Teaching, horror, food, and absurdityhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mwsyii27vs2qFor most of my career, I've been the safe teacher on campus. This is do in no small part to 1) being warm and welcoming 2) having a classroom pantry 3) being generous with supplies It's almost like humans work better when you treat them as such [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyii27vs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mwsyemzwxs2qSuccessfully convinced the district's tech services dept to unblock mothership.blog for potential use in my media class! According to them: "The site contains legitimate media journalism, criticism, and essays that may be useful in a media course" https://mothership.blog01 Oct 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyemzwxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mwqxmr3bqk24It's been more than a decade since I was a grad student, but this is a really fascinating list of books. I could some of them making interesting excerpts for my high school students' study of rhetoric or even our Project-Based Learning work [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqxmr3bqk24https://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mwqvwncmqc2hMe, while showing my media class the Muppets (2011): "Think about the parallels between this and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, where they have to dance to raise money for the community center."30 Sep 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqvwncmqc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mvtff67e3k2kWatching 'Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island', it's pretty clear that a select subset of people had this movie be their awakening19 Sep 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtff67e3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mvsfibasd22jAs a person that loves a personal narrative, I'm a total sucker for this every time. Especially if involves a food I love--or could grow to love. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsfibasd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mvq4xv4yfk2xHere's a great interview from our hometown, independent newspaper talking with Boots Riley about his roots in NC and organizing https://indyweek.com/news/culture/boots-riley-interview-north-carolina/17 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq4xv4yfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3mupc433ifc2yThis was so lovely. I know I'm a sucker for a personal story with an interesting framing, but this seems like something my memoirs students would really appreciate [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupc433ifc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/octopushearts.bsky.social/post/3muf22qbooc2oLong ago, I was gonna see The Black Keys at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. It's a smaller venue; the stage itself is only a few feet off the ground. Anyway, I drove 40 min there, parked, and handed the dude my printed ticket (I know, I know). He takes one look at it and goes, "This was last night." [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:a5two5tyyh5aqc2r5ud6o7t2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf22qbooc2o