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Erin Templeton
@eetempleton.bsky.social
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Dean & English professor, runner, Steeler fan, avid reader, dog walker, cat food dispenser. Always up for pizza.

Academically: literary modernism, F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night possibly forever.
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Same, buddy. Same.
Blue pit bull puppy hidden in a pile of blankets so that only his eyes and nose are visible
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Linus weighed in at 30lbs this weekend. He is growing so fast!! But ngl—I am really looking forward to the end of his Baby Shark era.
Blue pit puppy not impressed but resting on my leg Blue pit puppy sitting and looking at the camera, still not impressed Blue pit puppy fell asleep mid yoga pose and I can’t understand how he is comfortable
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Someone has gained a whopping 10 lbs over the month that he has been part of my family. And we have survived yet another witching hour in which he turns into a demon spawn.
Blue pit bull puppy sitting at attention. Blue pit bull puppy passed out on the sofa
August 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Easy like Sunday morning
Two dogs lying on an upholstered bench, their heads together but bodies oriented in opposite directions. Two dogs lying on an upholstered bench the one in front is much larger and looking off to the right side. You can only see her big head. The one behind is a puppy and all tucked up into a ball. Two dogs lying on an upholstered bench facing opposite directions; their hind quarters are touching
August 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Good morning.
Two dogs sitting with their back hips touching and their tails intertwined. Close up of the intertwined tails.
July 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Good morning.
Two dogs lying on their sides on a blue carpet. You can really only see their heads: the one on the left is significantly bigger than the one on the right. Same two dogs lying on their sides blue carpet but from a different angle. This photo is taken from slightly above their heads. Last photo of the two dogs still lying on the blue carpet. The one on the left is close up and you can only really see her eye. The one on the right is sleeping.
July 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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All text: If you’re in a relationship that causes you to cover your face and throw your body to the ground when a camera is on you, maybe you shouldn’t be in that relationship.
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Timeline cleanse. Dogs.
Picture of the puppy’s paw on my foot. Me and my inky, a black shar pei mix Two dogs sitting next to each other on the sofa.
July 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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My research assistant is definitely pulling his weight.
Puppy sleeping with tongue out against my leg while there are pages of a manuscript on my lap and a copy of Tender Is the Night off to the side.
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Anyway, meet Linus! He came home on Thursday & I may never sleep through the night again. 😵‍💫
Grey puppy sleeping on a purple pillow and tan couch
July 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The first albums I bought myself: Journey’s Escape (vinyl) and We Are the World (cassette)
Journey Escape album cover which features a space shuttle shaped like an insect flying out of a shattered blue orb. We Are the World cover art which features a group shot of all the artists who participated.
February 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This is the face of the dog who woke up up at 5:30 in the morning. I can’t imagine why he’s so tired 🫠
Close up of a sleeping brindle shar-pei mix dog.
January 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This is not the face of the dog who woke me up at 5:30 this morning.
Close up of the face of a black shar-pei mix dog.
January 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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❄️ in South Carolina. Not much but not nothing.
Light dusting of snow on the roof of my neighbor’s house.
January 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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TGIF from the wrinkle faces
Two shar-pei mixes. The one in front looking at the camera is black and the one behind and on the right looking away is brindle and white.
December 13, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Why be difficult when you could be impossible script surrounding a gray creature of ambiguous specie with a red “emotional support” band around it.
December 12, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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I don’t really understand Duolingo’s fascination with the owl butt.
An green cartoon owl laying face down with buttocks on display beneath a French flag.
December 2, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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Really not sure how I would have handled a dead opossum in my backyard.

The accused:
Two shar-pei mix dogs. The one in front of is black and lying on her back, looking up at the other one, brindle and white behind her and trying to climb on the bed. The angel emoji (😇 ) is next to his head.
November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Good morning! Do
you maybe have some snacks? We are starving.
Two shar-pei mix dogs looking soulfully at the camera hoping for treats because they are never ever fed. The one in the front on the left is brindle and white. The one behind him on the right is black.
November 23, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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Screen shot of breaking news from NYT: “Gaetz withdraws as AG pick”
November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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They have such fun personalities! My dogs are shar-pei mixes now, big one has a lot of Boston in him and the other is half staffie.
Two dogs playfully biting each other’s faces. One is black and the other is brindle and white.
November 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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A few years back, I wrote the intro for a new ed of Zelda Fitzgerald’s novel, SAVE ME THE WALTZ. A few months ago, the press decided to close. Their books, including this one, will only be available in the US through 12/24.

I don’t make $ from sales, but I’m very proud of this book.
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The cover of the Handheld Press edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s novel Save Me the Waltz. The main cover is white with a black and white photo of a female ballet dancer en pointe wearing a long, flowing white dress.
November 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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It’s a glamorous life . . .
Robert’s Rules of Order for Dummies on a wooden desk with “it’s a glamorous life” printed at the bottom of the image.
November 14, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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One good thing:

I unclogged my kitchen sink drain ALL BY MYSELF. 😤
Picture of a drain in a stainless steel sink basin.
November 13, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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The Frames 30th Reunion show in Dublin in 2022
The Frames on stage in front of a crowd in 2022 (Dublin, IE).
November 10, 2024 at 10:47 PM