Tiny Prophecies
@mercurialsilver.com
Online lit journal of hearth, ruin, & whimsy.
Free to submit—poems & tiny fiction. 🌈
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Curated by @perilpoet
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Free to submit—poems & tiny fiction. 🌈
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Curated by @perilpoet
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Tiny Prophecies
@mercurialsilver.com
· Nov 24
Tiny Prophecies is awake—
a little lantern on the internet,
calling for poems, tiny stories,
soft rebellions and quiet hauntings.
It’s free to submit,
and your words still count as gold.
Submissions are open.
Link in bio. 💫✍️
a little lantern on the internet,
calling for poems, tiny stories,
soft rebellions and quiet hauntings.
It’s free to submit,
and your words still count as gold.
Submissions are open.
Link in bio. 💫✍️
It's the end of the week, which means it's time for refreshment.
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems
"It’s a crescendo without climax,
a dead-end fake..." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
#poem #beer #sensory
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems
"It’s a crescendo without climax,
a dead-end fake..." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
#poem #beer #sensory
Fake Beer
Fake Beer” is a sensory, slightly wickedly funny meditation on craving and restraint: the speaker’s lifelong love of beer collides with the knowledge that alcohol isn’t good for them.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's the end of the week, which means it's time for refreshment.
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems
"It’s a crescendo without climax,
a dead-end fake..." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
#poem #beer #sensory
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems
"It’s a crescendo without climax,
a dead-end fake..." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
#poem #beer #sensory
Friday is approaching, and it's time for some words of Whimsy.
"Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems will be released tomorrow 7/16.
"But it sits like a princess, tame and proper,
on my expectant tongue,
delicately arranging its skirt..."
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
"Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems will be released tomorrow 7/16.
"But it sits like a princess, tame and proper,
on my expectant tongue,
delicately arranging its skirt..."
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Friday is approaching, and it's time for some words of Whimsy.
"Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems will be released tomorrow 7/16.
"But it sits like a princess, tame and proper,
on my expectant tongue,
delicately arranging its skirt..."
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
"Fake Beer" by Marianne Brems will be released tomorrow 7/16.
"But it sits like a princess, tame and proper,
on my expectant tongue,
delicately arranging its skirt..."
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #whimsy
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They'll scare you
intimidate you
choke you out
with fear
until dissent dies
in your mind
a death rattle
in your imagination
memories
extinguished
like kindness
in a death camp
in the Everglades
our human connections
too easily severed
lost in the swamp
of our ugly past
#poetry #booksky #poets
intimidate you
choke you out
with fear
until dissent dies
in your mind
a death rattle
in your imagination
memories
extinguished
like kindness
in a death camp
in the Everglades
our human connections
too easily severed
lost in the swamp
of our ugly past
#poetry #booksky #poets
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
It's Monday again, which means it's time to share some Ruin. Today's release is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
Check out the three part poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin #triptych
Check out the three part poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin #triptych
In Which She Is
A three-part poem by Betty Stanton where she becomes fire, wolf, and fog—embers in open chests, a keening hunger through bone, and salt-silver memory drifting where a name used to be.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It's Monday again, which means it's time to share some Ruin. Today's release is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
Check out the three part poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin #triptych
Check out the three part poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin #triptych
Monday is approaching and we know what that means— Ruin & dread.
Tomorrow's prophecy is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
She is the fire. She is the wolf. She is the fog. A triptych of burning, hunger, and forgetting.
Check back later to read the full prophecy. #poem #ruin
Tomorrow's prophecy is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
She is the fire. She is the wolf. She is the fog. A triptych of burning, hunger, and forgetting.
Check back later to read the full prophecy. #poem #ruin
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Monday is approaching and we know what that means— Ruin & dread.
Tomorrow's prophecy is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
She is the fire. She is the wolf. She is the fog. A triptych of burning, hunger, and forgetting.
Check back later to read the full prophecy. #poem #ruin
Tomorrow's prophecy is titled "In Which She Is" by @fadingbetty.bsky.social
She is the fire. She is the wolf. She is the fog. A triptych of burning, hunger, and forgetting.
Check back later to read the full prophecy. #poem #ruin
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These changes in life
may not be things we prefer,
but they’re meant to be.
#Poetry #Haiku #Stoicism #Philosophy
may not be things we prefer,
but they’re meant to be.
#Poetry #Haiku #Stoicism #Philosophy
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
These changes in life
may not be things we prefer,
but they’re meant to be.
#Poetry #Haiku #Stoicism #Philosophy
may not be things we prefer,
but they’re meant to be.
#Poetry #Haiku #Stoicism #Philosophy
Let's end the week on a light note.
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social
"Truths more beautiful than words" ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social
"Truths more beautiful than words" ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
The Unwritten Self
A brief, luminous poem by TR Ellis reflecting on dawn, silence, and the quiet promise of each new day as a chance to begin again.
mercurialsilver.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Let's end the week on a light note.
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social
"Truths more beautiful than words" ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social
"Truths more beautiful than words" ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
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to be a snowflake
unique, alive in moments
no expectations
#senryu #haiku #micropoetry #vss365 #blueskypoetry #snowflake
unique, alive in moments
no expectations
#senryu #haiku #micropoetry #vss365 #blueskypoetry #snowflake
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
to be a snowflake
unique, alive in moments
no expectations
#senryu #haiku #micropoetry #vss365 #blueskypoetry #snowflake
unique, alive in moments
no expectations
#senryu #haiku #micropoetry #vss365 #blueskypoetry #snowflake
The world has been pretty dark lately. Tomorrow is a new day brimming with warmth.
"The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social will be released tomorrow 7/9.
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
"The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social will be released tomorrow 7/9.
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The world has been pretty dark lately. Tomorrow is a new day brimming with warmth.
"The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social will be released tomorrow 7/9.
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
"The Unwritten Self" by @whistlertimbc.bsky.social will be released tomorrow 7/9.
See you then.
#poetry #writingcommunity #hearth
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Blood in the snow
How many people need to become corpses
To rouse you out of your lack of senses
The scholars are fleeing
Because they read the book and know the chapters ending
We sit entranced
Every day an outrage but no one doing anything
We need more corpses
Because the atrophy is growing
#poem
How many people need to become corpses
To rouse you out of your lack of senses
The scholars are fleeing
Because they read the book and know the chapters ending
We sit entranced
Every day an outrage but no one doing anything
We need more corpses
Because the atrophy is growing
#poem
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Blood in the snow
How many people need to become corpses
To rouse you out of your lack of senses
The scholars are fleeing
Because they read the book and know the chapters ending
We sit entranced
Every day an outrage but no one doing anything
We need more corpses
Because the atrophy is growing
#poem
How many people need to become corpses
To rouse you out of your lack of senses
The scholars are fleeing
Because they read the book and know the chapters ending
We sit entranced
Every day an outrage but no one doing anything
We need more corpses
Because the atrophy is growing
#poem
Today is the debut of our Breath + Seal form. One punchy sentence with a stamped word that reframes it.
I wanted to start with #Whimsy or #Hearth, something lighter, but my heart is pulling towards #Ruin.
Check it out here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#breathseal #poem #writing
I wanted to start with #Whimsy or #Hearth, something lighter, but my heart is pulling towards #Ruin.
Check it out here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#breathseal #poem #writing
Like a Carrot
A Breath + Seal on awakening, cruelty, and the truth dangled like a carrot—sealed with a single word that changes everything.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Today is the debut of our Breath + Seal form. One punchy sentence with a stamped word that reframes it.
I wanted to start with #Whimsy or #Hearth, something lighter, but my heart is pulling towards #Ruin.
Check it out here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#breathseal #poem #writing
I wanted to start with #Whimsy or #Hearth, something lighter, but my heart is pulling towards #Ruin.
Check it out here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#breathseal #poem #writing
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Wild is the world
Wise it is not
The hermit retreats
Far from it
No matter how spooked
We cannot
Someone’s got to stay
And tidy up
Clear the rubble
And rebuild
The children
They will need
New playgrounds
#vss365 #BraveWrite #poem #poetry
Wise it is not
The hermit retreats
Far from it
No matter how spooked
We cannot
Someone’s got to stay
And tidy up
Clear the rubble
And rebuild
The children
They will need
New playgrounds
#vss365 #BraveWrite #poem #poetry
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Wild is the world
Wise it is not
The hermit retreats
Far from it
No matter how spooked
We cannot
Someone’s got to stay
And tidy up
Clear the rubble
And rebuild
The children
They will need
New playgrounds
#vss365 #BraveWrite #poem #poetry
Wise it is not
The hermit retreats
Far from it
No matter how spooked
We cannot
Someone’s got to stay
And tidy up
Clear the rubble
And rebuild
The children
They will need
New playgrounds
#vss365 #BraveWrite #poem #poetry
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You felt
justified
in a coup,
you knew better
were smarter
than ballots;
You were
pawns
to market
a clown
to sell
a con
to build
a mirage
of victimization;
You still
believe
you are patriots
while your
overlord
gleefully
steals voting rights,
civil liberties-
You’re next
#emoetry #poetry
justified
in a coup,
you knew better
were smarter
than ballots;
You were
pawns
to market
a clown
to sell
a con
to build
a mirage
of victimization;
You still
believe
you are patriots
while your
overlord
gleefully
steals voting rights,
civil liberties-
You’re next
#emoetry #poetry
January 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A #contributor page has appeared on Tiny Prophecies. If you have shared your #voice with us, your name will appear here.
Profiles for each contributor will appear soon. If you want to make any changes to your bio or profile at any time, please reach out.
mercurialsilver.com/pages/contributors
Profiles for each contributor will appear soon. If you want to make any changes to your bio or profile at any time, please reach out.
mercurialsilver.com/pages/contributors
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
A #contributor page has appeared on Tiny Prophecies. If you have shared your #voice with us, your name will appear here.
Profiles for each contributor will appear soon. If you want to make any changes to your bio or profile at any time, please reach out.
mercurialsilver.com/pages/contributors
Profiles for each contributor will appear soon. If you want to make any changes to your bio or profile at any time, please reach out.
mercurialsilver.com/pages/contributors
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
"The price of growth is standing in the ashes of what was destroyed." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
“The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
"The price of growth is standing in the ashes of what was destroyed." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
The Ache of Renewal
A poem by Jazz about painful awakening, and renewal through awareness that's forged through tears, starlight, and courage to reclaim a voice.
mercurialsilver.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A new Tiny Prophecy is live:
“The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
"The price of growth is standing in the ashes of what was destroyed." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
“The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
"The price of growth is standing in the ashes of what was destroyed." ✣
Read the full poem here: mercurialsilver.com/blogs/tiny-p...
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
Tiny Prophecies is now open for Breath + Seal #submissions ✣
Breath: one sentence ≤75 words
No line breaks, one period
Max of one hard mark — ; :
Seal: new line, one word + a period
Cannot appear in the breath
#poetry, #prose, and #microfiction.
Submit here: mercurialsilver.com/pages/submit...
Breath: one sentence ≤75 words
No line breaks, one period
Max of one hard mark — ; :
Seal: new line, one word + a period
Cannot appear in the breath
#poetry, #prose, and #microfiction.
Submit here: mercurialsilver.com/pages/submit...
Submit to Tiny Prophecies
Submit your poetry, flash, or art to Tiny Prophecies — a community-built journal of Hearth, Ruin, and Whimsy. Now accepting submissions.
mercurialsilver.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tiny Prophecies is now open for Breath + Seal #submissions ✣
Breath: one sentence ≤75 words
No line breaks, one period
Max of one hard mark — ; :
Seal: new line, one word + a period
Cannot appear in the breath
#poetry, #prose, and #microfiction.
Submit here: mercurialsilver.com/pages/submit...
Breath: one sentence ≤75 words
No line breaks, one period
Max of one hard mark — ; :
Seal: new line, one word + a period
Cannot appear in the breath
#poetry, #prose, and #microfiction.
Submit here: mercurialsilver.com/pages/submit...
Tomorrow we are publishing our first poem of the year, "The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
A #poem about painful awakening, and renewal through awareness that's forged through tears, starlight, and courage to reclaim a voice.
See you tomorrow!
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
A #poem about painful awakening, and renewal through awareness that's forged through tears, starlight, and courage to reclaim a voice.
See you tomorrow!
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Tomorrow we are publishing our first poem of the year, "The Ache of Renewal" by @cherished-stardust.bsky.social
A #poem about painful awakening, and renewal through awareness that's forged through tears, starlight, and courage to reclaim a voice.
See you tomorrow!
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
A #poem about painful awakening, and renewal through awareness that's forged through tears, starlight, and courage to reclaim a voice.
See you tomorrow!
#poetry #writingcommunity #ruin
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Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
With my eyes
Sparks
Course through my veins
Half closed
Sparks
As I lie
Half closed
My veins
Electric
I race
Along the undertows
Of my mind
Through the streets
Into the clouds
To set it all
Right
#poetry
Course through my veins
As I lie
Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
With my eyes
Sparks
Course through my veins
Half closed
Sparks
As I lie
Half closed
My veins
Electric
I race
Along the undertows
Of my mind
Through the streets
Into the clouds
To set it all
Right
#poetry
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
With my eyes
Sparks
Course through my veins
Half closed
Sparks
As I lie
Half closed
My veins
Electric
I race
Along the undertows
Of my mind
Through the streets
Into the clouds
To set it all
Right
#poetry
Course through my veins
As I lie
Sparks
Course through my veins
As I lie
With my eyes
Sparks
Course through my veins
Half closed
Sparks
As I lie
Half closed
My veins
Electric
I race
Along the undertows
Of my mind
Through the streets
Into the clouds
To set it all
Right
#poetry
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*Drumroll!* I'm excited to announce that I'm hosting a prompt, starting with setting #intentions for the upcoming year!
#Cassiopeian is a #weekly #creativity #prompt #welcoming #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance
I'll repost as much as I can!
Anything AI will not be reposted.
#Cassiopeian is a #weekly #creativity #prompt #welcoming #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance
I'll repost as much as I can!
Anything AI will not be reposted.
December 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
*Drumroll!* I'm excited to announce that I'm hosting a prompt, starting with setting #intentions for the upcoming year!
#Cassiopeian is a #weekly #creativity #prompt #welcoming #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance
I'll repost as much as I can!
Anything AI will not be reposted.
#Cassiopeian is a #weekly #creativity #prompt #welcoming #poetry #photography #collage #art and #resistance
I'll repost as much as I can!
Anything AI will not be reposted.
Thank you to all of the writers who have contributed to Tiny Prophecies.
Without you,
this wouldn't be possible.
If you are awaiting a response to a submission, I'm working through them in the order received and you will hear from me soon.
Submissions remain open 💜✍️
#poetry #flash #journal
Without you,
this wouldn't be possible.
If you are awaiting a response to a submission, I'm working through them in the order received and you will hear from me soon.
Submissions remain open 💜✍️
#poetry #flash #journal
January 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM
New Year, who dis?
Beginning 2026, all poems and stories will be published on Mondays & Fridays.
Ruin on Mondays— Garfield's idea.
Hearth & Whimsy on Fridays.
Our first piece will be released on Jan. 5th. See you then 💜
#poetry #writingcommunity #poetryjournal
Beginning 2026, all poems and stories will be published on Mondays & Fridays.
Ruin on Mondays— Garfield's idea.
Hearth & Whimsy on Fridays.
Our first piece will be released on Jan. 5th. See you then 💜
#poetry #writingcommunity #poetryjournal
January 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
New Year, who dis?
Beginning 2026, all poems and stories will be published on Mondays & Fridays.
Ruin on Mondays— Garfield's idea.
Hearth & Whimsy on Fridays.
Our first piece will be released on Jan. 5th. See you then 💜
#poetry #writingcommunity #poetryjournal
Beginning 2026, all poems and stories will be published on Mondays & Fridays.
Ruin on Mondays— Garfield's idea.
Hearth & Whimsy on Fridays.
Our first piece will be released on Jan. 5th. See you then 💜
#poetry #writingcommunity #poetryjournal