Alexia Mandla Ainsworth 🦇
@alexiamandla.bsky.social
PhD Student at Stanford | Studying the literature, theatre, and games of the (very) long eighteenth century | Gothicist | Cozy Game Studies | she/her
Very excited about the two new books I picked up at #SCMS2025! Love @robinmeanscoleman.bsky.social so I'm especially thrilled to have snagged Horror Noire.
Overall a lovely conference - it was so fun to present on creepy little kids in horror games, and the papers I saw on cozy games were super! 👾
Overall a lovely conference - it was so fun to present on creepy little kids in horror games, and the papers I saw on cozy games were super! 👾
April 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Very excited about the two new books I picked up at #SCMS2025! Love @robinmeanscoleman.bsky.social so I'm especially thrilled to have snagged Horror Noire.
Overall a lovely conference - it was so fun to present on creepy little kids in horror games, and the papers I saw on cozy games were super! 👾
Overall a lovely conference - it was so fun to present on creepy little kids in horror games, and the papers I saw on cozy games were super! 👾
Just listened to a wonderful talk from @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social about her very interesting (and very beautiful) book! Excited to display it on my bookshelf 🧟♀️
March 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Just listened to a wonderful talk from @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social about her very interesting (and very beautiful) book! Excited to display it on my bookshelf 🧟♀️
Saw this in Edinburgh a few years ago and have carried the thought with me since 🩷
February 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Saw this in Edinburgh a few years ago and have carried the thought with me since 🩷
How I think I look when I teach / How I actually look when I teach
February 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
How I think I look when I teach / How I actually look when I teach
White is for Witching has some harrowing descriptions of teeth (and eating things one isn't supposed to) but really I think this topic would be great for the memes
February 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
White is for Witching has some harrowing descriptions of teeth (and eating things one isn't supposed to) but really I think this topic would be great for the memes
At least we still have cute cats
January 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
At least we still have cute cats
Every once in a while I return to this video for a little touch of calm in my day.
January 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Every once in a while I return to this video for a little touch of calm in my day.
Missing Gambier, Ohio today (and most days)
December 8, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Missing Gambier, Ohio today (and most days)
Stood feet away from a hawk (?) this morning - though I always feel bad for the black squirrels 🖤
December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Stood feet away from a hawk (?) this morning - though I always feel bad for the black squirrels 🖤
What an exceptional little book.
November 18, 2024 at 5:45 AM
What an exceptional little book.
With posts about StoryGraph going around I'm forced to reflect on why I deleted my account...
November 13, 2024 at 9:11 AM
With posts about StoryGraph going around I'm forced to reflect on why I deleted my account...
Shattered to see this op-ed on the Stanford Graduate Student Strike today, titled "It’s hard to fathom the selfishness of our graduate students." I am pursuing a PhD bc my professors created life-changing, and life-saving, classrooms, not for "vacations" and a "luxury" job that may not even exist!
November 12, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Shattered to see this op-ed on the Stanford Graduate Student Strike today, titled "It’s hard to fathom the selfishness of our graduate students." I am pursuing a PhD bc my professors created life-changing, and life-saving, classrooms, not for "vacations" and a "luxury" job that may not even exist!