Shannon Sauro
@shansauro.bsky.social
Professor at UMBC (USA). Applied linguist | teacher educator |runner | fan. Researching fan practices for language learning in the digital wilds and the L2 classroom, virtual exchange, & computer-assisted language learning. She/her
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Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
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If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
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October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
This kid, a fan of both Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, is living the dream!
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This kid, a fan of both Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, is living the dream!
Spotted on campus on my way to class just now. Their statement of holding faculty and staff accountable interests me greatly.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Spotted on campus on my way to class just now. Their statement of holding faculty and staff accountable interests me greatly.
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Opening #TWC46's New Currents on Fans and AI, guest editors @suzannerblack.bsky.social & @ladylark.bsky.social identify potential areas of disruption to contemporary fandom & fan studies arising from AI and suggest what the consequences might be. Read the editorial here:
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November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Opening #TWC46's New Currents on Fans and AI, guest editors @suzannerblack.bsky.social & @ladylark.bsky.social identify potential areas of disruption to contemporary fandom & fan studies arising from AI and suggest what the consequences might be. Read the editorial here:
Linguistic dad joke in costume form!
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Linguistic dad joke in costume form!
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Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
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A traditional Irish ghost turnip for Halloween #OicheShamhna #Samhain #Halloween #thinveilbetweentheworlds #NaSídhe
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A traditional Irish ghost turnip for Halloween #OicheShamhna #Samhain #Halloween #thinveilbetweentheworlds #NaSídhe
I may not have gotten away with the crown jewels but I did win a free pair of running shoes at the pub run costume contest tonight 🏃🏻♀️🎃👻
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I may not have gotten away with the crown jewels but I did win a free pair of running shoes at the pub run costume contest tonight 🏃🏻♀️🎃👻
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Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey
Soft Censorship of Diverse Books
WNDB is collecting information on the soft censorship of diverse books across the US. Have you witnessed soft censorship in your community? Please share your experiences below. Your response can be…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey
I’m here for European heist news and related shenanigans. Also I love that the heist has inspired Halloween costumes. Maybe the ad will too 👻
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches campaign after lift was used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
A family run German business unwittingly became wrapped up in the crown jewel heist at the Louvre museum in Paris and is turning the use of one of its furniture lifts into a publicity coup.
“When you need to move fast” is the new tongue-in-cheek advertising tagline for the company Böcker, which is based in the town of Werne near Dortmund, in a campaign on Facebook and Instagram mounted within a day of the brazen thefts. Continue reading...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m here for European heist news and related shenanigans. Also I love that the heist has inspired Halloween costumes. Maybe the ad will too 👻
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Public Domain Stories
Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by www.gutenberg.org.
sherlockholmes.com/pages/public...
#books #literature #publicdomain
Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by www.gutenberg.org.
sherlockholmes.com/pages/public...
#books #literature #publicdomain
October 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Public Domain Stories
Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by www.gutenberg.org.
sherlockholmes.com/pages/public...
#books #literature #publicdomain
Explore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes adventures — preserved and shared by www.gutenberg.org.
sherlockholmes.com/pages/public...
#books #literature #publicdomain
Adding to my scepticism around AI use for education are its many misuses to disseminate misinformation or muddy the waters of knowledge with compelling fakes like those shown in this video by @notkhristen.bsky.social
This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Adding to my scepticism around AI use for education are its many misuses to disseminate misinformation or muddy the waters of knowledge with compelling fakes like those shown in this video by @notkhristen.bsky.social
NICE 😍
A cute on-the-street sketch from the Canadian comedy powerhouse This Hour Has 22 Minutes:
When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NICE 😍
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Are you fluent in a language other than English? Do you have graphic design skills? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? Are you passionate about AO3 and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? The #OTW is recruiting! otw-news.org/ye2xs9w3.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you fluent in a language other than English? Do you have graphic design skills? Are you interested in the rescue and preservation of fanworks? Are you passionate about AO3 and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? The #OTW is recruiting! otw-news.org/ye2xs9w3.
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The Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese in the College of Humanities at The University of Arizona is seeking a career-track Assistant Professor of Practice in Spanish to start at the beginning of fall semester, August 2026. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
#Spanish #HigherEdJobs @uarizona.bsky.social
#Spanish #HigherEdJobs @uarizona.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Practice, Spanish & Portuguese (CT)
The successful candidate will assume a pivotal role in
promoting and enhancing Spanish language instruction, leading the
lower-division Spanish langua...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese in the College of Humanities at The University of Arizona is seeking a career-track Assistant Professor of Practice in Spanish to start at the beginning of fall semester, August 2026. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
#Spanish #HigherEdJobs @uarizona.bsky.social
#Spanish #HigherEdJobs @uarizona.bsky.social
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That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
I cackled! Enough Internet for this morning. Nothing is going to beat this
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I cackled! Enough Internet for this morning. Nothing is going to beat this
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
First learned of this when I checked Strava this morning because they are apparently affected. A lot of interconnected systems - waiting to see if this has an impact on education-related systems.
There's an AWS outage this morning impacting lots of services; it started around 07.30 UK time. People who use services like Alexa as their alarm clocks have just had a helpful reminder that using a device reliant on connectivity to carry out a task that doesn't need connectivity is not a good idea.
October 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
First learned of this when I checked Strava this morning because they are apparently affected. A lot of interconnected systems - waiting to see if this has an impact on education-related systems.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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It's spooky season and a thread full of love for Ghostbusters hits just the right note 👻
the boy is home from school today and he wanted to watch GHOSTBUSTERS and so we’re watching ghostbusters. a few thoughts. i have not watched this in a minute and have kind of forgotten how (charmingly) shaggy this movie this is. also, hello annie potts 👀 and a special hello to sigourney weaver 👀👀
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's spooky season and a thread full of love for Ghostbusters hits just the right note 👻
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Hello CALICOers! This is a friendly reminder that the Call for Proposals deadline for #CALICO2026 is Sunday, November 2nd!
What should you do?
👇 Check out these simple steps for submission!
#CALL #ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning
What should you do?
👇 Check out these simple steps for submission!
#CALL #ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Hello CALICOers! This is a friendly reminder that the Call for Proposals deadline for #CALICO2026 is Sunday, November 2nd!
What should you do?
👇 Check out these simple steps for submission!
#CALL #ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning
What should you do?
👇 Check out these simple steps for submission!
#CALL #ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning