Randi Lee Anderson
@randileeander.bsky.social
📚 Author of A GREAT SIBERIAN SILENCE, #amquerying adult high fantasy THE WHITEMAIDEN
🎨 Artist, oil painter
🌿 Gardener (zone 6b) and tree-hugger
🌐 eng/deu/рус
🔗 https://randianderson.com
🎨 Artist, oil painter
🌿 Gardener (zone 6b) and tree-hugger
🌐 eng/deu/рус
🔗 https://randianderson.com
Absolutely losing my mind over the fact that Avatar played "Don't Go Into The Forest" tonight at Stage AE in Pittsburgh!!! They must have heard my wish. 🤣 #metal
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Absolutely losing my mind over the fact that Avatar played "Don't Go Into The Forest" tonight at Stage AE in Pittsburgh!!! They must have heard my wish. 🤣 #metal
In the park this evening, the previously breathtaking red-orange maples were mostly stripped of their leaves. It recalled to me some lines from this poem by A. N. Maikov that helped me get through a tough time in Russia 10 years ago. Still relevant: randianderson.com/russian-poem...
Need Strength for the Winter? Read This Russian Poem. (Writing Prompt Included.)
It's gloomy when the leaves fall, and autumn gives way to winter. Here's a secret stash of beauty to help get you through the season.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In the park this evening, the previously breathtaking red-orange maples were mostly stripped of their leaves. It recalled to me some lines from this poem by A. N. Maikov that helped me get through a tough time in Russia 10 years ago. Still relevant: randianderson.com/russian-poem...
Also, hello again, Bluesky. I've been away on account of my mentals, but here are some fall pictures from my local park. #getoutside #fallcolors
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Also, hello again, Bluesky. I've been away on account of my mentals, but here are some fall pictures from my local park. #getoutside #fallcolors
Can we stop overusing "quietly" in headlines? When I see that word, I generally assume the article is clickbait.
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Can we stop overusing "quietly" in headlines? When I see that word, I generally assume the article is clickbait.
I've been super sad and scared and angry lately, so I made a trip to confession and then went on an early fall hike with my bub. Nature is healing. #getoutside
September 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I've been super sad and scared and angry lately, so I made a trip to confession and then went on an early fall hike with my bub. Nature is healing. #getoutside
THIS is why they got rid of de minimis? Their justification is even stupider than I expected.
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
THIS is why they got rid of de minimis? Their justification is even stupider than I expected.
Reading Algernon Blackwood's "The Wendigo," and the first thing I'm noticing -- besides a lot of racist statements and wording, as you'd expect -- is how much he talks about Odours.
September 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reading Algernon Blackwood's "The Wendigo," and the first thing I'm noticing -- besides a lot of racist statements and wording, as you'd expect -- is how much he talks about Odours.
Really trying to hang in there. I know what Trump is doing is unsustainable and will not last forever, but I worry intensely about the many comparatively blameless people whose lives he'll destroy first. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
Sunday thought: Why Trump is doomed
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Really trying to hang in there. I know what Trump is doing is unsustainable and will not last forever, but I worry intensely about the many comparatively blameless people whose lives he'll destroy first. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
Much stress lately, so this week I've turned back to painting for some restorative creative time. This is a Rose of Sharon study (with bee!), oil on canvas, 12x12 inches. Almost done! #oilpainting #botanicalart
August 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Much stress lately, so this week I've turned back to painting for some restorative creative time. This is a Rose of Sharon study (with bee!), oil on canvas, 12x12 inches. Almost done! #oilpainting #botanicalart
I submitted my novel (or rather the cover letter, synopsis, and sample chapters) to a publisher this morning. Feels weird. I used to do this all the time, but now I'm out of practice! #writesky
August 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I submitted my novel (or rather the cover letter, synopsis, and sample chapters) to a publisher this morning. Feels weird. I used to do this all the time, but now I'm out of practice! #writesky
"Edelweiss," oil on panel, 12x9 inches. Inspired by watching THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE as well as the 60th anniversary of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. #oilpainting #botanicalart
August 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Edelweiss," oil on panel, 12x9 inches. Inspired by watching THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE as well as the 60th anniversary of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. #oilpainting #botanicalart
Reposted by Randi Lee Anderson
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky
August 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I saw a Dracula mug at B&N that read, "I have crossed oceans of time to find you." Did they not know that quote is not in the novel, or did they just not care?
