James Mullen
@narwhals9.bsky.social
Poet, husband, father, grey beard
Reposted by James Mullen
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 24 January
-Help me-
I always remember the Joni Mitchell song “Help me, I think I’m falling in love again.” Sometimes we are in a place beyond what we can manage. It’s ok to ask for help.
From the vault: Frozen
Prompt for 24 January
-Help me-
I always remember the Joni Mitchell song “Help me, I think I’m falling in love again.” Sometimes we are in a place beyond what we can manage. It’s ok to ask for help.
From the vault: Frozen
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 24 January
-Help me-
I always remember the Joni Mitchell song “Help me, I think I’m falling in love again.” Sometimes we are in a place beyond what we can manage. It’s ok to ask for help.
From the vault: Frozen
Prompt for 24 January
-Help me-
I always remember the Joni Mitchell song “Help me, I think I’m falling in love again.” Sometimes we are in a place beyond what we can manage. It’s ok to ask for help.
From the vault: Frozen
Wordle 1,680 3/6
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January 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Wordle 1,680 3/6
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Heavy eyes in mountain dew
Soft memories made
Beneath the stars
Lie with me still
Under the fading moon
Speak again of rivulets
Fiery under fingertips
Drawn to your heart
My soul
Light my eyes
To shine all day
Our cedar fence romance
Dropped boundaries
With hands & hips
Set free
Soft memories made
Beneath the stars
Lie with me still
Under the fading moon
Speak again of rivulets
Fiery under fingertips
Drawn to your heart
My soul
Light my eyes
To shine all day
Our cedar fence romance
Dropped boundaries
With hands & hips
Set free
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Heavy eyes in mountain dew
Soft memories made
Beneath the stars
Lie with me still
Under the fading moon
Speak again of rivulets
Fiery under fingertips
Drawn to your heart
My soul
Light my eyes
To shine all day
Our cedar fence romance
Dropped boundaries
With hands & hips
Set free
Soft memories made
Beneath the stars
Lie with me still
Under the fading moon
Speak again of rivulets
Fiery under fingertips
Drawn to your heart
My soul
Light my eyes
To shine all day
Our cedar fence romance
Dropped boundaries
With hands & hips
Set free
Timeless moments
Manifest in milky skies
She waits in soft focus
For an unconditional embrace
In him lies her spark
The guiding touch
To bind the light
Stirring deep within
She feels his heat
From across the room
Sensing his eager
Growth in shadows
📷 Karim Amr
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Manifest in milky skies
She waits in soft focus
For an unconditional embrace
In him lies her spark
The guiding touch
To bind the light
Stirring deep within
She feels his heat
From across the room
Sensing his eager
Growth in shadows
📷 Karim Amr
@Amatoryq #Amatory
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Timeless moments
Manifest in milky skies
She waits in soft focus
For an unconditional embrace
In him lies her spark
The guiding touch
To bind the light
Stirring deep within
She feels his heat
From across the room
Sensing his eager
Growth in shadows
📷 Karim Amr
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Manifest in milky skies
She waits in soft focus
For an unconditional embrace
In him lies her spark
The guiding touch
To bind the light
Stirring deep within
She feels his heat
From across the room
Sensing his eager
Growth in shadows
📷 Karim Amr
@Amatoryq #Amatory
I solved the 1/24/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:36!
January 24, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I solved the 1/24/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:36!
I solved the 1/23/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:55!
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I solved the 1/23/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:55!
Reposted by James Mullen
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 22 January
-Ignite the night-
It’s not enough to be the fuel, burning slowly. Sometimes you need to be the spark that ignites the night and sets the universe ablaze.
From the vault: Pause
Prompt for 22 January
-Ignite the night-
It’s not enough to be the fuel, burning slowly. Sometimes you need to be the spark that ignites the night and sets the universe ablaze.
From the vault: Pause
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 22 January
-Ignite the night-
It’s not enough to be the fuel, burning slowly. Sometimes you need to be the spark that ignites the night and sets the universe ablaze.
From the vault: Pause
Prompt for 22 January
-Ignite the night-
It’s not enough to be the fuel, burning slowly. Sometimes you need to be the spark that ignites the night and sets the universe ablaze.
From the vault: Pause
Wordle 1,678 4/6
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January 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Wordle 1,678 4/6
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I’ve played this scene
Time after time
I don’t want to begin again
Reset the nightmares
With dreams
Shed the lining
And dare the brittle freeze
I’m on to tomorrow
And it’s crazy schemes
Looking for warmth
On my skin
Like that look
In your eyes
#FoxProse @FoxProse
#kaytpoemprompts
Time after time
I don’t want to begin again
Reset the nightmares
With dreams
Shed the lining
And dare the brittle freeze
I’m on to tomorrow
And it’s crazy schemes
Looking for warmth
On my skin
Like that look
In your eyes
#FoxProse @FoxProse
#kaytpoemprompts
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I’ve played this scene
Time after time
I don’t want to begin again
Reset the nightmares
With dreams
Shed the lining
And dare the brittle freeze
I’m on to tomorrow
And it’s crazy schemes
Looking for warmth
On my skin
Like that look
In your eyes
#FoxProse @FoxProse
#kaytpoemprompts
Time after time
I don’t want to begin again
Reset the nightmares
With dreams
Shed the lining
And dare the brittle freeze
I’m on to tomorrow
And it’s crazy schemes
Looking for warmth
On my skin
Like that look
In your eyes
#FoxProse @FoxProse
#kaytpoemprompts
Not every hand can hold
Broken pieces
Of the purest heart
But I will give
With gladness
Part of myself
If I can balance
Anything
Of equal value
In your hands or heart
We must weep in sadness
Over love lost
For awhile
But we can weep together
Sharing sorrow
#BrknShards
#OurPoetryX
Broken pieces
Of the purest heart
But I will give
With gladness
Part of myself
If I can balance
Anything
Of equal value
In your hands or heart
We must weep in sadness
Over love lost
For awhile
But we can weep together
Sharing sorrow
#BrknShards
#OurPoetryX
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Not every hand can hold
Broken pieces
Of the purest heart
But I will give
With gladness
Part of myself
If I can balance
Anything
Of equal value
In your hands or heart
We must weep in sadness
Over love lost
For awhile
But we can weep together
Sharing sorrow
#BrknShards
#OurPoetryX
Broken pieces
Of the purest heart
But I will give
With gladness
Part of myself
If I can balance
Anything
Of equal value
In your hands or heart
We must weep in sadness
Over love lost
For awhile
But we can weep together
Sharing sorrow
#BrknShards
#OurPoetryX
I solved the 1/22/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:44!
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I solved the 1/22/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:44!
Days shatter into stars
Bright light
To scintillating shards
Against the
Hearts quiet longing
Dreams awaken
Brewing in a magical mist
Of light and shadow
Eyes open wide
Unexpected thunderstorms form
Passion long dormant
Stirs alive
Softly unfolding
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Bright light
To scintillating shards
Against the
Hearts quiet longing
Dreams awaken
Brewing in a magical mist
Of light and shadow
Eyes open wide
Unexpected thunderstorms form
Passion long dormant
Stirs alive
Softly unfolding
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Days shatter into stars
Bright light
To scintillating shards
Against the
Hearts quiet longing
Dreams awaken
Brewing in a magical mist
Of light and shadow
Eyes open wide
Unexpected thunderstorms form
Passion long dormant
Stirs alive
Softly unfolding
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Bright light
To scintillating shards
Against the
Hearts quiet longing
Dreams awaken
Brewing in a magical mist
Of light and shadow
Eyes open wide
Unexpected thunderstorms form
Passion long dormant
Stirs alive
Softly unfolding
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Reposted by James Mullen
Thanks again for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn!
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Thanks again for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn!
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
Wordle 1,677 4/6
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January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Wordle 1,677 4/6
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Reposted by James Mullen
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 21 January
-Equal value-
It’s nice to have balance. Few things are more rewarding than finding equal value for the effort we give.
From the vault: Snowfall
Prompt for 21 January
-Equal value-
It’s nice to have balance. Few things are more rewarding than finding equal value for the effort we give.
From the vault: Snowfall
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 21 January
-Equal value-
It’s nice to have balance. Few things are more rewarding than finding equal value for the effort we give.
From the vault: Snowfall
Prompt for 21 January
-Equal value-
It’s nice to have balance. Few things are more rewarding than finding equal value for the effort we give.
From the vault: Snowfall
I solved the 1/21/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:00!
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I solved the 1/21/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:00!
Gone again
All thoughts but her
Moving closer
Turning tides
Knowing all the ocean
Is moving in
She is the main attraction
Urgent obsession
Tunneled vision
Of every sense
Focused in
Feeling amplifies
Collapsed reality
Things in motion
Stay in motion
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
All thoughts but her
Moving closer
Turning tides
Knowing all the ocean
Is moving in
She is the main attraction
Urgent obsession
Tunneled vision
Of every sense
Focused in
Feeling amplifies
Collapsed reality
Things in motion
Stay in motion
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Gone again
All thoughts but her
Moving closer
Turning tides
Knowing all the ocean
Is moving in
She is the main attraction
Urgent obsession
Tunneled vision
Of every sense
Focused in
Feeling amplifies
Collapsed reality
Things in motion
Stay in motion
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
All thoughts but her
Moving closer
Turning tides
Knowing all the ocean
Is moving in
She is the main attraction
Urgent obsession
Tunneled vision
Of every sense
Focused in
Feeling amplifies
Collapsed reality
Things in motion
Stay in motion
📷 Unknown
@Amatoryq #Amatory
Connections
Puzzle #954
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January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Connections
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January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wordle 1,676 4/6
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I solved the 1/20/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:23!
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 AM
I solved the 1/20/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:23!
Wordle 1,675 5/6
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January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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I solved the 1/19/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:48!
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I solved the 1/19/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:48!
Reposted by James Mullen
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 18 January
-Silent memories-
We all carry silent memories. It’s part of the fabric of our life. They can run the gamut of emotion, but they don’t need a voice to be heard. Their tones resonate in all we say & do.
From the vault: Palpable
Prompt for 18 January
-Silent memories-
We all carry silent memories. It’s part of the fabric of our life. They can run the gamut of emotion, but they don’t need a voice to be heard. Their tones resonate in all we say & do.
From the vault: Palpable
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
#OurPoetryX @OurPoetryX
Prompt for 18 January
-Silent memories-
We all carry silent memories. It’s part of the fabric of our life. They can run the gamut of emotion, but they don’t need a voice to be heard. Their tones resonate in all we say & do.
From the vault: Palpable
Prompt for 18 January
-Silent memories-
We all carry silent memories. It’s part of the fabric of our life. They can run the gamut of emotion, but they don’t need a voice to be heard. Their tones resonate in all we say & do.
From the vault: Palpable
I solved the 1/18/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:46!
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I solved the 1/18/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:46!
Connections
Puzzle #951
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January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Connections
Puzzle #951
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