Debbie Cribb Owens
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Debbie Cribb Owens
@cribbowens.bsky.social
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Knock-about writer. Curious person. Caregiver.
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Eschew #obfuscation
The T-shirt read
Imagine whirled peas
Another one said
Such clever phrasing
To be worn on the chest
A wink and a nod
To the intellect
Though I enjoy seeing
What other's may wear
My own thoughts I keep
Til they spokenly air
#vss365
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Our first date together
Your touch made me #quiver
I wasn't expecting that
I'd thought that we would be
Good friends, nothing heavy
You disabused me of that fact
You said that you loved me
First sight and we would be
A soul-bond, forever intact
#vss365
January 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Though fortune seems
To wax and #wane
My control
Remains the same
In other words
I haven't any
Except for how I
Shine my penny
Show gratitude
For what is good
Keep my peace
Do what I should
To remember
What I have
The good days then
Outnumber bad
#vss365
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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On the #cusp of eternity
What is past is done
This moment shines the brightest
The present is never gone
Now is all that we are given
Tomorrow a glimmer away
We make our peace and find our rest
In this wonderful gift of today
#vss365
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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It was important to smile at the proper moments to keep the #ruse in place. She needed help. Depression was taking over her life but her confused mind thought she could tough it out. She fooled no one. The breakdown was inevitable.
#vss365
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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She was a mere #slip of a thing. The photos show a tiny sprite, smiling and happy, her arms wrapped around a costumed character or simply enjoying the day. Anyone who wasn't there wouldn't know she had thrown a tantrum moments before. She could always mug for a camera.
#vss365
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Wrap a melon cube with one slice of prosciutto, cut to fit. #Drizzle balsamic glaze lightly over the top. The salty sweetness makes a delicious appetizer and preparation is so easy. I skewer mine with decorative toothpicks. Serve chilled.
#vss365
January 23, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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I went back to my father's house for a few days to keep an appointment and to pack up more belongings. To say I felt #unmoored is an understatement. The task felt overwhelming, more so due to interrupted sleep. My mind was convinced I still needed to check on him.
#vss365
January 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Old age is catching up with me.
I'm slower than I used to be
I cannot #bend the way I did
When I was just a lissom kid
But I keep doing what I can
I exercise and eat to plan
And compensations do exist
I go with flow and don't resist
Reality, so sanity may still persist
#vss365
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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A museum in Atlanta was hosting a contingent from China, an opportunity to experience a culture I would likely never see otherwise. The woman at a #loom fascinated me, her motions quick and dexterous. At one point, she stopped and gave me a few threads of fine silk.
#vss365
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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The first time I needed stitches on my forehead, I had toddled onto a rock. The second time was due to my mother's tendency to #veer sharply and brake for squirrels in the road. This was before child seats or seat belts. Windshields hurt, by the way.
#vss365
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Voices #murmur
All around
But they can't hear
Rapt with each other
All else falls away
Love, newly found
No sound more precious
Than the other's voice
No sight more welcome
Than the other's face
#vss365
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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The eclipse was nearly full. My daughter and I watched tiny crescent moons #dapple our back yard as we waited for culmination. In the darkness that manifested, stars appeared, clearer than on many nights. It was a beautiful moment we shared that we'll never forget.
#vss365
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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We #sear steaks
Scallops
To give them
That tasty edge
You weren't supposed
To sear my memory
With handsome smiles
Tender ways
Making me remember
The beautiful days
Instead of the pain
You served in the end
#vss365
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#Heartfelt condolences
From sad smiles
Impromptu family reunion
Old friend's faces
Would have been welcome
When he was alive to greet them
Hugs from those
Who stuck it out
And visited on good days and bad
A bittersweet final farewell
To a man who could fight no longer
#vss365
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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I used to wonder how I always got the shopping cart with the #wonky wheel until it dawned on me that they all did. I was no more cursed than the next person. In fact, I was blessed in that I could use that defective cart to buy sustenance. Perspective really does matter.
#vss365
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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I #stoop to the level
Of her tears-wet face
She's drawing the attention
Of all within this place
The sign clearly stated
Don't poke at the mice
But baby girl can't read yet
She says they are not nice
A quick trip to the lavatory
And soon she's owner of a story
#vss365
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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It was a #slapdash sort of an apology, haphazardly made and little felt. She knew it was intended to shut her up more than to express any remorse. Acceptance was made in the same vein. The clock ticked off the minutes until the issue rose again.
#vss365
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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It's time to rediscover
The child inside myself
Too long, I've had to live
With her placed upon a shelf
That #kooky, silly girl
Needs her chance to come and play
And rediscover joyousness
In every single day
#vss365
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Sometimes change occurs as we will it. Sometimes it's a swift kick in the rear. We can go, belligerent and screaming, or we can go with peace, but change will happen regardless. The signs are #unmissable; the events, unavoidable.
#vss365
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Another package #delivery
Another tangible sign
Of boredom
Of restlessness
Of a need for change
Can't even remember
What order was placed
Until the parcel opens
Revealing new and shiny
Another temporary
Distraction from
Illness and death
#vss365
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Once again today
I will #adorn myself
With pretty colors
And bits of sparkle
Not to call
Attention
But to draw a smile
From that woman
In the mirror
Who likes
What she sees
#vss365
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Sometimes
Life is a melody
Simple
Easy to hum
With barely a thought
Other times
Life is a #symphony
Multiple components
Coming together
More complicated
But blending
As a whole
Both are beautiful
If we take the time
To listen
#vss365
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Something's #spooked
My kitty cat
Her tail is
All bushed out
She runs then
Hunkers down to stare
Where nothing
Is about
It's only she and I
Inside this quiet house
At this point
I'd be grateful
If it proved
To be a mouse
#vss365
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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There isn't a single one of us who isn't an #oddball in some category. As much as we strive to be like a particular group, even there, differences abound. It is as it should be.
#vss365
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM