Chris Outzen, MFA
@queeryingcommprof.bsky.social
Queer and Querying | Teaching Professor | Director of Forensics | Voracious Bookworm | Purveyor of Bad Jokes |
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Sometimes being a teacher is really hard and joyless.
Tomorrow will not be one of those days.
#academicsky
Tomorrow will not be one of those days.
#academicsky
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Sometimes being a teacher is really hard and joyless.
Tomorrow will not be one of those days.
#academicsky
Tomorrow will not be one of those days.
#academicsky
September Reading Wrap-up 📚
Mixed bag this month but "Automatic Noodle" was an absolute joy and my favorite. @katiekitamura.bsky.social "Audition" was another surprise that I'm still rolling over in the best way. Looking forward to spooky season reads next!
#BookSky
Mixed bag this month but "Automatic Noodle" was an absolute joy and my favorite. @katiekitamura.bsky.social "Audition" was another surprise that I'm still rolling over in the best way. Looking forward to spooky season reads next!
#BookSky
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
September Reading Wrap-up 📚
Mixed bag this month but "Automatic Noodle" was an absolute joy and my favorite. @katiekitamura.bsky.social "Audition" was another surprise that I'm still rolling over in the best way. Looking forward to spooky season reads next!
#BookSky
Mixed bag this month but "Automatic Noodle" was an absolute joy and my favorite. @katiekitamura.bsky.social "Audition" was another surprise that I'm still rolling over in the best way. Looking forward to spooky season reads next!
#BookSky
New vibes, new year, same ritual picture.
32nd year of school, 15 of which I've been teaching in some capacity. One day, I may not be excited about the first day of school, but that day is not today.
#academicsky
32nd year of school, 15 of which I've been teaching in some capacity. One day, I may not be excited about the first day of school, but that day is not today.
#academicsky
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New vibes, new year, same ritual picture.
32nd year of school, 15 of which I've been teaching in some capacity. One day, I may not be excited about the first day of school, but that day is not today.
#academicsky
32nd year of school, 15 of which I've been teaching in some capacity. One day, I may not be excited about the first day of school, but that day is not today.
#academicsky
Just finished Haruki Murakami's memoir "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" and it was a breezy engaging personal narrative about exactly what the title suggests.
4 🌟
Full Review here: fable.co/review/42d7d...
4 🌟
Full Review here: fable.co/review/42d7d...
September 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Just finished Haruki Murakami's memoir "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" and it was a breezy engaging personal narrative about exactly what the title suggests.
4 🌟
Full Review here: fable.co/review/42d7d...
4 🌟
Full Review here: fable.co/review/42d7d...
Just finished @annaleen.bsky.social "Automatic Noodle" and it is everything I could have wanted. Like any good bowl of spicy noodles, it is humble but satisfying and left with me feeling restored. Easiest 5 🌟 all year for me.
Full Review at Fable. fable.co/review/aa5f3...
#BookSky
Full Review at Fable. fable.co/review/aa5f3...
#BookSky
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just finished @annaleen.bsky.social "Automatic Noodle" and it is everything I could have wanted. Like any good bowl of spicy noodles, it is humble but satisfying and left with me feeling restored. Easiest 5 🌟 all year for me.
Full Review at Fable. fable.co/review/aa5f3...
#BookSky
Full Review at Fable. fable.co/review/aa5f3...
#BookSky
Finally, Jessa Crispin's "My Three Dads" is not social commentary you want to read but I feel it needs to be read. Examining patriarchy Ina way that indicts us all, Crispin once again does the service of telling uncomfortable truths about both patriarchal and progressive movements.
#BookSky
5/5
#BookSky
5/5
August 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Finally, Jessa Crispin's "My Three Dads" is not social commentary you want to read but I feel it needs to be read. Examining patriarchy Ina way that indicts us all, Crispin once again does the service of telling uncomfortable truths about both patriarchal and progressive movements.
#BookSky
5/5
#BookSky
5/5
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "No Straight Road Takes You There" was a thoughtful analysis of social movements that explored additional context of progress, leaving me not exactly hopeful but motivated out of resignation in the current era.
