V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex
@vsmcgrath.bsky.social
Author of THE DEVIL'S REVOLVER series and more. Also writes as Vicki Essex. Rep'd by @millercallihan.bsky.social.
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Hi, new followers! I'm a published author of 10 books, including THE DEVIL'S REVOLVER series, available on audible and wherever you buy books.
Rosie's been having very loose, wet poops the past few days, waking me up several times a night to go out, and now I'm anxious and insomniatic. Lying down with her seems to be the only cure....
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Rosie's been having very loose, wet poops the past few days, waking me up several times a night to go out, and now I'm anxious and insomniatic. Lying down with her seems to be the only cure....
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Before it gets consigned to the memory hole, new from me at TVO on the substantial investigative powers a government can bring to bear on its critics (and why premiers shouldn't make idle threats.) www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Before it gets consigned to the memory hole, new from me at TVO on the substantial investigative powers a government can bring to bear on its critics (and why premiers shouldn't make idle threats.) www.tvo.org/article/anal...
I only make $0.36 per sale on some of my titles.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I only make $0.36 per sale on some of my titles.
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Surprise! More Than A Feeling, my older brother’s best friend, enemies to lovers spicy romcom starring a hot hockey disaster and the feisty library who hates him, is FREE until November 30th! www.amazon.com/More-Than-Fe... #romancelandia
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Surprise! More Than A Feeling, my older brother’s best friend, enemies to lovers spicy romcom starring a hot hockey disaster and the feisty library who hates him, is FREE until November 30th! www.amazon.com/More-Than-Fe... #romancelandia
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Sometimes I think about how every 3 months the news tells people they're financially irresponsible for having a coffee or eating a candy bar or whatever the fuck and therefore deserve to die without housing or healthcare.
Then this shit.
Then this shit.
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Sometimes I think about how every 3 months the news tells people they're financially irresponsible for having a coffee or eating a candy bar or whatever the fuck and therefore deserve to die without housing or healthcare.
Then this shit.
Then this shit.
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An important holiday update from Effin' Birds
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
An important holiday update from Effin' Birds
How many ghosts visited her
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
How many ghosts visited her
I am SO PROUD that my mug has made it into MUG DRAFT 2025. Had these custom made for the boys specifically as a reminder that they have done NOTHING wrong...including giving these mugs away!
My mug is last in this lineup. Watch here:
youtu.be/6koqRJT4rzE?...
My mug is last in this lineup. Watch here:
youtu.be/6koqRJT4rzE?...
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I am SO PROUD that my mug has made it into MUG DRAFT 2025. Had these custom made for the boys specifically as a reminder that they have done NOTHING wrong...including giving these mugs away!
My mug is last in this lineup. Watch here:
youtu.be/6koqRJT4rzE?...
My mug is last in this lineup. Watch here:
youtu.be/6koqRJT4rzE?...
The shopping gods blessed me today. Got what I needed on sale in the first store I walked into, no bells or whistles or fuss or muss.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The shopping gods blessed me today. Got what I needed on sale in the first store I walked into, no bells or whistles or fuss or muss.
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New from me at TVO: Green P Delenda Est. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New from me at TVO: Green P Delenda Est. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
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Today I learned about a dog named Mildred Vanilla—or Milli Vanilli for short, and I have been intermittently cackling ever since.
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Today I learned about a dog named Mildred Vanilla—or Milli Vanilli for short, and I have been intermittently cackling ever since.
You have no business calling yourself a "winter boot" in Canada if you're only rated to -15C.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You have no business calling yourself a "winter boot" in Canada if you're only rated to -15C.
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📝The tropes: older brother's best friend, enemies to lovers
💌The plot: When the hockey fuckboy punches the feisty librarian's shitty ex boyfriend in a bar, he gets sentenced to community service at the library ... where she has to supervise him
📖The book: More Than a Feeling
#romancelandia
💌The plot: When the hockey fuckboy punches the feisty librarian's shitty ex boyfriend in a bar, he gets sentenced to community service at the library ... where she has to supervise him
📖The book: More Than a Feeling
#romancelandia
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
📝The tropes: older brother's best friend, enemies to lovers
💌The plot: When the hockey fuckboy punches the feisty librarian's shitty ex boyfriend in a bar, he gets sentenced to community service at the library ... where she has to supervise him
📖The book: More Than a Feeling
#romancelandia
💌The plot: When the hockey fuckboy punches the feisty librarian's shitty ex boyfriend in a bar, he gets sentenced to community service at the library ... where she has to supervise him
📖The book: More Than a Feeling
#romancelandia
Timeline cleanse: Mimics invade Winners, eat Biped
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Timeline cleanse: Mimics invade Winners, eat Biped
Mug Draft: would watch.
