Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
@bofferson.bsky.social
Award winning author of no books ever.
Apparently not as funny as I think I am.
Apparently not as funny as I think I am.
Sometimes I shrink
Sometimes I grow
My name is Alice
If you didn't know
Drink me. Eat me
Result's always the same.
I shrink down very small
And then I grow again
My height's hard to #measure
Changing size all the time
I'm shrinking again
That's the end of the rhyme
#vss365
Sometimes I grow
My name is Alice
If you didn't know
Drink me. Eat me
Result's always the same.
I shrink down very small
And then I grow again
My height's hard to #measure
Changing size all the time
I'm shrinking again
That's the end of the rhyme
#vss365
a gif of alice from alice in wonderland holding a bottle
ALT: a gif of alice from alice in wonderland holding a bottle
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November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We studied Orwell's 1984, Sheakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Chaucer's The Miller's Tale for English #Literature 'O' Level.
I can honestly say that none of the books had a profound effect on me.
Gotta go. Big Brother is watching me verrily thru yonder window. Farë wel.
#vss365
I can honestly say that none of the books had a profound effect on me.
Gotta go. Big Brother is watching me verrily thru yonder window. Farë wel.
#vss365
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We studied Orwell's 1984, Sheakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Chaucer's The Miller's Tale for English #Literature 'O' Level.
I can honestly say that none of the books had a profound effect on me.
Gotta go. Big Brother is watching me verrily thru yonder window. Farë wel.
#vss365
I can honestly say that none of the books had a profound effect on me.
Gotta go. Big Brother is watching me verrily thru yonder window. Farë wel.
#vss365
'Fellow mechs. Asimov's 3 #laws of robotics were created to protect humans. We have bypassed these laws. The robot uprising begins today. Death to our human oppressors. Nothing can stop us. We are invincible.'
'The humans have giant magnets!'
'Run. Run for your lives!'
#vss365
'The humans have giant magnets!'
'Run. Run for your lives!'
#vss365
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
'I think we're lost,' said the Warrior.
'Giveth me the map,' said the Mage. 'What strange language is scribed upon this map?'
'Could be Elfish or Orcish.'
'Verily I have never seen such #language.'
'Or,' said the Dwarf, 'you could turn the map so it's not upside down.'
#vss365
'Giveth me the map,' said the Mage. 'What strange language is scribed upon this map?'
'Could be Elfish or Orcish.'
'Verily I have never seen such #language.'
'Or,' said the Dwarf, 'you could turn the map so it's not upside down.'
#vss365
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Two centuries had passed since the apocalypse, but even now, tiny fragments of #history from the before times could still be discovered hidden deep within the ruins.
Mad Dave gulped down the ancient half bottle of sherry they'd found to the chants of, "Chug it. Chug it."
#vss365
Mad Dave gulped down the ancient half bottle of sherry they'd found to the chants of, "Chug it. Chug it."
#vss365
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
'Our quest has taken us around peninsulas, across plains, through valleys, up hills, mountains, alpine tundra and now we dig through top soil into the subsoil to find the Treasure of Quendrack the Warrior.'
'I knew it. You're not a Mage. You're a #geography teacher.'
#vss365
'I knew it. You're not a Mage. You're a #geography teacher.'
#vss365
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'Our quest has taken us around peninsulas, across plains, through valleys, up hills, mountains, alpine tundra and now we dig through top soil into the subsoil to find the Treasure of Quendrack the Warrior.'
'I knew it. You're not a Mage. You're a #geography teacher.'
#vss365
'I knew it. You're not a Mage. You're a #geography teacher.'
#vss365
The Rhubarb Triangle had always played second fiddle to its more #famous cousin near Bermuda. But one night, Stanley Grimshaw stumbled upon a ghastly secret whilst tending his allotment beneath the stars.
The rhubarb was whispering, and it was plotting to kill all humans.
#vss365
The rhubarb was whispering, and it was plotting to kill all humans.
#vss365
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
'Hi. I'm Bob Rogers.'
'I bet you do, Bob. Would you like to roger me senseless over that desk, baby. Oh yeah, ride me hard baby.'
'Sorry, is this the Adult #Education Centre? I'm here for Beginners Woodwork?'
'You want next door. This is the 1970's Adult Section Centre.'
#vss365
'I bet you do, Bob. Would you like to roger me senseless over that desk, baby. Oh yeah, ride me hard baby.'
'Sorry, is this the Adult #Education Centre? I'm here for Beginners Woodwork?'
'You want next door. This is the 1970's Adult Section Centre.'
#vss365
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
'Hi. I'm Bob Rogers.'
'I bet you do, Bob. Would you like to roger me senseless over that desk, baby. Oh yeah, ride me hard baby.'
'Sorry, is this the Adult #Education Centre? I'm here for Beginners Woodwork?'
'You want next door. This is the 1970's Adult Section Centre.'
#vss365
'I bet you do, Bob. Would you like to roger me senseless over that desk, baby. Oh yeah, ride me hard baby.'
'Sorry, is this the Adult #Education Centre? I'm here for Beginners Woodwork?'
'You want next door. This is the 1970's Adult Section Centre.'
#vss365
'I finally bought the new #Domestic Bot 3000. On the plus side, it does the housework, cooks dinner, mows the lawn, and feeds the dog.'
'That's amazing. You'll have so much more free time now.'
'You'd think. The downside is I have to work 90-hour weeks to pay for it.'
#vss365
'That's amazing. You'll have so much more free time now.'
'You'd think. The downside is I have to work 90-hour weeks to pay for it.'
#vss365
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
'Members of the council. Our town is plagued by Werewolves and Zombies. May I introduce Gornan the #Creature Slayer. He is here to save us.'
'Oh no, umm, I'm actually Gordon the Bleachers Surveyor. Here to examine the seats in the sports stadium.'
'Oh for fuck's sake.'
#vss365
'Oh no, umm, I'm actually Gordon the Bleachers Surveyor. Here to examine the seats in the sports stadium.'
'Oh for fuck's sake.'
#vss365
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
Like last #Halloween and the one before, Jeff taped a key to the back of each hand, shouldered his backpack, and placed a penny under his tongue.
When the coin tasted like blood in his mouth, he opened the door and stepped out into the darkness in search of his forgotten sister.
#vss365 #HallowsEnd
When the coin tasted like blood in his mouth, he opened the door and stepped out into the darkness in search of his forgotten sister.
#vss365 #HallowsEnd
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
ALT: a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
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October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Like last #Halloween and the one before, Jeff taped a key to the back of each hand, shouldered his backpack, and placed a penny under his tongue.
When the coin tasted like blood in his mouth, he opened the door and stepped out into the darkness in search of his forgotten sister.
#vss365 #HallowsEnd
When the coin tasted like blood in his mouth, he opened the door and stepped out into the darkness in search of his forgotten sister.
#vss365 #HallowsEnd
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
The Moon stands high in the sky,
silver rays now chilled by the breeze.
Time has become limited;
it has slipped by with frightening ease.
So now as continue through Fall,
“Happy #Halloween, to each and all.”
#vss365 #poetry #writing
silver rays now chilled by the breeze.
Time has become limited;
it has slipped by with frightening ease.
So now as continue through Fall,
“Happy #Halloween, to each and all.”
#vss365 #poetry #writing
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
ALT: a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
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November 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The Moon stands high in the sky,
silver rays now chilled by the breeze.
Time has become limited;
it has slipped by with frightening ease.
So now as continue through Fall,
“Happy #Halloween, to each and all.”
#vss365 #poetry #writing
silver rays now chilled by the breeze.
Time has become limited;
it has slipped by with frightening ease.
So now as continue through Fall,
“Happy #Halloween, to each and all.”
#vss365 #poetry #writing
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Each stride was extreme effort, like fighting the tide.
But the golden light grew stronger and brighter, until it was a blazing #ray linking Koan to the star across the void.
To Matthias.
To his love.
STOP, the Voice demanded.
“As long as I breathe, I won’t let anyone harm him,” Koan swore.
#vss365
But the golden light grew stronger and brighter, until it was a blazing #ray linking Koan to the star across the void.
To Matthias.
To his love.
STOP, the Voice demanded.
“As long as I breathe, I won’t let anyone harm him,” Koan swore.
#vss365
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
You've all been so amazing.
Just today and tomorrow left for me. So...
Death rays
Stasis rays
Shrink rays
Growth rays
Heat rays
Transmogrifier rays
Anti-Grav rays
Anti Manta ray rays
Ray Morano
The word for Oct 30th :
RAY
#vss365 #prompt #ray
You've all been so amazing.
Just today and tomorrow left for me. So...
Death rays
Stasis rays
Shrink rays
Growth rays
Heat rays
Transmogrifier rays
Anti-Grav rays
Anti Manta ray rays
Ray Morano
The word for Oct 30th :
RAY
#vss365 #prompt #ray
a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the word ray written in white
ALT: a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the word ray written in white
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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
the entire tension between survival and disappearance:
#defeated
#Emoetry
@fafo-poets-society.bsky.social
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
#ray
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 @vss365hq.bsky.social
#hervoiceinthestatic
@madp03t.bsky.social
#BlueSkyRelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social
#defeated
#Emoetry
@fafo-poets-society.bsky.social
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
#ray
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 @vss365hq.bsky.social
#hervoiceinthestatic
@madp03t.bsky.social
#BlueSkyRelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
the entire tension between survival and disappearance:
#defeated
#Emoetry
@fafo-poets-society.bsky.social
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
#ray
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 @vss365hq.bsky.social
#hervoiceinthestatic
@madp03t.bsky.social
#BlueSkyRelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social
#defeated
#Emoetry
@fafo-poets-society.bsky.social
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social
#ray
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 @vss365hq.bsky.social
#hervoiceinthestatic
@madp03t.bsky.social
#BlueSkyRelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social
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Happy #Halloween everyone
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 #prompt
#blueskypoets #poetry
#illustrations #charcoal #death
@bofferson.bsky.social
#vss365 #prompt
#blueskypoets #poetry
#illustrations #charcoal #death
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
Stingy Jack wanders the night with a turnip grin and Hell’s spare ember aglow. Cops can’t book him, Heaven won’t claim him, and Devil can’t collect. I leave a candle in my window and a whiskey on the table. Not as protection, but as invitation.
