#SoberAcademics *MEETING DAY/TIME UPDATE* Meetings are Fridays 5 PM ET. Come join us! Scan the QR code! Email: [email protected] with any questions! #SoberAcademics #soberinacademia #recoverycommunity #discord #academiclife

*NOW* Sober Academics is meeting on Discord now, via chat and voice channel. Meetings are Wednesdays 8:30 PM ET. Come join us! Scan the QR code! Email: [email protected] with any questions! #SoberAcademics #soberinacademia #recoverycommunity #discord #academiclife

Come join us at @soberacademics.bsky.social for some awesome sober community in the academy! Check out the flyer below for more info.! #SoberAcademics #soberinacademia #academiclife #academicchatter #recoverycommunity #academia

First episode of my new podcast is here! Check out S1:E1 of “Queerstories of Recovery: Voices from the Margin” with guest, Dr. Bryan J. McCann. We get into some deep convo about what it’s like being sober in academia. Be sure to check it out! riverside.fm/shared/expor....

I’m at the Collegiate Recovery Conference at St. Joseph’s University, but I want to remind you that #SoberAcademics is mtg. tonight at 8:30 PM ET! Come join our @soberacademics.bsky.social online space & connect w/ peers who are seeking sober community in academia. Discord: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M

Hi sky friends! Hope to see you at 8:30 PM ET tonight! Come join our @soberacademics.bsky.social online initiative to connect w/ other peers who creating sober in the alcogenic culture of academia. Discord Chat: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academiclife

Hey! I started a new podcast, “Queerstories of Recovery: Voices from the Margin!” I’m looking for guests who are rewriting the narratives of recovery and academia. Check out the trailer and see if you would be interested in joining the convo! dbacibianco.podbean.com/e/queerstori...

Hey! Hope to see you at 8:30 PM ET tonight! Come join our @soberacademics.bsky.social online initiative to connect with other peers who creating sober in the alcogenic culture of academia. Discord Chat: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academiclife

Hey, friends! Hope to see you at 8:30 PM ET tonight! Come join the @soberacademics.bsky.social online initiative to connect with peers who are braving space in the alcogenic culture of academia. Discord Chat: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academiclife

Hey, friends! Come join the @soberacademics.bsky.social online initiative to connect with peers who are braving space in the alcogenic culture of academia! Our meeting is tonight 8:30 PM ET! Discord Chat: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academiclife

Some folks might see this and say, a conference well spent! And others might find this deeply triggering. This is why having non-alcohol centered / sober events and spaces at academic conferences are SO important. @ncte.org #CCCC @soberacademics.bsky.social #ncte #soberacademics

Don’t forget tonight’s Sober Academics Special Event at Cs! 💻 Sober Academics at Cs! #4C25! You can bookmark and add the special event to your agenda in the app! ☕️ In-Person Meet-Up: Thurs, April 10, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET, Mtg Rm 321 @ncte.org #CCCC @soberacademics.bsky.social #ncte #soberacademics

“As queer scholars we must prevent the same kind of insular thinking for the future … what would it look like if we centered the most vulnerable of our communities?” “Queerly Imagined: Woman Claiming Public Space” - Caroline Dadas #cccc #4C25 #ncte #cccc2025 #ab7

“Queerness consists as a set of literacy events … that constitutes as being a lesbian … queer histories are often difficult to pin down … imagination then is a methodology.” “Queerly Imagined: Woman Claiming Public Space” - Caroline Dadas #cccc #4C25 #ncte #cccc2025 #ab7

Sober Academics group is meeting online tonight at Cs - Wed. 4/9 at 8:30 PM ET, via Zoom! Tomorrow we hang out in person! 💻 ☕️ For more info.: @soberacademics.bsky.social #4C25 #CCCC #NCTE #SoberAcademics #SoberCommunity #SoberAcademia

I’m glad I packed sneakers. #4C25 #CCCC #NCTE @ncte.org #computerlove #baltimoremaryland

