Minerva Victrix
@minervavictrix.bsky.social
Early Modern English PhD candidate (queer and disability focus)
she/her🏳️🌈pan/polyam
Wrestling/VTM/WOD/sci-fi/fantasy/history/writing/lit
Pro union/queer/socialism/trans/sex[work]
Unstable as quicksilver and as perverse as a demon fresh from the pit
she/her🏳️🌈pan/polyam
Wrestling/VTM/WOD/sci-fi/fantasy/history/writing/lit
Pro union/queer/socialism/trans/sex[work]
Unstable as quicksilver and as perverse as a demon fresh from the pit
I need someone to explain the USPS shipping system to me like I'm 5.
Why on earth did my package go from the UK to Chicago to Cincinnati to Detroit, to then just have to be brought to Toledo?
Also, why did it take longer to get from Cincinnati to Detroit than from the UK to Chicago??
Why on earth did my package go from the UK to Chicago to Cincinnati to Detroit, to then just have to be brought to Toledo?
Also, why did it take longer to get from Cincinnati to Detroit than from the UK to Chicago??
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I need someone to explain the USPS shipping system to me like I'm 5.
Why on earth did my package go from the UK to Chicago to Cincinnati to Detroit, to then just have to be brought to Toledo?
Also, why did it take longer to get from Cincinnati to Detroit than from the UK to Chicago??
Why on earth did my package go from the UK to Chicago to Cincinnati to Detroit, to then just have to be brought to Toledo?
Also, why did it take longer to get from Cincinnati to Detroit than from the UK to Chicago??
"When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row."
~Alice Paul
~Alice Paul
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
"When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row."
~Alice Paul
~Alice Paul
Whenever I feel like I'm a bad instructor, all I need to do is visit r/professors, and I suddenly feel better about myself and my work.
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Whenever I feel like I'm a bad instructor, all I need to do is visit r/professors, and I suddenly feel better about myself and my work.
Hive-mind: with the job market being the garbage fire that it is, how does one go about getting into a new line of work in this day and age? If employers don't even seem to want to hire qualified, experienced people, how do you then convince someone to hire you for a job you HAVEN'T done before?
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Hive-mind: with the job market being the garbage fire that it is, how does one go about getting into a new line of work in this day and age? If employers don't even seem to want to hire qualified, experienced people, how do you then convince someone to hire you for a job you HAVEN'T done before?
It will never not be funny to me to see people from clearly enfranchised, majority identities suddenly understand that representation matters once they don't see themselves represented by default.
No, cishet white dude, no one is "erasing" you by representing queer/trans/Black/POC/indigenous folks.
No, cishet white dude, no one is "erasing" you by representing queer/trans/Black/POC/indigenous folks.
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
It will never not be funny to me to see people from clearly enfranchised, majority identities suddenly understand that representation matters once they don't see themselves represented by default.
No, cishet white dude, no one is "erasing" you by representing queer/trans/Black/POC/indigenous folks.
No, cishet white dude, no one is "erasing" you by representing queer/trans/Black/POC/indigenous folks.
"We forget that there is much more patriotism in having the audacity to differ from the majority than in running before the crowd; we forget that in the resistance of the minority some of the biggest things in our own history have been accomplished..."
February 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
"We forget that there is much more patriotism in having the audacity to differ from the majority than in running before the crowd; we forget that in the resistance of the minority some of the biggest things in our own history have been accomplished..."
“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”
~Molière
~Molière
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”
~Molière
~Molière
Hot take: more academic books should get audiobook formats. I'd know so much more theory and foundational texts if they were available for me to listen to on my commute, or when I'm going to bed.
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Hot take: more academic books should get audiobook formats. I'd know so much more theory and foundational texts if they were available for me to listen to on my commute, or when I'm going to bed.
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I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components:
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components:
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
Food and nutrition content creators: be careful adding more beans/chia seeds/fiber to your diet! You need to do it gradually!
Me: (eats a can of beans as a snack)
Also me: (doubles the amount of chia seeds in my drink)
Also also me: ...When do I need to start worrying, again?
Me: (eats a can of beans as a snack)
Also me: (doubles the amount of chia seeds in my drink)
Also also me: ...When do I need to start worrying, again?
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Food and nutrition content creators: be careful adding more beans/chia seeds/fiber to your diet! You need to do it gradually!
