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Deirdre Mikolajcik

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PhD | Writer | Village Witch | Recovering Academic | Productive Dilettante

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The NYC blizzard is making me weirdly nostalgic for 2018 MLA and the bomb cyclone that it during it.

23.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I deleted it for two reasons:
1- I wanted to do what I could to prevent my writing from being used for AI training
2- men being creepy

23.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Airport security just complimented my look and β€˜fit and that feels like an accomplishment

14.08.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Annual physical today.

Told the doc I was good and I didn’t need my Xanax renewed. She said β€œgreat!”

After examining me she was like β€œI’m going to go ahead and renew your Xanax”

πŸ˜…

05.08.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gospel of Galatea β€œHappy Valentine’s Day 2017 with love from Your Goddamn Albatross xoxo” is scrawled inside the illustrated The Rime of the Ancient Mariner…

New writing up on my medium inspired by my travels in Greece: deirdre-mikolajcik.medium.com/the-gospel-o...

23.07.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite part of hot yoga is when you accidentally waterboard yourself

19.07.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was apropos as we were discussion Catholicism and transubstantiation

15.07.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At a client dinner:
Me: actually human flesh is supposed to taste similar to pork, not beef
Everyone: …..
Boss: why do you know that?
Me: I briefly got super into the Asmat people of Papua New Guinea who practiced cannibalism
Boss: that’s on brand for you

15.07.2025 02:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a girl delayed in Detroit wishing delta would add a nonstop between SDF and Chicago

13.07.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is something so so magical about being in NYC in a nearly deserted restaurant on a Monday when it’s raining and watching a first date where the guy is trying so hard.

Go get β€˜em you crazy kids

30.06.2025 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bonkers your son is at that age. Not thinking about what that means for my age.

30.06.2025 23:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

O New York, New York even in the rain ❀️

28.06.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Being single can have challenges, but the couples and relationships I witnessed on my travels chased the single blues far, far away.

31.05.2025 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been back from my trip to Turkey and Greece for a few days now and am still marveling at the number of times I heard β€œthe missing one is in the British museum.”

28.05.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.04.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 40233 πŸ” 5452 πŸ’¬ 2162 πŸ“Œ 2470

I would pay $5000 to not have a child.

22.04.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As the world celebrates Easter, it’s important to remember that it always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. πŸŒ• πŸ’

17.04.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love smelling the Angel share at 6 AM on the way to the gym. O Kentucky you will always have a piece of my heart.

16.04.2025 10:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guess who got sunburned through the mesh panel of her leggings while helping with flood cleanup πŸ˜…πŸ₯²

15.04.2025 12:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal

14.04.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 39421 πŸ” 8620 πŸ’¬ 686 πŸ“Œ 330

I am just a girl circling the block, begging people to learn how to parallel park and not leave huge gaps between cars.

12.04.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Season finale of White Lotus reminding everyone how Scorpio men will destroy whatever and whoever is closest to them.

07.04.2025 02:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’d already paid April and he deposited it (alongside my March check…) when the ceiling issue hit this disaster point. Louisville is in a flood warning due to 3 days of rain. If it’s not fixed by May rent, I’ll be acting within my tenant rights πŸ˜•

05.04.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If said landlord also was informed multiple times across multiple months that the water spot on the ceiling was getting worse and now your ceiling is falling in, you should get free rent for that month, not an overdrawn checking account.

05.04.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If your landlord doesn’t deposit your rent check in the month you paid it for, they clearly don’t need the money and it should be illegal to deposit it at the same time as the following month’s rent.

05.04.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool β€œfilibuster” and all but what did it do and how much blood fuels that politicians career?

Asking for a friend.

02.04.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stuck in ATL overnight after being held on the tarmac 2 hours

Me to my Lyft Driver: how’s your night?
LD: well Delta is f*****g up
Me: that’s why I’m here!
LD: makes it a good good night for me

02.04.2025 03:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0


On this Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year
'Tis time this heart should be unmoved,
       Since others it hath ceased to move:
Yet though I cannot be beloved,
                                    Still let me love!

   My days are in the yellow leaf;
       The flowers and fruits of Love are gone;
The wormβ€”the canker, and the grief
                                    Are mine alone!

   The fire that on my bosom preys
       Is lone as some Volcanic Isle;
No torch is kindled at its blaze
                                    A funeral pile.

   The hope, the fear, the jealous care,
       The exalted portion of the pain
And power of Love I cannot share,
                                    But wear the chain.

   But 'tis not thusβ€”and 'tis not here
       Such thoughts should shake my Soul, nor now,
Where Glory decks the hero's bier,
                                    Or binds his brow.

   The Sword, the Banner, and the Field,
       Glory and Greece around us see!
The Spartan borne upon his shield
                                    Was not more free.

   Awake (not Greeceβ€”she is awake!)
       Awake, my Spirit! Think through whom
Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake
                                    And then strike home!

   Tread those reviving passions down
       Unworthy Manhoodβ€”unto thee
Indifferent should the smile or frown
                                    Of beauty be.

   If thou regret'st thy Youth, why live?
       The land of honourable Death
Is here:β€”up to the Field, and give
                                    Away thy breath!

   Seek outβ€”less often sought than foundβ€”
       A Soldier's Grave, for thee the best;
Then look around, and choose thy Ground,
                                    And take thy rest.

On this Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year 'Tis time this heart should be unmoved, Since others it hath ceased to move: Yet though I cannot be beloved, Still let me love! My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of Love are gone; The wormβ€”the canker, and the grief Are mine alone! The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some Volcanic Isle; No torch is kindled at its blaze A funeral pile. The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of Love I cannot share, But wear the chain. But 'tis not thusβ€”and 'tis not here Such thoughts should shake my Soul, nor now, Where Glory decks the hero's bier, Or binds his brow. The Sword, the Banner, and the Field, Glory and Greece around us see! The Spartan borne upon his shield Was not more free. Awake (not Greeceβ€”she is awake!) Awake, my Spirit! Think through whom Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake And then strike home! Tread those reviving passions down Unworthy Manhoodβ€”unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret'st thy Youth, why live? The land of honourable Death Is here:β€”up to the Field, and give Away thy breath! Seek outβ€”less often sought than foundβ€” A Soldier's Grave, for thee the best; Then look around, and choose thy Ground, And take thy rest.

Happy 36th birthday to me!

28.03.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Text of the poem Animals:

Have you forgotten what we were like then
when we were still first rate
and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth

it's no use worrying about Time
but we did have a few tricks up our sleeves
and turned some sharp corners

the whole pasture looked like our meal
we didn't need speedometers
we could manage cocktails out of ice and water

I wouldn't want to be faster
or greener than now if you were with me O you
were the best of all my days

Text of the poem Animals: Have you forgotten what we were like then when we were still first rate and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth it's no use worrying about Time but we did have a few tricks up our sleeves and turned some sharp corners the whole pasture looked like our meal we didn't need speedometers we could manage cocktails out of ice and water I wouldn't want to be faster or greener than now if you were with me O you were the best of all my days

Happy birthday to Frank O’Hara!

28.03.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bill Gates-backed startup commercially launches butter made from carbon Savor says its dairy-and-plant-free alternative can replace animal fats and palm oil. It plans to work with CPG companies to advance ingredient innovation.

Fun fact: all butter (plant and animal) is made of carbon

www.fooddive.com/news/savor-s...

25.03.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0