Catherine Siemann
@csiemann.bsky.social
English professor, New Yorker, writing center director. I write historical mysteries set in the Gilded Age and teach science fiction & first year writing at a STEM-centered university.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
Stop Forcing BookLooks on St. Francis Area Schools!
The St. Francis Area Schools Board of Education must end its mandate that the library use BookLooks.org, an anonymous website designed to target books with diverse viewpoints. Parents, students, and t...
www.fightforthefirst.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
Currently reading. Currently terrified.
March 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Currently reading. Currently terrified.
Writing Center hoodies! I've never had the budget for swag, but my department bought these for us.
March 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Writing Center hoodies! I've never had the budget for swag, but my department bought these for us.
Commuting read. Published in 1935; chapter 1 already eerily familiar. #amreading
March 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Commuting read. Published in 1935; chapter 1 already eerily familiar. #amreading
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Our Sid from a few years ago, by Marty. Miss our vampire kitty! #blackcats #catsofbluesky
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our Sid from a few years ago, by Marty. Miss our vampire kitty! #blackcats #catsofbluesky
Because of AI, I now have to check all my students' sources in their research papers to make sure they're not hallucinated. When I clicked on one of the journals, I was informed that I was a suspected AI, and had to do a Captcha to get access. Does it keep spiraling from here? #writingstudies
December 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Because of AI, I now have to check all my students' sources in their research papers to make sure they're not hallucinated. When I clicked on one of the journals, I was informed that I was a suspected AI, and had to do a Captcha to get access. Does it keep spiraling from here? #writingstudies
Early morning writing fail lately, but just two more 8:30 classes next week and none next semester, so I am getting back into the groove! Finally figured out what was wrong with one of my last chapters last night. #5AmWritersClub #AmWriting
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Early morning writing fail lately, but just two more 8:30 classes next week and none next semester, so I am getting back into the groove! Finally figured out what was wrong with one of my last chapters last night. #5AmWritersClub #AmWriting
The current contents of my bookbag, reflecting just a few of my interests.
November 26, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The current contents of my bookbag, reflecting just a few of my interests.
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This is a terrific explainer on Bluesky and how it works and why, and I recommend reading it for a good basic understanding of the place.
"People are figuring out that they aren't morally obligated to listen to assholes on social media. And Bluesky is actively helping them do that."
"People are figuring out that they aren't morally obligated to listen to assholes on social media. And Bluesky is actively helping them do that."
Wondering how to use Bluesky feeds, blocklists, and filters? Are you worried that Bluesky will inevitably turn evil? Are you wondering what the Alf thing is about, but are too afraid to ask?
I try to answer your questions here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/the-great-bl...
I try to answer your questions here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/the-great-bl...
The Great Bluesky Migration: I Answer (Some) Of Your Questions
For the last year and a half, us Bluesky users have frequently reminded one another that we are merely posters on a niche microblogging website.
It's intended as a warning about hubris. A protective ...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
November 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
This is a terrific explainer on Bluesky and how it works and why, and I recommend reading it for a good basic understanding of the place.
"People are figuring out that they aren't morally obligated to listen to assholes on social media. And Bluesky is actively helping them do that."
"People are figuring out that they aren't morally obligated to listen to assholes on social media. And Bluesky is actively helping them do that."
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@phillewis.bsky.social can you boost this?
🚨 This is not a drill. Melanated bookworms and bookish community, it's time to assemble. After nearly a year of being stalked and harassed to the point of fearing for her life, the owner of BlackLit based out of Farmers Branch, Texas is being forced to close her bookstore🧵 (1) #BlackBookSky #BookSky
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
@phillewis.bsky.social can you boost this?
Sid is gone. We're going to miss our fangy darling.
November 22, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Sid is gone. We're going to miss our fangy darling.
I've followed and been followed by so many interesting new people as well as old friends over here. But now the onslaught of fake men, all those clearly fictional silver foxes who are surgeons or high up in the military, has begun.
November 21, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I've followed and been followed by so many interesting new people as well as old friends over here. But now the onslaught of fake men, all those clearly fictional silver foxes who are surgeons or high up in the military, has begun.
Got a late start today, but it's 5am one timezone over, right? #5amwritersclub
November 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Got a late start today, but it's 5am one timezone over, right? #5amwritersclub
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if you're into #WritingStudies #CompRhet #RhetComp #WPA #writingaboutwriting #WAC #WID #techwriting and so forth, here's a host of good folks to follow go.bsky.app/LGmzmZj
November 21, 2024 at 1:33 AM
if you're into #WritingStudies #CompRhet #RhetComp #WPA #writingaboutwriting #WAC #WID #techwriting and so forth, here's a host of good folks to follow go.bsky.app/LGmzmZj
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Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
November 19, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Alright! Started working on a literary agent starter pack on here, for all my writer friends out there!
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
Follow along and see what folks are looking for. go.bsky.app/EFopcRo
To remember!
This is really lovely.
Tree.fm allows you to listen to a random forest. This is beautiful.
November 20, 2024 at 3:23 PM
To remember!
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Super excited to get my hands on this book!!! My chapter, in it "Black/African science fiction and imaginative resistance," argues that B/A Sci Fi can be used in conjunction with legal history to reveal how the law facilitates disparate allocations of time with material consequences.
October 25, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Super excited to get my hands on this book!!! My chapter, in it "Black/African science fiction and imaginative resistance," argues that B/A Sci Fi can be used in conjunction with legal history to reveal how the law facilitates disparate allocations of time with material consequences.
I'm revising my project and just completely trashed one of my last chapters to replace it with something that works so much better! #5AMWritersClub #historicalfiction #mystery
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
I'm revising my project and just completely trashed one of my last chapters to replace it with something that works so much better! #5AMWritersClub #historicalfiction #mystery
Tried this 11 months ago. Giving it another try! #5AMWritersClub
November 14, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Tried this 11 months ago. Giving it another try! #5AMWritersClub
Hi! I'm almost ready to query my first full-length historical mystery, set in Gilded Age New York.
I'd love to connect with people who write #historicalfiction, #mystery, #historicalmystery
I direct a university writing center and would like to find other #writingcenter people
Any starter packs?
I'd love to connect with people who write #historicalfiction, #mystery, #historicalmystery
I direct a university writing center and would like to find other #writingcenter people
Any starter packs?
November 13, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Hi! I'm almost ready to query my first full-length historical mystery, set in Gilded Age New York.
I'd love to connect with people who write #historicalfiction, #mystery, #historicalmystery
I direct a university writing center and would like to find other #writingcenter people
Any starter packs?
I'd love to connect with people who write #historicalfiction, #mystery, #historicalmystery
I direct a university writing center and would like to find other #writingcenter people
Any starter packs?
Introduce yourself with jobs you've done other than what you do now:
Library page
Burger King worker
Production Aide in publishing
Research Assistant
Lawyer (yes, really)
Writing Tutor
Book Indexer
Library page
Burger King worker
Production Aide in publishing
Research Assistant
Lawyer (yes, really)
Writing Tutor
Book Indexer
November 12, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Introduce yourself with jobs you've done other than what you do now:
Library page
Burger King worker
Production Aide in publishing
Research Assistant
Lawyer (yes, really)
Writing Tutor
Book Indexer
Library page
Burger King worker
Production Aide in publishing
Research Assistant
Lawyer (yes, really)
Writing Tutor
Book Indexer
This morning, I was unsure if my PATH train to NJ was on a holiday schedule. I decided to take a cab to my train. As I stood on 1st Avenue, a woman jumped in front of me, with her hand out. As she crossed the street, I saw her pointing in my direction, showing a taxi on the far side I was there.
November 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM
This morning, I was unsure if my PATH train to NJ was on a holiday schedule. I decided to take a cab to my train. As I stood on 1st Avenue, a woman jumped in front of me, with her hand out. As she crossed the street, I saw her pointing in my direction, showing a taxi on the far side I was there.
Joining in for the first time! #5AMWritersclub
December 13, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Joining in for the first time! #5AMWritersclub