Andrea Pitzer
@andreapitzer.bsky.social
Books! One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, & a Nabokov bio. Now working on Snowblind: Death on the Polar Ice. Former karateka & record store clerk. Newsletter & podcast: andreapitzer.com.
That time in 2021 when I went motor-paragliding with accordion Sasha (who can simultaneously steer and talk and hold a selfie stick).
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
That time in 2021 when I went motor-paragliding with accordion Sasha (who can simultaneously steer and talk and hold a selfie stick).
Offspring doing a sketch of a Final Fantasy XIV character, but rendered Animal Crossing–style.
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Offspring doing a sketch of a Final Fantasy XIV character, but rendered Animal Crossing–style.
I pet Area Dog and ask, “Who’s a good boy?” He looks away, as we both recall that *someone* covered in fur kept hearing the snowplows last night and waking me up to warn of imminent apocalypse.
January 28, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I pet Area Dog and ask, “Who’s a good boy?” He looks away, as we both recall that *someone* covered in fur kept hearing the snowplows last night and waking me up to warn of imminent apocalypse.
Looks like Skeletor now hates Black Santas *and* whistles.
January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Looks like Skeletor now hates Black Santas *and* whistles.
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
![A letter from Philip Glass, with his name at the top. "After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. [signed] Philip Glass](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sva5ad6pbtkgrdrqyej2fe2f/bafkreiakf6dkikkcb3djpbedhjttbsh7fmvfm5inximofh5rviegccmkdy@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
Went to my profile and found this bar of "Similar accounts," which look more like the kind of thing people might be paying to promote than anyone who has something in common with me.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Went to my profile and found this bar of "Similar accounts," which look more like the kind of thing people might be paying to promote than anyone who has something in common with me.
Yes! I begged for us to go there, even though it wasn't critical to our itinerary. Here's a photo of Nansen and Johansen's ditch. When they spent the winter there, the rocks were arranged not in the middle but like a walled fort, with the log on top, supporting the hides that served as a roof.
January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Yes! I begged for us to go there, even though it wasn't critical to our itinerary. Here's a photo of Nansen and Johansen's ditch. When they spent the winter there, the rocks were arranged not in the middle but like a walled fort, with the log on top, supporting the hides that served as a roof.
Three of us hiked over that long ridge (which looks like a skinny mountain in the photo), and then my friend Accordion Sasha went paragliding off one of the high slopes. Here's a photo I took of him from the ground that day.
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Three of us hiked over that long ridge (which looks like a skinny mountain in the photo), and then my friend Accordion Sasha went paragliding off one of the high slopes. Here's a photo I took of him from the ground that day.
Writing tonight about our 2021 expedition to Franz Josef Land. Here's a cellphone photo from one of our landings. The most surreal landscape I've ever encountered. My poor phone camera didn't have the slightest idea how to record it.
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Writing tonight about our 2021 expedition to Franz Josef Land. Here's a cellphone photo from one of our landings. The most surreal landscape I've ever encountered. My poor phone camera didn't have the slightest idea how to record it.
Tonight’s fortune.
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Tonight’s fortune.
Went to the post office and found they’d memorialized my teen years in stamp form. Going to write you all letters now instead of posting here.
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Went to the post office and found they’d memorialized my teen years in stamp form. Going to write you all letters now instead of posting here.
Ryan kindly quoted me for this look at consequential events from Trump's first year back in office. Here's what I said, but it's worth clicking his link and hearing from everyone who contributed...
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Ryan kindly quoted me for this look at consequential events from Trump's first year back in office. Here's what I said, but it's worth clicking his link and hearing from everyone who contributed...
One of offspring’s Christmas presents from me.
January 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
One of offspring’s Christmas presents from me.
Au Pied de Cochon in DC! Lowbrow French fare, open almost 24/7, staffed by Bolivians who turned out to be related to one of my friends in college. Crêpes Morvandelle were my favorite.
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Au Pied de Cochon in DC! Lowbrow French fare, open almost 24/7, staffed by Bolivians who turned out to be related to one of my friends in college. Crêpes Morvandelle were my favorite.
The Friday Degenerate Art post is somewhat delayed by a small (literally) crisis. Pour one out tonight for Coco the Magnificent, who liked company but loathed cuddles. If she could have spoken, she would've told everyone to fuck off. Here's hoping there's broccoli in guinea pig Valhalla.
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The Friday Degenerate Art post is somewhat delayed by a small (literally) crisis. Pour one out tonight for Coco the Magnificent, who liked company but loathed cuddles. If she could have spoken, she would've told everyone to fuck off. Here's hoping there's broccoli in guinea pig Valhalla.
Monday morning timeline cleanse: Area Dog napping. (Spoiler: nothing happens.)
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Monday morning timeline cleanse: Area Dog napping. (Spoiler: nothing happens.)
Part of the crowd in DC today.
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Part of the crowd in DC today.
From the DC demonstration against ICE.
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
From the DC demonstration against ICE.
Met a very good dog protesting at Judiciary Square.
January 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Met a very good dog protesting at Judiciary Square.
Ran into this patriotic gentleman on the train.
January 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Ran into this patriotic gentleman on the train.
Stopped in at an Arlington anti-ICE demonstration on my way into DC. Speakers were a little hard to hear, but the crowd was enthusiastic.
January 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Stopped in at an Arlington anti-ICE demonstration on my way into DC. Speakers were a little hard to hear, but the crowd was enthusiastic.
So this, but she's 80 and in a nursing home.
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
So this, but she's 80 and in a nursing home.
Hello from the bunny on my mom’s dementia ward, which is getting a lot of love today.
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hello from the bunny on my mom’s dementia ward, which is getting a lot of love today.
Area Guinea Pig is on antibiotics post-op, and the upset stomach from them has put her off eating. But guinea pigs have to have a steady diet, because it’s easy for their digestive system to shut down and not start up again. So now we have to swaddle her and feed her with an oral syringe. Poor baby.
January 8, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Area Guinea Pig is on antibiotics post-op, and the upset stomach from them has put her off eating. But guinea pigs have to have a steady diet, because it’s easy for their digestive system to shut down and not start up again. So now we have to swaddle her and feed her with an oral syringe. Poor baby.
Just finished eating the New Year’s Day big community meal the neighbors generously put on each year. They hosted 72 people. Here’s the menu (which doubles as a ballot to decide which one dish from each category returns in 2027).
![Official Ballot
SOUPS
[ ] Cock-a-leekie Soup
[ ] Sopa de Ostion al Chipotle
[ ] Cold Yogurt, Chickpea, and Cucumber Soup
[ ] Zuppa Toscana
SIDES
[ ] Fried Haggis Balls
[ ] Moroccan Carrot Salad
[ ] Liangban Eggs
[ ] Lumpia
ENTREES
[ ] Spicy Passionfruit Seafood Curry
[ ] Mok Pa
[ ] Cincinnati Chili
[ ] Filipino Coconut Milk Pork Adobo
DESSERTS
[ ] Haupia Ube Sheet Pie
[ ] Apple Dumplings
[ ] Old Fashioned Coffee Pudding
[ ] Reconstructed Deconstructed S'mores
Big Meal 22](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sva5ad6pbtkgrdrqyej2fe2f/bafkreiescvhyslgdglgjiln2uehjglm4ie35qphzlysaim67apuvuakysy@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just finished eating the New Year’s Day big community meal the neighbors generously put on each year. They hosted 72 people. Here’s the menu (which doubles as a ballot to decide which one dish from each category returns in 2027).