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Ann Leckie
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Author of the award-winning Ancillary Justice. Lives in St Louis.
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Fitness Coach Vanburen says, "A good Seasonal Fitness is Leaf Pile. So versatile! Can sniff leaf pile, dig in leaf pile, roll in leaf pile, pee in leaf pile. And more! Ask your Fitness Coach if Leaf Pile is right for you!"
A black and white dog has his snout buried in a pile of leaves.
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Update
The husk of a cicada climgs to anwooden power pole. The cicada itself has presumably moulted and gone on to better things.
August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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UPDATE
A brown and orange butterfly on a stone step A praying mantis on a stone step
August 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
A large white mushroom growing in grass. Its cap has lots of small tan shaggy bits on it The same large white mushroom as the previous picture but taken from above.
July 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Doing some sorting/filing/deleting of very old stuff and came across this pic:
a custard cup full of goldfish crackers sits next to a bottle of fish sauce
July 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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from https://www.tumblr.com/murderpod-diaries Murderbot lying on a reclining chair, Bharadwaj sits on another chair beside it, writing in an open notebook. Caption below: Therapist: and what do we say when people ask us about ourselves Murderbot: I have to check the perimeter Therapist: no
June 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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IMPORTANT UPDATE
Tiny pale mushrooms growing in the gap of a tree trunk where a branch was cut off
April 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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IMPORTANT ALERT:
A cluster of pale purple crocuses in sunshine
March 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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It's a new year, and maybe you want to be sure to add more Fitness to your routine! Fitness Coach Vanburen is here to remind you that Walk In Park is a good Fitness, and that Sit and Have a Break pairs well with it.
A black and white dog in a red hoodie sits in a pile of leaves and looks back at something he just heard.
January 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Yes
YES
The tiger is out
A very very tiny, very very black, very fluffy kitten sits on a footstool. The caption above reads "I am darkness. I am the night."
December 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Had an amazing morning at the La Brea Tar Pits! I was struck by this sculpture and the accompanying signage and had to share.
A life sized sculpture of a mammoth family. Mother sinks into the tar pit while on solid ground a horrified father and baby watch. the sign accompanying the sculpture reads "The sculpture shows the female trumpeting in terror while the male stands helplessly on the shore." more text from the sign: "Most Columbian mammoths trapped at La Brea were males, not females. Some scientists think this is because male mammoths typically lived on their own. They didn't have companions to yank them out of the tar."
December 2, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

I loved it. Look, I was 11.
A group photo of the main cast of 1977's very, very short-lived series Fantastic Journey
November 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Important Mushroom Update
Two tiny gray mushrooms growing next to grass and fallen autumn leaves
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Don't worry, Coach has a raincoat too! Also he used to hate rain, but now he's ok with it. I suspect there's a difference between "wandering lonely with no food & no home in the rain" and "a short walk in the rain then home & TOWELED OFF (the BEST) & a treat & then snuggles the rest of the day."
A black and white one-eyed dog wearing a red raincoat sits on grass in the rain.
November 5, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Heard there was a cute animal pic checkpoint. Have Fitness Coach Vanburen telling my daughter that he loves her and btw that cheese she's eating is a Fitness & cheese deficiency is the Number One Killer of Dogs.
A one-eyed, black and white dog rests his head and paws on the knee of the person taking the picture. He is gazing at the camera.
November 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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IMPORTANT MUSHROOM UPDATE
A dense cluster of small mushrooms with brown caps and thick white stalks.
October 25, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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I voted! If you can vote early by all means do!
A red and blue circle sticker with a picture of the Gateway Arch. It says "Proud city proud voter. I voted"
October 24, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Butterfly Alert
A monarch butterfly sits on some orange flowers
September 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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I'm.... a Bluesky elder?
Celebrating 10 million users. Number 152,167, Joined June 22, 2023
September 17, 2024 at 12:38 AM
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Look what came in today's mail!!!!!
Fitness Coach Vanburen, who is a black and white dog, sits in front of Ann Leckie's Hugo Award for Best Series 2024
August 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Back from my local polling place. VOTE if there's voting where you are.
An I voted sticker on my shirt
August 6, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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Hey are you in Portland? If you go to Powells you can find books signed by me!
A bookshelf filled with books by Ann Leckir
July 11, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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Summer means tea parties in the back yard!
A table set with a loaf of bread, a pot of tea, and a bowl of blueberries.
May 28, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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Daughter using Powerpoint today at work:
photo of a computer screen. Text on the screen reads, "How owuld you describe this object and its context to someone who is blind or low vision?" some specific advice about what to include, then in the text box, automatically generated text based on the image in question: "A white paper with a white sheet of paper with a white sheet of paper with a white sheet of paper with a white sheet of paper"
April 11, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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Just finished signing pre-orders of Lake of Souls at Left Bank Books!
Stacks of signed books on a wooden table
April 2, 2024 at 5:38 PM