#BookSky
4/5
#BookSky
4/5
August 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "No Straight Road Takes You There" was a thoughtful analysis of social movements that explored additional context of progress, leaving me not exactly hopeful but motivated out of resignation in the current era.
#BookSky
4/5
#BookSky
4/5
@karenebender.bsky.social "The Words of Dr. L" was my favorite of the month and captured me from the first page with imaginative and haunting stories of isolation.
#BookSky
#2/5
#BookSky
#2/5
August 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@karenebender.bsky.social "The Words of Dr. L" was my favorite of the month and captured me from the first page with imaginative and haunting stories of isolation.
#BookSky
#2/5
#BookSky
#2/5
August Reading Wrap-up!
This was a much better month than July. So many good reads, some new authors, some old favorites, and enough five star reads I want to briefly highlight each of the.
#BookSky
1/5
This was a much better month than July. So many good reads, some new authors, some old favorites, and enough five star reads I want to briefly highlight each of the.
#BookSky
1/5
August 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
August Reading Wrap-up!
This was a much better month than July. So many good reads, some new authors, some old favorites, and enough five star reads I want to briefly highlight each of the.
#BookSky
1/5
This was a much better month than July. So many good reads, some new authors, some old favorites, and enough five star reads I want to briefly highlight each of the.
#BookSky
1/5
Currently deep in Jessa Crispin's "My Three Dads" and her chapter on white male violence as response to patriarchal violence of the state should be essential reading at this critical juncture in US history.
#BookSky #academicsky
#BookSky #academicsky
August 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Currently deep in Jessa Crispin's "My Three Dads" and her chapter on white male violence as response to patriarchal violence of the state should be essential reading at this critical juncture in US history.
#BookSky #academicsky
#BookSky #academicsky
I have been told my feed needs more cat content. Here is Athena fascinated by dead leaves. No one said the content had to be interesting.
#catsky
#catsky
August 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I have been told my feed needs more cat content. Here is Athena fascinated by dead leaves. No one said the content had to be interesting.
#catsky
#catsky
July Reading Wrap-up! It admittedly felt like a month where I had trouble enjoying my reads, so I leave the month feeling a bit blah. But Interesting Facts About Space by Emily and Sinkholes and Other Inexplicable Voids by Leyna Krow were beautiful bookends for the month.
#BookSky
#BookSky
August 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
July Reading Wrap-up! It admittedly felt like a month where I had trouble enjoying my reads, so I leave the month feeling a bit blah. But Interesting Facts About Space by Emily and Sinkholes and Other Inexplicable Voids by Leyna Krow were beautiful bookends for the month.
#BookSky
#BookSky
After struggling with course prep all summer, I'm recreating how I used to prep courses in my first two years of teaching:
Books
Booze
Brooks Movies
#academicsky
Books
Booze
Brooks Movies
#academicsky
July 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
After struggling with course prep all summer, I'm recreating how I used to prep courses in my first two years of teaching:
Books
Booze
Brooks Movies
#academicsky
Books
Booze
Brooks Movies
#academicsky
Mid-Year Favorite Reads!
I saw someone post their 6 month favorite reads for the year and it got me thinking about mine. No particular order except Hurricane Girl by @mdermansky.bsky.social has been the surprise frontrunner for favorite read of the year already!
#BookSky
I saw someone post their 6 month favorite reads for the year and it got me thinking about mine. No particular order except Hurricane Girl by @mdermansky.bsky.social has been the surprise frontrunner for favorite read of the year already!
#BookSky
July 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Mid-Year Favorite Reads!
I saw someone post their 6 month favorite reads for the year and it got me thinking about mine. No particular order except Hurricane Girl by @mdermansky.bsky.social has been the surprise frontrunner for favorite read of the year already!
#BookSky
I saw someone post their 6 month favorite reads for the year and it got me thinking about mine. No particular order except Hurricane Girl by @mdermansky.bsky.social has been the surprise frontrunner for favorite read of the year already!
#BookSky
June Reading Wrap-up!
