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Dr. Torie Burmeister
@mercurywitch.bsky.social
910 followers 800 following 340 posts
VAP in Classical Studies at Wesleyan. PhD on witches/space in Latin lit (BU). “If I had to describe Torie’s interests in one word: Dark.” - my advisor

have written here: https://mercurywitch.wordpress.com/

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Ugh I’m sorry I forgot alt text
Waxing crescent moon between telephone lines against a sky blue sky next to a large fir tree A honey bee in an obedience plant flower Pink asics ultrablast running shoes in the grass
August 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Breaking in new running shoes to 7 year bitch/le Tigre/the Gits. Holy shit the Gits #runningpunks
August 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The Fog
A crushed shell driveway surrounded by trees with a thin mist of fog hanging over everything. Purple and blue hydrangeas on the bottom. Tree branches dangle from the top. More trees in the background. Fog hangs in the middle, making everything glow a little golden. Slightly different perspective: Purple and blue hydrangeas on the bottom. Tree branches dangle from the top. More trees in the background. Fog hangs in the middle, making everything glow a little golden. A marsh in the foreground. Tall trees in background. Fog hangs over everything
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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H E L L Y E A H

Not pictured: second hot dog
A hotdog with yellow mustard and relish is held in the foreground along with the foil wrapper in which it was originally wrapped. A baseball diamond is visible but blurry in the background. It is a beautiful golden hour with blue sky and bright cloud.
July 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I’m gonna need EVERYONE to wish Soup a Happy Birthday
A black and white dog lies on a chaise lounge under an umbrella. Her mouth is open and she is looking forward. A black and white dog sits in the back seat of a car. She is illuminated by a red light, so the whole picture is tinted red. A close up of a black and white dog turning back to look at the camera with her mouth open. A hand in the background is holding something up for her (the object is out of frame). A black and white dog lies on her back with her paws stretched up. She has a red Kong in her mouth. A plush fish toy is in the foreground
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Walkin the dog
A black and white dog lies in a shady patch on the grass with her mouth open. Behind her several rose arches recede in the background. A small gazebo covered in ivy is behind them.
June 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Reasons my dog, Soup, cried this morning:
- she had a really special treat to chew (a bully stick)
- a squirrel was on our lawn
A black and white dog sits holding a smushed tennis ball in its mouth
June 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Little dogs love the woods
A small/medium black and white dog with a blue harness and a black leash is in the lower left corner looking back at the photographer. The backdrop is a dirt path in a wooded area.
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Tonight I went to Irish Rover to watch the Knicks and consoled myself with a lovely salad at a fancy restaurant and knit for a while on a rooftop in Astoria as the sun set over Manhattan
The sun is setting to the right of the Manhattan skyline (from Queens)
May 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Classes are OVER. This is the coveted prize that went to Tuesday’s winner of Witch Trivia.
A four leaf clover in a small frame. On brown paper behind the clover it says “CLST225 Spring 2025” and “καλλίνικος” which means “gloriously triumphant” in Ancient Greek.
May 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Normal reminders for witch class
A blue post it on a white doorframe. The post it says “BRING CURSES.”
May 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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The many faces of a little dog who wants you to support @ctpublic.bsky.social #nutmegsky
A black and white dog with a serious expression sitting outside wearing a blue harness A black and white dog lying on a pink couch with her mouth open resembling a big smile A black and white dog lying on a pink couch with her arms up, one tooth is sticking out of her mouth and she looks mischievous A black and white dog lying on a pink couch in a very twisty and odd position. She has a yellow toy in her mouth and looks wired with energy. You can see a green duck plush toy crushed under her
April 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Met some good dogs at the liquor store
POV looking down at two small dogs which I can’t tell if they are Boston terriers or French bulldogs. One is jumping on the photographer’s leg. Two small dogs (I can’t tell if French bulldogs or Boston terriers) stand in the doorway of a liquor store
March 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Soup is new to going places in public and it’s good that there’s a mural at the Gastropark of aspirational dog personalities for her to look up to
A black and white mutt sitting in front of a brightly painted mural depicting several good dogs
March 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Hbd to my roommate* @myddling.bsky.social here’s the absolutely pathetic looking but extremely delicious cake I made them

*spouse
A chocolate cake with white frosting. It is very lopsided and sloppy looking. On top is a broken “3” candle, a “4” candle, and a single pink birthday candle.
February 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Moment of zen for you, dog in snow
A black and white terrier mix wearing a houndstooth jacket runs through the snow with her ears flapping in the breeze. A black and white terrier mix wearing a houndstooth jacket stands in the snow.
January 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The man meant so much to me.
A screenshot of a post by @ryltenenbaums from X. The content of the post is an image of (left to right) Naomi Watts, David Lynch, and Laura Harring, presumably a press photo for Mulholland Drive. At the top of the image it reads “That’s Him!” The bottom reads “that’s the loser who only likes linear stories! Kill him girls!”.
January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Attn Bluesky we got Soup a new collar
A black and white terrier mix is sitting on a grey tile floor smiling and holding up a paw. She is wearing an orange collar. A black and white terrier mix is sitting on a grey tile floor smiling with her eyes closed. She is wearing an orange collar. A black and white terrier mix wearing an orange collar is smiling.
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Very grateful to have caught the “mater et materia: maternal experience and embodied motherhood in Latin literature” panel today at #aiascs. A lot of big takeaways about the body of the mother as figured in ancient literature.
A screenshot of a program. 01 - “Like Mother, Like Daughter: Embodied Trauma and the “Regenerative Plot” in Terence,” Allie Pohler, Kansas State University 02 - “Reproductive Coercion and the Paradox of Elegiac Pregnancy,” Caitlin Hines, University of Cincinnati 03 - “Mother Earth: Ecofemonist Narratives in Ovid’s Metamorphoses,” Cristiana Roffi, University of Toronto 04 - “Parta ultio est: Embodied Motherhood, Abjection, and Revenge in Seneca’s Medea,” Simona Martorana, Australian National University.
January 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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How am I supposed to “work” over break when a small puppy wants to hang out with me
A black and white terrier mix puppy lies on a grey carpet holding a pink Kong in her mouth. Her ears are splayed out behind her and her eyes are very wide A very blurry picture of a black and white terrier mix puppy holding a pink Kong & rolling around animatedly on a grey carpet
December 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Soup meets Snow
A small black and white terrier mix sits on a porch dusted with snow
December 4, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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Today I celebrated the start of Thanksgiving vacation by walking my little dog Soup down to the beach at sunrise to see the ocean for the first time
A small black and white terrier mix sits on the sand in front of the ocean. The sun is rising A small black and white terrier mix is looking out through a hole in some brush pine at the sun rising over the ocean
November 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Soup is supporting local businesses and watching crow migrations
A small black and white dog sits on the grass in front of a sign for river bend bookshop. To her left is a sign that says “world’s closest book shop.” A pride flag is behind her. Some crows are flying against a mostly cloudy backdrop with the sun shining through
November 24, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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Bluesky, meet Soup, the perfect genius weirdo puppy we adopted yesterday.
A black and white wire terrier mix puppy sits on a pink couch. Shown from shoulders up. A black and white terrier mix puppy wearing a fuzzy little vest sits on some grass
November 14, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Please enjoy my photorealistic chalk rendering of Aeneas carrying Anchises and leading Ascanius out of Troy
Terrible yellow chalk drawing of a stick figure Aeneas carrying a stick figure Anchises and accompanied by a stick figure Ascanius
October 1, 2024 at 3:58 PM