Words & Water
Pia HinckleI'm a recovering journalist wild swimming my way to the writing I was meant to do. Working with fear in the water and on the page, understanding family, true tales of Old San Francisco, pondering Catholic politics, and the resistance.
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Swimming at Dawn
“I’ll pick you up at 5:40,” I text Crissa, yawning, as I prepare to go to bed at 9 p.m.. Crissa, my swim sister, is training several times a week before dawn in San Francisco Bay so she can get in an hour or so of swimming before going to w...
Erin go bragh
St. Patrick’s Day special edition of Words & Water! 🍀🇮🇪 This was once a whole chapter in my memoir The Muckraker’s Daughter (still on submission!) but got excised for space and flow. It’s a long read about a 1996 father-daughters trip wi...
Blankie: A Tragedy
“That thing is filthy,” Dee said, pointing to the tattered satin blanket that hung off the arm of a wooden captain’s chair by the pool. “I’m going to wash it.”
Going Polar
I am thrilled this tale was the cover story for the 2025 Winter issue of the Dolphin Log, the magazine of San Francisco’s Dolphin Swimming & Boating Club, established in 1877, where I’m a lifetime member. The club’s annual Polar Bear Swim c...
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San Francisco writer, editor, recovering journalist, mermaid, and collector of rocks, fountain pens, and recipes.
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