Her logic was impeccable but often overwrought; She’d tie herself in fiendish knots with but a casual thought When focused she was peerless ingenious and #shrewd— But when adrift an existential apathy ensued #vss365 #prompt

Your next #vss365 host is a stellar storyteller AND fellow creator elevater! Monique @starfish72.bsky.social will tickle your brains Aug 16-31. Prompt drop: 8am GMT Don't already follow her? Fix that! In Monique's honor, your #vss365 #prompt for August 14, 2026 is #shrewd Aren't you clever! 🧠

By fingertip By sinew torn When muscle cannot muster more I’ll #cling until this Hope is borne To you who lost it years before #vss365 #prompt

I always enjoy @thegargle.bsky.social, but (don’t worry, not that kind of “but”) this The Gargle LIVE episode makes me *need* to attend when/if I get the chance. @alicefraser.bsky.social any chance Canberra will ever make the tour list?

Mary, Mary quite contrary where did your #garden go? Your feisty spark was rendered dark with the mind that you used to know #vss365 #prompt

It's been my experience that imposing a human standard of order upon the inclination of nature - aka Beth vs. the garden - produces frustration and decay when what I really wanted was zucchini. Your #vss365 #prompt for August 12, 2026 is #garden How does your garden grow? 🫜🌻

A prince of productivity You do not count your dead— Disruption always has a cost; You count your gold instead You do not sweat like mortals who work at your command; There’s no such thing as #evil just Profit and Demand #vss365 #prompt

You live in literal Paradise. You're innocent, naked and unashamed. You're besties with the divine Creator. The lure is dangled: Taste this fruit, and you will know everything good and evil in the world. Your #vss365 #prompt for August 11, 2026 is #evil Would you? 🐍

He laboured for the company they said they had his back He put his body on the line to #toil on the track He laid ten thousand sleepers kilometers of rail They laid him off the moment that his health began to fail #vss365 #prompt

"Double, double, toil and trouble"~𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑏𝑒𝑡ℎ Those witches stirred up a special hell for Mac! Is it a coincidence Will invoked the same curse Adam incurred as he was ousted from Eden? Your #vss365 #prompt for August 10, 2026 is #toil Show me your labor of love! 🪏

While you waited for that first sullen #sprout Did you ever wonder if you were too old to trust in magic beans? #vss365 #prompt

A fresh sprig of green bursts through the soil. Fragile but determined, a new life takes its first breath, pulls the sun's light and warmth into its veins. Infinite potential. Your #vss365 #prompt for August 8, 2026 is #sprout What comes up for you? 🌱

Keep spewing manure I’ll sit back and watch the seeds Of dissent take root #vss365 #prompt #fertile #haiku #poetry #poem

My calluses are not yet dry (I’m only sixty-three) Though every teacher bade me try instill consistency: Just #tend, they said your garden a little every day; I tended to distraction (they tended to dismay) #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem

For all those moments of Moment imposed upon us I will not be bystander to #Creation So find me at the confluence of Creativity and Constraint Diving in to struggle sodden against the currents Dragging half-drowned ideas from those waters to let them Breathe #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem

The last #temptation came and she was ready to resist Stood silent at the memory of every mouth she’d kissed She nodded but demurred at secrets breathed between the sheets But broke before Monopoly— her brother always cheats #vss365 #prompt

She reliably got there before we #arrived Her fictions were flawless and never contrived She spoke with a voice that could curdle a lake But we hung on her words like our dreams were at stake She shone though her life was a patchwork of pain She died and we try to shine on in her name #vss365

Regardless of whether the ride is long or short, difficult or easy, windy or calm, inevitably I return back home. One final deep breath and life seems a bit easier. This ride has been simply amazing! Thanks to you all! The #vss365 #prompt for July 31, 2026 is #arrive. 🚴‍♂️🙌🙏

The rubber boots have perished The #brakes could use a bleed The pads are thinner than my hopes when you and I agreed The lines are kinked like — let’s just say — like someone I once knew And rotors are as warped as the last vestiges of you That’ll be $400 #vss365 #prompt #brake #poetry #poem

Sometimes, we just have to force ourselves to slow down, and the more we have pushing or pulling us, the more difficult it can be. It’s our ride’s penultimate day, but before we finish the route… The #vss365 #prompt for July 30, 2026 is #brake.

I’m all out of phase Offset from your reality Our highs and our lows used to coincide But #shift happens And we’re no longer in synch —But shift happens And these traces are indelible #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem

She’s obstinate, They said— If only she’d #turn over a new leaf They couldn’t know she was already lingering on her last page. #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem

The #road less travelled is the road most trodden by tickled brains seeking subversion But there’s nothing wrong with a familiar path into poetry — May many more find that curious way #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem

I’d conjure up a #headwind if I thought you had a shot I’d stoop to any antics: I would lie and cheat and plot It isn’t that I hate you (I don’t value you at all) It’s how success emboldens you that’s why you have to fall #vss365 #prompt

Okay! We are fully under way now! It’s so great to be sharing this ride with you all. The roads aren’t only crowded, there are many other challenges that we’ll face and undoubtedly, overcome together. The #vss365 #prompt for July 17, 2026 is #headwind.

They labelled her a genius. Her curse was expectation— Each brush with mediocrity engendered consternation. So she settled on a method, her detractors to appease: Thus she turned away from effort to #embrace a life of ease. #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem #amwriting

Day 11 of Summer Love, a romance in 15 days. In each other’s arms, they are home. But they realize if they truly want to keep each other, they must embrace their imperfections, face their fear, and take a risk on love. But can they? The #vss365 #prompt for July 11, 2026 is #embrace.

He #rose to unexpected heights— we thought him but a clown; The scum upon the stagnant pond that signifies this town. Now his algae is infesting every crevice, every crack we should shock it — say November — stop that shit from coming back. #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem #amwriting

Day 10 of Summer Love, a romance in 15 days. Realizing the retreat is nothing without each other, one of them offers the other a rose, and a sweet note. Love has returned, but how can they keep the beauty of it and avoid the thorns? The #vss365 #prompt for July 10, 2026 is #rose.

With but a weary whisper she capsized the vessel all their hopes had realised Then #tenderly repeated what she’d said A smile upon her lips while treading water on his head #vss365 #prompt #poetry #poem