valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
loud disabled academic who’s obsessed with her dog. MA in celebrity & fan studies, currently a MLIS student. creator of spottedhounddesign. suffering mets and destiel fan. she/her.
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valerie gritsch
@valderie.bsky.social
· Oct 3
“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton
Following the death of David Bowie on January 10, 2016, his hometown of Brixton, South London, has become a pilgrimage and tourist destination for fans. On the 11th of January, the world discovered Bo...
academicworks.cuny.edu
Might as well share my MA thesis on this platform, too!
I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
I’m so proud of ‘“Something Happened on the Day He Died”: How David Bowie Fans Transformed Brixton.’ It won an award from my department⚡️
Click through to read/download for free from CUNY academic works.
academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3546/
Post a famous bathroom scene
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
We changed timezones!?!
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
We changed timezones!?!
NYE televised from Times Square means spotting your friends billboard and squeeing
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
NYE televised from Times Square means spotting your friends billboard and squeeing
@creationent.bsky.social heard were trying to get a heated rivalry con for next year and please Jesus Christ sign me up
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
@creationent.bsky.social heard were trying to get a heated rivalry con for next year and please Jesus Christ sign me up
@mishacollins.bsky.social and Emily sent me some homemade blueberry jam 😭😭😭😭
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
@mishacollins.bsky.social and Emily sent me some homemade blueberry jam 😭😭😭😭
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Letting go of all of these
• FBI Sam and Dean : 190€
• Metallic Bloody variant Sam and Dean : 230€
• Complete SPN Dorbz collection (including chase Cas) : 100€
• Dean and the blade pin by OnceUponAPinCo : 60€
Available in DMs or Discord (chaoticdean)
• FBI Sam and Dean : 190€
• Metallic Bloody variant Sam and Dean : 230€
• Complete SPN Dorbz collection (including chase Cas) : 100€
• Dean and the blade pin by OnceUponAPinCo : 60€
Available in DMs or Discord (chaoticdean)
December 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Letting go of all of these
• FBI Sam and Dean : 190€
• Metallic Bloody variant Sam and Dean : 230€
• Complete SPN Dorbz collection (including chase Cas) : 100€
• Dean and the blade pin by OnceUponAPinCo : 60€
Available in DMs or Discord (chaoticdean)
• FBI Sam and Dean : 190€
• Metallic Bloody variant Sam and Dean : 230€
• Complete SPN Dorbz collection (including chase Cas) : 100€
• Dean and the blade pin by OnceUponAPinCo : 60€
Available in DMs or Discord (chaoticdean)
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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happy holidays, just a reminder i wrote an its a wonderful life au where dean winchester is george bailey archiveofourown.org/works/525140...
No Man Is Poor Who Has Friends - Chapter 1 - castielenergies - Supernatural (TV 2005) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
happy holidays, just a reminder i wrote an its a wonderful life au where dean winchester is george bailey archiveofourown.org/works/525140...
What right of you to be merry? you’re poor enough. What right of you to be dismal? you’re rich enough.
December 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
What right of you to be merry? you’re poor enough. What right of you to be dismal? you’re rich enough.
I am here to tell the story
And I am here for the food!
And I am here for the food!
December 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I am here to tell the story
And I am here for the food!
And I am here for the food!
It’s Christmas time and I’m watching Two Cathedrals again
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It’s Christmas time and I’m watching Two Cathedrals again
If you were in an accident I wouldn’t stop for red lights
December 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you were in an accident I wouldn’t stop for red lights
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Luddite Worker Revolt 2026, who’s in?
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Luddite Worker Revolt 2026, who’s in?
Because before I look for anything, I look for a mind at work
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Because before I look for anything, I look for a mind at work
I’m on Noel
a blurry picture of a man in a tuxedo standing in a crowd of people .
ALT: a blurry picture of a man in a tuxedo standing in a crowd of people .
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m on Noel
Took some photos today with Davey at the mall
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Took some photos today with Davey at the mall
Season two of the west wing is peak television
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Season two of the west wing is peak television
Your friendly neighborhood expert on celebrity death here to remind you it’s 100% normal and valid to mourn a celebrity. Don’t beat yourself up about this. The body doesn’t know any different.
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Your friendly neighborhood expert on celebrity death here to remind you it’s 100% normal and valid to mourn a celebrity. Don’t beat yourself up about this. The body doesn’t know any different.
I could take George Washington
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I could take George Washington
Never talk to me during the jackal
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Never talk to me during the jackal
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Every single time they tell blatant lies, this is what needs to happen immediately.
happy holidays, just a reminder i wrote an its a wonderful life au where dean winchester is george bailey archiveofourown.org/works/525140...
No Man Is Poor Who Has Friends - Chapter 1 - castielenergies - Supernatural (TV 2005) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
happy holidays, just a reminder i wrote an its a wonderful life au where dean winchester is george bailey archiveofourown.org/works/525140...