Vance Anthony

But, support the troops, amirite?

A clear glass bowl with lettuce and Pac-Man-shaped carrot slices.

Book-related news coming soon, but in lunch-related news, look at all the little Pac-Mans that showed up in the salad I’m making! 🥕

#salad

They count on people not thinking about it too hard, which is easy since they work hard to keep people not thinking much at all.

#politics #gerrymander #murica

I love this. My poetic musings are rarely this succinct.

Large brown moth sitting on windowsill of tea shop.

Large brown moth sitting on windowsill of tea shop.

Waiting for the tea shop to open, I presume?

#moth #nature

When you see a guy down the block and say to yourself, “Hey, #daddy”, then quickly realize the guy is younger than you. 🤣😭

#gay #gettingolder

Black cat asleep on a lap.

Lap-nap commenced. Comfort level: High.

No notes.

#cats

I’ve got too many to count now, but this is one of my favorites.

Undeveloped woodlands with leafy trees and a natural walking path.

Vance standing in front of a downed tree and ridge-line mountain view in the background.

View of the mountains through the trees.

Vance sweating his out-of-shape ass off in the woods.

We have a few acres of undeveloped land in the mountains we plan to build a cabin on one day. Went out to do some work on it this morning. I’m incredibly out of shape. Also, when did I get so sweaty? Is that an aging thing? 😅

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This one’s actually worth watching! 💚

My best comeback and my best come-on have always been my middle finger.

Shower singing just sounds better.

Vance holding a one-year-old black cat.

Vance holding the same black cat, now twenty years old.

Happy 20th birthday to this little guy! We've been partners in crime since my roommate at the time found him at two weeks old. 🎂🎁🎉

And yes, if you're wondering, I did scour The Secret Language of Birthdays to pinpoint the day. ❤️🦀

I hope CeCe Peniston gets a royalty check every time one of her songs is played in a CVS.

#cecepeniston

Just thought about how I no longer remember phone numbers to call people but instead to get the discount on sale items at stores.

Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning.

Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

I—and I mean this—don’t know what you’re talking about.

I’d like to apologize to my editor for my brazen use of semicolons. I; had; no; idea.

#mmromance #ownvoices #writer

“Beautiful storytelling…Really gorgeous story!”

-My editor, upon returning my latest manuscript

Just going to ride this high for a while before jumping into the edits. 😅

#mmromance #ownvoices

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Two people standing in front of a Mountain View.

A calm lake with a view of the mountains in the background.

Clouds rolling over the ridges and through the valleys of leafy mountains.

An old steam engine sitting on train tracks.

Took off for a quick birthday getaway this week while I wait for my copy editor to finish with my manuscript. A little sunburnt and hungover now, but the views couldn’t be beat. ⛰️☀️🍷

Busy writing this weekend, so not much reading happening, but these just got delivered! Looking forward to jumping into one of these soon.

Album cover for Chaka Khan’s Life is a Dance: The Remix Project

Cleaning the house… and jamming out to this lovely compilation of Chaka Khan remixes. C&C’s take on Clouds has me dancing around the living room. Absolutely stellar. 🎶

A blue-tailed skink hanging out on a rug.

I do so enjoy when this little guy comes to say Hello when I’m working on the back deck.

Beautiful Thing tops the list for me, but a few others I love: Weekend, Mario, and of course, Trick.

In case it wasn’t clear…

I didn’t see an apology in there… In fact, she said she’d do it all again. What’s the point of your article, sweetie? That you finally see what the rest of us have always known, yet you’re willing to do nothing? Groundbreaking. Keep widening that tent.

A "Jesus Saves" vanity plate on an abandoned van that's been broken down on the side of the road for three days is peak irony.

Ugh. The one time I forget to put popcorn on the grocery list.

#bigbeautifulbreakup

That’s Jos. He’s the last of our fur-balls standing. He’s almost 20 years old now. There’s a good chance he’ll outlive us. 🤣