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Abby Kirby

@abbykirby.bsky.social

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Middle school ELA// Fan Studies Scholar// Gravity Falls & Psych Fan// Fanfic Enthusiast

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Apr 18

Screaming crying and throwing up. I feel like I can finally make this public. My dream of writing a book about #GravityFalls is coming true! I’m excited and scared and overall eager for this big step.

bill cipher from gravity falls is hanging from a log

ALT: bill cipher from gravity falls is hanging from a log

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · 5d

Whenever I realize a lesson I planned isn‘t long enough I start explaining Twilight to 11 year olds. There’s at least 15 minutes of cushion in there.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · 12d

Kid: Ms. Kirby, you're hair is starting to turn gray.
Me: I know.
Kid: Why?
Me: Stress.
Kid: Why?
My class: shouting about how they tortured their teachers on purpose last year

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · 20d

Just sent off my first PhD application. I'm keeping it to just a few local schools for now but I'm still excited. Here's looking at you, UW-Madison.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · 29d

I’ll be the first to admit that 6th graders are very annoying but sometimes they’re cute. My kids starting playing ‘job applications’ where they make little applications to work for 1 bitcoin a day and leave them in my room. I hope they play pretend for a little longer.

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 29d

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Nov 10

The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Sep 8

A very cool writing opportunity fell into my hands today— but it could also be a very cool thing for the kiddos.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Sep 6

Despite all the bs it’s come with, I’m loving being a sixth grade teacher. I had such a good day with the kids today and it makes up for all the rough ones.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm a contributor! Join me for the few minutes I'll be on Zoom to talk about my chapter. #fanstudies

www.pedagogicaltheory.co.uk/event/autobi...

Autobiography, Fan Fiction, and Education – Book Launch – Advanced Pedagogical Theory

www.pedagogicaltheory.co.uk

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who ever let me have this goofy lil karaoke machine for my classroom has made the worst mistake of their life.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · Aug 12

different day, same internal struggle

heavily modified meme image depicting spiderman confronting a dinosaur person, saying "you can write concisely about complex topics and you're using it to shitpost? But with abilities like that you could write a book" to which the dinosaur person responds "but I don't want to write a book I want to shitpost"

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Anna Wilson @annapwilson.bsky.social · Jul 31

#fanstudies #fanfiction I have a small FAQ on my site now directed at potential graduate students who want to write PhD projects on fanfiction. Please let me know if your students find this helpful and/or if there's anything you disagree with, or that you think I should add www.drannawilson.com

Anna Wilson: Medieval Literature and Fanfiction Studies

Homepage for Dr Anna Wilson, Assistant Professor of English at Harvard University. Prof. Wilson studies fanfiction and medieval literature.

www.drannawilson.com

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Aug 1

My classroom for the summer program is by the communications section of Northwestern library. Not only has this been super helpful for my book, it’s solidified my decision to apply for my PhD this cycle.

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to connect with the person from my hometown who has this bumper sticker

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 28

My supervisor came in for an observation while I was screaming about Shrek to my kids. Thankfully she thought I was funny and engaging and not someone who was using class time to explain Shrek lore.

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Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · Jul 28

Aca-Disney-Colleagues

Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached:

www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...

Disney: A Companion, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon

The editors invite abstracts for a forthcoming edited volume entitled Disney: A Companion, which will offer a comprehensive critical exploration of The Walt Disney Company's cultural, historical, ...

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 24

Feeling a little salty that I could be at SDCC right now with a free press badge, but because I got fired from my job (and got a new job that pays a lot less), I'm sitting on the floor teaching summer school to make up for lost income.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 20

Big shout out to past Abby who decided to write but never finish a bunch of Gravity Falls essays that could easily copied and pasted. Current Abby is now roughly 35% done with her book.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 11

I’ve been doing interviews for my book, people say they have nothing important to add. But then they share one small thing and it opens up perspectives I hadn’t considered. A big theme coming out of this is how we enrich the lives of others.
I’m feeling very blessed to have this opportunity.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 10

Planning on going to #SCMS26 for the first time-- but my brain is so fried I can't think of anything I'd like to present. Does anyone have ideas for panels or round tables? My primary areas are education and fan fiction, but I like opportunities to learn new things.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 9

Reminds me of those display boxes with broken phones they used to have at Six Flags

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 7

New from me about @alexrossart.bsky.social at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville IL!

The Geekiary @thegeekiary.bsky.social · Jul 7

Alex Ross: Heroes & Villains Exhibition at the Dunn Museum

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#AlexRoss #HeroesandVillains #DunnMuseum #comic #comicart #art #artist #Marvel #XMen

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Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 5

Visited the Alex Ross exhibit at the Dunn Museum in Lake County (review article to come). I had a lovely time and it’s urging me to move to the area so I can visit their special exhibits more often!

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'm trying to tell myself I'm still in the stage of book writing where it can all be incoherent rambles- so long as there's something on the page. But I'm also not okay with that and everything I write needs to be perfect the first time.

Abby Kirby @abbykirby.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thanks @transformativeworks.org for highlighting my article for @thegeekiary.bsky.social on fandom holidays!

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