Pia Hinckle
@piahinckle.bsky.social
I am a San Francisco writer, editor, small business owner and open water swimmer.
The power of friendship has turned me into one of those cold water swimming nuts I never thought I could be. Camaraderie is a magical courage tonic for me. What about you?
#coldwaterswimming
#openwaterswimming
#iceswimming
#turningsixty
#friendship
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#coldwaterswimming
#openwaterswimming
#iceswimming
#turningsixty
#friendship
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Frozen Tits: The Wisdom of Winter Swimming
Why I spent the winter of my 60th year swimming in really cold water
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July 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The power of friendship has turned me into one of those cold water swimming nuts I never thought I could be. Camaraderie is a magical courage tonic for me. What about you?
#coldwaterswimming
#openwaterswimming
#iceswimming
#turningsixty
#friendship
open.substack.com/pub/piahinck...
#coldwaterswimming
#openwaterswimming
#iceswimming
#turningsixty
#friendship
open.substack.com/pub/piahinck...
Papa Francesco was my pope, but he was more than that. He reminded me of my grandfather. And our male-dominated world suffers for lack of good fathering.
#popefrancis #papafrancisco #papafrancesco
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#popefrancis #papafrancisco #papafrancesco
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The Grandfather of the World
Pope Francis was more than the head of the globe's 1.4 billion catholics
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Papa Francesco was my pope, but he was more than that. He reminded me of my grandfather. And our male-dominated world suffers for lack of good fathering.
#popefrancis #papafrancisco #papafrancesco
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#popefrancis #papafrancisco #papafrancesco
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