Leslie J. Anderson Writer

Weird writer living beside a cemetery with three good dogs and a roomba. Author of Take This to Space and The Unmothers. she/her

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girlhood

[dappermouth]

Something buried years ago lies burning still beneath the snow.

[wintercorrybriea]

george trochopoulos fall 2025 muscle shell bolero jacket

[lesliejandersonwriter]

You are so important, time parted to make room for you. You affect everything before and after you just by taking up this space. Be welcome.

[dappermouth]

Something buried years ago lies burning still beneath the snow.

[graveyardrabbit]

I was tagged by @hroby for nine books I plan to (hope to) read in 2025, thank you!

book list (not necessarily in intended order of reading)

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Desolation Island by Patrick O’ Brian

Vampires, Burial and Death by Paul Barber

The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer (it’s time for a re-read)

Stronghold by Tucker Malarkey

Lost Island by Barbara Newhall Follett

I’ll tag @chiropteracupola @nymm-of-night @blindrapture @mg549 @the-antlered-cryptid @pimpa @little-flame-prince @hey-scully-itsme @maingel @mycological-mariner @im-significant and everyone else who sees this and wants to do, consider yourself tagged

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*pats my own hip* Hold together, old girl.

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I must once again remind you

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I understand that "I'm your mom/dad now" is said from a place of love but it's not a role I can fill. I'm your weird godmother who lives in the swamp and will steal your name but also teach you about frogs and the strange, blackberries that sing when the moon is full.

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[thereadingchallengechallenge]

and it's not just film that taps into this. books like The Unmothers by Leslie J Anderson and The Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier explore the tribulations of birth and pregnancy. both were published in 2024 (and were quite good if I do say so)

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Leslie J. Anderson's 'The Unmothers' Barrels Onto the Scene - The Fandomentals

Images via Quirk Books.

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