Eve Castle
@evecastle.bsky.social
I write poems & short stories. Published. Retired to Colorado ‘24. TX escapee. #Resist
I’m writing/submitting. Also on Medium now. Be kind, especially to yourself #SafeSpace
Host #TankaThursday #TankaPoem prompt since Jun‘19 #poetry #haiku #tankapoem
I’m writing/submitting. Also on Medium now. Be kind, especially to yourself #SafeSpace
Host #TankaThursday #TankaPoem prompt since Jun‘19 #poetry #haiku #tankapoem
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Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
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Olympic Haiku #35
Alysa Liu GOLD!
Joyful Frolic on the Ice
Balanced Bold Beauty
#MilanoCortina2026
#WinterOlympics
#haiku
Alysa Liu GOLD!
Joyful Frolic on the Ice
Balanced Bold Beauty
#MilanoCortina2026
#WinterOlympics
#haiku
February 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Olympic Haiku #35
Alysa Liu GOLD!
Joyful Frolic on the Ice
Balanced Bold Beauty
#MilanoCortina2026
#WinterOlympics
#haiku
Alysa Liu GOLD!
Joyful Frolic on the Ice
Balanced Bold Beauty
#MilanoCortina2026
#WinterOlympics
#haiku
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
tanka weekly #poetry challenge
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
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along an alpine ridge
snowflakes falling
mountain middle
unseen signals
lost in translation
#tankathursday #tanka
snowflakes falling
mountain middle
unseen signals
lost in translation
#tankathursday #tanka
February 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
along an alpine ridge
snowflakes falling
mountain middle
unseen signals
lost in translation
#tankathursday #tanka
snowflakes falling
mountain middle
unseen signals
lost in translation
#tankathursday #tanka
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Thursday, February 19th ~ #Poetry #WritingPrompts 2/2
#HaikuFeels Hire
#HaikuHorrorPrompt Blood-filled
#MPPrompt Theme = If love is the answer, what was the question?
#OurPoetryX Windswept hair
#TankaThursday Middle
#ThreeWordGenre Warmthward
#HaikuFeels Hire
#HaikuHorrorPrompt Blood-filled
#MPPrompt Theme = If love is the answer, what was the question?
#OurPoetryX Windswept hair
#TankaThursday Middle
#ThreeWordGenre Warmthward
February 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Thursday, February 19th ~ #Poetry #WritingPrompts 2/2
#HaikuFeels Hire
#HaikuHorrorPrompt Blood-filled
#MPPrompt Theme = If love is the answer, what was the question?
#OurPoetryX Windswept hair
#TankaThursday Middle
#ThreeWordGenre Warmthward
#HaikuFeels Hire
#HaikuHorrorPrompt Blood-filled
#MPPrompt Theme = If love is the answer, what was the question?
#OurPoetryX Windswept hair
#TankaThursday Middle
#ThreeWordGenre Warmthward
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even in the midst
of winter’s frost-blind gloom
the fragile snowdrop
lifts its little head and dreams
of the secret gift of bloom
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
of winter’s frost-blind gloom
the fragile snowdrop
lifts its little head and dreams
of the secret gift of bloom
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
February 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
even in the midst
of winter’s frost-blind gloom
the fragile snowdrop
lifts its little head and dreams
of the secret gift of bloom
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
of winter’s frost-blind gloom
the fragile snowdrop
lifts its little head and dreams
of the secret gift of bloom
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
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in the soft middle
of your scarred and broken back
still twitches a wing
remembering that blue sky
that you once were destined for
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
of your scarred and broken back
still twitches a wing
remembering that blue sky
that you once were destined for
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
February 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
in the soft middle
of your scarred and broken back
still twitches a wing
remembering that blue sky
that you once were destined for
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
of your scarred and broken back
still twitches a wing
remembering that blue sky
that you once were destined for
#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday
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letters form
in the middle of a page
ink still damp
white space waiting
for words spoken, never written
#tankathursday #tanka #middle #micropoetry
in the middle of a page
ink still damp
white space waiting
for words spoken, never written
#tankathursday #tanka #middle #micropoetry
February 19, 2026 at 5:32 PM
letters form
in the middle of a page
ink still damp
white space waiting
for words spoken, never written
#tankathursday #tanka #middle #micropoetry
in the middle of a page
ink still damp
white space waiting
for words spoken, never written
#tankathursday #tanka #middle #micropoetry
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in the middle
of all this chaos
courageous
yet, my testament is still
a blank piece of paper
#TankaThursday #middle
#InkMine #courageous
#HaikuChallenge #testament
#Tanka #TankaPoem #micropoetry
of all this chaos
courageous
yet, my testament is still
a blank piece of paper
#TankaThursday #middle
#InkMine #courageous
#HaikuChallenge #testament
#Tanka #TankaPoem #micropoetry
February 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
in the middle
of all this chaos
courageous
yet, my testament is still
a blank piece of paper
#TankaThursday #middle
#InkMine #courageous
#HaikuChallenge #testament
#Tanka #TankaPoem #micropoetry
of all this chaos
courageous
yet, my testament is still
a blank piece of paper
#TankaThursday #middle
#InkMine #courageous
#HaikuChallenge #testament
#Tanka #TankaPoem #micropoetry
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For #TankaThursday
tanka weekly #poetry challenge February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt: middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
With much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
tanka weekly #poetry challenge February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt: middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
With much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
For #TankaThursday
tanka weekly #poetry challenge February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt: middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
With much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
tanka weekly #poetry challenge February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt: middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
With much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social
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my face — open book
betraying befuddlement
choosing peace weaving
resting in that middle ground
while winds of war keep roaring
#tankathursday middle #poetry
betraying befuddlement
choosing peace weaving
resting in that middle ground
while winds of war keep roaring
#tankathursday middle #poetry
February 19, 2026 at 6:11 AM
my face — open book
betraying befuddlement
choosing peace weaving
resting in that middle ground
while winds of war keep roaring
#tankathursday middle #poetry
betraying befuddlement
choosing peace weaving
resting in that middle ground
while winds of war keep roaring
#tankathursday middle #poetry
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middle of winter
lively pumpkin they'd have tossed
months ago
arbitrary limits
for no reason, sunshine lost
#storyoflife
#TankaThursday prompt: middle
#gardening 💚
lively pumpkin they'd have tossed
months ago
arbitrary limits
for no reason, sunshine lost
#storyoflife
#TankaThursday prompt: middle
#gardening 💚
February 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
middle of winter
lively pumpkin they'd have tossed
months ago
arbitrary limits
for no reason, sunshine lost
#storyoflife
#TankaThursday prompt: middle
#gardening 💚
lively pumpkin they'd have tossed
months ago
arbitrary limits
for no reason, sunshine lost
#storyoflife
#TankaThursday prompt: middle
#gardening 💚
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#TankaThursday 19 Feb 2026
focus of God's eye
edge or middle which or where
vast wheeling cosmos
particle by particle
life's pow'r circles endlessly
focus of God's eye
edge or middle which or where
vast wheeling cosmos
particle by particle
life's pow'r circles endlessly
February 19, 2026 at 2:52 AM
#TankaThursday 19 Feb 2026
focus of God's eye
edge or middle which or where
vast wheeling cosmos
particle by particle
life's pow'r circles endlessly
focus of God's eye
edge or middle which or where
vast wheeling cosmos
particle by particle
life's pow'r circles endlessly
February 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Hello everyone.
The #7syllablesentence prompt for February 18 is #well
Feb 11-24 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social
Feb 25-March 3 ?
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🦋🏝️🌊🐳
The #7syllablesentence prompt for February 18 is #well
Feb 11-24 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social
Feb 25-March 3 ?
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🦋🏝️🌊🐳
It's Wednesday the 18th February
Today's #7syllablesentence #prompt
is
#well — a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water.
Dig deep and of course — be well!
#writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity
Today's #7syllablesentence #prompt
is
#well — a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water.
Dig deep and of course — be well!
#writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity
February 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Hello everyone.
The #7syllablesentence prompt for February 18 is #well
Feb 11-24 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social
Feb 25-March 3 ?
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🦋🏝️🌊🐳
The #7syllablesentence prompt for February 18 is #well
Feb 11-24 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social
Feb 25-March 3 ?
Let me know if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
Thank you for your fabulous posts! 🐬🦋🏝️🌊🐳
tanka weekly #poetry challenge
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
tanka weekly #poetry challenge
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
February 19, 2026
this week’s prompt:
middle
write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka resources to develop your practice:
tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
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February 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Thinking about #vss365 on here, & how everyone starts with the same prompt word & the same number of characters to work with, & everyone comes up with completely different results.
The results are the accumulation of a life’s worth of experience, each one unique. That’s #writing.
The results are the accumulation of a life’s worth of experience, each one unique. That’s #writing.
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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“The first half of life is but preparation for the second.” —Carl Jung
February 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
“The first half of life is but preparation for the second.” —Carl Jung
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You can’t spell president without e, p, s, t, e, i, n.
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
You can’t spell president without e, p, s, t, e, i, n.
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You know that part of the song where Mary J. Blige bellows “I’m going DOWWWWWN, I’m going DOWNNNNNN”??? Yeah, that’s where I’m at this winter.
February 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
You know that part of the song where Mary J. Blige bellows “I’m going DOWWWWWN, I’m going DOWNNNNNN”??? Yeah, that’s where I’m at this winter.
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I'm looking for a good website, in English, on nutrition for vegans. (I know a couple in Finnish, but those, too) Sensible one, no fat phobia, spammy ads or a right winger owned platform, please. Will be happy to share your posts or something in return for any hints. Thanks.
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I'm looking for a good website, in English, on nutrition for vegans. (I know a couple in Finnish, but those, too) Sensible one, no fat phobia, spammy ads or a right winger owned platform, please. Will be happy to share your posts or something in return for any hints. Thanks.