Val Thorne
@valthorne.bsky.social
I'm a reader, writer, and free spirit! I travel with my pug while trying to heal my inner child. A lot of my writing is based on that. 🏔
Check out my posts on Medium for free by clicking the friend link in each post 🖊
Check out my posts on Medium for free by clicking the friend link in each post 🖊
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Val Thorne
@valthorne.bsky.social
· Sep 10
To explain the friend link in my Medium posts:
Medium is an online writing platform. Most articles/stories are locked behind a member only pay wall. However, the "Friend Link" grants free access to the article and bypasses the requirement for a Medium account. Hope you enjoy!
Medium is an online writing platform. Most articles/stories are locked behind a member only pay wall. However, the "Friend Link" grants free access to the article and bypasses the requirement for a Medium account. Hope you enjoy!
She's traveled the world, pushed her limits, and conquered her fears and she did it alone. She thought she wouldn't need anyone. Yet her new partner grounded her in a way that she has never felt before. Made her feel as if she could settle down, lean on someone else, and be more #domestic.
#vss365
#vss365
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I thought I was ready for it. All of it. Ready to endure, ready to help, ready to put myself last. Days after my return, the only thing I was ready for was to leave again.
Check out my story with the friend link below:
medium.com/modern-women...
#mediumwriters #personalessay #writing #nonfiction
Check out my story with the friend link below:
medium.com/modern-women...
#mediumwriters #personalessay #writing #nonfiction
Fear, a Cloaked Shadow Fallen Off My Shoulders
Fear is a powerful thing, mine has followed me in the shadows since childhood, and I never thought I could be rid of it.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I thought I was ready for it. All of it. Ready to endure, ready to help, ready to put myself last. Days after my return, the only thing I was ready for was to leave again.
Check out my story with the friend link below:
medium.com/modern-women...
#mediumwriters #personalessay #writing #nonfiction
Check out my story with the friend link below:
medium.com/modern-women...
#mediumwriters #personalessay #writing #nonfiction
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I'd like to nominate the frogs in Portland for the National Medal of Honor.
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I'd like to nominate the frogs in Portland for the National Medal of Honor.
They called her #deluxe, for wanting food her stomach could handle. They called her arrogant, for standing up for herself when someone else claimed her work. They called her petty, for setting boundaries with a handsy date. They called her shallow for wearing makeup, yet lazy without it. #vss365
a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
ALT: a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
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October 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
She didn't know what it was. He was a perfect gentleman. Clean, good clothes, a bit worn. Neat trimmed beard, giving a gruff, warm appearance. An easy smile and whiskey warm eyes. Talking came easier than breathing. Yet somehow, something about him held an #undertone of sinister violence. #vss365
Tyler Hoechlin Crystal Bethany GIF
ALT: Tyler Hoechlin Crystal Bethany GIF
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October 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
She didn't know what it was. He was a perfect gentleman. Clean, good clothes, a bit worn. Neat trimmed beard, giving a gruff, warm appearance. An easy smile and whiskey warm eyes. Talking came easier than breathing. Yet somehow, something about him held an #undertone of sinister violence. #vss365
In movies, High School Prom is represented as a pivotal point showered in glamor and glitter. My prom was a significant moment, but not in the way it should have been. Check out my memoir, published in the Memoirist:
medium.com/the-memoiris...
#memoir #mediumwriters #writing #writers
medium.com/the-memoiris...
#memoir #mediumwriters #writing #writers
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In movies, High School Prom is represented as a pivotal point showered in glamor and glitter. My prom was a significant moment, but not in the way it should have been. Check out my memoir, published in the Memoirist:
medium.com/the-memoiris...
#memoir #mediumwriters #writing #writers
medium.com/the-memoiris...
#memoir #mediumwriters #writing #writers
Leia should have known better, walking her dog in the PNW, that wearing a sweater was tempting fate. Even though it was only a sprinkle, once she reached the bottom of the hill it turned into a downpour. She forlornly thought of her #raincoat, nice and dry inside, and dreaded the walk home.
