Tony Pennino

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” ― William Blake

I’m a professor, and the semester begins on Tuesday. Part of my job is to prepare 18-22 for the world and their future. And honest to God - looking at the chaos, the cruelty, the insanity - I don’t know how to do that part of the job anymore. #AcademicSky

🎶 August, die she must The autumn winds blow chilly and cold September, I remember A love once new has now grown old🎶 Simon & Garfunkel #MusicSky

As some of you know, I wrote a very raw and brutally honest play that absolutely terrifies me. I submitted it to a festival, and it was accepted. I’m committed to the path. Bravery in the arts is good, right? Right?!?! Oh fuck. 🤦‍♂️ #TheatreSky

I hate Theatre Halloween. What do you mean you’re going as First Folio Hamlet? #TheatreSky

‘Tis the season of waistcoats and tweed. And that makes me happy.

Aggressive herpes monkeys are the spirit animals for 2025.

“I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

So it’s happening. My university is changing carriers, so our insurance is going up 15%. If we had stayed with the same carrier, it would have gone up 45%. #AcademicSky

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” ― Terry Pratchett

Because the Islamophobia has ramped up to such a ridiculous and ugly degree this week, I would like to share a critical fact: Zohran Mamdani was 9 on 9/11.

I just finished another chapter on the book. #AcademicSky

This week in teaching. 🎓 #FilmSky #Academia

Perhaps I’m being pollyannish, but I hope when this cruel, hateful time at last comes to an end that we can build not to what we had before (because that was flawed and riddled with contradictions that ultimately led to this) but to something better.