Abby Kirby
@abbykirby.bsky.social
Middle school ELA// Fan Studies Scholar// Gravity Falls & Psych Fan// Fanfic Enthusiast
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Abby Kirby
@abbykirby.bsky.social
· Apr 18
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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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.
By 8:35 I had students: pants each other, hide in the bathroom, scream because I gave them vocab words, demand I let them on YouTube, and yell at my para for trying to help. If anyone wonders why I want to quit teaching, there it is.
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
By 8:35 I had students: pants each other, hide in the bathroom, scream because I gave them vocab words, demand I let them on YouTube, and yell at my para for trying to help. If anyone wonders why I want to quit teaching, there it is.
I need them to announce the next Psych Con because I’ve been making bracelets every time I’m feeling anxious. Considering I have over 200… I’ve been very anxious.
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I need them to announce the next Psych Con because I’ve been making bracelets every time I’m feeling anxious. Considering I have over 200… I’ve been very anxious.
For the first time ever, I'm debating if I still want to be a teacher. I was feeling a lot of guilt around applying for a PhD and leaving the field for a time. But now I don't know if I'll come back.
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For the first time ever, I'm debating if I still want to be a teacher. I was feeling a lot of guilt around applying for a PhD and leaving the field for a time. But now I don't know if I'll come back.
Yesterday, I got the single coolest email/offer of my life. Except its a secret and I'm losing my shit.
October 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Yesterday, I got the single coolest email/offer of my life. Except its a secret and I'm losing my shit.
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.
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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.
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.
September 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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.
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.
September 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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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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 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
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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
A very cool writing opportunity fell into my hands today— but it could also be a very cool thing for the kiddos.
September 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A very cool writing opportunity fell into my hands today— but it could also be a very cool thing for the kiddos.
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.
September 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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.
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...
www.pedagogicaltheory.co.uk/event/autobi...
Autobiography, Fan Fiction, and Education – Book Launch – Advanced Pedagogical Theory
www.pedagogicaltheory.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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...
www.pedagogicaltheory.co.uk/event/autobi...
Who ever let me have this goofy lil karaoke machine for my classroom has made the worst mistake of their life.
August 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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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different day, same internal struggle
August 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
different day, same internal struggle
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#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
July 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#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
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.
August 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to connect with the person from my hometown who has this bumper sticker
July 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to connect with the person from my hometown who has this bumper sticker
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.
July 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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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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...
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, ...
www.academia.edu
July 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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...
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...
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.
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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.
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.
July 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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.
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.
I’m feeling very blessed to have this opportunity.
July 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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.
I’m feeling very blessed to have this opportunity.
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.
July 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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.
New from me about @alexrossart.bsky.social at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville IL!
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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#AlexRoss #HeroesandVillains #DunnMuseum #comic #comicart #art #artist #Marvel #XMen
July 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New from me about @alexrossart.bsky.social at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville IL!