Dr. Syntax
@drsyntax.bsky.social
Scholar & Writer. Professing 18th & 19th c. literature, Romanticism, disability, book history, bookbinding, and comics.
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
Maiden voyage for the Grim Steeper with Hazelnut Orange tea (both gifts from my daughter).
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Maiden voyage for the Grim Steeper with Hazelnut Orange tea (both gifts from my daughter).
Beware the fearsome yeti, Bess.
(photo credit to my daughter)
(photo credit to my daughter)
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Beware the fearsome yeti, Bess.
(photo credit to my daughter)
(photo credit to my daughter)
What could possibly go wrong?
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
United States of America, 2026
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
United States of America, 2026
Boxing Day ramble with the pup.
December 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Boxing Day ramble with the pup.
Merry Christmas! I hope Santa brought you a toy you love as much as Bess loves her new gingerbread girl.
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Merry Christmas! I hope Santa brought you a toy you love as much as Bess loves her new gingerbread girl.
EAP, his telltale heart, and his raven wish you all a Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
EAP, his telltale heart, and his raven wish you all a Merry Christmas
Delighted to see William Godwin's superb novel, Caleb Williams, trending. #18C #CalebWilliams #Godwin
December 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Delighted to see William Godwin's superb novel, Caleb Williams, trending. #18C #CalebWilliams #Godwin
Chag sameach Chanukah!
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Chag sameach Chanukah!
Weird stuff you find when cleaning your office: high school pictures of yourself
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Weird stuff you find when cleaning your office: high school pictures of yourself
Happy 250th birthday to the incomparable Jane Austen.
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy 250th birthday to the incomparable Jane Austen.
Brenda Gallagher, award-winning book artist and American Academy of Bookbinding instructor, led a superb #bookbinding workshop for my #BookHistory and Materiality students today @coloradocollege.bsky.social .
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Brenda Gallagher, award-winning book artist and American Academy of Bookbinding instructor, led a superb #bookbinding workshop for my #BookHistory and Materiality students today @coloradocollege.bsky.social .
Moved on to hot chocolate.
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Moved on to hot chocolate.
Not sure how I feel about the need for the certificate of authenticity that came with the tree.
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not sure how I feel about the need for the certificate of authenticity that came with the tree.
First Christmas with the little truck, a.k.a. The Maverick Dolphin.
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
First Christmas with the little truck, a.k.a. The Maverick Dolphin.
Oh to be young and canine!
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Oh to be young and canine!
Students reading by “candlelight” in my Book History and Materiality course.
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Students reading by “candlelight” in my Book History and Materiality course.
Morning ramble with the pup.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Morning ramble with the pup.
the index from Burton’s “Anatomy of Melancholy” asks some good questions.
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
the index from Burton’s “Anatomy of Melancholy” asks some good questions.
It's been cool to see so many mention Milton's Paradise Lost in their feeds. I can remember reading it as an undergrad and having my mind blown. I wish more students had a natural interest in early poetry, but I guess all I can do is meet them when they show up. Fit audience, tho few . . .
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It's been cool to see so many mention Milton's Paradise Lost in their feeds. I can remember reading it as an undergrad and having my mind blown. I wish more students had a natural interest in early poetry, but I guess all I can do is meet them when they show up. Fit audience, tho few . . .