#vss365
#vss365
a dirt road in the woods during a rainstorm
ALT: a dirt road in the woods during a rainstorm
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October 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Visit my #Etsyshop
Psychic Readings, Books, Vintage & more!
subrosamagick.etsy.com
#wicca #witchcraft #witchesofbluesky #magick #Occult #witchlifestyle #witches #seasonofthewitch #witchythings #Pagan #BlessedBe #FeministFriday
Psychic Readings, Books, Vintage & more!
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#wicca #witchcraft #witchesofbluesky #magick #Occult #witchlifestyle #witches #seasonofthewitch #witchythings #Pagan #BlessedBe #FeministFriday
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Visit my #Etsyshop
Psychic Readings, Books, Vintage & more!
subrosamagick.etsy.com
#wicca #witchcraft #witchesofbluesky #magick #Occult #witchlifestyle #witches #seasonofthewitch #witchythings #Pagan #BlessedBe #FeministFriday
Psychic Readings, Books, Vintage & more!
subrosamagick.etsy.com
#wicca #witchcraft #witchesofbluesky #magick #Occult #witchlifestyle #witches #seasonofthewitch #witchythings #Pagan #BlessedBe #FeministFriday
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And one day, Death’s skeletal hand will take mine, asking “can I have this dance?”
#haikufeels #monoku
#onelineoctober #poetry
#skeletal
#haikufeels #monoku
#onelineoctober #poetry
#skeletal
October 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
And one day, Death’s skeletal hand will take mine, asking “can I have this dance?”
#haikufeels #monoku
#onelineoctober #poetry
#skeletal
#haikufeels #monoku
#onelineoctober #poetry
#skeletal
Music has always been her escape. Sad songs epiloguing major character deaths of her imagination, intense rock for fight scenes, and calm jazz for the in between. But it was the slow rolling, epic soundtrack music, the overlooked compositions with #verve that took her dreams to new heights #vss365
a large orchestra is performing in a large auditorium with the tv4 logo on the bottom right
ALT: a large orchestra is performing in a large auditorium with the tv4 logo on the bottom right
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October 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
She closed her eyes, the yelling fading to the background like ringing ears after an explosion. She was so tired. Tired of arguing, tired of not being heard, tired of not being seen. Every day was a constant #clash of anger and wills and she was at her limit. Perhaps it was time to move on.
#vss365
#vss365
a black and white photo of a woman covering her face with her hands and the words `` i 'm done '' above her .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman covering her face with her hands and the words `` i 'm done '' above her .
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October 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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she often acts
a #capricious
fanciful child
who'd draw windows
all around
so eyes used to darkness
might learn the light
yet the pencils
never cut deep enough
to leave clear marks
she has only
frozen fingers
frayed paper
& weep
of dragonflies
that can't touch
the ground
#vss365 #poetry #art Suzi K
a #capricious
fanciful child
who'd draw windows
all around
so eyes used to darkness
might learn the light
yet the pencils
never cut deep enough
to leave clear marks
she has only
frozen fingers
frayed paper
& weep
of dragonflies
that can't touch
the ground
#vss365 #poetry #art Suzi K
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
she often acts
a #capricious
fanciful child
who'd draw windows
all around
so eyes used to darkness
might learn the light
yet the pencils
never cut deep enough
to leave clear marks
she has only
frozen fingers
frayed paper
& weep
of dragonflies
that can't touch
the ground
#vss365 #poetry #art Suzi K
a #capricious
fanciful child
who'd draw windows
all around
so eyes used to darkness
might learn the light
yet the pencils
never cut deep enough
to leave clear marks
she has only
frozen fingers
frayed paper
& weep
of dragonflies
that can't touch
the ground
#vss365 #poetry #art Suzi K
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Good morning from the PNW. I love when Mt. Hood casts a shadow at sunrise. 🧡☀️🏔️
September 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Good morning from the PNW. I love when Mt. Hood casts a shadow at sunrise. 🧡☀️🏔️
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September 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
She lived her whole life caught between being invisible, yet pinned underneath the scornful #scrutiny of others. She wasn't meant to be seen, yet when she was, she was always doing something wrong. She was desperate for her soul to be visible, but that weight still felt like a threat. #vss365
a woman with long hair is standing on a hill looking at the sunset
ALT: a woman with long hair is standing on a hill looking at the sunset
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September 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
They thought her fickle, as woman tend to be. They thought her mind was full of whimsy, controlled by #caprice. They thought she was simple minded, a stumbling and innocent doe. The truth, however... she wore her masks. She has been planning this for 10 years now, after all, the long game. #vss365
September 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
She didn't mean to. She was simply tired of always having to wear a mask, to pretend to fit in. She was done. She was going to be herself, no matter the consequences, even if it was the last thing she did. She had no intention to become the #bellwether, for other woman to follow her steps.
#vss365
#vss365
a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a building with a sign that says ' a & p ' on it
ALT: a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a building with a sign that says ' a & p ' on it
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September 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
She didn't mean to. She was simply tired of always having to wear a mask, to pretend to fit in. She was done. She was going to be herself, no matter the consequences, even if it was the last thing she did. She had no intention to become the #bellwether, for other woman to follow her steps.
#vss365
#vss365
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I wonder who first discovered
that an extrusion of high pressure
was something precious and valuable?
Diamonds sparkle and dazzle
beyond compare,
past their circumstances.
Every girl knows that pressure
and beauty go hand and hand.
Diamonds are a girls best friend.
#vss365 #poetry #extrusion
that an extrusion of high pressure
was something precious and valuable?
Diamonds sparkle and dazzle
beyond compare,
past their circumstances.
Every girl knows that pressure
and beauty go hand and hand.
Diamonds are a girls best friend.
#vss365 #poetry #extrusion
September 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I wonder who first discovered
that an extrusion of high pressure
was something precious and valuable?
Diamonds sparkle and dazzle
beyond compare,
past their circumstances.
Every girl knows that pressure
and beauty go hand and hand.
Diamonds are a girls best friend.
#vss365 #poetry #extrusion
that an extrusion of high pressure
was something precious and valuable?
Diamonds sparkle and dazzle
beyond compare,
past their circumstances.
Every girl knows that pressure
and beauty go hand and hand.
Diamonds are a girls best friend.
#vss365 #poetry #extrusion
She was a human #extrusion, born to be shaped and built, pushed through boxes of expectations and wants of everyone but her own. She was crested to be shaped, to be used, and when she was broken, she was thrown away.
#vss365
#vss365
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
She was a human #extrusion, born to be shaped and built, pushed through boxes of expectations and wants of everyone but her own. She was crested to be shaped, to be used, and when she was broken, she was thrown away.
#vss365
#vss365
Take a walk in my shoes, a sh9rt story and second person view into toxic behaviors.
Click the friend link below to read for free on Medium:
medium.com/@oldsoulmusi...
#shortstory #life #cptsd #trauma #mediumwriters #writing
Click the friend link below to read for free on Medium:
medium.com/@oldsoulmusi...
#shortstory #life #cptsd #trauma #mediumwriters #writing
September 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Take a walk in my shoes, a sh9rt story and second person view into toxic behaviors.
Click the friend link below to read for free on Medium:
medium.com/@oldsoulmusi...
#shortstory #life #cptsd #trauma #mediumwriters #writing
Click the friend link below to read for free on Medium:
medium.com/@oldsoulmusi...
#shortstory #life #cptsd #trauma #mediumwriters #writing
Reposted by Val Thorne
unfeigned autumn air
#synthesis of light and decay
change completes itself
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #unfeigned #haiku #zen #poetry
#synthesis of light and decay
change completes itself
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #unfeigned #haiku #zen #poetry
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
unfeigned autumn air
#synthesis of light and decay
change completes itself
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #unfeigned #haiku #zen #poetry
#synthesis of light and decay
change completes itself
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #unfeigned #haiku #zen #poetry