Nicole C. Dittmer
@pennystressful.bsky.social
Advisory board @ ETAP,penny bloods & dime novels, werewolves, global witches, ecoGothic, early-to-mid-Victorian Gothic, horror, ‘monstrous’ women, PhD from MMU, Salem, mind-body monism, biological and neurological studies.
www.nicoledittmer.com
www.nicoledittmer.com
Fourth day post-op, home from the hospital, moving around minimally...I wind up breaking my small toe after accidentally kicking a pillar whole walking by. Now everything hurts
a cartoon of a coyote with the words hows the foot
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September 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Fourth day post-op, home from the hospital, moving around minimally...I wind up breaking my small toe after accidentally kicking a pillar whole walking by. Now everything hurts
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Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com
Gothic Selves/Artificial Others
18th Biennual Conference of the International Gothic Association: 28-31 July, 2026. Hull, UK
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September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com
I'm appalled. I'm now receiving unsolicited AI generated "reviews" about my varied published works from such supposed academic sites as Academia.edu. Why is this being promoted? When are they going to realize that AI is slowly destroying creativity & critical thought?
July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'm appalled. I'm now receiving unsolicited AI generated "reviews" about my varied published works from such supposed academic sites as Academia.edu. Why is this being promoted? When are they going to realize that AI is slowly destroying creativity & critical thought?
Researching for this new collection piece is quite hellish but I hope it will be worth it in the end.
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June 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Researching for this new collection piece is quite hellish but I hope it will be worth it in the end.
So my body has developed this fantastic new little quirk (yes, this is sarcasm). Whenever I have a writing deadline due, and I'm in the thick of it, the tip of my nose gets ridiculously cold. Once my piece is submitted, my nose returns to normal body temperature.
June 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
So my body has developed this fantastic new little quirk (yes, this is sarcasm). Whenever I have a writing deadline due, and I'm in the thick of it, the tip of my nose gets ridiculously cold. Once my piece is submitted, my nose returns to normal body temperature.
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Friends: we've begun migrating the Society for the Study of the American Gothic over to the new FB site. The old one will be phased out. You can join here www.facebook.com/groups/socie...
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Friends: we've begun migrating the Society for the Study of the American Gothic over to the new FB site. The old one will be phased out. You can join here www.facebook.com/groups/socie...
Well, it looks like my work was also illegally stolen to feed Skynet. I offered no consent for this absolute garbage project. I have no issues with offering people my work free of charge. I do not, however, condone the promotion of AI at all.
Both of my monographs, at least one edited collection, and numerous articles and reviews were all part of a pirated database and then used without my consent to build a planet-burning plagiarism machine for a boot-licking billionaire.
How’s your day shaping up?
How’s your day shaping up?
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Well, it looks like my work was also illegally stolen to feed Skynet. I offered no consent for this absolute garbage project. I have no issues with offering people my work free of charge. I do not, however, condone the promotion of AI at all.
Reposted by Nicole C. Dittmer
Both of my monographs, at least one edited collection, and numerous articles and reviews were all part of a pirated database and then used without my consent to build a planet-burning plagiarism machine for a boot-licking billionaire.
How’s your day shaping up?
How’s your day shaping up?
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Both of my monographs, at least one edited collection, and numerous articles and reviews were all part of a pirated database and then used without my consent to build a planet-burning plagiarism machine for a boot-licking billionaire.
How’s your day shaping up?
How’s your day shaping up?
I think this may be the best knife holder I've ever seen
March 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I think this may be the best knife holder I've ever seen
What a day. First day back to work after being sick all week. I just want my jammies, a book, and a cup of coffee.
February 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
What a day. First day back to work after being sick all week. I just want my jammies, a book, and a cup of coffee.
First (completely booked) class at my new uni job starts tomorrow. I am really looking forward to this opportunity./
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January 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
First (completely booked) class at my new uni job starts tomorrow. I am really looking forward to this opportunity./
What an incredibly busy, yet fulfilling day. New chapter finished, course syllabus completed, and I even managed to get six hours of sleep. Things are good
January 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What an incredibly busy, yet fulfilling day. New chapter finished, course syllabus completed, and I even managed to get six hours of sleep. Things are good
Publishing houses should not be allowed to release a book to the public until the author reviews and approves the final script. 😡
December 31, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Publishing houses should not be allowed to release a book to the public until the author reviews and approves the final script. 😡
It was nice to have a break for the holidays to focus on my writing. Tomorrow is back to reality.
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December 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
It was nice to have a break for the holidays to focus on my writing. Tomorrow is back to reality.
Psychological twists with a haunting visually corrupted clown figure...sign me up!
JITTERS MOVIE:
Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters, psychological twists.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ trailer contains flashing images and violence.
Crowdfund:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...
Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters, psychological twists.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ trailer contains flashing images and violence.
Crowdfund:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...
December 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Psychological twists with a haunting visually corrupted clown figure...sign me up!
This cracks me up each time I see it 😅
December 7, 2024 at 10:12 PM
This cracks me up each time I see it 😅
Just waiting for the email but it appears that good news may be coming my way soon.
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December 4, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Just waiting for the email but it appears that good news may be coming my way soon.
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Submissions are open for the IGA early-career essay prize - the deadline is 1 March 2025 and the full details are here:
www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int...
Queries to the convenor @jendeavour.bsky.social
www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int...
Queries to the convenor @jendeavour.bsky.social
The International Gothic Association Early-Career Essay Prize 2024-25 - Gothic Association
The essay competition is open to postgraduate students or postdoctoral scholars who are currently in good standing as IGA members. A postgraduate may be a current or recent Masters’ student (within tw...
www.globalgoth.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Submissions are open for the IGA early-career essay prize - the deadline is 1 March 2025 and the full details are here:
www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int...
Queries to the convenor @jendeavour.bsky.social
www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int...
Queries to the convenor @jendeavour.bsky.social
Stuff like this drives me nuts. Why was this person even allowed to leave a review if they didn't read the book?
November 28, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Stuff like this drives me nuts. Why was this person even allowed to leave a review if they didn't read the book?
Just took a deep dive into the monstrous creatures of my family's home region in Italy. Let's say that I'm not disappointed at all.
November 27, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Just took a deep dive into the monstrous creatures of my family's home region in Italy. Let's say that I'm not disappointed at all.
Brilliant! I feel like this is something a former student of mine would have sent to me 😀
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Brilliant! I feel like this is something a former student of mine would have sent to me 😀
I forgot what an absolute gem An American Werewolf in London is.
November 19, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I forgot what an absolute gem An American Werewolf in London is.