the last ferry— a passenger made entirely of rain #haiku #poetry

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 24: Don't worry whether it will be any good. Whatever it is, write it first. You can always fix it later.

I think I'm gonna stop talking to my friends about publishing. If I say anything negative, the response is "None of that negative talk!" & if I'm dreaming in big positive ways I get, "Don't get your hopes up" or, "you might want to lower your expectations." I'm just gonna shut up & write my books.

Eastern horizon, A riot of pink and grey, Sunrise after storms. #vssmagic #eastern #haiku #poem #writing #writingcommunity @vssmagic.bsky.social

When #stormy seas await ahead, make sure what you must say gets said. #vss365

Dark #stormy days are made for blanket forts and cinnamon, and cosy afternoons spent sheltered in each other’s arms, and hot spiced teas and bad movies and puzzles that take far too long. Fingers of Autumn caress Summer growth to sleep, and we nestle in close, ready for Winter’s creep #vss365

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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blooms #commence in dark blind to themselves and the world wonder stays intact #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #bloomscrolling #nature #photography

I wrote back to an author-scam AI slop e-mail to tell them to go away and the bot replied that it would never contact me again and then a few days later the person replied at a completely different literacy level, offended I accused them of using AI and saying I should be nicer & give them a chance.

9/15: Autumnal #vss365 #prompt #autumnal Definition: Autumnal refers to things that are suggestive of autumn. It has been my honor to server as host for vss365. @whisperingpoems.bsky.social will be the new host from 9/16 - 9/30, posting her prompts at: 10:30 AM GMT; 5:30 AM CST (GMT-5)

9/15: Autumnal #vss365 #prompt #autumnal Definition: Autumnal refers to things that are suggestive of autumn season. It has been my honor to server as host for vss365. @whisperingpoems will be the new host from 9/16 - 9/30. Thank you for making this time so enjoyable for me.

wounded writers have the deepest ink wells #Emoetry #Wounded #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

#vss365 My experience hosting this prompt has been awesome. Thank you all for your support! The wonderful poet and dear sweet friend of many of us here, @whisperingpoems.bsky.social will be your host from 9/16 - 9/30. Please give her every support you so generously provided me.

CURRENT PROMPT HOST The #vss365 host for September 16-30 is @whisperingpoems.bsky.social Prompts will drop at 10:30 am GMT (UTC) Follow Whispers if you haven’t already!

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

Can’t find a single instance of using the word “sanguine” on my computer, which holds a good thirty years of writing. Blood-red, on the other hand, yes. For example in a #vss365 from 2019, the sentence “Her wolfish grin beamed as she walked down the aisle in blood-red and a black veil.”

The horrors persist but so do books, flowers, animals, the ocean, sunsets, trees, libraries, iced coffee, spooky season, the word ‘fuck’, and the moon.

The job stuff has been heavy this weekend. I’m struggling to keep up with my creative projects, including #vss365, which is sad. How are you all getting on? #writingcommunity

Yächtley Crëw — a musical mélange of bad ideas #vss365

I once dated a girl named Mélange Really? What was she like? Oh, you know a little of this a little of that #vss365 #Mélange #FreeVerse #Dialogue #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #Wordplay

"death of the author" fuck off. jk rowling is an active, powerful stochastic terrorist & sexual predator & it should be the easiest thing ever to not support that monster by giving her money & cultural clout. if you still plan to watch the new harry potter show, block me now cause you're dead to me.

9/10: Mélange #vss365 #prompt #mélange Definition: A mélange is a varied mixture or medley; a diverse, sometimes incongruous assortment of people, ideas, or things. Frank Herbert used mélange to represent "spice" in his Dune novels. Song: Dune II Main Theme (Original Soundtrack) - Hans Zimmer

“ #Mélange? That’s a weird word.” “Yep.” “It sounds like phalange. Or Oraaange.” “Sort of.” “What are you using it for?” “To describe a collection.” “What does it mean?” “Like I said—“ “I’ll google it.” “I could just—“ “What’s a hodgepodge?” “Oh, stop it.” #vss365

And this morning the Shed is a ladder, propped up against an old apple tree. Time-bitten trunk; sun-scorched leaves, and pockets full of sweetness...

Always follow your #intuition, Dad told me when I turned 18 But intuition goes out the window 3 drinks in and countless dances later And that’s a handsome face right there, and I am young and free and whole And I am lucky that he likes me too But Janie is not #vss365

For years, the ancient Egyptian title of "pharaoh" was wrongly translated as "king", regardless of the fact that it applied equally to men and women. Thus, a number of women pharaohs have been historically neglected or overlooked. Here's one. #CelebratingWomen

You might be evil personified and decades of empty girl made your intents a blur; You might be cruelty personified and decades of tattoos covering mens faults gave you a running start; but take your power and I’m a shero personified #foxprose #promptcombo #poetry @emteepoetry.bsky.social

So the plushie I'm making? The mock up is finished enough that I stuffed it and sewed its head on, and I'm ENAMOURED. I've posted the process on patreon, along with pics of the 'finished' mock up 😁 www.patreon.com/posts/168982... [ #plushie | #plushiemaker | #fursonaplush | #furryplushie]

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