Vicki Marklew
@vmarklew.bsky.social
Expat Brit still bemused by life in America. Avid reader, SFF & mystery fan. Sometimes I write stuff. Occasionally blogging at www.AbroadInTheUSA.com
Writing Guardians of the Weave. She/her
Writing Guardians of the Weave. She/her
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Vicki Marklew
@vmarklew.bsky.social
· Oct 3
Redrafting: Guardians of the Weave
“No-one can confront the darkness alone; every story is needed.”
• Found Family
• Ace/Aro rep
• Characters from different times & places
• Mental health struggles
• Ordinary people saving the weave of life
“No-one can confront the darkness alone; every story is needed.”
• Found Family
• Ace/Aro rep
• Characters from different times & places
• Mental health struggles
• Ordinary people saving the weave of life
Every time I see a new @amyraehill.bsky.social piece I’m just blown away. Enchanting. And now one with a bunny! Lookit those ears!!
🐇❤️
🐇❤️
Enter the new year like a long-eared rabbit emerging through a curtain of tall grass to face the stars 🌌
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Every time I see a new @amyraehill.bsky.social piece I’m just blown away. Enchanting. And now one with a bunny! Lookit those ears!!
🐇❤️
🐇❤️
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Great book! Starts out cute & light - the sheep want to solve their shepherd’s murder! - then quickly develops many layers and questions. The sheep are a delight and I did not see the ending coming. Couldn’t put it down.
Upcoming movie should be a treat.
#ThreeBagsFull
#BookSky
📚💙
Upcoming movie should be a treat.
#ThreeBagsFull
#BookSky
📚💙
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Great book! Starts out cute & light - the sheep want to solve their shepherd’s murder! - then quickly develops many layers and questions. The sheep are a delight and I did not see the ending coming. Couldn’t put it down.
Upcoming movie should be a treat.
#ThreeBagsFull
#BookSky
📚💙
Upcoming movie should be a treat.
#ThreeBagsFull
#BookSky
📚💙
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I saw a tiktok that said:
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
December 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I saw a tiktok that said:
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
"You deserve a break. Stop healing. Crash Out. Choose Violence. Do. It. For. The. Plot"
And i feel like this is the energy we should enter 2026 with
As always, Charlotte writes THE cogent essay summing up the latest insanity.
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
As always, Charlotte writes THE cogent essay summing up the latest insanity.
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
Bringing light in the darkness.
(And cookies; many many cookies.)
(And cookies; many many cookies.)
December 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Bringing light in the darkness.
(And cookies; many many cookies.)
(And cookies; many many cookies.)
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Have reached the “I’d rather do my PT exercises than dive back into this rewrite” stage of jet-lag-fueled procrastination. Oy.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Have reached the “I’d rather do my PT exercises than dive back into this rewrite” stage of jet-lag-fueled procrastination. Oy.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
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I don't know why but I feel like we all could use this tonight.
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
Tom Holland's "Umbrella" | Lip Sync Battle
YouTube video by Comedy Central Asia
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I don't know why but I feel like we all could use this tonight.
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
Jet lag = did all the unpacking + three loads of laundry + a grocery shop … and it’s now not even 2:00pm and how the fuck is there six+ hours still in the day before I can reasonably go to bed?!
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Jet lag = did all the unpacking + three loads of laundry + a grocery shop … and it’s now not even 2:00pm and how the fuck is there six+ hours still in the day before I can reasonably go to bed?!
The guy at Philly airport who wheelchaired me from plane to car - after an intense convo with spouse about all things #Eagles 🦅- unexpectedly pivoted to a full-chest rant condemning Trump’s horrendous BS on Reiner. Loved to hear it.
December 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The guy at Philly airport who wheelchaired me from plane to car - after an intense convo with spouse about all things #Eagles 🦅- unexpectedly pivoted to a full-chest rant condemning Trump’s horrendous BS on Reiner. Loved to hear it.
Back in the US of bloody A after a month in London & gods dammit but I need a comfort read.
@marthawells.com
#Murderbot
@marthawells.com
#Murderbot
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Back in the US of bloody A after a month in London & gods dammit but I need a comfort read.
@marthawells.com
#Murderbot
@marthawells.com
#Murderbot
Seeing Police Cops tenth anniversary show in London in July. Rib-achingly hilarious and so so talented.
www.policecops.co.uk
www.policecops.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Seeing Police Cops tenth anniversary show in London in July. Rib-achingly hilarious and so so talented.
www.policecops.co.uk
www.policecops.co.uk
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This is a god tier thread on a god tier film by a god tier director
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is a god tier thread on a god tier film by a god tier director
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
Plus ça change…
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Plus ça change…
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
Love this
Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Love this
Well, yes…
(No, I don’t do subtle)
(sign on the wall at Euston station underground)
(No, I don’t do subtle)
(sign on the wall at Euston station underground)
December 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Well, yes…
(No, I don’t do subtle)
(sign on the wall at Euston station underground)
(No, I don’t do subtle)
(sign on the wall at Euston station underground)
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Was it for this the clay grew tall?