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I have a longer post every Sunday with wonder, whimsy, and a writing prompt over on my Substack and Patreon.
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In search of a perch? Don’t besmirch a birch!
(A message from The Birch Council)
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The CryptoNaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) retweeted
Mar 31
One of the most fun and original books I’ve read in years. Excellent storytelling. See for yourself.
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Every gray day I inhale pain
and exhale poetry.
It doesn't matter that I don't have enough
breath in me to turn the whole sky to song.
What matters is that I know this
and try anyway.
Because if I can't shatter the jaw of heartache on Earth,
I still won't shake its hand.
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If you imagine that hairy legs are flowers, then every spider is just a venomous bouquet!
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The CryptoNaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) retweeted
I had way too much fun playing 20 Questions: Cryptid Edition with @CryptoNature!
Jarod K. Anderson’s fantastical new novel STRANGE ANIMALS is out now, featuring mysterious cryptids from his imagination. Already one of my fave reads of the year!
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Nice. Now I can stop telling all the June bugs I see on my back porch that they’re early.
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The CryptoNaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) retweeted
Mar 12
We chat with author Jarod K. Anderson about Strange Animals, which follows an ordinary man who discovers a hidden world of supernatural creatures—and an unexpected home—in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut.
thenerddaily.com/jarod-k-and…
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The CryptoNaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) retweeted
May 5
"There, just beyond his windshield, the woods drank in radiation from a nearby star and used that energy to create oxygen, to reproduce, to send chemical messages in a language older than humanity, older than the warm blood of mammals."
Strange Animals - Jarod K. Anderson
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The CryptoNaturalist (Jarod K. Anderson) retweeted
Feb 19
📚Found Family #Fantasy
Leah reviews Strange Animals By Jarod K. Anderson
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"Okay, explain it again, but this time like you're talking to a person who is usually daydreaming about tiny magic people living in moss-villages and who is hanging onto reality by the thinnest of threads."
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I have to assume that in the fullness of time, at least once, a mouse has used a mushroom as an umbrella.
That’s enough to keep me going.
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As a longtime Jim Butcher fan, this really means a lot to me.
Mar 31
One of the most fun and original books I’ve read in years. Excellent storytelling. See for yourself.
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These are all so lovely to read. Thanks everyone.
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Did I mention I have an entire book coming out on this subject? It's called Something in the Woods Loves You. Check the link in my bio for more information.
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The combined influence of many small choices
have large impact, on our lives and world.
First, however, we must look to our small acts
and recognize their worth and weight.
A life is built of moments, not milestones.
Cultivate a love for your here and now.
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How do I reconcile a deep love for the poetry of nature with a lifelong distrust of my own mind? That's a key question I sit with in these pages.
If you have questions about the book, I'm happy to answer them! (2/2)
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If we default to focus on harm (in myriad forms), we will never exhaust the available supply.
But is that the true character of life? Is that the the truest nature of reality?
No. It isn't.
We must actively seek out the good in our world. Because it's there. And we need it. (2/2)
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Yet, the substance of the mountain may yet become alive, minerals nourishing plants and animals.
Yet, the substance of the fawn will likely live again, as sure as the circling vultures will do their duty. (2/3)
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Life and death.
Living and lifeless.
Alive (for now).
Lifeless (for now).
Each of these are words in a conversation, are the pauses for breath. Sound and silence, equally vital.
It's not wrong to feel sadness at change or loss.
But loss is seldom the last word in nature. (3/3)
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