Ashley Beardsley, PhD
@ambeardsley.bsky.social
Assist. Prof. of English. Writing Center Director. Food Rhetorics, Social Media, Feminism, Editing/Publishing, & Sourdough
July 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today was bad. On top of trying to figure out kid stuff, I learned the mail forwarding for my dad didn't go through. I received a STACK of mail with several delinquent payment notices.
I made these cookies to try and feel better earlier, but now I don't even want to eat them.
#vegan #grief
I made these cookies to try and feel better earlier, but now I don't even want to eat them.
#vegan #grief
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The leaderboard doesn't lie 🤣🤣
May 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The leaderboard doesn't lie 🤣🤣
Class was actually energizing. The grad students led us in a Wikipedia race and challenged us to write with something not usually used for writing. I wrote it's hot cocoa. Then, I taught them how to crochet and introduced them to coding. Much fun was had!
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Class was actually energizing. The grad students led us in a Wikipedia race and challenged us to write with something not usually used for writing. I wrote it's hot cocoa. Then, I taught them how to crochet and introduced them to coding. Much fun was had!
How I'm ending spring break: The book I'm reading is in the basement, but I'm trapped under a sleeping greyhound.
March 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How I'm ending spring break: The book I'm reading is in the basement, but I'm trapped under a sleeping greyhound.
My wild Friday night
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
My wild Friday night
Today's the last day to register for the Writing Innovation Symposium happening NEXT WEEK!
If you arrive on Wed., you can even attend my talk, #SourdoughRhetoric: Multisensory Media Traces That Are Good Enough to Eat, where you'll smell, touch, taste, and take sourdough home with you.
#WIS25
If you arrive on Wed., you can even attend my talk, #SourdoughRhetoric: Multisensory Media Traces That Are Good Enough to Eat, where you'll smell, touch, taste, and take sourdough home with you.
#WIS25
January 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today's the last day to register for the Writing Innovation Symposium happening NEXT WEEK!
If you arrive on Wed., you can even attend my talk, #SourdoughRhetoric: Multisensory Media Traces That Are Good Enough to Eat, where you'll smell, touch, taste, and take sourdough home with you.
#WIS25
If you arrive on Wed., you can even attend my talk, #SourdoughRhetoric: Multisensory Media Traces That Are Good Enough to Eat, where you'll smell, touch, taste, and take sourdough home with you.
#WIS25
Morning coffee at Café Beardsley: café au lait with oat milk/peppermint mocha topped with festive sugar to motivate me to work on my book.
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#Book #SimmeringRhetoric #WinterBreak
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#Book #SimmeringRhetoric #WinterBreak
December 30, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Morning coffee at Café Beardsley: café au lait with oat milk/peppermint mocha topped with festive sugar to motivate me to work on my book.
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#Book #SimmeringRhetoric #WinterBreak
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#Book #SimmeringRhetoric #WinterBreak
This winter break, I'm actually taking time off for the first time since I was an undergrad. It started with a trip to Cancun. I have course and writing center prep to do, but it's nice to plan no work days.
December 22, 2024 at 3:19 PM
This winter break, I'm actually taking time off for the first time since I was an undergrad. It started with a trip to Cancun. I have course and writing center prep to do, but it's nice to plan no work days.
Last week, I veganized and packaged up frosted ginger snaps, pretzel swirl brownies, and sugar sugar cookies for the writing center consultants. With 1041 appointments this semester, they deserved a last-week-of-class treat.
#WritingCenter
#WritingCenter
December 7, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Last week, I veganized and packaged up frosted ginger snaps, pretzel swirl brownies, and sugar sugar cookies for the writing center consultants. With 1041 appointments this semester, they deserved a last-week-of-class treat.
#WritingCenter
#WritingCenter
A wonderful day for this semester's Coffee & Doughnuts event at the UWC!
The space was buzzing ☕
The space was buzzing ☕
November 13, 2024 at 11:23 PM
A wonderful day for this semester's Coffee & Doughnuts event at the UWC!
The space was buzzing ☕
The space was buzzing ☕
Couch time after an 11 hr day that concluded with a magnificent writing center event. I'm tired, but I truly love my job.
February 22, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Couch time after an 11 hr day that concluded with a magnificent writing center event. I'm tired, but I truly love my job.
We had a snow day that was not a work-from-home day in disguise. I cuddled the little greyhound, played videogames, napped, and shoveled. Now it's time for coffee and reading. A lovely unexpected break!
January 9, 2024 at 9:32 PM
We had a snow day that was not a work-from-home day in disguise. I cuddled the little greyhound, played videogames, napped, and shoveled. Now it's time for coffee and reading. A lovely unexpected break!
My mom would've been 64 today, so I made brownies and ate the best piece (the middle). I always did this as a kid, and she'd laugh when she lifted the foil and saw the middle square missing.
January 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM
My mom would've been 64 today, so I made brownies and ate the best piece (the middle). I always did this as a kid, and she'd laugh when she lifted the foil and saw the middle square missing.
I hung my spring availability sign while waiting for students to submit their final websites. Sign-hanging subtext: Dr. B is ready for break.
December 15, 2023 at 12:06 AM
I hung my spring availability sign while waiting for students to submit their final websites. Sign-hanging subtext: Dr. B is ready for break.
Happy finals week 🙃
December 11, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Happy finals week 🙃
Bought myself a fancy wireless clicky keyboard and mouse. Maybe new tech will motivate me to finish my article.
November 29, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Bought myself a fancy wireless clicky keyboard and mouse. Maybe new tech will motivate me to finish my article.
Me: This article is a hot mess, but I have things to add and am ready to go!
My computer: Nope.
My computer: Nope.
November 27, 2023 at 2:25 PM
Me: This article is a hot mess, but I have things to add and am ready to go!
My computer: Nope.
My computer: Nope.
I'm chuckling about the ambrosia salad.
November 3, 2023 at 9:22 PM
I'm chuckling about the ambrosia salad.
Dealing with hospitals and childcare is exhausting, so I made a big comforting #vegan burrito bowl. AND I bought two bags of tortilla chips that I don't have to share with anyone.
#ComfortFood
#ComfortFood
November 1, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Dealing with hospitals and childcare is exhausting, so I made a big comforting #vegan burrito bowl. AND I bought two bags of tortilla chips that I don't have to share with anyone.
#ComfortFood
#ComfortFood
Comfort food: shrimp scampi and sourdough. It's been a hell of a week/weekend.
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#DairyFree #Sourdough #SourdoughRhetoric #StressCooking
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#DairyFree #Sourdough #SourdoughRhetoric #StressCooking
October 22, 2023 at 2:24 AM
Comfort food: shrimp scampi and sourdough. It's been a hell of a week/weekend.
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#DairyFree #Sourdough #SourdoughRhetoric #StressCooking
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#DairyFree #Sourdough #SourdoughRhetoric #StressCooking
October 20, 2023 at 2:04 AM
How I spent my weekend: First, I made Christina Tosi's butterscotch pecan cookies from All About Cookies. Then, I ate said cookies while editing a webtext's HTML and CSS. I always need a bit of sweetness to balance digital work.
October 16, 2023 at 1:24 PM
How I spent my weekend: First, I made Christina Tosi's butterscotch pecan cookies from All About Cookies. Then, I ate said cookies while editing a webtext's HTML and CSS. I always need a bit of sweetness to balance digital work.