Learning Things. Making Things Up. Forgetting Which Is Which.

Jarod K. Anderson is a writer, podcaster, scholar, cryptonaturalist, adventurer, and collector of obscure knowledge. His work can be found in places like Asimov's, Daily Science Fiction, Escape Pod, and in the bylaws of secret societies far too secret to mention here. He lives in Ohio with an unspecified number of dogs greater than two and fewer than sixty.

All photography by Jarod K Anderson
My writing available on Amazon.com. Google Jarod K. Anderson to find many free examples of my short stories and poetry online.

My writing available on Amazon.com. Google Jarod K. Anderson to find many free examples of my short stories and poetry online.

The Cryptonaturalist is a bi-weekly podcast that seeks out the strangest parts of the wilderness, flips over rocks and rotten logs, and scoops up a handful of the squirming mysteries hiding there and delivers them directly into your ears with an added helping of poetry and folksy wisdom. Weird tales and cryptid fun awaits.

The Cryptonaturalist is a bi-weekly podcast that seeks out the strangest parts of the wilderness, flips over rocks and rotten logs, and scoops up a handful of the squirming mysteries hiding there and delivers them directly into your ears with an added helping of poetry and folksy wisdom. Weird tales and cryptid fun awaits.

News Goblins is my weekly podcast featuring all the news that fit for nerds and goblins. My super-smart wife Leslie is my cohost.   

News Goblins is my weekly podcast featuring all the news that fit for nerds and goblins. My super-smart wife Leslie is my cohost. 

 

This bird would NOT stop yelling. Pretty sure he was drunk. #nature #bird #crypto Listen to episode 2 of The CryptoNaturalist and learn that the water is full of surprises. www.cryptonaturalist.com #podcast #wildlife #cryptid #cryptozoology This bird spoke with a human voice. Incredible that I managed to capture it on film... www.cryptonaturalist.com #bizarre #podcast #oddities #cryptid #comedy #weirdo The first episode of The CryptoNaturalist is now live at www.cryptonaturalist.com. Coming soon to iTunes. #podcast #weirdfiction #oddities #cryptid #cryptids #cryptozoology The Sleepy Post Squirrel kills more people each year than hippos, sharks, and chinchillas combined. Keep your distance. #naturephotography One of my many Duck-Prisons (TM). No cages. It works on the honor system. #ducks #birding #oddities A collection of time-shifted owls, frozen to our eyes because they became unstuck from our time stream. #owls #curiosities The Spotted Judgement Turtle questions all your choices with a single glance. #herpetology #reptiles #turtles #naturephotography #wildlife