Anne
@annebobis.bsky.social
Writer. Educator. Ph.D. student. Probably yapping about NJ, Milton, or Shakespeare.
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My brain also hurts. I'm fascinated by his analysis of 'Mansfield Park' and tbh I'll never look at it the same way.
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
My brain also hurts. I'm fascinated by his analysis of 'Mansfield Park' and tbh I'll never look at it the same way.
I'm clearly new to academia, and I know this will sound pretentious, but wow Said's 'Culture and Imperialism' has altered my brain chemistry.
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I'm clearly new to academia, and I know this will sound pretentious, but wow Said's 'Culture and Imperialism' has altered my brain chemistry.
Me, after saying something coherent about disability studies, embodied knowledge, and Milton for a Proseminar assignment:
"So like Satan and his homies are falling for 9 days, so it's like bad."
"What am I even saying? They're literally in hell!"
"So like Satan and his homies are falling for 9 days, so it's like bad."
"What am I even saying? They're literally in hell!"
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Me, after saying something coherent about disability studies, embodied knowledge, and Milton for a Proseminar assignment:
"So like Satan and his homies are falling for 9 days, so it's like bad."
"What am I even saying? They're literally in hell!"
"So like Satan and his homies are falling for 9 days, so it's like bad."
"What am I even saying? They're literally in hell!"
My thoughts while reading Goodreads reviews: Do you actually hate the novel about the self-loathing female artist with a "friendship" or do you hate that it was written by a woman-of-color?
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My thoughts while reading Goodreads reviews: Do you actually hate the novel about the self-loathing female artist with a "friendship" or do you hate that it was written by a woman-of-color?
I'm doing a study abroad program in Italy, and the real question is: How do I convince my Shakespeare professor and classmates to see a lock of John Milton's hair?
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I'm doing a study abroad program in Italy, and the real question is: How do I convince my Shakespeare professor and classmates to see a lock of John Milton's hair?
It turns out the worst paper I've ever written on Milton and education wasn't that bad. (I'm grateful that my future dissertation adviser is both honest and generous as a scholar.)
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 AM
It turns out the worst paper I've ever written on Milton and education wasn't that bad. (I'm grateful that my future dissertation adviser is both honest and generous as a scholar.)
Last one: Performative male reading? Nah, it's aura farming but like in the Renaissance.
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Last one: Performative male reading? Nah, it's aura farming but like in the Renaissance.
Bad summaries of a book I started reading: Surprise. It was you, the reader, who turned out to be compelled by sin.
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Bad summaries of a book I started reading: Surprise. It was you, the reader, who turned out to be compelled by sin.
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We're going to win because their side has no good art and they know it.
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We're going to win because their side has no good art and they know it.
I fear I don't sound intellectual in class discussions, especially when compared to my peers lol.
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I fear I don't sound intellectual in class discussions, especially when compared to my peers lol.
The real question is: How do I convince my university library to purchase a new book on Milton and Disability, so I don't have to spend $125?
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The real question is: How do I convince my university library to purchase a new book on Milton and Disability, so I don't have to spend $125?
The only way I feel truly at home
January 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
The only way I feel truly at home
All I want for Christmas is to not pay out-of-pocket for student insurance.
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
All I want for Christmas is to not pay out-of-pocket for student insurance.
Milton's Eve was so real when she said good-bye to Paradise and its flowers because this is *exactly* how I act when I leave New Jersey and its bagels.
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Milton's Eve was so real when she said good-bye to Paradise and its flowers because this is *exactly* how I act when I leave New Jersey and its bagels.
The only goal I have for 2026 is to actually use my visual timers and planner
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The only goal I have for 2026 is to actually use my visual timers and planner
I found out my high school English teacher, who made me love Macbeth, dislikes Shakespeare. I have never experienced heartbreak like this lol
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I found out my high school English teacher, who made me love Macbeth, dislikes Shakespeare. I have never experienced heartbreak like this lol
I fear the only bad thing about my graduate program is that they once served us Thomas bagels during orientation. #firstworldproblemsindeed
December 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I fear the only bad thing about my graduate program is that they once served us Thomas bagels during orientation. #firstworldproblemsindeed
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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
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."
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 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.
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.
For context: my office is close to the break room. Now my colleagues and friends have to walk past a horrible Milton meme on my office door every time they go to the break room lol.
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
For context: my office is close to the break room. Now my colleagues and friends have to walk past a horrible Milton meme on my office door every time they go to the break room lol.
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."