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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her)

@aliciaandrz.bsky.social

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assistant prof. of Shakespeare | book: “queer pregnancy in Shakespeare’s plays” | proud CUNY alum | bylines: Chronicle, Boston Globe, LA Review of Books, Electric Lit, Catapult, American Theatre, LitHub, Huffington Post, etc aliciaandrzejewskiphd.com

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · Nov 10

hi everyone! I’m a Shakespeare prof at William & Mary & a public scholar, writing for venues on everything from early modern abortion to serpent handling. I post about my sobriety journey, pedagogy, motherhood, mental illness, & more.

I hope my Twitter community finds me, I miss them dearly.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 3h

lol I said this and she started giving me a lecture on what the board of pharmacy is & I was just like you’re full of shit.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 3h

it was a lady & I was like, I have a text message on my phone telling me it’s fill day should I come in & show you.

the male pharmacist there is great.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 4h

this is exactly what I said!

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 4h

I’m just so tired of different pharmacists having different rules—even at the same location!—about when I can fill.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 4h

I just yelled at a pharmacist who was lying to me & didn’t realize I am a prof at William & Mary & thus not an idiot. it wasn’t even important to me to fill today. I just wanted to stand up for everyone on controlled substances subject to their pharmacist’s feelings & whims

it’s been a bad morning.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 5h

all this discourse around postpartum bodies & I haven’t seen anyone entertain the possibility our bodies get sexier after birth? bigger hips & breasts, softer, easier to grab onto. don’t be scared—embrace it. I think husbands that want very skinny women only are totally suspect.

Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 17h

unfortunately the sentiment, “I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make heaven” is wildly relatable to me. god help us.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 18h

my 8-year old daughter: “mommy, do I go to a private school?”

me: “no, & I don’t either. I teach at a public school. William & Mary is a public school. public schools are the best schools in the world.”

her: “oh. ok.”

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 20h

to update: my TMS treatment for depression is going OK. it’s early to tell if it’s working but it’s not too uncomfortable. I do bite down when getting “zapped” so will need a mouth guard—& felt disoriented teaching afterwards today. it’s 5 days a week for now so I’m doing my best to manage.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

I went for red red lipstick today because why not. Shakespeare profs can be pretty.

a woman in a black dress wearing a goat horn singer necklace and red lipstick

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

good morning. I’m 711 days sober & the little grey one gave me a cuddle this AM, however reluctantly, which means it’s my lucky day.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

one of the most transformative things I was ever taught was by my professor Kandice Chuh & she told me every time I make a claim & then write “but”—to see if the “but” could actually be an “and.” if both things could be true.

it changed everything about how I write & think.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

damn straight

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

yes I agree setting up those boundaries for yourself is important. it’s exhausting to care.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

today someone said “you’re wrong to be upset with me. it must be hard being so over sensitive” &, condescension aside, I am so tired of “over sensitivity” being used as an insult. I think it’s OK, & might even be a good thing, to be deeply affected by what people do & say.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

& I was like well buy the art for me then 😂

Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

my husband said the same thing!

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

tomorrow is dress like a teacher day so I let my daughter into my closet to see what she could find.

I think she pulls it off. even the heels.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 1d

my dad is in business & has very little knowledge of academia or Shakespeare or what I do (especially compared to my siblings in big law) but once I was talking about research & glanced at his phone & he was Googling “early modern poets.” it made me tear up; what more could I ask for?

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 2d

did not have someone telling me “I’m biracial so I can’t be a bigot” on my bingo card for today but, for the record, marginalized people can absolutely be bigoted, terrible, evil people—because they’re human.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 2d

I hung all my jewelry up on my wall today because it’s art & I know it’s chaotic but now I can admire it even if I’m not wearing it.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 2d

woke up at 2:22 & the demon was a nightmare about my family of origin. I haven’t gone back to sleep. sometimes I think the “wounds,” as my therapist calls them, are too big & infected to ever heal.

but one day I’ll get the courage to write about them & that will be a start.

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 2d

good morning from the little grey one. she says that you need to resist feeling the Sunday scaries today & instead enjoy yourself. it can all wait until tomorrow.

a little grey kitten with her paw on a blue notepad looking earnestly at you

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Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · 2d

times are hard, my students are brilliant, & concerns over grade inflation are bullshit. I’ll give As all day every day.

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