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Dr. Syntax

@drsyntax.bsky.social
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Scholar & Writer. Professing 18th & 19th c. literature, Romanticism, disability, book history, bookbinding, and comics. PhD @PennEnglish www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/cont…

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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bess approves of autumn.
A cream colored golden retriever lounges on a concrete patio with a tree in the background.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sometimes you need to cuddle by the fireplace with your brother.
Two cats, one orange and one black, snuggle in front of a brick fireplace.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I know, girl. I know.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Campus sploot. (Colorado College)
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"All Hallows" By LOUISE GLÜCK
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A boy gave this book to my daughter today. It‘s a copy of Jane Austen‘s novel (Obviously modified) Inside was an invitation to the homecoming dance. 😳
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bess got a bath.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Could be worse.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Autumnal canine.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Huck greets you at day’s end. G‘night y’all.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not often one gets to celebrate the autumnal equinox, Yom Kippur, and one's birthday on the same day.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is Bess. She refuses to be grateful to a feckless Supreme Court for doing the absolute bare minimum of its job. She’s grateful for sticks.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Department chair again.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Morning metal.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Yes.” —Finn
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Incline morning.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I made a pretty vegan stew.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our ginger guy does do the yowling thing.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
punchng.com/full-list-un...
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
National Black Cat Day you say?
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Boy, do I miss this joint.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Doin’ truck things with the mini truck.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It’s that kind of morning.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
None shall pass!
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Bess got a treat tonight.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We keep having a nightly visitor.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy Independence Day, Tommy Paine! (James Gillray)
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Stay sarcastic, Denver.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Burnin’ memories.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Finn basking in the sun is the desired Father‘s Day vibe.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
B had a tough day. The nice folks at the vet poked and prodded and drugged her. But at least the back yard has sticks.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My fave from _The Marriage of Heaven and Hell_ (also lots of reading in Blake's books as @drbibliomane.bsky.social noted -- Books of Urizen, Los, etc.).
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Miss Puppy got her summer cut (Just in time for a 90 degree day).
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I don’t get people who don’t like dogs.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hot puppy summer.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Ahem, NYT, "flong" is indeed a word.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
My daughter just took this picture here in COS. (No filter)
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nice way to spend an evening in Colorado. (With Yo-Yo Ma)
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
First Incline of the summer, and man, I’m out of shape.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Three-piece Bradel binding.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The girls took pics of Bess chasing bubbles.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Love my new finishing press! Nice work by Jim Poelestra at Affordable Binding Equipment. Bunch of bookbinding projects on deck!
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I know Johnson’s 1755 Dictionary has been digitized, but it’s more fun to consult the original in Colorado College’s rare books room.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Last three book exclosures: clamshells! all made at American Academy of Bookbinding.
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Dr. Syntax @drsyntax.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
More bookbinding fun.
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