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M Frost
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Poet, Writer, Photographer. SFPA for life. mfrostwords.com
Photos/poems copyright M. Frost (CC-NC w/ attribution), unless noted
Cover: detail from Walter Crane, "The Fate of Persephone" (1877)
Cover art used for The Women of Myth, Island of Wak-Wak (2025)
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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 5d
Cliff Notes Version, 2025 (For Your Consideration...or Amusement)
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#poem #poetry #myth #freeverse #WomenofMyth #chapbook #fantasy #scifi #specpo #SFPA #SFWA #DwarfStars #Rhysling #Elgin #Hugo #Whatever
Cliff Notes 2025: Excerpts from four poems, copyright M. Frost. "even in darkness, there is light / a black horizon, land sketched by gray..." from what the moons told me, SpecPoVerse 1:3
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Bonus for #ColorADay #PinkMon #Keys
Pink sunset above water just beginning to turn turquoise {copyright M. Frost}
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Back to #Scotland for #ColorADay #PinkMon x #BirdoftheDay #gull #nesting x #BloomScrolling #photography at Duncansby Stacks
Seagull nesting on cliffs covered in pink flowers {copyright M. Frost}
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Reunions

woman straight / earth tilted
Reunions
woman straight / earth tilted
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January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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#Bloomscrolling again for #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #flower #cannonball #Dominica #photography
Cannonball flower, or aliens really have landed and have yellow-pink tentacles emerging from a coral-orange disc of petals {copyright M. Frost}
January 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Bonus for #ColorADay #GreenSat x #Caturday

#photography #cats #opinions
Two cats with plants — cat on left is giving the camera the stink eye, cat on right is complaining {copyright M. Frost}
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Just gonna leave this here for #ColorADay #GreenSat — don’t look away

#photography #sheep #opinions
Flock of sheep staring at the camera {copyright M. Frost}
January 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Visit from #BirdOfTheDay #Junco for #ColorADay #BWFri #birds #tracks #photography
Bird tracks in snow {copyright M. Frost}
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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A Lassen Set

"the night we all had dreams | we woke before dawn"
A Lassen Set
"the night we all had dreams | we woke before dawn"
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January 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Let’s start the new year with some healthy #BloomScrolling habits: #yellow #iris from #Skye #Scotland for #ColorADay #YellowThu #yellowthurs
Single yellow iris bloom amid tall green leaves {copyright M. Frost}
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Cliff Notes Version, 2025 (For Your Consideration...or Amusement)
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mfrostwords.com/2025/12/31/c...

#poem #poetry #myth #freeverse #WomenofMyth #chapbook #fantasy #scifi #specpo #SFPA #SFWA #DwarfStars #Rhysling #Elgin #Hugo #Whatever
Cliff Notes 2025: Excerpts from four poems, copyright M. Frost. "even in darkness, there is light / a black horizon, land sketched by gray..." from what the moons told me, SpecPoVerse 1:3
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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It’s a wrap

Three short poems out now in SpecPoVerse to close 2025 Miguel and Michael have done it again—a beautiful new issue of SpecPoVerse just dropped. Go read it! One thing I particularly love about SpecPoVerse is they read blind--a strategy that helps counter bias--imagine my thrill when…
It’s a wrap
Three short poems out now in SpecPoVerse to close 2025 Miguel and Michael have done it again—a beautiful new issue of SpecPoVerse just dropped. Go read it! One thing I particularly love about SpecPoVerse is they read blind--a strategy that helps counter bias--imagine my thrill when three of my poems were accepted! what the moons told me is a favorite poem from…
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December 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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What amazing news—congratulations to David!!
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We are absolutely delighted to share that the SFPA's Lifetime Service Award goes to David C. Kopaska-Merkel, which SFPA president @bugthewriter.bsky.social announced today.

We will host an online ceremony for the 2026 poetry award winners and David's Lifetime Service Award. Stay tuned for details!
Announcing SFPA's President's Lifetime Service Award The President’s Lifetime Service Award embodies exemplary attitude and dedication to the SFPA and the speculative genre. The award is given for service throughout the years to an individual who has furthered the knowledge, appreciation and acceptance of the speculative poetry genre, and who has served the SFPA in a significant volunteer capacity. We are pleased to present the award to David C. Kopaska-Merkel.
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Let’s go back almost 15 years to a snowy fall trip to #WestVirginia for #ColorADay #RedWed to close out the year #photography #photographersofbluesky
Bush with autumn red leaves and snow in foreground, low mountain peak and forest in fall color in background {copyright M. Frost}
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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A bit of #WaterfrontPark found art for #ColorADay #BlueTue #bluetues
Blue glass charm on chain link fence {photo copyright M. Frost} - found art, glass artist unknown
December 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Detail on the #Basel Münster for #ColorADay #PinkMon #photography #photographersofbluesky

#pinkelephant
Pink elephant statue by window {copyright M. Frost}
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Caribbean #sunset for #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday
#Barbados #beach
#ohotography #photographersofbluesky
Orange sunset over waves with reflection in wet sand {copyright M. Frost}
December 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Happy #Caturday from self-appointed solitary confinement #catsofbluesky
Cat in a box {copyright M. Frost}
December 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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My yard, the #Holiday card edition #BlueSkyArtShow #holidays #snow #trees #photography #photographersofbluesky
Snow-covered trees over equally snowy driveway with split rail fence {copyright M. Frost}
December 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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#ForestFriday
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Back to #Scotland to share the woods around #DuninoDen for #ForestFri #sacredwell #forest
#photography #photographersofbluesky
Path along water through woods to pair of large stones, the steps carved to summit the stones barely visible through the trees {copyright M. Frost}
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Whatever your holiday, may it be filled with #light #supertree

#photography #photographersofbluesky
#ColorADay #YellowThu
Yellow, green and red lights on supertree, Singapore {copyright M. Frost}
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Bonus #ColorADay #RedWed x #BirdOfTheDay — a red-shouldered #hawk visitor in #mygarden #photography #photographersofbluesky
hawk on birdbox {copyright M. Frost}
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#Singapore #Supertrees from across the Gardens for #ColorADay #RedWed #holiday #photography #photographersofbluesky
Red lights on giant man-made supertrees in distance, illuminated red bridge reflected in water in foreground {copyright M. Frost}
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
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Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
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December 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Fly high for #ColorADay #BlueTue #bluetues #photography #photographersofbluesky #eagle
Eagle with wings outstretched against cloudless blue sky {copyright M. Frost}
December 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM