Nancy Hardy (@professorhardy)

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 19

I literally just promised that our people would not commit this heinous crime. Sir. 🤣

Image of text with the words whispers can I come to the cookout? I do not put raisins in my potato salad.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 14

Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day, celebrating the 5th president to be photographed with his feet on the Resolute Desk but the only one to spark outrage in right-wing nut jobs. #BarackObamaAppreciationDay #BarackObama

President Barack Obama relaxes with his feet on the Resolute Desk while taking a phone call in the Oval Office. The image fueled criticism from some racist Tea Party commentators, even though at least four other U.S. presidents had previously been photographed with their feet on the desk, making the reaction seem less about etiquette and more about the shade of the person who was sitting behind the desk.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 8

That’s how my 110-pound German shepherd was with our 6-pound cat. She spent a lot of time outside and no other critter messed with her because she always smelled like scary wolf dog after he gave her a daily bath 🤣

Large black German shepherd dog standing on a wooden deck with a small white, tan, and gray calico cat under him.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 4

Thank you for the glimmer of hope this morning! #IsHeDeadYet

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 2

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 10/20

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 2

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 9/20

Alt text: Book cover for The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh. The cover has a vivid red background framed by a thin gold border. Across the center is a grid of black-and-gold geometric star and floral motifs inspired by Middle Eastern design. Several of the shapes contain partial images, including a woman’s eye and face, a hand, and rich fabrics in gold and deep purple tones. The title appears in large gold lettering near the bottom, with the author’s name below. A review quote from Marie Lu appears at the top.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jun 1

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 8/20

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 30

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 7/20

Book cover for Ground Zero by Andrew Holleran. The cover features a pale gray background filled with sketch-like lines. The title “GROUND ZERO” appears in large black letters at the center. Small illustrations of people are scattered around the cover: one figure holding an umbrella stands beside the title, another person appears to be falling near the top right, and a man in a dark suit looks upward from the bottom. The author’s name appears above the title, noting he is the author of Dancer from the Dance.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 29

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 6/20

Book cover of The Giver by Lois Lowry. The cover features a close-up black-and-white portrait of an elderly man with a long white beard and deeply lined face, looking thoughtfully to the side. A torn-paper design along the left edge reveals a small color image of a wooded landscape at sunset. The title and author’s name appear in white text at the top, and a gold medal seal is displayed in the lower right corner, which shows the book won the prestigious John Newbery Medal in 1994.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 28

Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 5/20

Cover of The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. The blue book cover shows a young boy standing face-to-face with a large brown dog-like creature that has a clock embedded in its side. The title appears in large white letters at the top, with the author and illustrator names at the bottom.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 28

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 4/20

Cover of The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss features large purple lettering over a cream-colored background, with an illustrated couple embracing in historical clothing near the bottom center. Above the title is a stylized orange flame graphic. Smaller text at the bottom describes the book as “The Bold, Tempestuous Romance of an Aristocratic Girl.” Discovering this on my aunt’s bookshelf when I was 12 changed me forever, now I read and write historical romance, minus the SA featured is this book.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 24

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 3/20

Alt text: A worn paperback cover of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. The cover features a dark, grainy black-and-white photograph of a quiet small-town street with a tall water tower in the center. The title and author’s name appear in large white capital letters across the top. The edges of the book are creased and scuffed, giving it a vintage, well-used appearance.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 23

📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky. 2/20

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 22

Saw someone else post this, and thought it would be interesting! 📚 BOOK CHALLENGE 📚 Choose 20 Epic Books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky

Alt text: Book cover of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The cover is purple with gold lettering and features a small central illustration of a young Black girl in a red jacket and hat sitting by a window. The cover also includes badges reading “Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature,” “Oprah’s Book Club,” and “National Bestseller.”

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· May 5

Getting therapy after a day at the hospital with a critically ill, estranged parent with dementia. I’d say this girl is the world’s most underpaid therapist, but then I remember her fresh food diet, vet bills, and toy expenses 😁

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Mar 15

He said “draw me like one of your French girls”

A super-chonky black and brown striped tabby with white socks and a magnificent belly of silky white lying seductively on a bed requesting you “draw me like one of your French girls”

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jan 31

We’ll never lose him in the snow! #GermanShepherd #BlackGermanShepherd #BlackDogs #DogsOfBluesky #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #SouthernSnowstorm

Black German shepherd dog standing against a backdrop of snow-covered trees and grass

Close up of black German shepherd dog sitting on snow covered ground while snow falls on his face

Handsome black German shepherd dog sitting on snow covered ground waiting for his online admirers to compliment and coo over him

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Dec 12

Y’all, my sweet kiddo posted our ridiculous princess pup in the “Cutest Dog” category in this contest; it would mean everything to my human baby if you would vote for MJ: petloverschoiceawards.com/contestant/4...

Black and white Boston terrier/pitbull mix dog with freckles and big brown eyes nursing on her blue T-Rex stuffie.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Dec 6

From deep under the covers. It’s a bit chilly here in Charlotte, NC this morning.

Certified Princess MaryJane, black dog with a white face and freckles, is burrowed under blankets next to her mama.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Nov 1

Right? It’s this that kills me. If another woman touches my husband like that while hugging…absolutely inappropriate.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Sep 11

I think we need a timeline cleanser, so I'm just going to post random pictures from my phone.

A pic of a screaming raccoon with a calendar reminder to change my estrogen patch, which is late and why I feel like the screaming raccoon.

Image of Jensen Ackles in the show Countdown, with the caption “Huh? Oh, I’ve been dead lots of times” which is a nod to the actor’s Supernatural character who may have died and been resurrected more than once.

Sleeping man lying on top of a comforter with a toddler in khaki shorts and a peach shirt hugging him, and a new born baby in a yellow blanket next to them. This may be my family, or may be an image from some random family I do not know.

Close up of a yellow tee shirt with the phrase “in my cheese era Milwaukee” in funky, 70’s style lettering in brown, white, and green, with flower and star accents and wedges of Swiss cheese. Illustrates my love of both the dairy product and Taylor.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Sep 10

BuT tHe PRicEs ARe fALling NoW!

A box of Lucky Charms cereal with a leprechaun and cereal on a red background. Price tag on the shelf shows $9.99.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jul 22

I know many people don’t see my posts, but I wanted to brag on me! 4 1/2 years, 4-5 classes a year, excellent student surveys, & a lot of tears when students-who often start out thinking they are bad writers-say I helped them feel confident in themselves as writers & students. Full professor baby!

Image of email text congratulating OP for getting promoted to full professor at university.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jan 16

It’s a “Bobby Singer” kind of vibe today. Old, grumpy, and about to call someone an “idjit.” #supernatural

Grumpy old woman wearing a flannel shirt with a gray t-shirt underneath that reads “Singer Salvage/ask about our hunter’s discount” with an image of a black 1967 Impala, the signature car from the TV series Supernatural, ya idjit.

Nancy Hardy@professorhardy· Jan 3

It’s been a long year already. Enjoy this video of my fat little Boston terrier/pit-tato mix nursing on her purple hippo plushie.