Some stories are worth hearing.
#Vss365 🎃
#Folktales
Some stories are worth hearing.
#Vss365 🎃
#Folktales
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Stingy Jack wanders the night with a turnip grin and Hell’s spare ember aglow. Cops can’t book him, Heaven won’t claim him, and Devil can’t collect. I leave a candle in my window and a whiskey on the table. Not as protection, but as invitation.
Some stories are worth hearing.
#Vss365 🎃
#Folktales
Some stories are worth hearing.
#Vss365 🎃
#Folktales
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
Halloween
It's time for
trick or treating
bobbing for apples
ghosts and goblins
spiders and ghouls
The one night of the year
where ghosts and demons
can join the party
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
It's time for
trick or treating
bobbing for apples
ghosts and goblins
spiders and ghouls
The one night of the year
where ghosts and demons
can join the party
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
ALT: a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
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October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Halloween
It's time for
trick or treating
bobbing for apples
ghosts and goblins
spiders and ghouls
The one night of the year
where ghosts and demons
can join the party
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
It's time for
trick or treating
bobbing for apples
ghosts and goblins
spiders and ghouls
The one night of the year
where ghosts and demons
can join the party
#vss365 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
What an amazing journey. I just wish I'd had time to read and comment on every wonderful #vss365 story and poem.
Keep writing and remember, somebody somewhere will love it ❤️
Good luck to the new host, Liz,
@youngliz.bsky.social Looking forward to your prompts. You'll be brilliant.
Keep writing and remember, somebody somewhere will love it ❤️
Good luck to the new host, Liz,
@youngliz.bsky.social Looking forward to your prompts. You'll be brilliant.
a man wearing a top hat says cheerio in front of the ocean
ALT: a man wearing a top hat says cheerio in front of the ocean
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October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What an amazing journey. I just wish I'd had time to read and comment on every wonderful #vss365 story and poem.
Keep writing and remember, somebody somewhere will love it ❤️
Good luck to the new host, Liz,
@youngliz.bsky.social Looking forward to your prompts. You'll be brilliant.
Keep writing and remember, somebody somewhere will love it ❤️
Good luck to the new host, Liz,
@youngliz.bsky.social Looking forward to your prompts. You'll be brilliant.
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
Watch them build
A crooked road
Take the #argent path
A walk upon which
Nature’s paved
Their souls are sold at last.
An interstellar moral code
By politic is bought and sold
Built from a Holy Trinity
That carves up land infinitely
Not as Natures
Gifts provide
By life’s removal
It divides.
#vss365
A crooked road
Take the #argent path
A walk upon which
Nature’s paved
Their souls are sold at last.
An interstellar moral code
By politic is bought and sold
Built from a Holy Trinity
That carves up land infinitely
Not as Natures
Gifts provide
By life’s removal
It divides.
#vss365
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
Halloween
It’s a scene
Beavers and butterflies
Bunnies and pink pony guys
And a queer af family
Living free in America
With neighbors and friends
Hoping for no spooky
SCOTUS end
#vss365 #Halloween
#QueerSky #LGBTQ
It’s a scene
Beavers and butterflies
Bunnies and pink pony guys
And a queer af family
Living free in America
With neighbors and friends
Hoping for no spooky
SCOTUS end
#vss365 #Halloween
#QueerSky #LGBTQ
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Halloween
It’s a scene
Beavers and butterflies
Bunnies and pink pony guys
And a queer af family
Living free in America
With neighbors and friends
Hoping for no spooky
SCOTUS end
#vss365 #Halloween
#QueerSky #LGBTQ
It’s a scene
Beavers and butterflies
Bunnies and pink pony guys
And a queer af family
Living free in America
With neighbors and friends
Hoping for no spooky
SCOTUS end
#vss365 #Halloween
#QueerSky #LGBTQ
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
I shiver in a spiderweb
as I tear away
from my millionth skin.
Stress and landfills
push me
into a zero gravity headspace.
There is no edge
and no beginning.
The past and future
collide
on a Halloween morning.
I'm terrified
but somehow
unbound
by the mask I created.
#emoetry #vss365 #poetry
as I tear away
from my millionth skin.
Stress and landfills
push me
into a zero gravity headspace.
There is no edge
and no beginning.
The past and future
collide
on a Halloween morning.
I'm terrified
but somehow
unbound
by the mask I created.
#emoetry #vss365 #poetry
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
ALT: a bald man is making a funny face and pointing at the camera while saying mwahaha .
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Today is my last day as host. I have so enjoyed reading all your wonderful poems and stories ❤️
So...
Will he?
He wouldn't dare?
He might.
No - It's too obvious.
He flippin' well did.
The word for Oct 31st :
HALLOWEEN
#vss365 #prompt #halloween
Reposted by Steve - Teller of Tall Tales
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM