John Newmark
@gavroche.org
Writer, Research Admin, Father, Husband, Geek
Banner: Famous cloned sheep, Dolly. Stuffed and on display at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Photograph taken in 2023.
Banner: Famous cloned sheep, Dolly. Stuffed and on display at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Photograph taken in 2023.
The child stomps
doors slam
their body collapses
regulation slowly returns
the doors open
#gogyohka
#5linepoetry
doors slam
their body collapses
regulation slowly returns
the doors open
#gogyohka
#5linepoetry
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The child stomps
doors slam
their body collapses
regulation slowly returns
the doors open
#gogyohka
#5linepoetry
doors slam
their body collapses
regulation slowly returns
the doors open
#gogyohka
#5linepoetry
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 AM
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
January 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
January 31, 2026 at 2:58 PM
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Sun set hours ago.
Cows have returned to their home.
It’s pasture bedtime.
#dailyhaikuprompt pasture
Cows have returned to their home.
It’s pasture bedtime.
#dailyhaikuprompt pasture
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Sun set hours ago.
Cows have returned to their home.
It’s pasture bedtime.
#dailyhaikuprompt pasture
Cows have returned to their home.
It’s pasture bedtime.
#dailyhaikuprompt pasture
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Snow kept falling in bitter cold
Hot cocoa kept us warm
Nestled snug by the fireplace
with a paperback
and a dog.
A snowstorm survival recipe.
#poetry #constraints
#Jenny 8675309 #syllables
Hot cocoa kept us warm
Nestled snug by the fireplace
with a paperback
and a dog.
A snowstorm survival recipe.
#poetry #constraints
#Jenny 8675309 #syllables
January 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Snow kept falling in bitter cold
Hot cocoa kept us warm
Nestled snug by the fireplace
with a paperback
and a dog.
A snowstorm survival recipe.
#poetry #constraints
#Jenny 8675309 #syllables
Hot cocoa kept us warm
Nestled snug by the fireplace
with a paperback
and a dog.
A snowstorm survival recipe.
#poetry #constraints
#Jenny 8675309 #syllables
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Their May-December romance
lasted less than a week.
She desired flowers, beaches, and daiquiris.
He wanted to curl up by the fireplace with a book.
#poetryprompt
lasted less than a week.
She desired flowers, beaches, and daiquiris.
He wanted to curl up by the fireplace with a book.
#poetryprompt
Today's #poetryprompt:
Write me a poem where you use a month as an adjective. Like July lakes, or September lovers.
#MPPrompt
I repost replies.
Follow for daily prompts
Write me a poem where you use a month as an adjective. Like July lakes, or September lovers.
#MPPrompt
I repost replies.
Follow for daily prompts
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Their May-December romance
lasted less than a week.
She desired flowers, beaches, and daiquiris.
He wanted to curl up by the fireplace with a book.
#poetryprompt
lasted less than a week.
She desired flowers, beaches, and daiquiris.
He wanted to curl up by the fireplace with a book.
#poetryprompt
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder). Two fiction; two poetry.
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder). Two fiction; two poetry.
I like this idea.
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder)
Four are short stories. Two are poems.
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder)
Four are short stories. Two are poems.
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I like this idea.
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder)
Four are short stories. Two are poems.
My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder)
Four are short stories. Two are poems.
I am very thankful for the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder. Not only is it a great tool for keeping track of my submissions, using it is encouraging me to submit more. #writing
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I am very thankful for the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder. Not only is it a great tool for keeping track of my submissions, using it is encouraging me to submit more. #writing
Reposted by John Newmark
"The materials you authored from sixth through eighth grade are now free and available to the populace (everyone) for adaptation, publication, or general enjoyment."
We Regret to Inform You That Your Middle School Diary Has Lapsed into the Public Domain
This letter is to inform you (the author) that your intellectual property (middle school diary) has officially entered the public domain due to you...
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"The materials you authored from sixth through eighth grade are now free and available to the populace (everyone) for adaptation, publication, or general enjoyment."
For parents of middle schoolers who are interested in #numerology. (Students or Parents)
67+41 =108=5*18
#genalpha #sixseven #fortyone
67+41 =108=5*18
#genalpha #sixseven #fortyone
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For parents of middle schoolers who are interested in #numerology. (Students or Parents)
67+41 =108=5*18
#genalpha #sixseven #fortyone
67+41 =108=5*18
#genalpha #sixseven #fortyone
With blueberries
Feeling impotent?
A breakfast panacea:
Cascades of pancakes
#emoetry #impotent
#blueskyrelay #panacea
#dailyhaikuprompt #cascade
Feeling impotent?
A breakfast panacea:
Cascades of pancakes
#emoetry #impotent
#blueskyrelay #panacea
#dailyhaikuprompt #cascade
September 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
With blueberries
Feeling impotent?
A breakfast panacea:
Cascades of pancakes
#emoetry #impotent
#blueskyrelay #panacea
#dailyhaikuprompt #cascade
Feeling impotent?
A breakfast panacea:
Cascades of pancakes
#emoetry #impotent
#blueskyrelay #panacea
#dailyhaikuprompt #cascade