, ya’ll. I’m launching my book on Substack today. ‘Cause F*^% Amazon. It’s a spicy romp in the park… and then some. Have a look.25 Jun 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4b6azbhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mkx3hql4522qhttps://substack.com/@thespicyscholar/note/p-196296552?r=5ychsz&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action R & J may be the most well-known and least-understood of plays. It’s not about young love. It’s about the consequences of hate.03 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx3hql4522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mknvx5ocxc2l#questpit #Q #A Jeremiah 1328 Erotic Urban Fantasy What does it take to get a man to bow to a woman? Welcome to the Garden Here: 🌶️Your anonymous fantasies are real 🌶️The only sin is violating consent 🌶️The gods are hiding 🌶️We write our own creation story I’m Jeremiah, and I work in the Garden.29 Apr 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknvx5ocxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mknftaf3ac2u#questpit #Q #A What does it take to get a man to bow to a woman? Welcome to the Garden, an all-male brothel in Vegas. For years Jeremiah has devoted his nights to being a fantasy in someone’s paradise… Until a coworker disappears, a woman appears in a vision, and a client asks: What do you want?29 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknftaf3ac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mkmzejvrls2d#questpit #Q #A If the anonymous fantasies of Gillian Anderson’s Want had a place. If everyone’s favorite book boyfriend had a boss. Welcome to the garden, where Jeremiah spends his nights bringing fantasies to life. Maybe it’s paradise? It’s Metasmut, with glowing tattoos. It’s Jeremiah 132829 Apr 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmzejvrls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3mexwybqshk25ICE is not “poorly trained.” They are doing exactly what they were trained to do. Dehumanize. Terrorize. Harm. The last thing we need is for them to be better at it. Abolish ICE.16 Feb 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexwybqshk25https://bsky.app/profile/reinakearney.bsky.social/post/3meqvfr35ic2lEntitlement is a systemic learned behavior. And it shocks me how early it starts. But now I can’t unsee it. https://open.substack.com/pub/thespicyscholar/p/the-entitlement-of-little-boys?r=5ychsz&utm_medium=ios13 Feb 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:xgcmecknlmk6o7kipiu6no6o/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqvfr35ic2l