Anne
@annebobis.bsky.social
Writer. Educator. Ph.D. student. Probably yapping about NJ, Milton, or Shakespeare.
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Anne
@annebobis.bsky.social
· May 1
Girls will say, "I needed this," and it's literally a PDF of "Holinshed's Chronicles."
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They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
I've ended up on the "Fruma Sarah" side of TikTok, and I've learned to never hand her belongings to a total stranger.
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I've ended up on the "Fruma Sarah" side of TikTok, and I've learned to never hand her belongings to a total stranger.
How my brain works over break:
"Now I have time to relax!"
"I can actually finish my laundry."
"I have comps in like 2.5 years?"
"Crap! That cfp deadline is coming up."
"I should make a syllabus on Early Modern Women's literature for my teaching portfolio."
"I need go to (name of bookstore) today."
"Now I have time to relax!"
"I can actually finish my laundry."
"I have comps in like 2.5 years?"
"Crap! That cfp deadline is coming up."
"I should make a syllabus on Early Modern Women's literature for my teaching portfolio."
"I need go to (name of bookstore) today."
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How my brain works over break:
"Now I have time to relax!"
"I can actually finish my laundry."
"I have comps in like 2.5 years?"
"Crap! That cfp deadline is coming up."
"I should make a syllabus on Early Modern Women's literature for my teaching portfolio."
"I need go to (name of bookstore) today."
"Now I have time to relax!"
"I can actually finish my laundry."
"I have comps in like 2.5 years?"
"Crap! That cfp deadline is coming up."
"I should make a syllabus on Early Modern Women's literature for my teaching portfolio."
"I need go to (name of bookstore) today."
Hearing "The Muffin Man" for the fifth time in a row does things to you lol.
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hearing "The Muffin Man" for the fifth time in a row does things to you lol.
After a day with my perfect and wonderful 1-year-old niece, I have relearned the lyrics to "The Muffin Man" and "The Wheels on the Bus."
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
After a day with my perfect and wonderful 1-year-old niece, I have relearned the lyrics to "The Muffin Man" and "The Wheels on the Bus."
A humbling moment for someone from NJ: I found out I have a slight accent when I say the words historical, Florida, and walk.
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A humbling moment for someone from NJ: I found out I have a slight accent when I say the words historical, Florida, and walk.
Influencers will introduce a newfound creation of their doing called a stuffed Italian bread, and it's literally a caprese sandwich.
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Influencers will introduce a newfound creation of their doing called a stuffed Italian bread, and it's literally a caprese sandwich.
I consider myself lucky to have such wonderful friends who proofread my work because I accidentally called Cymbeline a non-tragic work (Could this be the actual Tragedie of Cymbeline? A typo from a very tired graduate student?)
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I consider myself lucky to have such wonderful friends who proofread my work because I accidentally called Cymbeline a non-tragic work (Could this be the actual Tragedie of Cymbeline? A typo from a very tired graduate student?)
I wish my university used a different LMS because what do you mean I have to rewrite this comment on a student final 4 times?
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I wish my university used a different LMS because what do you mean I have to rewrite this comment on a student final 4 times?
I know I'm being weirdly enthusiastic about this, but I just got the proof for my first academic book review and I'm so excited.
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I know I'm being weirdly enthusiastic about this, but I just got the proof for my first academic book review and I'm so excited.
Replacing my macbook during the first semester of my Ph.D. program was not on the bucket list or in my budget.
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Replacing my macbook during the first semester of my Ph.D. program was not on the bucket list or in my budget.
I'm just a girl staring at a very bad unit plan on The Book of Margery Kempe and disability studies.
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm just a girl staring at a very bad unit plan on The Book of Margery Kempe and disability studies.
Casually starting a tradition of writing the worst Milton paper ever for a seminar and spending years trying to revise it into something coherent lol.
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Casually starting a tradition of writing the worst Milton paper ever for a seminar and spending years trying to revise it into something coherent lol.
Living in the south has made me realize how much I miss NJ pizza and, dare I say it, the NJ transit.
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Living in the south has made me realize how much I miss NJ pizza and, dare I say it, the NJ transit.
I'm just a girl reading adversarial poetry.
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I'm just a girl reading adversarial poetry.
Things you shouldn't say aloud in your last Milton class: Refer to the Discipline and Doctrine of Divorce as "triple D"
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Things you shouldn't say aloud in your last Milton class: Refer to the Discipline and Doctrine of Divorce as "triple D"
I'm very, very grateful that a graduate committee looked at my Ph.D. application and was like, "Uh... I guess we'll accept the one who's obsessed with Milton and pedagogy."
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I'm very, very grateful that a graduate committee looked at my Ph.D. application and was like, "Uh... I guess we'll accept the one who's obsessed with Milton and pedagogy."
Every day I'm grateful for not being born into a family that participates in a Turkey Trot.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Every day I'm grateful for not being born into a family that participates in a Turkey Trot.
Sharing this because what's happening at Montclair State University is simply unacceptable.
share.google/i3SjorCDuc36...
share.google/i3SjorCDuc36...
Students, Faculty at Montclair State University Speak Out Against Restructuring
There will be a student-led protest on Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. outside Dickson Hall at MSU.
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sharing this because what's happening at Montclair State University is simply unacceptable.
share.google/i3SjorCDuc36...
share.google/i3SjorCDuc36...
What's happening at Montclair State University is absolutely upsetting as some who is an alumna and former instructor.
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What's happening at Montclair State University is absolutely upsetting as some who is an alumna and former instructor.
A brilliant article written by one of my favorite Milton professors
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A brilliant article written by one of my favorite Milton professors
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
My friend Stephen to our friend: "Some of us are not obsessed with Milton like some people" (Gives me the side eye)
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My friend Stephen to our friend: "Some of us are not obsessed with Milton like some people" (Gives me the side eye)
Professor: "You all remember or should've read (name of classic)."
Me, a former community college student and Theatre major:
Me, a former community college student and Theatre major:
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue overalls .
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue overalls .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Professor: "You all remember or should've read (name of classic)."
Me, a former community college student and Theatre major:
Me, a former community college student and Theatre major:
Shame on the administration at my alma mater: www.change.org/p/montclair-...
Sign the Petition
Montclair State is Eliminating All Humanities Departments
www.change.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Shame on the administration at my alma mater: www.change.org/p/montclair-...
I've made the horrible mistake of listening to an audiobook I created for a lesson on Disability Studies... I fear my New Jersey accent is noticeable.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I've made the horrible mistake of listening to an audiobook I created for a lesson on Disability Studies... I fear my New Jersey accent is noticeable.