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Eli Belt
@elibisme.bsky.social
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Writer, coauthor of Once Upon A Wave Of Witches with @whistberry.bsky.social, nature photography, #ActuallyAutistic, love Arthropoda, Iceland, poetry,fantasy, and Doctor Who. She/they. Lesbian. NO A/I

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · Nov 24
#poem
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Open a pot of paint,
Add two pinches of flower petals,
Stir in toasted marshmallow memories,
Sip until you feel uncontrollable fits of laughter closely associated with jumping in piles of leaves.
Soak in the aromas and textures of autumn…

The whole poem is in photo.
A collage of 15 photos: red leaf tree, dawn just before sunrise with the silhouette of trees in 2 photos, a pile of colored leaves, the fiery fingers of orange, red, and purple sunset, white sheet ghosts dancing around in a circle, a pathway among the golden trees, two photos of water with leaves of gold, red, brown, orange floating in them, two dewy spiderwebs, an orange pumpkin spider climbing up a tree trunk, a yellow orange mushroom lying next to a red leaf with yellow veins, red leaf with yellow veins, a yellow tree in the woods. Argiope Aurantia with a tier of three faces piled on top of each other like Halloween masks clinging to a screen door, a tiny red mushroom with a white stem surrounded by leaves, an orange monarch butterfly with black stripes and white spots on a pile of leaves, a brown mushroom with only a cap sticking up out of the leaves and grass, a green katydid, a red dawn and silhouette of a tree, a crescent moon in a red and purple dawn sky, red and purple roped curtains of clouds at sunset, white towers of clouds in a blue sky, a community of yellow orange mushrooms, dewy spiderweb at dawn, yellow leafed tree, brown gilled mushroom, and two dewy spiderwebs. Untitled by Eli Belt Open a pot of paint, Add two pinches of flower petals, Stir in marshmallow toasted memories, Sip until you feel uncontrollable fits of laughter closely associated with jumping in piles of leaves. Soak in the aromas and textures of autumn, From the crunch of leaves to the moist Nirvana in each mouth watering bite of pumpkin spice bread to the foggy dew that covers spiderwebs and delight their artistic flair displays. This is the most perfect time of the year.
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leeheffer.bsky.social
Remember this tomorrow. When the deniers and traitors try to change history.

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol

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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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fruitbatwoman.bsky.social
Here's my little story for #MicrofictionMonday. The theme is Exploration.
Exploration We lie entangled under the blanket, chest to chest, face to face. Her hands explore my shoulderblades, the dip in my back, drawing circles up and down. Then I feel fingernails scrape over my skin. “Ouch,” I whisper playfully, biting my lip. With a jolt, the nails dig deeper, claws ripping me open. I gasp, open my eyes, and pull away. Her hands are holding mine, but something is still gripping my back…
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
King eider for #birbfest! I realize I'm drawing the male of the species for most of these but that's because, honestly, they are generally easier to draw, being more graphic & colorful. The ladies are subtle & mysterious but I should challenge myself to draw at least one this month 😂

#birbfest2026
Digital painting of a male king eider, a large duck with red bill, orange knob at the front of its grayish-blue head. There is a subtle green to its cheeks and under the chin. The body, wings, and tail are mostly black with white on the upper neck and back and tan on the lower neck and chest. There are white splotches of feathers on the backs of its wings and near the tail. It is in flight with wings pointing down and facing to the left against a gray sky.
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
Loin instigated… what a phrase. Some characters and their carefully worded euphemisms makes me think maybe I should play more with wording in stories whether I use it or not just to give characters a chance to surprise me.
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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jopics.bsky.social
Pretty things on icky mornings. Waxycaps and witches hats. Genus Hygrocybe. 📷🍄
#FungiFriends #mushrooms #sporepunk
2 bright red waxcap mushrooms Either a parrot mushroom or witches hat. Orange, green and yellow, seen from above Bright yellow witches hat Two more waxcaps. Closer to orange than red. The little one is about 5mm
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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fruitbatwoman.bsky.social
How could he be so #clueless to her obvious flirting? She dragged a princess to her lair every week, and when he came to the rescue, she showered him in longing glances and smart pickup lines. Next time, she would simply have to kidnap him - there's only so long a dragon can wait.

#vss365
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Simple one today for a pleasingly simple-looking bird 😍

Razorbill for #birbfest

#birbfest2026
Digital drawing of an aquatic bird with white chest and black head, back, and tail. It has thin white stripes around bill, side of head, and bottom of wings. It is standing facing left in profile among a plethora of pinkish purple blooms with long thin green stems. The bird is gazing up at a star-filled sky.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Another colorful one for today's #Birbfest...

Many-colo(u)red rush tyrant

They didn't have to go so hard with that name 😭😂😍

#Birbfest2026
Digital drawing in a stylized manner of a many-colored rush tyrant, a small bird of many colors, in profile facing right and clinging to a vertical stick with three other sticks in the background in front of a blue sky. The bird has yellow stripes on the top of its head, yellow chest and belly, pea green back feathers, bright blue around the eye and rust under the tail feathers with the rest mostly black with some white accents.
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
If you hadn’t noticed I don’t follow a lot of people back as I am not on social media as much anymore. For the first time in my life I have real life friends I can hang out with who don’t just tolerate me or make fun of me when I am not around. They get me and don’t care that I am autistic. 1/2
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
Spotted in my garden path two phallus rubicundus or aka devil’s stinkhorn fungi. Probably die tonight as it is going into the 20sF.
Sort of a orangey coral colored phallic shaped fungi with a muddy looking cap, which i believe is sticky so if a fly or pollinator lands it leaves with spores and that is how it is spread. This is in the vegetated pathway that also has mulch under it. Another orangey coral colored devil’s stinkhorn with the muddy brown slimy cap. It’s partly hidden in the grass and leaves.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
Nausea

…was it worth it?

No

…enough to stop?

Well, I was going to say no except the first time I had acid reflux it was from jalapeños and this time the peppers are making dairy alpha gal so not worth it.

from Conversations I Have With Myself
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
Watching old episodes of Midsomer Murders and suddenly feeling like a three wheeler bike is the essential my life is missing. Anyone have one?
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
#whistpr
During a time of grief when my own life didn’t matter so much to me,
You held out a branch of friendship that brought purpose and #peace to my life.
So many affect our lives positively, some we tell and some never know.
December 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
This will be the final #whistpr word of the day...

All my love and gratitude to the many participants over the years. May 2026 bring you peace and creativity.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for December 31, 2025: #PEACE

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Digital painting of a small brown wren perched among bright red poppies and thin green grass stalks. The bird is in profile turned toward the left side of the image and is rendered in a realistic manner, emphasizing feather pattern and color variations of brown, beige, and cream.
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for December 30, 2025: #BELOVED

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Digital painting of a tiny brown chihuahua in three quarter profile facing left lying in the grass with eyes closed and basking in the sun. There are yellow dandelions and white dandelion clocks sprinkled among the bright green grass.
December 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
#whistpr
I started thinking last night about no more pennies and what exactly that means. That means eventually sales tax at the store, at the gas pump, everywhere will either round up to a dime or fall back to a nickel but most likely it will round up. Saves the government money not to #mint… 1/2
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for December 29, 2025: #MINT

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Digital painting of a mint green luna moth on a pink peony. It has burgundy edging on its wings, yellow antennae, and a white fuzzy body.
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
It’s very cold and bugs are scarce. So how about an eastern Tiger Swallowtail from the summer for #InverteFest?

It’s going to be warm on Monday, hopefully I can find some #Invertebrates then

🌿
A large black and yellow butterfly perches on a large pink flower
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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scotfot.bsky.social
Witch's butter #fungi
Yellow jelly-like fungus growing down from a gorse branch
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
#whistpr
Thank you to the #brilliant @whistberry.bsky.social who gathers artwork and words from the #garden of their mind inspiring us all to create something new each day. May we all bloom and grow reminding you how much this daily exercise has meant to us.
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for December 28, 2025: #BRILLIANT

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Digital drawing of a brilliantly turquoise blue snake with an orange eye curled in S-shapes against a black background with head facing to the top left. In the top right there are green pointed leaves and some cone-shaped orange seed pods.
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
Heavenly sky fills the night as fingers of clouds read the stars and planets like braille telling the story of ethereal time.
Star filled blue black sky with rays of clouds strewn above.
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
There’s icy slop falling from the sky so there aren’t many bugs to be found for #InverteFest. So here’s a lovely bee from six months ago instead
#invertebrates 🌿
A metallic bee perches on the center of a yellow flower.
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for December 27, 2025: #GARDEN

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Digital drawing of a white cat sitting in a garden with blue, pink, and white flowers to evoke the colors of the trans pride flag. The cat has one blue eye and one green eye and the pink inside its ears match the pink of the flowers.
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
#whistpr
Watching the #beauty of whales
playing from high on a cliff
while gathering a bag of #moose poo
is so serene.
So incredible moose poo is made of wood chips so can be burned.
Alaskan memories never fade
looking back thirty three years later.
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM