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Tools for people who do the work.

Practical downloads for researchers, students, and family historians — the same systems I use in the archive, packaged for you.

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Reclaiming
the Record
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Reclaiming the Record — Genealogy Template Pack

Ancestor charts, research logs, and source-citation trackers — printable PDF toolkit for family-history research that keeps every claim sourced.

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The LSAT
Study Planner
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LSAT Study Planner

A 12-week printable system for LSAT prep — study roadmap, blind review log, wrong-answer journal, and progress trackers built around one focused hour a day.

Archival Research
Toolkit
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Archival Research Toolkit

Document request templates, evidence-grading rubrics, and database schemas — everything I wish I'd had starting my first archive project. Launch price through Oct 31.

The Researcher's
Bundle
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The Researcher's Bundle

The genealogy template pack plus the archival research toolkit in one download — the full start-to-source system for family-history and archive projects. Save $5 vs. buying separately.

Freedmen's Bureau
Records Guide
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Researching Freedmen's Bureau Records: A Practical Guide

Where to look, how to read the documents, and how to trace the people the records name — a practical guide to finding ancestors in Freedmen's Bureau records.

Oral History
Starter Kit
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Oral History Starter Kit: Questions, Consent Forms & Field Method

Interview questions, consent forms, and field methods for recording family and community oral histories — ethically and well.

Grant Application
Template Pack
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Student Grant Application Template Pack

Narrative templates, budget worksheets, and submission checklists for student grant applications — built from real funded proposals.

The Pre-Law
Bundle
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The Pre-Law Bundle

The LSAT study planner plus a law-school application tracker and personal statement worksheet — the full pre-law pipeline, from prep to application, in one bundle.

The Counter-Archive
Study Guides
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The Counter-Archive Study Guides Vol. 1 (Episodes 1–3)

Key terms, episode summaries, discussion questions, and further reading for the first three episodes — the companion for viewers who want to work with the material, not just watch it.

Golden Hour
Preset Pack
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Golden Hour — Lightroom Preset Pack

Six Lightroom presets for warm golden-hour portraits, plus a 7-page shooting and install guide — the starting points behind my own portrait edits.

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Sample
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Reclaiming the Record — Free Sample

A free 3-page sample of the genealogy template pack — try the system before you buy, and join the list for new drops.

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Praxis & Petals merch

Wear the art.

My original polished designs — metallic Global South, engraved Yule, the Resist series, and Bloom Tools — on tees, stickers, posters, and more. Printed on demand by Redbubble.

Metallic Global South

Anti-Imperialist

Anti-Imperialist

Metallic gold on the long fight against empire.

Engraved Yule

Resist

Nevertheless, We Vote

Nevertheless, We Vote

Nevertheless, she persisted — at the ballot box.

Bloom Tools

The quote collection.

61 original typographic designs — feminist quotes, elegant theory, constructivist bolds, funny originals, ally shirts, women-in-poli-sci spins, and "a woman's place" reclaims. On tees, stickers, posters, and more via Redbubble.

Feminine / floral quotes

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House

The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House

"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." — Audre Lorde. An original floral-framed typographic design carrying one of fe

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (1976). An original wildflower typographic design for the gloriously ill-

The Personal Is Political

The Personal Is Political

"The personal is political." — after Carol Hanisch, 1969. An original retro-typographic design of the slogan that named a movement.

Feminism Is for Everybody

Feminism Is for Everybody

"Feminism is for everybody." — bell hooks. An original soft-floral design of her open-door invitation, from *Feminism Is for Everybody*.

I Am Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing

I Am Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing

"I am deliberate and afraid of nothing." — Audre Lorde, from "A Litany for Survival." An original sun-and-flower typographic design for the

Attention Is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity

Attention Is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." — Simone Weil. An original delicate wildflower design for the deep listeners.

The Good We Secure Must Be Secured for All

The Good We Secure Must Be Secured for All

"The good we secure for ourselves is precarious until it is secured for all of us." — Jane Addams. An original vintage-serif design from the

A Woman Without a Man Is Like a Fish Without a Bicycle

A Woman Without a Man Is Like a Fish Without a Bicycle

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." — Irina Dunn, 1970. An original cute fish-and-bicycle cartoon for the happily unbo

I Love Myself When I Am Laughing

I Love Myself When I Am Laughing

"I love myself when I am laughing." — Zora Neale Hurston. An original joyful sunflower-script design, pure self-love in serif.

Small Group of Thoughtful Citizens Can Change the World

Small Group of Thoughtful Citizens Can Change the World

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." — attributed to Margaret Mead. An original elegant

Sophisticated / elegant quotes

Pessimism of the Intellect Optimism of the Will

Pessimism of the Intellect Optimism of the Will

"Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will." — Antonio Gramsci, from his prison letters. An original minimal-serif design for the cle

Politics Is the Strong and Slow Boring of Hard Boards

Politics Is the Strong and Slow Boring of Hard Boards

"Politics is the strong and slow boring of hard boards." — Max Weber. An original typewriter-serif design for the pre-law girl and the patie

There Are Years That Ask Questions and Years That Answer

There Are Years That Ask Questions and Years That Answer

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." — Zora Neale Hurston. An original art-deco design for the in-between years.

The Sociological Imagination

The Sociological Imagination

From *The Sociological Imagination* — C. Wright Mills on seeing the personal inside the historical. An original academic-serif design for so

Storytelling Reveals Meaning

Storytelling Reveals Meaning

"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." — Hannah Arendt. An original classic-serif design for the storyt

We Are Condemned to Be Free

We Are Condemned to Be Free

"We are condemned to be free." — after Sartre. An original stark modernist design for the existentially unbothered.

One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy

One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy

"One must imagine Sisyphus happy." — Albert Camus. An original elegant design with a small boulder-and-hill motif, for the joyful absurdists

Life Understood Backwards Lived Forwards

Life Understood Backwards Lived Forwards

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." — Søren Kierkegaard. An original serif design with an arrow motif, f

Turn the Light of Truth Upon Them

Turn the Light of Truth Upon Them

"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." — Ida B. Wells. An original vintage-newspaper design with a light-beam mo

Love Is an Action Never Simply a Feeling

Love Is an Action Never Simply a Feeling

"Love is an action, never simply a feeling." — bell hooks. An original soft-serif design with a single-line heart, for the lovers who show u

Constructivist / bold quotes

The Problem of the Twentieth Century Is the Problem of the Color Line

The Problem of the Twentieth Century Is the Problem of the Color Line

"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." — W.E.B. Du Bois. An original constructivist red-black-cream design

Each Generation Must Discover Its Mission

Each Generation Must Discover Its Mission

"Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it." — Frantz Fanon. An original constructivist diagonal design, for the ge

No One Has the Right to Obey

No One Has the Right to Obey

"No one has the right to obey." — Hannah Arendt. An original bold-stencil design for the conscientious objectors.

Radical Means Grasping Things at the Root

Radical Means Grasping Things at the Root

"Radical simply means grasping things at the root." — Angela Davis (after Marx). An original bold design with a root graphic, for the ones w

When Mores Are Sufficient Laws Are Unnecessary

When Mores Are Sufficient Laws Are Unnecessary

"When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable." — attributed to Émile Durkheim. An o

I Am Changing the Things I Cannot Accept

I Am Changing the Things I Cannot Accept

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." — Ashleigh Brilliant. An original bold desi

Cartoon / funny originals

Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss? No

Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss? No

"Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss? No — organize, agitate, unionize." An original three-panel cartoon design with a megaphone, for the girls who

Touch Grass? I'm Touching Primary Sources

Touch Grass? I'm Touching Primary Sources

"Touch grass? I'm touching primary sources." An original cartoon of a girl hugging an archive box, for the chronically archival.

My Roman Empire Is the Labor Theory of Value

My Roman Empire Is the Labor Theory of Value

"My Roman Empire is the labor theory of value." An original Roman-bust cartoon with a thought bubble, for the historically obsessed.

She's a 10 But the New Deal Didn't Go Far Enough

She's a 10 But the New Deal Didn't Go Far Enough

"She's a 10 but she thinks the New Deal didn't go far enough." An original rating-card meme design, for the critically thinking tens.

Running on Caffeine and Class Consciousness

Running on Caffeine and Class Consciousness

"Running on caffeine and class consciousness." An original coffee-cup cartoon with raised-fist steam, for the overcaffeinated comrades.

Main Character in the Dialectic

Main Character in the Dialectic

"Main character in the dialectic." An original spotlight cartoon, for the protagonist of history.

Delulu Is the Solulu Dialectical Materialism Edition

Delulu Is the Solulu Dialectical Materialism Edition

"Delulu is the solulu (dialectical materialism edition)." An original sparkly meme-type design, for the manifesting materialists.

Syllabus Week Is My Met Gala

Syllabus Week Is My Met Gala

"Syllabus week is my Met Gala." An original red-carpet cartoon with a backpack, for the academically overdressed.

Fluent in Sarcasm and Surplus Value

Fluent in Sarcasm and Surplus Value

"Fluent in sarcasm and surplus value." An original speech-bubble design, for the bilingual (bitter and brilliant).

Not a Pick-Me a Praxis-Me

Not a Pick-Me a Praxis-Me

"Not a pick-me, a praxis-me." An original bold meme-type design, for the girls with theory.

Certified Girl Failure at Capitalism

Certified Girl Failure at Capitalism

"Certified girl failure (at capitalism)." An original fake-certificate design, framed and everything. Wear the failure proudly.

Daddy Issues? No

Daddy Issues? No

"Daddy issues? No — material conditions." An original deadpan typewriter design, for the historically materialist.

Ally shirts

Real Men Cite Women

Real Men Cite Women

"Real men cite women." An original bold design with a footnote-asterisk motif — the flagship ally shirt, proud and quotable.

I Read the Footnotes Too

I Read the Footnotes Too

"I read the footnotes too." An original academic-serif design with a glasses doodle, for the allies doing the reading.

Ally Will Hold Your Bag at the Protest and Cite Your Work

Ally Will Hold Your Bag at the Protest and Cite Your Work

"Ally: will hold your bag at the protest and cite your work." An original checklist-style design, for the ones who show up and shut up (lovi

Amplify Don't Explain

Amplify Don't Explain

"Amplify, don't explain." An original minimal design with a megaphone pointed outward — allyship in four syllables.

My Feminism Includes Doing the Dishes

My Feminism Includes Doing the Dishes

"My feminism includes doing the dishes." An original retro-apron design with warm humor, for the allies who do the work at home too.

Here for the Cause Not the Credit

Here for the Cause Not the Credit

"Here for the cause, not the credit." An original minimal design with a small heart, for the quiet allies.

Feminist My Group Chat Can Confirm

Feminist My Group Chat Can Confirm

"Feminist (my group chat can confirm)." An original chat-bubble design, receipts included.

Smash the Patriarchy I Brought Snacks

Smash the Patriarchy I Brought Snacks

"Smash the patriarchy — I brought snacks." An original snack-table cartoon, warm and funny, for the revolution's caterer.

Women in Poli Sci spins

Nevertheless She Caucused

Nevertheless She Caucused

"Nevertheless, she caucused." An original Women-in-Poli-Sci design with a ballot-box motif — the series goes to the caucus.

Nevertheless She Filibustered

Nevertheless She Filibustered

"Nevertheless, she filibustered." An original design with a podium-and-mic motif, for the women who will not yield the floor.

Nevertheless She Gerrymandered the Glass Ceiling

Nevertheless She Gerrymandered the Glass Ceiling

"Nevertheless, she gerrymandered the glass ceiling." An original district-map-lines design — the funniest of the set, and the most strategic

In My Voting Era

In My Voting Era

"In my voting era." An original sticker-style design riffing on the "I Voted" sticker, for the chronically civic-minded.

Nevertheless She Vetoed

Nevertheless She Vetoed

"Nevertheless, she vetoed." An original big-red-stamp design, for the women with final say.

Caucus Queen

Caucus Queen

"Caucus queen." An original crown-and-ballot-box cartoon, for the royals of the precinct.

Policy Is Personal

Policy Is Personal

"Policy is personal." An original briefcase-motif design riffing on the feminist classic, for the policy girls.

Nevertheless She Won the Popular Vote

Nevertheless She Won the Popular Vote

"Nevertheless, she won the popular vote." An original chart-going-up design, for the winners the system missed.

"A woman's place" reclaims

A Woman's Place Is in the House and the Senate

A Woman's Place Is in the House and the Senate

"A woman's place is in the House. And the Senate." An original double-chamber design — the flagship reclaim, no notes.

A Woman's Place Is on the Ballot

A Woman's Place Is on the Ballot

"A woman's place is on the ballot." An original clean design — the most wearable of the set, made for campaign season.

A Woman's Place Is Wherever She Says It Is

A Woman's Place Is Wherever She Says It Is

"A woman's place is wherever she says it is." An original universal design — the reclaim that fits every room.

A Woman's Place Is in the Situation Room

A Woman's Place Is in the Situation Room

"A woman's place is in the Situation Room." An original power-room design, for the women in the room where it happens.

A Woman's Place Is on the Supreme Court

A Woman's Place Is on the Supreme Court

"A woman's place is on the Supreme Court." An original aspirational design, for the future justices.

A Woman's Place Is Behind the Podium

A Woman's Place Is Behind the Podium

"A woman's place is behind the podium." An original campaign-trail design, for the women taking the mic.

A Woman's Place Is in the Archives

A Woman's Place Is in the Archives

"A woman's place is in the archives." An original insider-pick design tying straight to the Counter-Archive brand — for the record-keepers.

Planners & journals

Plan the work.

Digital planners and guided print journals — built from the systems I actually use. More on the way.

Protest &
Petals Planner
Coming soon

Protest & Petals — Undated Digital Planner

A 464-page undated hyperlinked planner for GoodNotes, Notability, and Noteshelf — monthly grids, weekly spreads, daily pages, habit trackers, decorated with hand-drawn botanicals.

$12.99 Digital download
Researcher's
Field Notes
Coming soon

Researcher's Field Notes — An Archival Research Journal

A guided print journal for archive days: source logs, evidence grading, and reflection prompts built from real research practice.

Print Paperback
Shadow Work
Journal
Coming soon

Shadow Work Journal — A Feminist Self-Reflection Journal

A guided feminist self-reflection journal — prompts for the inner work, in print.

Print Paperback
Everything Is
Temporary
Coming soon

Everything Is Temporary — A Guided Journal

Mantras and reflections on impermanence — a guided print journal.

Print Paperback
Dream
Journal
Coming soon

Dream Journal

Log, track symbols, and narrate your dreams — a guided print journal.

Print Paperback
Prayer
Journal
Coming soon

Prayer Journal

Daily prayer logs and reflections — a guided print journal.

Print Paperback
Reading
Journal
Coming soon

Reading Journal

Track what you read and what it changed — a guided print journal for serious readers.

Print Paperback

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