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Such transparency. /s Such bullsh!t.

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December 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

1988 card from my godmother.

Virtual Advent Calendar - a month of my favorite ornaments - show me yours each day.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #December #adventcalendar #ornaments #yule #christmas #midwinter #snowman #godmother

December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

Interviewing the Children of Nazi Leaders: Guilt, Trauma, and the Legacy of Atrocity

Interesting article about the legacy left behind.

www.skeptic.com/article/the-...

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #politics #resist #DefendTheConstitution #RELEASEtheEPSTEINfiles #ReformCongress #ReplaceTheGOP

Interviewing the Children of Nazi Leaders: Guilt, Trauma, and the Legacy of Atrocity

History can be a mirror or a wall. For many people, it’s a mirror only when they see their own family reflected in it—an ancestor who fought in a war, survived a famine, or emigrated under duress. For...

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December 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

If every December crushes you, stop forcing the cheer. Go into the dark. Learn about Krampus, the Wild Hunt, the old Yule. This season is ancient, hushed, and full of monsters.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #holidays #WinterSolstice #Krampus #WildHunt #Perchta #Yule

December 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

Is 5 times on the first day excessive? Not when it's this good.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #HeatedRivalry #ConnorStorrie #HudsonWilliams #JacobTeirney #EpisodeFive #RachelReid #crave

December 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

Snowman - made by my grandson and his Nana in 2014

Virtual Advent Calendar - a month of my favorite ornaments - show me yours each day.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #December #adventcalendar #ornaments #Animals #bird #cardinal #yule #christmas #midwinter

December 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

Thank u to the Walmart associate who asked about my shirt, my books & said she'd read them when I told her about them. She even took my card & said she'd look me up. Made my day. I feel like a "real" author.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #art #Create #realwriter #author #SheAskedMeAboutMyBooks

December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

This is the wish list I sent Santa. We have our work cut out for us.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #politics #resist #DefendTheConstitution #RELEASEtheEPSTEINfiles #ReformCongress #ReplaceThe GOP

December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

OMG! Episode 5 was perfect. "I'm coming to the cottage."

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #HeatedRivalry #ConnorStorrie #HudsonWilliams #Cottage #JacobTeirney #EpisodeFive #RachelReid #crave

December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

After you see the new portraits and plaques in the presidential hall in the White House, it is abundantly clear that frump has a small .........

December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

NERFA

It's coming. Calling all romance readers. Be a reader judge.

nerfa.firstcoastromancewriters.com

bsky.app/profile/fcrw...

#vvk #Nessa #Romance #Contest #BestBooks #BookLovers #RomanceBooks #Authors #readers

December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

I made this fella in 2005 (so he's 20 years old and maybe 20 centuries?)

They are the same guy. Head and hands are made of air-dry clay.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #art #Create #doll #Santa #Sculpt

December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

I hear we're all watching The Princess Bride tonight at 9pm rather than listening to a fairytale.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #politics #resist #propaganda #useyourbrain #think #ThePrincessBride #robreiner #DefendTheConstitution #RELEASEtheEPSTEINfiles #ReformCongress #ReplaceThe GOP

December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Vickey Wollan

@vickeywollanauthor.bsky.social

bookshopwithstaceyhoran.libsyn.com/site The Bookstore at the end of the Internet podcast.
Thank you to Stacey Horan. I guess I should give myself the nickname of the giggling author. Hopefully, my energy is contagious & inspiring.

December 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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M.B. Henry

@mbhenry1985.bsky.social

The finish line is in sight! Two more days and then a nice break!

(Also... this gif 😆)

#writing #humpday #holidaybreak

a group of people in orange costumes are running on a race track

ALT: a group of people in orange costumes are running on a race track

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December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Vanessa Victoria Kilmer

@vanessavkilmer.bsky.social

It wouldn't be Christmas or Yule or Midwinter without a visit from a cardinal.

Virtual Advent Calendar - a month of my favorite ornaments - show me yours each day.

#vvk #nessa #VanessaVictoriaKilmer #December #adventcalendar #ornaments #Animals #bird #cardinal #yule #christmas #midwinter

December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM

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Vickey Wollan

@vickeywollanauthor.bsky.social

Congratulations to:
The best tasting cookie - Christmas Crack - Erika Kilmer Freidley.
The most festive cookie - Grinch Brownies - Ambria Page
The cookies I would write about - had a tie between peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips - Calliope Daniels and death by chocolate - Melody Johnson