This is all a secret.

Fanfic writer. Fandom researcher. The ask box is ALWAYS open for character asks, academic questions, or anything about my fics. I'm also aba-daba-dooo but if you want TAU stuff follow me here. 

[sojubrew]

The rest of my contribution for the Over the Gravity Falls Zine! Had so much fun drawing Bipper and kids in “Love God” Outfits<333 1/2

[birries]

My contribution to Over the Gravity Falls (Over the Garden Wall x Gravity Falls zine)

[abaisanacademic]

I'm Writing a Book about Gravity Falls: Ask Me Anything*

One of my goals for writing this book is to use it to further promote fan studies and academia. As a teacher, I don't think there are enough opportunities to engage with the things we like on a scholarly level. Learning should be fun, you know? So I want you to ask me anything*. I want fans to be engaged in this project along with me. And its good for me to talk to people-- it's crazy the connections I've made just by chatting with others. So ask away!**

*ok please try to keep the questions about me or Gravity Falls unless you want stupid answers ** Please ask me stuff it really does help with the writing process

[abalovesfic]

I'm writing a book on Gravity Falls blah blah blah... I went back to read my TAU fic to see if it would spark any new ideas and then I realized...

I don't like it XD

not from a "oh this is bad" standpoint but a "I have new information about this thing I love so much and it once again has shaped my understanding of fanfiction, I understand these characters in a new and more intimate way that impacts my relationship to this AU"

this sucks I wish I could write weird angst again never write a book write fanfiction and NEVER EVER discuss anything with actors

[cohens]

get to know me: [6/10] friendships → shawn and gus

“give it up to my best friend, burton guster!”

[noodles-07]

the symbiotic relationship between tumblr and AO3 should be studied in a lab

[aba-daba-dooo]

Not in a lab but it has been studied! It’s called transgenic media (Paul Booth, Time on tv: Temporal displacement and mashup television, 2012.) which describes the way content can be displaced over time from one medium to another and integrates user information in that content.

I looked more closely at the relationship in my masters thesis (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/477749747.pdf) noting how it helps preserve the cultural memory of a fandom, invites new people into the fold, and creates a cycle of give and take.

The fan/producer duality in microfandoms: Examinations of collaboration, creativity, and capital

[abalovesfic]

I'm curious does there exist some origins of Fang's name? Is her ancestor Chinese or Korean or something? Or you want to left it ambiguous?

Also are there any hanzis/kanjis/hanjis you want to give to her name?

Woah- blast from the past. I didn’t know anyone still cared about Fang 😅

I include this in my fic: Exorcists have a unique naming culture. They give their kids these scary names (Fang, Bludgeon, Mace) as part of a superstition that it will intimidate demons. So her name is literally Fang, like a tooth.

That being said she is Chinese and frequently lies to people about the origins of her name so she seems less weird.

[abaisanacademic]

May 2, 2025

The hardest part is picking what I will write about. There’s so much to the history of Gravity Falls and I can dedicate about 25k words to it. Hopefully the guy I’m talking to on Monday can give me some insider feedback…

[aba-daba-dooo]

TikTok - Make Your Day

Another project for the books (or journals??)

[dailyflicks]

COMMUNITY 1.12: Comparative Religion

[wheatcak3]

also realized i never posted the other doodles i did!

[abalovesfic]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Realizing they need to move, Dipper buys a house-- but something is off about it.

Happy very late TAU anniversary. *disappears back into the void*

[fansplaining]

An English teacher might show an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, or a science teacher might make a reference to Jurassic Park during a lesson on DNA. But pop culture is simply a tool in a lot of classrooms, not a subject—and the roles of fans as consumers, creators, and critics are rarely discussed in these contexts. The concept of media fandom is not necessarily understood by teachers; being a fan is mostly viewed as a phase that teens go through, which unfortunately creates the stigma that fandom, like anything associated with teenagers, isn’t worthy of study.

In our latest piece, @aba-daba-dooo writes about teaching fic writing to middle schoolers—and about the gap between secondary and higher ed when it comes to studying pop culture/fandom. Read or listen to an audio version!

[lassitr]

Psych 6x04

[fansplaining]

Bringing Fanfiction Into the Classroom — Fansplaining

Fic does something that my traditional English classes cannot: it places the power in the hands of the student.

We're so excited to publish our latest article: @aba-daba-dooo on teaching fic writing to middle schoolers!

Fanfiction does something that my traditional English classes cannot. It teaches students about our role in the creation of media, culture, and history. It invites students not just to analyze the role of a text, but to partake in its deconstruction and recreation on their own terms. It places the power in the hands of the student. After all, what English class asks you to transform a text into something you want to read? 

Read or listen to an audio version via the link above—and to support more in-depth fan culture journalism, consider becoming a patron!

[aba-daba-dooo]

WOW that's me! <3

Such an honor to write for Fansplaining (a goal I've had for a very long time) and to share the work I've been doing with so many people!

[alcorian-wizard]

Just some fun lil sketches and giving dipping dots funny lil haircuts

[smallestflowtree]

PSA for fanfic writers