Tessa B, MA MRes
Academic. Educator. Fiber Artist.
Studying our oldest stories and how they make us human
Part California Sunshine, Part English Rain
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- If you’re feeling in need of joy, I honestly and earnestly recommend watching some of the @projectforawesome.bsky.social livestream this weekend. It is always such incredible joy.
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- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MRes1/🧵 National Park Service, Librarians, Cartoonists, Historians, Folklorists all unhesitatingly resisting. Sound like a weird "front line"? Here's (a taste of) why #THREAD: NPS looks after natural & CULTURAL resources: education, support of local tribes & communities, preserving local history #resist
- How I feel every time my cats don’t eat their dinner after whining for it.
- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MResTHIRTEEN TWENTY-EIGHT DAY MONTHS. 364 DAYS. THE 365TH DAY IS A GLOBAL CELEBRATION. #FIXTHEMONTHS
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- Watching my boyfriend play the old Super Nintendo Donkey Kong: “This is why so many millennials have anxiety”
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- As said in the next post….GO WRITE YOUR FREAKY SHIT I don’t want to read the same story written again and again, I want to read something weird.
- As you’re making new year’s resolutions be sure to also think about what you accomplished in 2024. So often we focus on what we still need or want to do and forget to reflect on the successes we’ve already had.
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- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MRes"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." - Grace Hopper b today 1906 #pioneer #change #nature #photography
- This is not me, but I wish it was!
- Life tip from a moderately successful (I’m not a millionaire but I have a career I enjoy, I’m worth more $ than I owe, and I have two Master’s degrees) person: Find clothes that make you feel powerful and wear them as much as possible. When you feel good, you will do good.
- You know what kind of family you have when you pull the couch cushions off and find bookmarks.
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- Stringing cranberries for the Yule tree 🌲
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- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MResIf you are a trans person in Illinois arrested, harassed, or discriminated against for using a public bathroom, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MResWish I could buy ads for the good.store on BlueSky. But since I can't: Give the gift of good store this holiday season! Coffee! Tea! Puzzles! Socks! Soap! Shampoo bars! 100% of profit goes to charity. It's a great gift that you can feel great about.
- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MResThe elusive deep-water oarfish – considered to be a harbinger of bad news – was spotted yet again on the shores of Encinitas, California. It was the state’s third spotting of the species in the last three months, and only the 22nd over the past century.
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- Anyone around that studies numerology in folklore/mythology? Or know where I would look to learn more? #folklore
- My family were very early protestant American colonists, and as such I’m related to basically every white family in the US.
- Bluesky academics, let’s get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about 1) Trauma in fairy tales 2) Monsters and pagan gods in modern pop songs
- It’s 5:30 and I just realized my t-shirt’s been backwards all day. They let me own a house. They let me work with children. They let me fill out government forms. Follow me for more shenanigans, I guess. #ADHD
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- Reposted by Tessa B, MA MResBooks save lives. 🌈
- It’s amazing! I second this recommendation!
- Book recommendation: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. This is a novel about women’s rage, women’s power, and ultimately, women’s love. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
