Joshua Yu Burnett
@joshuayuburnett.bsky.social
Prof of Multilingual Comp @ AWC. Degrees in Creative Writing & Af Am Lit, Scholarship in Black Speculative Fiction. Ex-expat in Bangladesh & Mexico. Dork/weirdo. Nonbinary, any pronouns fine as long as you don't call me "Mr." or "Sir." From the Bay.
Tonight’s dinner: lima bean tagine.
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Tonight’s dinner: lima bean tagine.
This is right across the border in Mexico. I walk past it every time I’m coming back across the border, and it makes me giggle every time because I am 12.
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is right across the border in Mexico. I walk past it every time I’m coming back across the border, and it makes me giggle every time because I am 12.
If you didn’t know: there are a lot of wild turkeys in the East Bay.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you didn’t know: there are a lot of wild turkeys in the East Bay.
In an uncharacteristic display of extreme self control, I only bought 9 books while in the Bay Area!
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In an uncharacteristic display of extreme self control, I only bought 9 books while in the Bay Area!
Now reading. I already know the title story, but I’m excited to see the rest.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Now reading. I already know the title story, but I’m excited to see the rest.
Now reading.
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Now reading.
We are the stupidest dystopia.
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We are the stupidest dystopia.
Now reading.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Now reading.
1997. Also giving goth. Self-identify more as punk, though.
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
1997. Also giving goth. Self-identify more as punk, though.
Now reading.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Now reading.
Sometimes, when I’m out on a walk in the evening, I take pictures.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sometimes, when I’m out on a walk in the evening, I take pictures.
Fuck the Dodgers forever and ever, amen.
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Fuck the Dodgers forever and ever, amen.
I've heard about a trick for preventing AI-based plagiarism by adding some absurd instruction in white text to the end of the assignment sheet. Decided to give it a trial run. And hey, it did it.
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I've heard about a trick for preventing AI-based plagiarism by adding some absurd instruction in white text to the end of the assignment sheet. Decided to give it a trial run. And hey, it did it.
Just before the World Series started, ESPN posted a headline declaring the Dodgers might be "unbeatable." A week later, they posted a headline declaring that their ENTIRE LINEUP has "looked off all postseason long."
What's really hilarious about it is that they're from articles BY THE SAME WRITER.
What's really hilarious about it is that they're from articles BY THE SAME WRITER.
October 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just before the World Series started, ESPN posted a headline declaring the Dodgers might be "unbeatable." A week later, they posted a headline declaring that their ENTIRE LINEUP has "looked off all postseason long."
What's really hilarious about it is that they're from articles BY THE SAME WRITER.
What's really hilarious about it is that they're from articles BY THE SAME WRITER.
Blue Jays! Game 5! Let’s goooooo!
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Blue Jays! Game 5! Let’s goooooo!
LOL, ESPN. This held up for about 5 innings of Game 1...sorta cause even by that point it was tied.
October 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
LOL, ESPN. This held up for about 5 innings of Game 1...sorta cause even by that point it was tied.
Fun day of class today.
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Fun day of class today.
Go Blue Jays, BEAT LA!
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Go Blue Jays, BEAT LA!
I posted earlier about the book I was starting. But I just realized I messed up the order — and yes I’m very OCD about the order in which I read books.
So actually, I’ll be reading — or rather rereading — this. I decided to reread Wheel of Time after the tv adaptation was canceled.
So actually, I’ll be reading — or rather rereading — this. I decided to reread Wheel of Time after the tv adaptation was canceled.
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I posted earlier about the book I was starting. But I just realized I messed up the order — and yes I’m very OCD about the order in which I read books.
So actually, I’ll be reading — or rather rereading — this. I decided to reread Wheel of Time after the tv adaptation was canceled.
So actually, I’ll be reading — or rather rereading — this. I decided to reread Wheel of Time after the tv adaptation was canceled.
Now reading.
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Now reading.
Today is another day when I’m discussing information literacy with my Comp 2 students. Today: the basics of how Wikipedia works.
October 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today is another day when I’m discussing information literacy with my Comp 2 students. Today: the basics of how Wikipedia works.
Now reading.
The funny thing with this one is— I was assigned this book in 10th grade English, but when I started at the school (I moved mid-year), the class was already halfway done with it, so I never finished. Just now getting around to it, a few months shy of 30 years (!?) later.
The funny thing with this one is— I was assigned this book in 10th grade English, but when I started at the school (I moved mid-year), the class was already halfway done with it, so I never finished. Just now getting around to it, a few months shy of 30 years (!?) later.
October 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Now reading.
The funny thing with this one is— I was assigned this book in 10th grade English, but when I started at the school (I moved mid-year), the class was already halfway done with it, so I never finished. Just now getting around to it, a few months shy of 30 years (!?) later.
The funny thing with this one is— I was assigned this book in 10th grade English, but when I started at the school (I moved mid-year), the class was already halfway done with it, so I never finished. Just now getting around to it, a few months shy of 30 years (!?) later.
Now reading. After this, I’ll have read all of Achebe’s novels.
October 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Now reading. After this, I’ll have read all of Achebe’s novels.
The last few years, I've been really leaning into lessons on media & information literacy in my Comp 2 classes. I'm adding a couple new ones this semester, including one where I want to talk about recognizing garbage data & studies. Here's a fun example I just found.
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The last few years, I've been really leaning into lessons on media & information literacy in my Comp 2 classes. I'm adding a couple new ones this semester, including one where I want to talk about recognizing garbage data & studies. Here's a fun example I just found.