Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts
@elliemackinroberts.net
Slow runner. Historian of Ancient Greek religion. Amateur sewist. Free Palestine. #ActuallyAutistic. 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺in🇬🇧: Immigrant, not expat.
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For me, you do you if you love that, but my brain needs dopamine dressing… eg, today:
October 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For me, you do you if you love that, but my brain needs dopamine dressing… eg, today:
Stop scrolling, loser. Post two characters who bring you happiness.
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Stop scrolling, loser. Post two characters who bring you happiness.
(Not mine, found in my camera roll, giggled)
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
(Not mine, found in my camera roll, giggled)
I know that these are often automated but I am BEGGING universities to stop sending these stupid email to staff who you haven’t hired to do any research (but also, why haven’t you? Why can’t you put research time into temporary staff contracts? It’s almost like you don’t actually value us!)
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I know that these are often automated but I am BEGGING universities to stop sending these stupid email to staff who you haven’t hired to do any research (but also, why haven’t you? Why can’t you put research time into temporary staff contracts? It’s almost like you don’t actually value us!)
She is also incensed that all my work is not magically done, but mainly because she wants attention.
October 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
She is also incensed that all my work is not magically done, but mainly because she wants attention.
October 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Quality control.
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Quality control.
Progress shots:
September 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Progress shots:
Chicken, duck, and songbird:
September 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Chicken, duck, and songbird:
This is the situation.
September 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is the situation.
(Incidentally, I also just saw this which I think is relevant here)
September 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
(Incidentally, I also just saw this which I think is relevant here)
As you know I’ve recently become a series editor and I want to tell you about this clause that we got put into our series contract, which affirms the rights of our authors to NOT have their books used for LLM training unless they explicitly include such a clause in their own contract.
September 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
As you know I’ve recently become a series editor and I want to tell you about this clause that we got put into our series contract, which affirms the rights of our authors to NOT have their books used for LLM training unless they explicitly include such a clause in their own contract.
Just in case anyone has forgotten this photo exists.
September 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just in case anyone has forgotten this photo exists.
Kuang’s Katabasis already a total banger.
August 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Kuang’s Katabasis already a total banger.
Who wants to see a photo of my handsome cat?
Trick question, obviously you want to see a photo of my handsome cat.
Trick question, obviously you want to see a photo of my handsome cat.
August 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Who wants to see a photo of my handsome cat?
Trick question, obviously you want to see a photo of my handsome cat.
Trick question, obviously you want to see a photo of my handsome cat.
Welcome to Bluesky, it’s kinda like this
August 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Welcome to Bluesky, it’s kinda like this
For many years - really since the first time I realised I kind of liked running - I have wanted to run from Port Melbourne around the bay to where I grew up in Beaumaris.
Today I did it!
Turns out it’s pretty much a half marathon.
Today I did it!
Turns out it’s pretty much a half marathon.
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
For many years - really since the first time I realised I kind of liked running - I have wanted to run from Port Melbourne around the bay to where I grew up in Beaumaris.
Today I did it!
Turns out it’s pretty much a half marathon.
Today I did it!
Turns out it’s pretty much a half marathon.