I already know my fave mugs in my collection.
I already know my fave mugs in my collection.
But what IS Mug Draft? Only time will tell!
Listen to the full episode at: gagh.biz/greatesttrek
#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #fods #friendsofdesoto
@maximumfun.org
Listen to the full episode at: gagh.biz/greatesttrek
#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #fods #friendsofdesoto
@maximumfun.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mug Draft: would watch.
I already know my fave mugs in my collection.
I already know my fave mugs in my collection.
Three of my books (my first 3 romances) are in the Anthropic suit. I feel like I've made it.
Narrator: She had not made it.
Narrator: She had not made it.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Three of my books (my first 3 romances) are in the Anthropic suit. I feel like I've made it.
Narrator: She had not made it.
Narrator: She had not made it.
Happy to hear my YOU/I DID NOTHING WRONG mugs sparked an important convo about mug hoards on @greatesttrek.com
Give them away @benjaminahr.mobi ! I don't want to be the cause of your mug anxiety! They've served their purpose!
Give them away @benjaminahr.mobi ! I don't want to be the cause of your mug anxiety! They've served their purpose!
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy to hear my YOU/I DID NOTHING WRONG mugs sparked an important convo about mug hoards on @greatesttrek.com
Give them away @benjaminahr.mobi ! I don't want to be the cause of your mug anxiety! They've served their purpose!
Give them away @benjaminahr.mobi ! I don't want to be the cause of your mug anxiety! They've served their purpose!
*looks at watch*
Still waiting for the Art of KPop Demon Hunters art book here.
Still waiting for the Art of KPop Demon Hunters art book here.
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
*looks at watch*
Still waiting for the Art of KPop Demon Hunters art book here.
Still waiting for the Art of KPop Demon Hunters art book here.
Don't be ridiculous, everyone knows the best beef patties are inside TTC subway stations. They'll have to transit in.
Councillor Shan moves to exclude three streets in his ward. He worries the retail spaces created won't just be small shops selling ice cream to locals, but things like "beef patties that are so popular that people from the 905 will come to get it." That'll just add to traffic problems, he says.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Don't be ridiculous, everyone knows the best beef patties are inside TTC subway stations. They'll have to transit in.
Is there a poutine equivalent for salad?
...or is it just...poutine?
...or is it just...poutine?
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Is there a poutine equivalent for salad?
...or is it just...poutine?
...or is it just...poutine?
Hi, Baseball Mom here. Trophies don't mean everything...but if you have a minute to get some construction paper out and make John Schneider a nice card, I think he'd appreciate it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Hi, Baseball Mom here. Trophies don't mean everything...but if you have a minute to get some construction paper out and make John Schneider a nice card, I think he'd appreciate it.
I shouldn't have to dig so deep or really even care to find out about whatever Oates drama is going on now, and yet
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I shouldn't have to dig so deep or really even care to find out about whatever Oates drama is going on now, and yet
Rosie got my phone AGAIN, and took another chip out of the brand new screen protector I just installed.
I've ordered a wallet case cuz clearly she's fixated on my phone and can't leave it anywhere.
I've ordered a wallet case cuz clearly she's fixated on my phone and can't leave it anywhere.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Rosie got my phone AGAIN, and took another chip out of the brand new screen protector I just installed.
I've ordered a wallet case cuz clearly she's fixated on my phone and can't leave it anywhere.
I've ordered a wallet case cuz clearly she's fixated on my phone and can't leave it anywhere.
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Few months ago my father, aunt and uncle went to Norwich, England and gave a little talk about my grandmother who served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II, including excerpts from her wartime letters to her family back home. The video is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMOI...
Silver Wings: Margaret Fahey, American Red Cross Talk
YouTube video by The Forum Norwich
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Few months ago my father, aunt and uncle went to Norwich, England and gave a little talk about my grandmother who served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II, including excerpts from her wartime letters to her family back home. The video is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMOI...