Ashley D. Polasek
@sherlockphd.bsky.social
PhD in Sherlock Holmes Adaptations. Executive Director, The Ken Ludwig Company. Teacher/Writer/Editor/Consultant. Swordfighter. Wheaten Terrier Mom. Hawksian Woman. She/Her.
Happy Spooky Season, Kids.
October 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Happy Spooky Season, Kids.
2026 Travel Report: September
Home: 21 nights
Westport, CT: 4 nights
Anderson, SC: 2 nights
New Orleans: 2 nights
On the road: 1 night
YTD: 163 nights at home, 111 nights on the road
Home: 21 nights
Westport, CT: 4 nights
Anderson, SC: 2 nights
New Orleans: 2 nights
On the road: 1 night
YTD: 163 nights at home, 111 nights on the road
October 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
2026 Travel Report: September
Home: 21 nights
Westport, CT: 4 nights
Anderson, SC: 2 nights
New Orleans: 2 nights
On the road: 1 night
YTD: 163 nights at home, 111 nights on the road
Home: 21 nights
Westport, CT: 4 nights
Anderson, SC: 2 nights
New Orleans: 2 nights
On the road: 1 night
YTD: 163 nights at home, 111 nights on the road
Today in no good deed:
Saw a big chunk of metal on a rural highway, which I swerved to miss. Pulled over and ran back to get it out of the road before it caused an accident, and it turns out it had JUST fallen off someone’s car. Burned the ever loving shit out of my fingers.
Saw a big chunk of metal on a rural highway, which I swerved to miss. Pulled over and ran back to get it out of the road before it caused an accident, and it turns out it had JUST fallen off someone’s car. Burned the ever loving shit out of my fingers.
September 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Today in no good deed:
Saw a big chunk of metal on a rural highway, which I swerved to miss. Pulled over and ran back to get it out of the road before it caused an accident, and it turns out it had JUST fallen off someone’s car. Burned the ever loving shit out of my fingers.
Saw a big chunk of metal on a rural highway, which I swerved to miss. Pulled over and ran back to get it out of the road before it caused an accident, and it turns out it had JUST fallen off someone’s car. Burned the ever loving shit out of my fingers.
Exactly sixteen years ago, I arrived in Leicester to begin my doctoral studies. Today, I received my first producer’s credit. Life takes funny turns.
September 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Exactly sixteen years ago, I arrived in Leicester to begin my doctoral studies. Today, I received my first producer’s credit. Life takes funny turns.
This is such a great conversation about Star Trek, progressivism, and hope. Give it a listen. #StarTrek #AssemblyRequired
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Why Everyone Should Love Star Trek (w/ Tawny Newsome)
Podcast Episode · Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams · September 8 · 58m
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September 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is such a great conversation about Star Trek, progressivism, and hope. Give it a listen. #StarTrek #AssemblyRequired
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Sailing two evenings in a row? Don’t mind if I do. #AtlanticYachtingNYC
September 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Sailing two evenings in a row? Don’t mind if I do. #AtlanticYachtingNYC
2026 Travel Report: August
Home: 8 nights
Edinburgh: 7 nights
Ontario: 6 nights
Anderson, SC: 5 nights
St. Andrews: 2 nights
On the road: 2 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 142 nights at home, 102 nights on the road
Home: 8 nights
Edinburgh: 7 nights
Ontario: 6 nights
Anderson, SC: 5 nights
St. Andrews: 2 nights
On the road: 2 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 142 nights at home, 102 nights on the road
September 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
2026 Travel Report: August
Home: 8 nights
Edinburgh: 7 nights
Ontario: 6 nights
Anderson, SC: 5 nights
St. Andrews: 2 nights
On the road: 2 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 142 nights at home, 102 nights on the road
Home: 8 nights
Edinburgh: 7 nights
Ontario: 6 nights
Anderson, SC: 5 nights
St. Andrews: 2 nights
On the road: 2 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 142 nights at home, 102 nights on the road
Thanks for the foam art, hotel coffee maker, but maybe be just a tasteful swirl next time?
August 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Thanks for the foam art, hotel coffee maker, but maybe be just a tasteful swirl next time?
Really hitting all the wrong 80-year-olds, there, God.
August 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Really hitting all the wrong 80-year-olds, there, God.
The view from my hotel window in Edinburgh last night.
August 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The view from my hotel window in Edinburgh last night.
Left home 11 hours ago, flew 500 miles, now sitting in an airport 15 miles from my front door because it was $4,000 cheaper to fly from LaGuardia to DC to JFK to Edinburgh than just taking the JFK to Edinburgh flight by itself. #WeLiveInHell
Wanda Sykes: That's Just Dumb
ALT: Wanda Sykes: That's Just Dumb
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August 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Left home 11 hours ago, flew 500 miles, now sitting in an airport 15 miles from my front door because it was $4,000 cheaper to fly from LaGuardia to DC to JFK to Edinburgh than just taking the JFK to Edinburgh flight by itself. #WeLiveInHell
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
August 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
2026 Travel Report: July
Home: 15 nights
Oxford: 7 nights
London: 5 nights
St. Louis: 3 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 134 nights at home, 79 nights on the road
Home: 15 nights
Oxford: 7 nights
London: 5 nights
St. Louis: 3 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 134 nights at home, 79 nights on the road
August 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
2026 Travel Report: July
Home: 15 nights
Oxford: 7 nights
London: 5 nights
St. Louis: 3 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 134 nights at home, 79 nights on the road
Home: 15 nights
Oxford: 7 nights
London: 5 nights
St. Louis: 3 nights
In-flight: 1 night
YTD: 134 nights at home, 79 nights on the road
Timeline cleanse.
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New York Vocal Collective - Blackbird
YouTube video by NYVC (New York Vocal Collective)
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July 18, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Timeline cleanse.
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Nerds gonna nerd.
@curtisisbooger.bsky.social
@curtisisbooger.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Nerds gonna nerd.
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Bros making this ELECTION about due process because they are misogynist pieces of shit.
Platner deserves due process. That's the LAW.
Politics is not the law. Fuck off, sexist brosplainers.
Platner deserves due process. That's the LAW.
Politics is not the law. Fuck off, sexist brosplainers.
July 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Bros making this ELECTION about due process because they are misogynist pieces of shit.
Platner deserves due process. That's the LAW.
Politics is not the law. Fuck off, sexist brosplainers.
Platner deserves due process. That's the LAW.
Politics is not the law. Fuck off, sexist brosplainers.
2026 Travel Report: June
Home: 21 nights
Anderson, SC: 4 nights
Asheville, NC: 3 nights
On the road: 2 nights
YTD: 119 nights at home, 63 nights on the road
Home: 21 nights
Anderson, SC: 4 nights
Asheville, NC: 3 nights
On the road: 2 nights
YTD: 119 nights at home, 63 nights on the road
July 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
2026 Travel Report: June
Home: 21 nights
Anderson, SC: 4 nights
Asheville, NC: 3 nights
On the road: 2 nights
YTD: 119 nights at home, 63 nights on the road
Home: 21 nights
Anderson, SC: 4 nights
Asheville, NC: 3 nights
On the road: 2 nights
YTD: 119 nights at home, 63 nights on the road
June 30, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Standing at my open front door basking in the sound of this city at its best. #KnicksInFive
June 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Standing at my open front door basking in the sound of this city at its best. #KnicksInFive
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2026 Travel Report: May
Home: 8 nights
Cambridge, UK: 6 nights
At Sea: 5 nights
Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 nights
London: 3 nights
In-flight: 2 nights
Boston: 1 night
Plymouth, UK: 1 night
Washington, D.C.: 1 night
YTD: 98 nights at home, 54 nights on the road
Home: 8 nights
Cambridge, UK: 6 nights
At Sea: 5 nights
Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 nights
London: 3 nights
In-flight: 2 nights
Boston: 1 night
Plymouth, UK: 1 night
Washington, D.C.: 1 night
YTD: 98 nights at home, 54 nights on the road
May 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
2026 Travel Report: May
Home: 8 nights
Cambridge, UK: 6 nights
At Sea: 5 nights
Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 nights
London: 3 nights
In-flight: 2 nights
Boston: 1 night
Plymouth, UK: 1 night
Washington, D.C.: 1 night
YTD: 98 nights at home, 54 nights on the road
Home: 8 nights
Cambridge, UK: 6 nights
At Sea: 5 nights
Stratford-upon-Avon: 4 nights
London: 3 nights
In-flight: 2 nights
Boston: 1 night
Plymouth, UK: 1 night
Washington, D.C.: 1 night
YTD: 98 nights at home, 54 nights on the road
Back ashore after charting 140 nautical miles over five days as part of the volunteer crew on top masted schooner Johanna Lucretia, sailing around Devonshire. What a ride! #TallShip #Sailing #IslandTrust #ClassicSailing
May 31, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Back ashore after charting 140 nautical miles over five days as part of the volunteer crew on top masted schooner Johanna Lucretia, sailing around Devonshire. What a ride! #TallShip #Sailing #IslandTrust #ClassicSailing
PUFFIN CAM!
Like puffins? Do have have a treat for you!
Two have set up a home inside a puffin burrow with a camera in it! While they're not likely to lay eggs this year, we can still see what they get up to (mainly sleeping) when they think no one is looking...
Tune in here: buff.ly/lj2m9Eh
Two have set up a home inside a puffin burrow with a camera in it! While they're not likely to lay eggs this year, we can still see what they get up to (mainly sleeping) when they think no one is looking...
Tune in here: buff.ly/lj2m9Eh
May 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
PUFFIN CAM!
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A poem for World Bee Day.
May 20, 2026 at 8:32 AM
A poem for World Bee Day.