Victoria Dresden
@victoriadresden.bsky.social
Writer of words, biologist of the molecular, CBRN nerd, professional simulated patient, mom of two noodle dogs.
“Victoria, why are you getting certified in CBRN defense? Why would you ever need that?” MEANWHILE, IN THE REAL WORLD:
Tech-News@technology-news.bsky.social · yesterdayBrussels and Washington are "closely" monitoring the evolution of a suspected plague outbreak in Siberia following the death of a lab worker. #EuropeNews
I feel like the kids who did poorly in science and history class are trying to get revenge on the kids who did well at science and history class and now we’re all going to die
Excerpt from my CBRN course notes on prions, day 1: "TL;DR NOBODY KNOWS HOW THESE FUCKERS WORK."
I swore to myself I wouldn’t buy MW4 because I was pissed at how MW3 ended, but I’m a simp, and the beta weekend is right there. This is a moment of weakness. Forgive me, Soap. #callofduty
As a Dayton area native, I absolutely love how the entire Miami Valley has come together to mercilessly cyberbully Buc-ee’s. Love when a community stands up for one of their own. 🦫
I'm just gonna say it: not a fun time to be American if gaslighting is your primary PTSD trigger.
I am NOT interested in lectures from Trump supporters about respect for the dead.
FPS games (esp. Fallout, Borderlands, Bioshock, and CoD Black Ops), Soviet/GDR samizdat, case studies of unethical human experimentation, propaganda films, the toxicity of academic culture, and my 5th grade ELA teacher who took away my copy of 1984 because it was “too radical.” #BluePitHype
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the final day of #BluePitHype! It's only 1 day to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is INSPIRATION DAY! Share what art, stories, games, etc. that made you decided to start creating stories! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
I go into pitch events with zero expectations. There’s a lot of authors all vying for attention, and if your project defies easy categorization, it can be hard to make your case in this format. Personally, I consider it a success if I come away with a new mutual who also moved from STEM to writing.
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the fourth day of #BluePitHype! It's only 2 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is ADVICE SHARE day! Share your best advice for pitching! We also have our own tips to share for #BluePit! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
Sophie is the face of moral injury in STEM. Christoph is what happens when you let your research consume you. Michael stared into the moral abyss and escaped the event horizon. Morgan is a catalyst. And Katya is the distillation of the chaotic good I’ve witnessed as part of NAFO. #BluePitHype
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the second day of #BluePitHype! It's only 4 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is Character Q&A Day! Question 3/3 - You! Join us tomorrow for our first ever ALT Text Help/Art Share day! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
Although there are certain characters who are definitely meant to be despised, the true villain is the exploitation of ignorance and mob mentality. Yes, there are individuals doing the exploitation, but their ability to succeed is a symptom of societal rot, not its root cause. #BluePitHype
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the second day of #BluePitHype! It's only 4 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! Today is Character Q&A Day! Question 2/3 - Antagonist(s)! Final question will be posted in 30 minutes! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
Sophie was in the wrong place at the right time. She doesn’t have Main Character Syndrome (despite literally being a novel protagonist), but the universe kept trying to contact her about her destiny’s extended warranty. #BluePitHype
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the second day of #BluePitHype! It's only 4 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A! ts Today is Character Q&A Day! Question 1/3 - Protagonist(s)! Next will be posted in 30 minutes! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comic #TTRPG
I’m Victoria (she/her). I’m a molecular biologist who escaped the lab and combined my scientific training with my tendency to fall down rabbit holes about authoritarian psychology. And then a novel about how politics and scientific research corrupt each other just sort of…happened. #BluePitHype
#BluePit - A Storytelling Hype & Pitch Event@bluepit.bsky.social · 3mo agoWelcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A. Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends! We can't wait to meet you and your stories! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying #Writers
Hot take: there is a dark side to academia, but “dark academia” as a genre is largely uninterested in it. Give me grad students being abused by advisors. Intellectuals caught in purges. Researchers w/ impossible ethical dilemmas. Merely being set in a poorly-lit school does not make something DA.
And to think, I almost scrapped “Unholy Trinity” entirely ten years ago because “America becomes the hostage of an emotionally incontinent conspiracy theorist” seemed too far-fetched. There’s a reason my protagonist’s middle name is “Kassandra.”
Finally reading “We,” and I had to look up what I-330’s name was in the original text. It’s a literal transliteration of “И-330,” and not a clever translation of “Я-330.” My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Dear Ukraine, Can you at least let Patron gnaw on his leg for a while, as a little treat? 🐶🦴 Love, Everyone
I just had to explain to a MAGA loyalist that no, George Soros did NOT in fact help the Nazis by betraying Jewish people to the Stasi. Considering the Stasi didn’t FUCKING EXIST UNTIL AFTER THE SOVIET OCCUPATION OF EAST GERMANY AFTER THEY LOST WWII I only wrote a literal thesis about this.
I’m so tired of seeing names like Pedro Pascal and Mark Wahlberg allegedly attached to the Call of Duty movie. Barry Sloane, Neil Ellice, and Samuel Roukin are RIGHT THERE, so please miss me with your comments section arguments about “only [insert mainstream actor here] can play Price/Soap/Ghost.”
I recently moved back to my hometown because my 🇦🇺 roomies no longer felt safe here and left. They couldn’t bring their two noodle dogs along, so they came w/ me. I’ve successfully Pavloved them. I have an alarm on my phone that’s only for their meals, and they hear it and go absolutely bonkers. 🐾☺️
David Bowie vs The NVA (1976)
Welp…I just applied to do a graduate certification in CBRN Defense. Because that’s a normal interest that normal humans want to devote their entire existence to. Someone needs to be the ethical grownup in the room and unfortunately my brain has decided that I am Someone.
The ✨vibes✨ are immaculate, but what caught my eye was the protest flag with the circle cut out of the center. 🥹 I know where that tradition comes from and what it means, and I always choke up when I see that empty space where the corruption and erasure and cruelty used to be.
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6mo agoCelebratory dance in Hungary
I really hope the (absolutely deserved) adoration for the Artemis II crew marks the gradual death of anti-intellectual populism in America.
All eyes on Hungary today. They have the chance to drive the Russian allies out of their government. (Must be nice.)
Hungary elections live: Orban fights to remain in power as voters take to polls
Orban’s failing election campaign has been backed by US president Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance
independent.co.uk