I read 10 books in in June but it felt like a bit of a letdown month. Best reads of June came from @kristenarnett.bsky.social and Karen Russell (as I expected). Surprise 3rd was James Clear's Atomic Habits which managed to bypass my self-help skepticism.
#BookSky
I read 10 books in in June but it felt like a bit of a letdown month. Best reads of June came from @kristenarnett.bsky.social and Karen Russell (as I expected). Surprise 3rd was James Clear's Atomic Habits which managed to bypass my self-help skepticism.
#BookSky
June 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
June Reading Wrap-up!
I read 10 books in in June but it felt like a bit of a letdown month. Best reads of June came from @kristenarnett.bsky.social and Karen Russell (as I expected). Surprise 3rd was James Clear's Atomic Habits which managed to bypass my self-help skepticism.
#BookSky
I read 10 books in in June but it felt like a bit of a letdown month. Best reads of June came from @kristenarnett.bsky.social and Karen Russell (as I expected). Surprise 3rd was James Clear's Atomic Habits which managed to bypass my self-help skepticism.
#BookSky
New Review: "Stop Me If You've Heard This One" by Kristen Arnett
4.75/5 🌟
I would not expect that struggling lesbian clown would be on my list of favorite reads, but with Kristen Arnett I always need to set aside expectations.
Full Review: fable.co/review/15e1e...
#BookSky
4.75/5 🌟
I would not expect that struggling lesbian clown would be on my list of favorite reads, but with Kristen Arnett I always need to set aside expectations.
Full Review: fable.co/review/15e1e...
#BookSky
June 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New Review: "Stop Me If You've Heard This One" by Kristen Arnett
4.75/5 🌟
I would not expect that struggling lesbian clown would be on my list of favorite reads, but with Kristen Arnett I always need to set aside expectations.
Full Review: fable.co/review/15e1e...
#BookSky
4.75/5 🌟
I would not expect that struggling lesbian clown would be on my list of favorite reads, but with Kristen Arnett I always need to set aside expectations.
Full Review: fable.co/review/15e1e...
#BookSky
New Review: "Desert Creatures" by Kay Chronister
3.5/5 🌟
Magdala is set upon visiting the bones of a newly minted saint to cure her of her disability, but the desert and its inhabitants are unforgiving.
Full Review: fable.co/review/cac3f...
#BookSky
3.5/5 🌟
Magdala is set upon visiting the bones of a newly minted saint to cure her of her disability, but the desert and its inhabitants are unforgiving.
Full Review: fable.co/review/cac3f...
#BookSky
June 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New Review: "Desert Creatures" by Kay Chronister
3.5/5 🌟
Magdala is set upon visiting the bones of a newly minted saint to cure her of her disability, but the desert and its inhabitants are unforgiving.
Full Review: fable.co/review/cac3f...
#BookSky
3.5/5 🌟
Magdala is set upon visiting the bones of a newly minted saint to cure her of her disability, but the desert and its inhabitants are unforgiving.
Full Review: fable.co/review/cac3f...
#BookSky
Review: "The Essential Alan Watts"
3.75/5 🌟
A collection of Alan Watts' writings and talks which capture a loose representation of his philosophical positions.
Full Review: fable.co/review/6ab3f...
#BookSky #academicsky
3.75/5 🌟
A collection of Alan Watts' writings and talks which capture a loose representation of his philosophical positions.
Full Review: fable.co/review/6ab3f...
#BookSky #academicsky
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Review: "The Essential Alan Watts"
3.75/5 🌟
A collection of Alan Watts' writings and talks which capture a loose representation of his philosophical positions.
Full Review: fable.co/review/6ab3f...
#BookSky #academicsky
3.75/5 🌟
A collection of Alan Watts' writings and talks which capture a loose representation of his philosophical positions.
Full Review: fable.co/review/6ab3f...
#BookSky #academicsky
May Reading Wrap-up! As the forensics season wound down, my reading wound up.
Out of eight books, my favorite read was probably "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel, but "Land of Milk and Honey" by C Pam Zhang was a very close second.
Can't wait to see what reads June has in store.
#BookSky
Out of eight books, my favorite read was probably "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel, but "Land of Milk and Honey" by C Pam Zhang was a very close second.
