Daniel A. Anderson
@daanderson.bsky.social
Writer, artist, technologist. Wrote a novel called Children of Vale, working on a second. I think a lot about UI/UX and web development, sometimes out loud. Also puns. Deep thoughts with no context.
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Hi. I don't do this very often. But 6 years ago, I wrote a book.
It's about a gender-ambiguous warrior on a quest for identity in a world that wants to deny it. By power of belief and threat of autocracy, she is told to keep her special abilities in check, lest… else.
Can they contain her? #scifi
It's about a gender-ambiguous warrior on a quest for identity in a world that wants to deny it. By power of belief and threat of autocracy, she is told to keep her special abilities in check, lest… else.
Can they contain her? #scifi
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"The Port of Trieste"
1907
Egon Schiele
Austrian artist
(1890-1918)
oil and pencil on card
25x18 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
1907
Egon Schiele
Austrian artist
(1890-1918)
oil and pencil on card
25x18 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 AM
"The Port of Trieste"
1907
Egon Schiele
Austrian artist
(1890-1918)
oil and pencil on card
25x18 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
1907
Egon Schiele
Austrian artist
(1890-1918)
oil and pencil on card
25x18 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"You're being disruptive" they said to the truth-teller.
January 24, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"You're being disruptive" they said to the truth-teller.
Brevity is clarity but I miss 500 characters.
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Brevity is clarity but I miss 500 characters.
Lately I've been world building through the eyes of characters, i.e. taking a character and dropping them in a day to day situation that becomes an opportunity to explore their science-fiction fantasy setting.
Feels more heartfelt and psychologically profound than creating histories and timelines.
Feels more heartfelt and psychologically profound than creating histories and timelines.
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Lately I've been world building through the eyes of characters, i.e. taking a character and dropping them in a day to day situation that becomes an opportunity to explore their science-fiction fantasy setting.
Feels more heartfelt and psychologically profound than creating histories and timelines.
Feels more heartfelt and psychologically profound than creating histories and timelines.
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
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More aurora tonight at Loch Calder, far north of Scotland
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
More aurora tonight at Loch Calder, far north of Scotland
I'm not usually a Hopper fan but in this one it's the cypress trees for me
Maybe Van Gogh is hiding in the distance
Maybe Van Gogh is hiding in the distance
The Wine Shop - Edward Hopper, 1909.
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
January 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I'm not usually a Hopper fan but in this one it's the cypress trees for me
Maybe Van Gogh is hiding in the distance
Maybe Van Gogh is hiding in the distance
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Remembered one of my favorite paintings
Domenicus van Wijnen
The Temptation of St. Anthony
I love the bubbles!
Domenicus van Wijnen
The Temptation of St. Anthony
I love the bubbles!
January 19, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Remembered one of my favorite paintings
Domenicus van Wijnen
The Temptation of St. Anthony
I love the bubbles!
Domenicus van Wijnen
The Temptation of St. Anthony
I love the bubbles!
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star light, star bright
January 18, 2026 at 5:03 AM
star light, star bright
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I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.
I forget the author and the book he wrote, but they described it as rather unknown with meager success.
He met a boy at a film festival who had read it, loved it, described it as inspirational.
The boy's name was Guillermo del Toro.
Something like that 👍
He met a boy at a film festival who had read it, loved it, described it as inspirational.
The boy's name was Guillermo del Toro.
Something like that 👍
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I forget the author and the book he wrote, but they described it as rather unknown with meager success.
He met a boy at a film festival who had read it, loved it, described it as inspirational.
The boy's name was Guillermo del Toro.
Something like that 👍
He met a boy at a film festival who had read it, loved it, described it as inspirational.
The boy's name was Guillermo del Toro.
Something like that 👍
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Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880), “Orpheus and Eurydice” (1869), oil on canvas, 126.5 x 200 cm.
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880), “Orpheus and Eurydice” (1869), oil on canvas, 126.5 x 200 cm.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Not creatively exhausted. Exhausted, creatively.
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Not creatively exhausted. Exhausted, creatively.
The antagonist must have the worst qualities of the self
The protagonist must have the best qualities of the self
(The quality is in how they transmute their emotions)
When they meet—they reconcile—the self is resolved
The protagonist must have the best qualities of the self
(The quality is in how they transmute their emotions)
When they meet—they reconcile—the self is resolved
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The antagonist must have the worst qualities of the self
The protagonist must have the best qualities of the self
(The quality is in how they transmute their emotions)
When they meet—they reconcile—the self is resolved
The protagonist must have the best qualities of the self
(The quality is in how they transmute their emotions)
When they meet—they reconcile—the self is resolved
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January 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Reminder to self that it's okay and even good to incidentally draw, like studies, whenever, regardless of completion state
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Reminder to self that it's okay and even good to incidentally draw, like studies, whenever, regardless of completion state
I've been reading voraciously and taking notes. Especially the pen-and-ink variety. Like I've become a pack-rat for language, preferring the physical artifacts, and making my own.
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I've been reading voraciously and taking notes. Especially the pen-and-ink variety. Like I've become a pack-rat for language, preferring the physical artifacts, and making my own.
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Two stories by Ruckman Ragas about language as a weapon. 1/1
www.khoreomag.com/fiction/tree...
www.khoreomag.com/fiction/tree...
Trees Can Have My Soul; in Return, Let Me Have My Grief
The Sen had a curious saying in their musical language they fluted out using their tongue pipes. Ahsa an nira. The land knows you. As Mhyrsa stepped outside Kannari’s only landing pad, she smelled th...
www.khoreomag.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Two stories by Ruckman Ragas about language as a weapon. 1/1
www.khoreomag.com/fiction/tree...
www.khoreomag.com/fiction/tree...
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Meta-cognitive viruses
(They are hard to defeat because they defer language, and the only way to defeat them is to name them.)
(They are hard to defeat because they defer language, and the only way to defeat them is to name them.)
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Meta-cognitive viruses
(They are hard to defeat because they defer language, and the only way to defeat them is to name them.)
(They are hard to defeat because they defer language, and the only way to defeat them is to name them.)
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These tall flower stalks felt almost architectural — repetition, spacing, and quiet structure rising out of the garden. Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) turn bloom into form.
If this resonates, feel free to share it along.
#FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto
If this resonates, feel free to share it along.
#FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
These tall flower stalks felt almost architectural — repetition, spacing, and quiet structure rising out of the garden. Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) turn bloom into form.
If this resonates, feel free to share it along.
#FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto
If this resonates, feel free to share it along.
#FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto
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January 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM