Vicki Winslow
@vwinslow.bsky.social
Quaker writer living in rural North Carolina. Fiction, random thoughts, occasional country songs, and needle-felted critters at https://vickiwinslow.substack.com/. No DMs.
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Three good things:
1. The library.
2. Peter O'Toole in "Dean Spanley."
3. Biscuit, who feels poorly today.
1. The library.
2. Peter O'Toole in "Dean Spanley."
3. Biscuit, who feels poorly today.
January 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Three good things:
1. The library.
2. Peter O'Toole in "Dean Spanley."
3. Biscuit, who feels poorly today.
1. The library.
2. Peter O'Toole in "Dean Spanley."
3. Biscuit, who feels poorly today.
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'Hare head Study' in bronze by Nichola Theakston, one of the UK's foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre #womensart
January 15, 2026 at 6:01 AM
'Hare head Study' in bronze by Nichola Theakston, one of the UK's foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre #womensart
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.
King was born in Atlanta on this day 97 years ago: Jan. 15, 1929.
Image: Boston University.
~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.
King was born in Atlanta on this day 97 years ago: Jan. 15, 1929.
Image: Boston University.
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.
King was born in Atlanta on this day 97 years ago: Jan. 15, 1929.
Image: Boston University.
~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967.
King was born in Atlanta on this day 97 years ago: Jan. 15, 1929.
Image: Boston University.
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To date, federal funding has covered only about 12% of the total damage Hurricane Helene caused, far less than after other major storms. It’s time for Congress to give western North Carolina its fair share.
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
To date, federal funding has covered only about 12% of the total damage Hurricane Helene caused, far less than after other major storms. It’s time for Congress to give western North Carolina its fair share.
“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” - St. Francis of Assisi
(Photo taken from the Company Mill Trail in Umstead State Park, Cary, NC.)
(Photo taken from the Company Mill Trail in Umstead State Park, Cary, NC.)
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” - St. Francis of Assisi
(Photo taken from the Company Mill Trail in Umstead State Park, Cary, NC.)
(Photo taken from the Company Mill Trail in Umstead State Park, Cary, NC.)
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Get you a sister who will kick you in the leg
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Get you a sister who will kick you in the leg
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"New diary entry shows Anne Frank was so paranoid about Nazis she hid from them in an attic."
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
"New diary entry shows Anne Frank was so paranoid about Nazis she hid from them in an attic."
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Black Engagement Basket by Mary Singer, Santa Clara Pueblo
is a powerful expression of tradition and craftsmanship, this blackware engagement basket features sculptural pierced forms and carved lightning motifs—symbols of life, protection, and continuity.
is a powerful expression of tradition and craftsmanship, this blackware engagement basket features sculptural pierced forms and carved lightning motifs—symbols of life, protection, and continuity.
January 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Black Engagement Basket by Mary Singer, Santa Clara Pueblo
is a powerful expression of tradition and craftsmanship, this blackware engagement basket features sculptural pierced forms and carved lightning motifs—symbols of life, protection, and continuity.
is a powerful expression of tradition and craftsmanship, this blackware engagement basket features sculptural pierced forms and carved lightning motifs—symbols of life, protection, and continuity.
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Where I am, the sun sets through oaks and pitch pines and for a minute or so the light is a church
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Where I am, the sun sets through oaks and pitch pines and for a minute or so the light is a church
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We locate ourselves with the poor and the powerless and the voiceless. At the edges, we join the easily despised and the readily left out. We stand with the demonized so that the demonizing will stop.
- Fr. Greg Boyle
- Fr. Greg Boyle
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
We locate ourselves with the poor and the powerless and the voiceless. At the edges, we join the easily despised and the readily left out. We stand with the demonized so that the demonizing will stop.
- Fr. Greg Boyle
- Fr. Greg Boyle
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Our job is to keep showing up and taking care of each other.
And knowing when to pause to refill so we can go back to doing it more.
Everything else is commentary.
And knowing when to pause to refill so we can go back to doing it more.
Everything else is commentary.
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Our job is to keep showing up and taking care of each other.
And knowing when to pause to refill so we can go back to doing it more.
Everything else is commentary.
And knowing when to pause to refill so we can go back to doing it more.
Everything else is commentary.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Watch it, share it and pay it forward today and everyday leading up to J6.
Smith had a SOLID case. It is now part of the Congressional Record.
WATCH: Jack Smith's full House Judiciary deposition on investigating and indicting Trump. | PBS News Hour
youtu.be/gGtlalhdL4c
Smith had a SOLID case. It is now part of the Congressional Record.
WATCH: Jack Smith's full House Judiciary deposition on investigating and indicting Trump. | PBS News Hour
youtu.be/gGtlalhdL4c
WATCH: Jack Smith's full House Judiciary deposition on investigating and indicting Trump
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Watch it, share it and pay it forward today and everyday leading up to J6.
Smith had a SOLID case. It is now part of the Congressional Record.
WATCH: Jack Smith's full House Judiciary deposition on investigating and indicting Trump. | PBS News Hour
youtu.be/gGtlalhdL4c
Smith had a SOLID case. It is now part of the Congressional Record.
WATCH: Jack Smith's full House Judiciary deposition on investigating and indicting Trump. | PBS News Hour
youtu.be/gGtlalhdL4c
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Margaret Fell was affectionately known as the “mother of Quakerism.” One of the ways she nurtured Friends was through her writings—which, Shulamith Clearbridge suggests, continue to speak directly to our spiritual needs today.
When You’re Surrounded by Briars, Mountains, and Cold Hearts
Margaret Fell for modern Friends.
www.friendsjournal.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Margaret Fell was affectionately known as the “mother of Quakerism.” One of the ways she nurtured Friends was through her writings—which, Shulamith Clearbridge suggests, continue to speak directly to our spiritual needs today.
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Chester Station on a December night along the Old Valley Road.
December 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Chester Station on a December night along the Old Valley Road.
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It is that community which made - makes - us 'fit,' in evolutionary terms.
The fact that we will pack bond with the roomba and apologize and feel bad when we accidentally kick it?
That's us. That's the most human you can be.
The fact that we will pack bond with the roomba and apologize and feel bad when we accidentally kick it?
That's us. That's the most human you can be.
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
It is that community which made - makes - us 'fit,' in evolutionary terms.
The fact that we will pack bond with the roomba and apologize and feel bad when we accidentally kick it?
That's us. That's the most human you can be.
The fact that we will pack bond with the roomba and apologize and feel bad when we accidentally kick it?
That's us. That's the most human you can be.
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It’s increasingly clear that social media is a net social evil which shreds attention spans, and this is why the only appropriate remedy available in this space is spending time observing Morris company wallpaper patterns
December 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s increasingly clear that social media is a net social evil which shreds attention spans, and this is why the only appropriate remedy available in this space is spending time observing Morris company wallpaper patterns
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A response from the Anchorage Arby's
December 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A response from the Anchorage Arby's
Merry Christmas from Daisy, who had a big day.
December 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Merry Christmas from Daisy, who had a big day.
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Pope Leo on Christmas Eve: “On earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other.”
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pope Leo on Christmas Eve: “On earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other.”
My mixer in its garage next to the cranberry-almond pound cake baked yesterday.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My mixer in its garage next to the cranberry-almond pound cake baked yesterday.