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I saw a Dracula mug at B&N that read, "I have crossed oceans of time to find you." Did they not know that quote is not in the novel, or did they just not care?
Tonight, instead of trying to be "productive," I sat out on the porch and watched the moon rise while listening to the crickets.
August 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tonight, instead of trying to be "productive," I sat out on the porch and watched the moon rise while listening to the crickets.
Plein air in the Finger Lakes. 🩵 This watercolor sketch was done over a glass of dry rosé at Living Roots overlooking Keuka Lake. #pleinair #watercolorpainting
August 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Plein air in the Finger Lakes. 🩵 This watercolor sketch was done over a glass of dry rosé at Living Roots overlooking Keuka Lake. #pleinair #watercolorpainting
End-of-July garden beauties. 💚🌱 The cardinal flowers have so many visitors, including two hummingbirds (Ruby and Reuben) and plenty of bumblebees. #garden4wildlife
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
End-of-July garden beauties. 💚🌱 The cardinal flowers have so many visitors, including two hummingbirds (Ruby and Reuben) and plenty of bumblebees. #garden4wildlife
Did a little plein air at a fundraiser event today! This is a view from the RE Farm Cafe at Windswept Farm in State College, PA. Oil on 10x8 gessobord. #oilpainting #getoutside #pleinair
July 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Did a little plein air at a fundraiser event today! This is a view from the RE Farm Cafe at Windswept Farm in State College, PA. Oil on 10x8 gessobord. #oilpainting #getoutside #pleinair
I heard a rustle in my front garden and thought it was a dirty chipmunk at first. 😂 Ah, backyard wildlife.
#toads #wildlifegarden #garden4wildlife
#toads #wildlifegarden #garden4wildlife
July 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I heard a rustle in my front garden and thought it was a dirty chipmunk at first. 😂 Ah, backyard wildlife.
#toads #wildlifegarden #garden4wildlife
#toads #wildlifegarden #garden4wildlife
THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler was languishing on my TBR list for way too long. I love me some flintlock fantasy, and so far this one is not disappointing!
(Mode: listening to the audiobook and reading the ebook at the same time. Fwiw, the print/ebook cover is better.)
#booksky 📚
(Mode: listening to the audiobook and reading the ebook at the same time. Fwiw, the print/ebook cover is better.)
#booksky 📚
July 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler was languishing on my TBR list for way too long. I love me some flintlock fantasy, and so far this one is not disappointing!
(Mode: listening to the audiobook and reading the ebook at the same time. Fwiw, the print/ebook cover is better.)
#booksky 📚
(Mode: listening to the audiobook and reading the ebook at the same time. Fwiw, the print/ebook cover is better.)
#booksky 📚
For July 20's "moon" prompt, we have the start of an unpleasant vision.
#WIPsnips #writesky #writingcommunity #epicfantasy
#WIPsnips #writesky #writingcommunity #epicfantasy
July 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
For July 20's "moon" prompt, we have the start of an unpleasant vision.
#WIPsnips #writesky #writingcommunity #epicfantasy
#WIPsnips #writesky #writingcommunity #epicfantasy
This was the first day in a while that the weather was actually reasonable (looking at you, humidity), so I went out in the garden for some #pleinair practice after work. 😊
#oilpainting #getoutside
#oilpainting #getoutside
July 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This was the first day in a while that the weather was actually reasonable (looking at you, humidity), so I went out in the garden for some #pleinair practice after work. 😊
#oilpainting #getoutside
#oilpainting #getoutside
I don't understand how people don't fly into a rage or burst into tears every time they go grocery shopping. Things just keep going up.
July 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I don't understand how people don't fly into a rage or burst into tears every time they go grocery shopping. Things just keep going up.