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February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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#vss365 #blood
Oxygen fills his tiny lungs, the first bleat turning to an outcry. His protest at being forced into the world too soon. She takes in the wonder of his pink face, his flailing fist and feet. A fighter, the midwife calls him. He can be no other. He’s her son. Her blood.
Oxygen fills his tiny lungs, the first bleat turning to an outcry. His protest at being forced into the world too soon. She takes in the wonder of his pink face, his flailing fist and feet. A fighter, the midwife calls him. He can be no other. He’s her son. Her blood.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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I let Bornot score a strike to the chest and suck up the
pain. In the moment it takes his fist to return to a guarding position, my hands move like lightning to land a jab and a cross. #Blood spurts from his nose as he falls.
I give the lieutenant a smug look.
“Next.”
#vss365
pain. In the moment it takes his fist to return to a guarding position, my hands move like lightning to land a jab and a cross. #Blood spurts from his nose as he falls.
I give the lieutenant a smug look.
“Next.”
#vss365
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Mom and Dad were fighting downstairs, and someone threw something.
The girl was tired of covering her ears. She #wound her special toy, twisting the shiny metal handle. When she let go, it teetered from leg to leg, walking forward, never back.
She followed it straight into another world.
#vss365
The girl was tired of covering her ears. She #wound her special toy, twisting the shiny metal handle. When she let go, it teetered from leg to leg, walking forward, never back.
She followed it straight into another world.
#vss365
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Wrapped in violence, she wore— stripping pretense from the curving loins. No reflection, only a silhouette drenched in the density of darkness.
Her shadow cast in #blood, as the light arrowed through him— rising from the depth, more than the sky.
Pierced by the lensing of her gaze.
#vss365 #poetry
Her shadow cast in #blood, as the light arrowed through him— rising from the depth, more than the sky.
Pierced by the lensing of her gaze.
#vss365 #poetry
February 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Late lunch loungin
in lounges w/
hopefully good burgers
& brew.
Ice hockey on the tube
& hippop plays
the background
Hip Hop is a #wounded
idea
I ponder
trying to decide if
this bartender is
a white supremacist
or not
How’d we get here?
Reread your
pre-13th Amendment
Constitution
#vss365
in lounges w/
hopefully good burgers
& brew.
Ice hockey on the tube
& hippop plays
the background
Hip Hop is a #wounded
idea
I ponder
trying to decide if
this bartender is
a white supremacist
or not
How’d we get here?
Reread your
pre-13th Amendment
Constitution
#vss365
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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"Help," he grunted, leaning on the door frame. "I'm #wound -ed. Call an ambulan—"
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
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February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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she'll always be broken
yet with a smile
brighter than dancing fireflies,
a sunset heart
filled with kindness,
it allows her breathtaking
stardust soul
to glow
~beautifully glow~
right past those fractured wounds
helping the lost & despondent
to always feel hope
within her light.
#vss365 #wound
yet with a smile
brighter than dancing fireflies,
a sunset heart
filled with kindness,
it allows her breathtaking
stardust soul
to glow
~beautifully glow~
right past those fractured wounds
helping the lost & despondent
to always feel hope
within her light.
#vss365 #wound
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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With each new #wound they gave you, you became smaller and quieter and less until you would ask their permission to bleed and apologise for the stains on their hands.
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
With each new #wound they gave you, you became smaller and quieter and less until you would ask their permission to bleed and apologise for the stains on their hands.
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Welcome to the wreckage of me
beneath my smoldering monotony
Trapped deep inside myself
seeking an escape from this scorched destiny
And yet things could always be worse
as I #soothe my soul with trite cliches
Pain is the beast to be restrained
even if living numb is the only way
#vss365 #poetry
beneath my smoldering monotony
Trapped deep inside myself
seeking an escape from this scorched destiny
And yet things could always be worse
as I #soothe my soul with trite cliches
Pain is the beast to be restrained
even if living numb is the only way
#vss365 #poetry
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Hello #vss365 Friends!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Friends,
It’s been a joy to share in your creativity. Thank you for the inspiration & constant reminders of why this space feels like home.
Our next #vss365 host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Daniel is a talented, supportive member of our community & will do a fantastic job! Prompts drop at 4 AM GMT
It’s been a joy to share in your creativity. Thank you for the inspiration & constant reminders of why this space feels like home.
Our next #vss365 host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Daniel is a talented, supportive member of our community & will do a fantastic job! Prompts drop at 4 AM GMT
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January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Hello #vss365 Friends!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
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Thrilled to receive an author's copy of this beauty this morning. Huge thanks to Worldstone Publishing & Dustin Bilyk for including me. Please do take a look at this fab #indie publisher's catalogue. If you're looking for #winterseason #reads they've got you covered! #scifi #FantasyFest
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Thrilled to receive an author's copy of this beauty this morning. Huge thanks to Worldstone Publishing & Dustin Bilyk for including me. Please do take a look at this fab #indie publisher's catalogue. If you're looking for #winterseason #reads they've got you covered! #scifi #FantasyFest
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#vss365
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
#vss365
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
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Now that we are in the ex zone
I'm finally over you
I hope the feeling is mutual
Our scars will heal as they always do
using time as a #soothing balm
When it does
and only the good memories remain
Can we at least try
to resume relationship status
as "just friends" again?
#vss365 #poetry #poem
I'm finally over you
I hope the feeling is mutual
Our scars will heal as they always do
using time as a #soothing balm
When it does
and only the good memories remain
Can we at least try
to resume relationship status
as "just friends" again?
#vss365 #poetry #poem
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM