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K.L. Anderson
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Author of But First You Need a Plan (Leapfrog Press).
Ecologist by training.
My favorite Muppet is Grover.
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https://klandersonauthor.com/
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K.L. Anderson @klandersonland.bsky.social · Dec 30
A revised #writingcommunity intro!

I’m K.L. Anderson, author of But First You Need a Plan (Leapfrog Press), a domestic drama with a mystery.

2024 was a quiet year, but I have a few short stories coming out in 2025.

I’m here to cheer writers on, engage with decent humans, and adore your pets.
Cover of paperback book. The title is But First You Need a Plan in big orange letters. The author name is K. L. Anderson. The cover has on it a human arm from the wrist down and the fingers turned up so that the palm forms a shallow cup. The arm is lying on pine needles and other organic debris that suggest a forested scene.
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layers of fall

#OneGoodThing
The ground covered by old soggy brown leaves, newer brown leaves, pale yellow leaves, and bright yellow leaves.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Pies: apple and key lime.
My husband made both.

#OneGoodThing #Pie #IMarriedWell
Two pies on a wood table, side by side. The one on the left is an apple pie. The one on the right is a frozen key lime pie.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Morning sky, November

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Pale blue sky with clouds lit up by a sunrise. A crow is flying through the frame, wings spread. Winter trees are also visible on each side.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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These lingering flowers by my back gate are giving it their November all.

#OneGoodThing
Close up of pale pink flowers, one open and two in bud. Yellow composite flower in bloom in a pot, surrounded by various green leaves. A cluster of small white flowers in a pot, with greenery visible in the background. A flower in a pot with other plant. It has four showy pale pink petals, with darker pink markings toward the center.
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Some of the best books I’ve read in the past couple years came out in 2017-2019. Here’s another one.
Brilliant and haunting.

#OneGoodThing #Books
Close up of book cover: Idaho, by Emily Ruskovich.
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Orange morning sky with power lines and distant mountains.

#OneGoodThing #GoodMorning
View of mostly sky, which is yellow and orange with a brilliant sunrise. Conifers and the roof of a house are visible in the foreground, along with four overhead powerlines. In the distance, a small stretch of mountains can be seen.
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Spotted in a bathroom stall at a corporate medical center.
A white sticker on metal that has been partially ripped off, removing some of its words. It says something about federal workers and Medicaid. Above the sticker, someone has written in marker “The USA is dead.” On the sticker itself, in a different handwriting “HAVE HOPE.”
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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It’s late October and this rose is still rose-ing.

#OneGoodThing
Rose bush next to a chain link fence with many small pink flowers in bloom.
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Not many good things to post about lately, but my old pear tree is still giving me fruit.

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Brownish pear shining with moisture sitting on a countertop.
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I really enjoyed savoring the stories in this book by @rhymeswithcamera.bsky.social
and @clayvermulm.bsky.social
They are smart, original, well-crafted, and impeccably written. And just look at this gorgeous cover!
Closeup of a book on a brown rug. The book is called Rain Shadows: Dark Tales from Washington State by Tamara Kaye Sellman & Clay Vermulm.
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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When the monorail honked overhead and a street filled with Seattleites below cheered.

#OneGoodThing #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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October vine maple

#OneGoodThing #FallColor
Close up of vine maple foliage with a mix of red and green leaves.
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Rocky beach, clouds.

#OneGoodThing #Calm
October 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Nuts and seeds.

#OneGoodThing
Walnuts, pecans, and sunflower seeds on a wood cutting board.
October 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Bread’s almost ready.

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Aerial view of a stainless steel bread machine with window, a load of golden bread is visible through the window.
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Look at how pretty this shriveled up old potato I found is.

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Dried up potato with dried up sprouts and tiny red baby potatoes.
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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One good thing (almost) every day

Day 170: noticing, for the first time, the “new stuff still in the box“ section of Goodwill.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
September 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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One good thing (almost) every day.

Day 169: supporting science at the waterfront.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED #Seattle
Several people standing near the waterfront. There is a man at a podium speaking, and there are two large banners, each being held up by two people. One says “SAVE OUR SCIENCE” the other says “STAND UP SPEAK OUT.”
September 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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One good thing (almost) every day

Day 168: just finished this incredible book.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
Cover of a book - flashlight by Susan Choi. The illustration, oriented sideways, is a figure standing on a rocky landscape with a large red sun on the horizon line.
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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One good thing (almost) every day.

Day 167: a spiderweb in the tomato plants as summer fades into fall.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
A spiderweb white with moisture in a planting bed, next to a tomato plant.
September 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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One good thing (almost) every day.

Day 166: handmaidens at the waterfront in Seattle today.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
A line of women wearing Handmaid’s Tale outfits (red cloak with white hoods) and holding signs. Behind them is a Stand Up Speak Out sign and a Statue Liberty. A sailboat is on the water, and tree-covered hills are visible in the distance.
September 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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One good thing (almost) every day.

Day 165: it’s still summer

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
Flower with four white and pink flowers and several buds that have not yet bloomed. In a pot with other flowering plants. Honeybee inside a purple and white flower.
September 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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One good thing (almost) every day

Day 164: I heard a marching band through the window and let it pied piper me through the neighborhood until I found it. I ran into a sunset on the way.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
Orange and pink sunset over a residential area with a building and trees.
September 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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One good thing (almost) every day

Day 163: This Joe Cool shower radio.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
The Joe Cool shower radio with TV is an old white plastic radio with a picture of Snoopy in sunglasses holding a brush, towel, and bar of soap. Behind him is a large red treble clef symbol.
September 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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One good thing every day (sometimes)

Day 162: my husband made this pie with apples from our tree.

#OneGoodThing #OGTED
Apple pie from above. The pie is in a navy blue pie plate and the crust is imperfect and beautifully browned.
August 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM