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
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 . . .
Somebody played extra hard with her friends today.
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Somebody played extra hard with her friends today.
I’ve worked in a few old bookstores. This candle smells better than all of them.
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I’ve worked in a few old bookstores. This candle smells better than all of them.
Newsom’s team doesn’t miss a beat.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Newsom’s team doesn’t miss a beat.
Remember remember . . .
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Remember remember . . .
Sometimes I really miss Philly. Just want to take a long walk and get lost in the grit and urban density of it all.
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sometimes I really miss Philly. Just want to take a long walk and get lost in the grit and urban density of it all.
Carved this one for my daughter who is a first year at #Macalester college. Go Scots!
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Carved this one for my daughter who is a first year at #Macalester college. Go Scots!
More pumpkin shenanigans
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
More pumpkin shenanigans
a wee bit 'o Burns for Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
a wee bit 'o Burns for Halloween
Warming up my carving muscles. Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Warming up my carving muscles. Halloween!
my office has a peek-a-boo view of the college chapel every so often
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
my office has a peek-a-boo view of the college chapel every so often
These two are clearly up to no good.
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
These two are clearly up to no good.
If you want to know what AI in the university will look like, you can go back and watch 1985's "Real Genius."
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you want to know what AI in the university will look like, you can go back and watch 1985's "Real Genius."
Teaching _Frankenstein_ this week, and thinking of my late advisor, teacher, and mentor, Stuart Curran, who passed a year ago (October 7th 2024).
AND . . . I get to go see Guillermo del Toro's film this weekend!!!
AND . . . I get to go see Guillermo del Toro's film this weekend!!!
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Teaching _Frankenstein_ this week, and thinking of my late advisor, teacher, and mentor, Stuart Curran, who passed a year ago (October 7th 2024).
AND . . . I get to go see Guillermo del Toro's film this weekend!!!
AND . . . I get to go see Guillermo del Toro's film this weekend!!!
Stick Season (under the lights)
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Stick Season (under the lights)
“Empire is no more! and now the lion and wolf shall cease.”
NO KINGS!
NO KINGS!
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Empire is no more! and now the lion and wolf shall cease.”
NO KINGS!
NO KINGS!