Tom Sojka
@tomsojka.bsky.social
mad, bad, mostly martinis
historian of 20th century britain
writing a book about elite culture, space, and gossip in interwar britain
historian of 20th century britain
writing a book about elite culture, space, and gossip in interwar britain
Lighting six candles in the middle of the day to feel something.
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Lighting six candles in the middle of the day to feel something.
yo that’s the name of the book!!
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
yo that’s the name of the book!!
Love how every app update is like what if we made UX worse BUT we moved a button 🙃
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Love how every app update is like what if we made UX worse BUT we moved a button 🙃
Might fuck around and read A Dance to the Music of Time.
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Might fuck around and read A Dance to the Music of Time.
One cocktail away from impulse adopting a dog.
December 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
One cocktail away from impulse adopting a dog.
good king wenceles will return in avengers: doomsday
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
good king wenceles will return in avengers: doomsday
never not thinking about this anne sexton quote
December 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
never not thinking about this anne sexton quote
I am still, somehow, reading Our Mutual Friend.
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I am still, somehow, reading Our Mutual Friend.
It’s that time of year….when I don’t know what day it is and (bonus for 2025) what time it is.
December 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It’s that time of year….when I don’t know what day it is and (bonus for 2025) what time it is.
grades submitted
book proposal in-progress
christmas spirit, lacking
book proposal in-progress
christmas spirit, lacking
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
grades submitted
book proposal in-progress
christmas spirit, lacking
book proposal in-progress
christmas spirit, lacking
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Reading Rooms at the British Library are closed *all week* because so many of its workers refuse to work for pitiful wages in a contemptuously authoritarian and obliviously managed environment.
We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out!
It’s a mess and a disgrace.
Lift it up!!
We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out!
It’s a mess and a disgrace.
Lift it up!!
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reading Rooms at the British Library are closed *all week* because so many of its workers refuse to work for pitiful wages in a contemptuously authoritarian and obliviously managed environment.
We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out!
It’s a mess and a disgrace.
Lift it up!!
We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out!
It’s a mess and a disgrace.
Lift it up!!
Whenever I leave the house in December, I inexplicably spend $130.
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Whenever I leave the house in December, I inexplicably spend $130.
Ebenezer Scrooge will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ebenezer Scrooge will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
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When an article of clothing contains synthetic fibers
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When an article of clothing contains synthetic fibers
Usually not crazy about Dickens but reading “Our Mutual Friend” for book club and delighting in it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Usually not crazy about Dickens but reading “Our Mutual Friend” for book club and delighting in it.
bonjour, hi (and also au revoir) from @thenacbs.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
bonjour, hi (and also au revoir) from @thenacbs.bsky.social
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"Frankenstein" is a story about how men should have more or fewer hobbies
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Frankenstein" is a story about how men should have more or fewer hobbies
I saw Paul Allen in Montréal.
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I saw Paul Allen in Montréal.
I love teaching three sections of the same class, because when I hate how a lecture turned out I get to do it two more times.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I love teaching three sections of the same class, because when I hate how a lecture turned out I get to do it two more times.
My students and I are now competing for who is more ready for Thanksgiving break (during which I’ll grade 75 papers and finish my book proposal and drink [redacted] bottles of Beaujolais nouveau).
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My students and I are now competing for who is more ready for Thanksgiving break (during which I’ll grade 75 papers and finish my book proposal and drink [redacted] bottles of Beaujolais nouveau).
2026 is the year I read Middlemarch.
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
2026 is the year I read Middlemarch.
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Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. What happened next will shock you
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. What happened next will shock you
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The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.
Have never been less interested in a relationship but also never more interested in flirting?
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Have never been less interested in a relationship but also never more interested in flirting?