Emma V. Gerstein
@sassmill.bsky.social
Gay museum lady that sews things. Part time Victorian woman, functionally indistinguishable from an eBay haunted doll. Living history, fashion history, and a definite lack of impulse control.
Pinned
Paracelsus. I will say no more.
October 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Paracelsus. I will say no more.
I am, among other things, the puppet czar
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am, among other things, the puppet czar
Salsa verde protein chips hit different in the cemetery
October 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Salsa verde protein chips hit different in the cemetery
Speaks for itself
August 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Speaks for itself
Many such cases
My hottest Blue Sky take is Cracker Barrel’s solid for what it is, which is highway off ramp food, and I have some good memories there of meals with family.
August 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Many such cases
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I am still haunted by this poem, "The Myth Was Never The Unicorn," written by one of the teens who participated in the creative writing program at the museum this summer. A reminder that girls are always aware.
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
August 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am still haunted by this poem, "The Myth Was Never The Unicorn," written by one of the teens who participated in the creative writing program at the museum this summer. A reminder that girls are always aware.
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
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From the first stanza of a haiku suite called "Love is Icarus" written in the mahogany suite of the Mark Twain House.
"Buzz of bees in air
Destined for sap of roses
Love in sight yet far"
🐝🌹
"Buzz of bees in air
Destined for sap of roses
Love in sight yet far"
🐝🌹
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From the first stanza of a haiku suite called "Love is Icarus" written in the mahogany suite of the Mark Twain House.
"Buzz of bees in air
Destined for sap of roses
Love in sight yet far"
🐝🌹
"Buzz of bees in air
Destined for sap of roses
Love in sight yet far"
🐝🌹
I love environmental story telling (box from a fresh tube of fixodent left on the movie theatre bathroom counter)
May 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I love environmental story telling (box from a fresh tube of fixodent left on the movie theatre bathroom counter)
Drag name: Mehitabel Methemoglobinemia and she’s just blue that’s her whole deal
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Drag name: Mehitabel Methemoglobinemia and she’s just blue that’s her whole deal
I can never un-know that the flip top lid on Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce is called the LiquiFlapper ™ and now neither can you
April 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I can never un-know that the flip top lid on Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce is called the LiquiFlapper ™ and now neither can you
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You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
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If I had a nickel for everytime I had to explain how the entertainment industry works and how artists exsist within it I would have a fuck ton of nickels. This isn't a joke I would just have like...a significantly large amount of nickels.
Like seriously yall, being compensated for your work and having the right to sell it to whom you choose is like a cornerstone of being a creative
We call it the theft machine for a fucking reason
We call it the theft machine for a fucking reason
April 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If I had a nickel for everytime I had to explain how the entertainment industry works and how artists exsist within it I would have a fuck ton of nickels. This isn't a joke I would just have like...a significantly large amount of nickels.
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My colleague @sassmill.bsky.social is looking to talk to some other museums that do first person costumed interpretation—any suggestions for who she should reach out to? (We already do it, looking to revamp)
April 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My colleague @sassmill.bsky.social is looking to talk to some other museums that do first person costumed interpretation—any suggestions for who she should reach out to? (We already do it, looking to revamp)
We have very precious problems at my job. Have you ever been caused grief by corduroy.
April 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We have very precious problems at my job. Have you ever been caused grief by corduroy.
Thinking about Murray Bridge Bunyip rn
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thinking about Murray Bridge Bunyip rn
Save me Doechii tiny desk concert
April 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Save me Doechii tiny desk concert
I am NEVER stingy with the mustard. In fact, some might say I am indulgent with the mustard.
March 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I am NEVER stingy with the mustard. In fact, some might say I am indulgent with the mustard.
A million dollars to anyone other than @fugitteinepte.bsky.social that can properly suss out the context of this
March 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A million dollars to anyone other than @fugitteinepte.bsky.social that can properly suss out the context of this
When I successfully answer all of my emails I am more powerful than god… but more come
February 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
When I successfully answer all of my emails I am more powerful than god… but more come
Absolutely tickled each time I get a voicemail consisting of 2 seconds of silence from a caller identified as Robert Frost. What is he trying to communicate from the great beyond, and why am I the one he’s chosen to reach out to? Why am I never at my desk to answer his call?
February 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Absolutely tickled each time I get a voicemail consisting of 2 seconds of silence from a caller identified as Robert Frost. What is he trying to communicate from the great beyond, and why am I the one he’s chosen to reach out to? Why am I never at my desk to answer his call?
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Hey, so I just gave a lecture titled “A Healthy Disrespect for the Law” at UBC in Canada, and I’d be happy to do a virtual version for U.S. law schools, which are full of students that probably need to hear it.
January 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey, so I just gave a lecture titled “A Healthy Disrespect for the Law” at UBC in Canada, and I’d be happy to do a virtual version for U.S. law schools, which are full of students that probably need to hear it.
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This is where the traditional model of democracy and representation breaks down.
*Govt does something alarming
*Constituents respond
*Representatives ignore it because they have gone all in on the same conspiracy theories that the new people running govt are acting on
*Govt does something alarming
*Constituents respond
*Representatives ignore it because they have gone all in on the same conspiracy theories that the new people running govt are acting on
Response from a Pennsylvania GOP congress member I emailed urging the continued funding of the NIH.
January 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is where the traditional model of democracy and representation breaks down.
*Govt does something alarming
*Constituents respond
*Representatives ignore it because they have gone all in on the same conspiracy theories that the new people running govt are acting on
*Govt does something alarming
*Constituents respond
*Representatives ignore it because they have gone all in on the same conspiracy theories that the new people running govt are acting on
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"We have been very explicit that if an agent does show up at the door that we are expecting to inquire about an actual warrant that is signed by a judge."
#NutmegSky
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
#NutmegSky
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
CT schools prepare guidelines for interactions with immigration officials
Even with the guidelines in place at many schools across the state, immigrant advocates worry that by stoking fear in immigrant communities, children will be kept from going to school.
www.ctpublic.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"We have been very explicit that if an agent does show up at the door that we are expecting to inquire about an actual warrant that is signed by a judge."
#NutmegSky
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
#NutmegSky
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-01...
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After six years of publishing, we are just getting started and want to keep growing.
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