Vera Appleyard
@roughmagick.bsky.social
Writer | Traveler | Scuba
MFA Dramatic Writing Tisch/NYU
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
MFA Dramatic Writing Tisch/NYU
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
Remember Philando Castile? Black people have been living with extra-judicial killings for a long time now. This might seem “new” if you’re white - but it’s not new.
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Remember Philando Castile? Black people have been living with extra-judicial killings for a long time now. This might seem “new” if you’re white - but it’s not new.
FYI. To get a concealed carry permit in Minnesota you have to go through a license procedure that includes bg check, class time, and shooting training. It’s not like other states where you buy a gun and can just carry it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 AM
FYI. To get a concealed carry permit in Minnesota you have to go through a license procedure that includes bg check, class time, and shooting training. It’s not like other states where you buy a gun and can just carry it.
Vance claims there’s something weird about us here in Minnesota. Let them try this shit on other cities - like Boston. We know how that went.
250 years later. Same battle. Different despot.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
250 years later. Same battle. Different despot.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
The Boston Massacre | March 5, 1770 | HISTORY
On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and beg...
www.history.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Vance claims there’s something weird about us here in Minnesota. Let them try this shit on other cities - like Boston. We know how that went.
250 years later. Same battle. Different despot.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
250 years later. Same battle. Different despot.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
The irony in all of this? It’s the right going after 2A. They started with 1 then went after 4. 2A is the natural next amendment an autocracy goes after.
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The irony in all of this? It’s the right going after 2A. They started with 1 then went after 4. 2A is the natural next amendment an autocracy goes after.
May every woman being assaulted by small men have an Alex Pretti watching out for them.
January 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
May every woman being assaulted by small men have an Alex Pretti watching out for them.
They’ve hunted Nazis for 80 years. There is no statute of limitations on murder.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
Former Nazi camp guard, now 100, can face trial, German court rules
The man is accused of "aiding and abetting" 3,322 murders at the Sachsenhausen death camp.
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 AM
They’ve hunted Nazis for 80 years. There is no statute of limitations on murder.
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
www.nbcnews.com/news/world/f...
Île de Phoques is a granite island off the coast of Tasmania. This had to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It’s a seal sanctuary and the granite colors are amazing!
June 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Île de Phoques is a granite island off the coast of Tasmania. This had to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It’s a seal sanctuary and the granite colors are amazing!
No way to resist this.
June 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No way to resist this.
First two books for 2025 were both great.
January 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
First two books for 2025 were both great.
Dexter’s in South Minneapolis has a mean burger.
January 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Dexter’s in South Minneapolis has a mean burger.
There’s a little part of me that doesn’t want to take down the Christmas lights.
January 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There’s a little part of me that doesn’t want to take down the Christmas lights.
Feeling festive.
December 13, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Feeling festive.
I love the sound of the cranberries bursting. Making Bourbon Orange Cranberry Sauce.
November 27, 2024 at 9:23 PM
I love the sound of the cranberries bursting. Making Bourbon Orange Cranberry Sauce.
Cuteness overload.
November 26, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Cuteness overload.
So relevant today, and so well done. I’ve listened to it twice (24 h) - HIGHLY recommend.
www.audible.com/pd/B00DN98N8...
www.audible.com/pd/B00DN98N8...
Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The 25 years between the onset of the French Revolution in 1789 and the Bourbon Restoration after Napoleon in 1814 is an astonishing period in world history...
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November 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM
So relevant today, and so well done. I’ve listened to it twice (24 h) - HIGHLY recommend.
www.audible.com/pd/B00DN98N8...
www.audible.com/pd/B00DN98N8...
You could make a drinking game out of how many times someone says “calm down” on the series From.
November 24, 2024 at 2:26 AM
You could make a drinking game out of how many times someone says “calm down” on the series From.
Sometimes Huckleberry sits like he thinks he’s a real boy.
November 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Sometimes Huckleberry sits like he thinks he’s a real boy.
Angry Line Cook burger - Minneapolis. Yum.
November 12, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Angry Line Cook burger - Minneapolis. Yum.
Porcupines are so cute and kangaroos are so soft.
November 10, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Porcupines are so cute and kangaroos are so soft.
You gotta see windmills when in The Netherlands.
October 19, 2024 at 12:51 AM
You gotta see windmills when in The Netherlands.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2023 at 10:02 PM
Merry Christmas!
He moves the fluffy ottoman cover I got to save the ottoman fabric. Dude.
December 20, 2023 at 3:39 AM
He moves the fluffy ottoman cover I got to save the ottoman fabric. Dude.
The reindeer games have begun. (Okay, it’s a deer with amazing antlers munching on acorns before being annoyed by my dogs barking).
November 9, 2023 at 8:49 PM
The reindeer games have begun. (Okay, it’s a deer with amazing antlers munching on acorns before being annoyed by my dogs barking).
Just a couple of amazing Jack-o-lanterns at the Minnesota Zoo this year.
October 27, 2023 at 3:21 PM
Just a couple of amazing Jack-o-lanterns at the Minnesota Zoo this year.