They/Them. Author of WE ARE WATCHING ELIZA BRIGHT and AWAKENED. Lecturer at University of British Columbia. Opinions my own.https://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mxxlwoa7vc2zThe last time I listened to this horror podcast that I regularly assign my undergraduates, I had not yet had a child. Everything is so, so much scarier having had a baby. Like not just psychologically. Like—on a cellular level, I react differently to shit.16 Oct 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxlwoa7vc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mmfx722zmc2bthis is probably ill-advised because I have negative hours in my day, but I really miss publishing essays and all the place I used to put them are either gone or unrecognizable to me. Non-Fungible Screaming https://non-fungible-tokens.beehiiv.com/p/non-fungible-screaming22 May 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfx722zmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mlbwiollkk2wI am treating this like old Twitter where I get to post any inane thought that pops into my head and no one can stop me. Party like it’s 2012.07 May 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwiollkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mlbwgm773k2wI would be happy if City Council of Darkness ran for a full year. I have never been more into vampires than I am in this moment.07 May 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwgm773k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3ml7oagfgoc2xTeaching a unit on memes means sometimes I have to cite "Nova XP and Zach."06 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7oagfgoc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mh7ndylcgk2t"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" is better than "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." By, like, a lot.16 Mar 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7ndylcgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mglw43ssds2aI have a baby, someone tell me what happened ten days ago that was miserable? But also yes, large language models can deploy deception: arxiv.org/abs/2311.07590 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2317967121 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglw43ssds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mglu5h2aj22aDaylight savings should not exist. I am so caffeinated that my soul is vibrating and I didn't even have to be anywhere today. My infant? Awake at weird times. My partner? Also shook. We keep turning to each other and saying how fucked up we are. It's one hour and it is the devil's hour.09 Mar 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglu5h2aj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aeosworth.bsky.social/post/3mehasb565k27I swear to shit if I get one more AI-generated email about AWAKENED I am going to launch myself into the sun.09 Feb 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:smz7n6q3viml6lioprh5bme2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehasb565k27