Ginny Weaver
@ginnypenny.bsky.social
PhD candidate in English, teacher in a few settings, obscure writer at the expense of sleep
Incorporating a slightly deep cut of Jewish traditional lore into a broader moral lesson, as is my habit and joy. open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
Every day, we experience the Messiah ben Joseph's fatal clash with Armilos
Is my Torah true or convenient?
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June 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Incorporating a slightly deep cut of Jewish traditional lore into a broader moral lesson, as is my habit and joy. open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
Teenage pretentiousness gets too much flak! And we're bringing back One-Eyed Doll in current year.
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fake sadgirl music
depressive realness vs breakup anthems
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June 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Teenage pretentiousness gets too much flak! And we're bringing back One-Eyed Doll in current year.
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New screed, this time about the darker side of Substack. (Reader beware: it's impossible to list the types of disturbing content that cropped up in this research.) open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
Substack's thriving Nazi subculture
I delved in the oozing cesspool of antisemitic extremism on everyone's favourite social media platform, in the hopes that others won't have to.
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June 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New screed, this time about the darker side of Substack. (Reader beware: it's impossible to list the types of disturbing content that cropped up in this research.) open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
I decided to rant about misguided snobbery from my fellow literary nerds.
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We are living in literature's golden age
Most popular and middlebrow writing has always been trash: that's not new. But in the 21st century, we have access to more incredible literature than ever.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I decided to rant about misguided snobbery from my fellow literary nerds.
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How writers discuss Ozempic can have serious effects on people prone to eating disorders—and it annoys me that people haven’t seemed to think through the ethics of their writing on the topic.
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Ana and her miracle drug
How Ozempic enables anorexia
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May 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How writers discuss Ozempic can have serious effects on people prone to eating disorders—and it annoys me that people haven’t seemed to think through the ethics of their writing on the topic.
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To be fair, some AI slop is better than TS Eliot!
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T.S. Eliot sucks
"Elite" poetry at its worst
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May 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
To be fair, some AI slop is better than TS Eliot!
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It’s been very fun to discuss my stint as a cult leader for the first time in years. I highly recommend cult-founding as a coming-of-age activity!
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I founded a cult in middle school
What I learned about politics, power, and our all-too-human need to believe
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May 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It’s been very fun to discuss my stint as a cult leader for the first time in years. I highly recommend cult-founding as a coming-of-age activity!
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For people who either really like the cosmically queenly Hephzibah or haven’t made her acquaintance yet open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
Judaism's forgotten warrior queen
...And why we should stop neglecting so much else in Jewish tradition
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December 16, 2024 at 1:29 AM
For people who either really like the cosmically queenly Hephzibah or haven’t made her acquaintance yet open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
…And a different parsha commentary for the last of my posting spree. open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
A trans spin on Parashat Acharei Mot
Torah and trans dignity
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December 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
…And a different parsha commentary for the last of my posting spree. open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
open.substack.com/pub/virginia... on the parsha
Torah on the power of a new name
Parashat Vayishlach on transitions
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December 14, 2024 at 4:21 PM
open.substack.com/pub/virginia... on the parsha
My new Substack is up and running and hyperactive! open.substack.com/pub/virginia...
Overlong Memories | Virginia Weaver | Substack
The successor to the writer's old Substack, discussing religion, politics, and culture. Click to read Overlong Memories, by Virginia Weaver, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
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December 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
My new Substack is up and running and hyperactive! open.substack.com/pub/virginia...