I’ve arrived at Cs! And I’m ready to think and chat with some cool peeps. But first, pickle chips 🥒 (which I’ve never had before!!! 🤪🫠) #4C25 #CCCC #NCTE @ncte.org #computerlove #baltimoremaryland

I've been thinking about how to say all this for a few months, about autoethnography. I finally found the words: "The Grief of Autoethnography: The Emotional Labor of Naming and the Weight of Doing the Work." medium.com/@drbacibianc... #autoethnography #research #qualitativeresearch #academia

Sober Academics at Cs! #4C25! You can bookmark and add the special event to your agenda in the app! 💻 Virtual Meet-Up: Wednesday, April 9, 8:30 p.m. ET ☕️ In-Person Meet-Up: Thursday, April 10, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET, Mtg Rm 321   @ncte.org #CCCC @soberacademics.bsky.social #ncte #soberacademics

*TONIGHT* 8:30 PM ET! The Sober Academics online meeting provides a supportive space for scholars to connect, share experiences, and discuss strategies for navigating academic challenges while staying sober, especially during the season of conferencing! @soberacademics.bsky.social #soberacademics

As I get ready for #4C25, I think of @bryanjmccann.bsky.social: “Addiction & suicidal ideation make homes on the pgs of journals & on conference panels. Convention awards ceremonies comprise smiling & applauding colleagues who will look a few secs too long at the bathrobe belt in their hotel room.”

Sober Academics at Cs! #4C25! 💻 Virtual Meet-Up: Wednesday, April 9, 8:30 p.m. ET ☕️ In-Person Meet-Up: Thursday, April 10, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET, Mtg Rm 321 (Level 300)   Visit #4C25 Special Events page: cccc.ncte.org/cccc/convent... @ncte.org #CCCC @soberacademics.bsky.social #ncte #soberacademics

Sober Academics Meet-Up at Cs. Thursday 4/10/25 6:00–7:00 p.m., Mtg Rm 321 (Level 300) (in addition to our online Wed. meeting). Sober Academics is for folks who are seeking sober community in academia. There will be snacks & non-alcoholic beverages! cccc.ncte.org/cccc/convent.... #cccc #ncte #4c25

*TONIGHT* The mid-semester slump can hit hard - the grind can feel endless. Sober Academics’ meetings offer an affirming space where we can share the challenges of navigating academia while staying sober. It’s not just about talking, it’s about connection. @soberacademics.bsky.social #soberacademics

We will never be a monarchy. Know that. To quote the LOTR trilogy: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.

My 2nd publication is out - Writers: Craft & Context 5.1! ☕️ Longer memo with thanks on IG, LinkedIn, and FB. 📑 “Queerstory of Recovery: Coming Out in Church Basements, Coming to Do Autoethnography”: journals.shareok.org/.../write...... 💻 To read the full issue: journals.shareok.org/.../writersc... 📚

In addiction recovery, staying present anchors the mind, turning chaos into clarity one moment at a time. I am so grateful for my @soberacademics.bsky.social friends. This meeting has been a grounding force amid academia’s toxic social culture & relentless capitalist grind toward productivity. 🙏☕️

There is nothing more exciting than this: when the small chat with the instructor teaching after you turns into that awesome “oh, you too?!” chat about how you’re both in recovery & sober in academia. This is the *magic* of @soberacademics.bsky.social - it’s a language of the heart like no other!

HALT: means never get too Hungry, too Angry, too Lonely, or too Tired. Each of these conditions can gravely impact our experiences not only as humans in today’s society, but especially as sober persons in academia. Come join us! *TONIGHT* 8:30 PM ET. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Many of us have found our own path to recovery, but Sober Academics is a place for us to come together as a sober community in academia. Every story counts! *TONIGHT* 8:30 PM ET — @soberacademics.bsky.social See flyer ⬇️ #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academia #academiclife

In these unprecedented moments, we can slow down and take deep breaths. Sober Academics is a great place to find community. *Meeting NOW* @soberacademics.bsky.social Come breathe with us! 🧘🏽‍♂️ #soberacademics #recoverycommunity #soberinacademia #academia #academiclife

I know that sober meetings have been the only space lately where I can decompress and reset. I’m grateful for @soberacademics.bsky.social and my peers there. It’s a meeting I look forward to each week! Come join us! Starts in a few minutes! #soberacademics #recoverycommunity

Hey! Are you going to #4C25 in Baltimore?! Well, Sober Academics @soberacademics.bsky.social will be at Cs too! Wed. 4/9 - come hang with us at our online Zoom meeting, 8:30 PM. Thurs. 4/10 - come hang with us at our sober meetup from 6-7 PM! More details & flyers soon! #cccc #ncte @ncte.org

My friend Bryan @bryanjmccann.bsky.social shared these powerful words from Ruth Wilson Gilmore. I can’t stop feeling their weight, especially today.

So, I’m teaching technical writing courses this semester and I found a way to merge my work with addiction recovery rhetoric, public health studies, and med rhet. It’s a vibe and I’m loving it. The students are also super into it. #publichealth #addictonrecoveryrhetoric #medrhet #publicrhetoric

Hope to see you on the @soberacademics.bsky.social meeting tonight! 8:30 PM ET!

Ah! I just realized that I *also* forgot to share this goodie! I’ve been doing some thinking and writing about overcoming addiction, coming out, and processing the grief of my mother’s loss (and our relationship). As a friend would say, onward and upward! medium.com/@drbacibianc... #recovery

It’s a New Year, but the writing is still writing. And it seems that I keep writing about things I’m still working through. If it flows, it flows! So, here’s another one for you: medium.com/@drbacibianc.... Come along for the ride! #creativenonfiction #medium

The New Year often kicks up a lot of emotions. For me, the best place to be is on a meeting with my recovery community. Meeting now! @soberacademics.bsky.social - details and flyer below! ⬇️ #recovery #soberacademics #academia #soberinacademia #academiclife #recoverycommunity

"So what do we do with abusive mentors? The ones who taught us feminism in their classrooms and tore us down in their offices?" chroni.cl/3P27hhM

The professional novelist must constantly struggle with the most profound questions of existence, such as: 'have I just spent 6 months writing a pile of shit?'

"Alcoholism respects no ifs. It does not go away, not for a week, for a day, or even for an hour, leaving us nonalcoholic and able to drink again on some special occasion or for some extraordinary reason..." -Living Sober Chapter 25 #AA #Sober

Tonight! The @soberacademics.bsky.social meeting runs weekly Wednesdays 8:30 PM ET, for academic folks who are seeking sober community in academia. We affirm diversities in recovery experiences and practices. All disciplines welcome! Find our chat on Discord: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M 📚🛟

The audacity of the university asking employees for donations. Every institution! Every year!

Hi, friends ❤ So, I just published this essay on Medium, "Caregiver Episodes: The Things They Don't Tell You About MS." It was a hard one to write, but I was ready to start to write the story down about me, my mother, and Multiple Sclerosis. medium.com/@drbacibianc...

I celebrated 13 years of sobriety on 11/12! Franny and Luca (my wife & son) got me a very cool sobriety medallion for lucky 13! “Hope is a good thing, maybe even the best of things, and good things never die.” —Stephen King *11/12/11* #sobriety #recoverycommunity #soberacademics #addictionrecovery

Hey, friends! Just a reminder: rhe @soberacademics.bsky.social meeting runs weekly Wednesdays 8:30 PM ET! We are a group of sober folks seeking community in academia. And, we represent diversities in recovery practices and academic disciplines! Find our chat on Discord: discord.gg/aJdKtHaS5M 📚🛟

Assembling a cabinet from the people in your group chat is certainly a choice.

Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people

This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...