Can't wait to see what reads June has in store.
#BookSky
June 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
May Reading Wrap-up! As the forensics season wound down, my reading wound up.
Out of eight books, my favorite read was probably "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel, but "Land of Milk and Honey" by C Pam Zhang was a very close second.
Can't wait to see what reads June has in store.
#BookSky
Out of eight books, my favorite read was probably "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel, but "Land of Milk and Honey" by C Pam Zhang was a very close second.
Can't wait to see what reads June has in store.
#BookSky
New Review: "Beautiful Days" by Zach Williams
3.25/5 🌟
In these ten stories, author Zach Williams focuses on the limited scope, what can take place in a limits of a day or days that never seem to end.
Full Review: fable.co/review/4b690...
#BookSky
3.25/5 🌟
In these ten stories, author Zach Williams focuses on the limited scope, what can take place in a limits of a day or days that never seem to end.
Full Review: fable.co/review/4b690...
#BookSky
May 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New Review: "Beautiful Days" by Zach Williams
3.25/5 🌟
In these ten stories, author Zach Williams focuses on the limited scope, what can take place in a limits of a day or days that never seem to end.
Full Review: fable.co/review/4b690...
#BookSky
3.25/5 🌟
In these ten stories, author Zach Williams focuses on the limited scope, what can take place in a limits of a day or days that never seem to end.
Full Review: fable.co/review/4b690...
#BookSky
Review: "What We Kept to Outselves" by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
2.5/5 🌟
John Kim and his children mourning the disappearance of their mother/wife Sunny almost a year before when a homeless man is found dead in their front yard.
Full Review: fable.co/review/8f49c...
#BookSky
2.5/5 🌟
John Kim and his children mourning the disappearance of their mother/wife Sunny almost a year before when a homeless man is found dead in their front yard.
Full Review: fable.co/review/8f49c...
#BookSky
May 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Review: "What We Kept to Outselves" by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
2.5/5 🌟
John Kim and his children mourning the disappearance of their mother/wife Sunny almost a year before when a homeless man is found dead in their front yard.
Full Review: fable.co/review/8f49c...
#BookSky
2.5/5 🌟
John Kim and his children mourning the disappearance of their mother/wife Sunny almost a year before when a homeless man is found dead in their front yard.
Full Review: fable.co/review/8f49c...
#BookSky
New Review: "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel
5/5 🌟
At Bob’s Boxing Palace in Reno, NV, 8 teenage girls carry the legacy of their life into the boxing ring, the footwork of their girlhood becoming the footwork in the ring.
Full Review: fable.co/review/7d17a...
#BookSky
5/5 🌟
At Bob’s Boxing Palace in Reno, NV, 8 teenage girls carry the legacy of their life into the boxing ring, the footwork of their girlhood becoming the footwork in the ring.
Full Review: fable.co/review/7d17a...
#BookSky
May 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
New Review: "Headshot" by Rita Bullwinkel
5/5 🌟
At Bob’s Boxing Palace in Reno, NV, 8 teenage girls carry the legacy of their life into the boxing ring, the footwork of their girlhood becoming the footwork in the ring.
Full Review: fable.co/review/7d17a...
#BookSky
5/5 🌟
At Bob’s Boxing Palace in Reno, NV, 8 teenage girls carry the legacy of their life into the boxing ring, the footwork of their girlhood becoming the footwork in the ring.
Full Review: fable.co/review/7d17a...
#BookSky
While reorganizing my nightstand, I made an official "TBR" section for June-August: 20 books in 3 months (not counting audiobooks).
Because am I even a bookworm if I don't make potentially unreachable reading goals?
Which one do I read first?
#BookSky
Because am I even a bookworm if I don't make potentially unreachable reading goals?
Which one do I read first?
#BookSky
May 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
While reorganizing my nightstand, I made an official "TBR" section for June-August: 20 books in 3 months (not counting audiobooks).
Because am I even a bookworm if I don't make potentially unreachable reading goals?
Which one do I read first?
#BookSky
Because am I even a bookworm if I don't make potentially unreachable reading goals?
Which one do I read first?
#BookSky