Me: (eats a can of beans as a snack)
Also me: (doubles the amount of chia seeds in my drink)
Also also me: ...When do I need to start worrying, again?
Me: (eats a can of beans as a snack)
Also me: (doubles the amount of chia seeds in my drink)
Also also me: ...When do I need to start worrying, again?
Hot take: no adult is owed a relationship of any sort by any other adult, and if someone chooses to end a relationship/friendship/acquaintance/whatever...they are allowed to do so. Even if you don't like it. Even if you don't want them to. Even if you think they're wrong.
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Hot take: no adult is owed a relationship of any sort by any other adult, and if someone chooses to end a relationship/friendship/acquaintance/whatever...they are allowed to do so. Even if you don't like it. Even if you don't want them to. Even if you think they're wrong.
Many of you may be unaware of this, but I was raised in the Southern Baptist Church. I grew up in an environment where women were not allowed to preach, lead mixed-sex discussions/lessons, or hold any sort of authority over men. The official position of the SBC is one of complementarianism.
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Many of you may be unaware of this, but I was raised in the Southern Baptist Church. I grew up in an environment where women were not allowed to preach, lead mixed-sex discussions/lessons, or hold any sort of authority over men. The official position of the SBC is one of complementarianism.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Not-so-gentle reminder: if someone is venting about the cost of rent/groceries/gas/daycare/whatever...
"Move somewhere cheaper"
"Get a better/second/third job"
"Stay home/work from home"
are not the helpful, brilliant advice you think.
"Move somewhere cheaper"
"Get a better/second/third job"
"Stay home/work from home"
are not the helpful, brilliant advice you think.
January 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Not-so-gentle reminder: if someone is venting about the cost of rent/groceries/gas/daycare/whatever...
"Move somewhere cheaper"
"Get a better/second/third job"
"Stay home/work from home"
are not the helpful, brilliant advice you think.
"Move somewhere cheaper"
"Get a better/second/third job"
"Stay home/work from home"
are not the helpful, brilliant advice you think.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Thank you to all the performers who are canceling their events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
Me: I'll get some dishes done once @yfmsilver.bsky.social goes to work.
Also me: Ugh, now I have to go downstairs and wash dishes.
Also me: Ugh, now I have to go downstairs and wash dishes.
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Me: I'll get some dishes done once @yfmsilver.bsky.social goes to work.
Also me: Ugh, now I have to go downstairs and wash dishes.
Also me: Ugh, now I have to go downstairs and wash dishes.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
2026 Goals:
~finish dissertation
~get my PhD
~get an academic or labour union job
~new tattoo (back or forearm)
~new piercing (industrial ear)
~second car
~finish dissertation
~get my PhD
~get an academic or labour union job
~new tattoo (back or forearm)
~new piercing (industrial ear)
~second car
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
2026 Goals:
~finish dissertation
~get my PhD
~get an academic or labour union job
~new tattoo (back or forearm)
~new piercing (industrial ear)
~second car
~finish dissertation
~get my PhD
~get an academic or labour union job
~new tattoo (back or forearm)
~new piercing (industrial ear)
~second car
Found my Mother's Day gift for next year!
I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, The House of Boleyn, will be released on 23 April 2026. Available to preorder now 👉https://bio.to/HouseofBoleyn @hodderbooks.bsky.social #anneboleyn #henryviii #boleyn #tudor
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Found my Mother's Day gift for next year!
Vocantus - Mirie it is while sumer ilast
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December 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Why will students look at an assignment sheet that says (as an example) 1000-1500 words and say "oh, better triple space this so it looks like I wrote enough!"?
My sibling in Odin, we have word counters.
My sibling in Odin, we have word counters.
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why will students look at an assignment sheet that says (as an example) 1000-1500 words and say "oh, better triple space this so it looks like I wrote enough!"?
My sibling in Odin, we have word counters.
My sibling in Odin, we have word counters.
Just saw a content creator claim that talking badly about your partner to others and then hiding it from them is "cheating, only you're not getting laid." She was reacting to a different content piece where someone said she hides her phone from her partner not because she has other guys in it...
December 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just saw a content creator claim that talking badly about your partner to others and then hiding it from them is "cheating, only you're not getting laid." She was reacting to a different content piece where someone said she hides her phone from her partner not because she has other guys in it...