TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
Poet, querying novelist and one time songwriter who has spent the last 25 years honing his storytelling skills out on a rock in the water.
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2025 unless I say other
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2025 unless I say other
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TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
· May 6
Mango joins me in adoration of this new anthology. I'm simply gobsmacked to be included in such a sea of talent.
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
Take a #number
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Take a #number
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Wednesday smacks upside ya head
With the weekly drabble to be read
With the weekly drabble to be read
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November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wednesday smacks upside ya head
With the weekly drabble to be read
With the weekly drabble to be read
I.
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I.
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
How do we #measure
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
How do we #measure
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
College town tavern
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
College town tavern
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Most signs had long since faded, leaving runic traces in chipped paint and rust. Those that remained unscathed went unread. But not unseen. Time and struggle wore away written #language. But not our stories
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Most signs had long since faded, leaving runic traces in chipped paint and rust. Those that remained unscathed went unread. But not unseen. Time and struggle wore away written #language. But not our stories
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
Tonight's game. Guess which hotel hallway is outside my door.
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Tonight's game. Guess which hotel hallway is outside my door.
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Missing the ferry
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Missing the ferry
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Im languid with my #language
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Im languid with my #language
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
So here we are
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So here we are
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
He dont know much about history
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
He dont know much about history
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
The middle of the week
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The middle of the week
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
All those masked up goons
Acting out their love of hate
Let's make them #famous
#vss365 ##writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry ##haiku
Acting out their love of hate
Let's make them #famous
#vss365 ##writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry ##haiku
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
All those masked up goons
Acting out their love of hate
Let's make them #famous
#vss365 ##writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry ##haiku
Acting out their love of hate
Let's make them #famous
#vss365 ##writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry ##haiku
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.
Got me some of that liberal arts
#education up in my head
Can't quite balance my checkbook
But oh, the philosophers I have read
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#education up in my head
Can't quite balance my checkbook
But oh, the philosophers I have read
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Got me some of that liberal arts
#education up in my head
Can't quite balance my checkbook
But oh, the philosophers I have read
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#education up in my head
Can't quite balance my checkbook
But oh, the philosophers I have read
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Nothing #domestic
About violence
Do not invite it in
To bite every hand
Raging uncontrollable
Behind thin walls
Untamed
Offer up no seat by the fire
Somethings are best left out in the cold.
#vss366 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
About violence
Do not invite it in
To bite every hand
Raging uncontrollable
Behind thin walls
Untamed
Offer up no seat by the fire
Somethings are best left out in the cold.
#vss366 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nothing #domestic
About violence
Do not invite it in
To bite every hand
Raging uncontrollable
Behind thin walls
Untamed
Offer up no seat by the fire
Somethings are best left out in the cold.
#vss366 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
About violence
Do not invite it in
To bite every hand
Raging uncontrollable
Behind thin walls
Untamed
Offer up no seat by the fire
Somethings are best left out in the cold.
#vss366 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Now their scare is gone
Pumpkins after Halloween
Always get mushy
#haiku #Haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Pumpkins after Halloween
Always get mushy
#haiku #Haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Now their scare is gone
Pumpkins after Halloween
Always get mushy
#haiku #Haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Pumpkins after Halloween
Always get mushy
#haiku #Haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
#creature they call me
and other foul names
Creation of science
Forever blamed
For my shocking birth story
And the bride i would wed
The creature they'll call me
Long past my deathbed
If only dad had named me
Vic Jr. instead.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
and other foul names
Creation of science
Forever blamed
For my shocking birth story
And the bride i would wed
The creature they'll call me
Long past my deathbed
If only dad had named me
Vic Jr. instead.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#creature they call me
and other foul names
Creation of science
Forever blamed
For my shocking birth story
And the bride i would wed
The creature they'll call me
Long past my deathbed
If only dad had named me
Vic Jr. instead.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
and other foul names
Creation of science
Forever blamed
For my shocking birth story
And the bride i would wed
The creature they'll call me
Long past my deathbed
If only dad had named me
Vic Jr. instead.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Now to the #business of winter
Birds scrabble despite thick rain
As earth sops the sky
Saving against drought
A few strong gusts
Will bare the trees
Revealing last year's nests
A promise and an aim
Make it through
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Birds scrabble despite thick rain
As earth sops the sky
Saving against drought
A few strong gusts
Will bare the trees
Revealing last year's nests
A promise and an aim
Make it through
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Now to the #business of winter
Birds scrabble despite thick rain
As earth sops the sky
Saving against drought
A few strong gusts
Will bare the trees
Revealing last year's nests
A promise and an aim
Make it through
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Birds scrabble despite thick rain
As earth sops the sky
Saving against drought
A few strong gusts
Will bare the trees
Revealing last year's nests
A promise and an aim
Make it through
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
No crackle or crunch
Leaves wilt under heavy rains
Yet bleed no color
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Leaves wilt under heavy rains
Yet bleed no color
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
No crackle or crunch
Leaves wilt under heavy rains
Yet bleed no color
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Leaves wilt under heavy rains
Yet bleed no color
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Happy Halloween. Here's my musician costume. Except you won't see me...lol.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Happy Halloween. Here's my musician costume. Except you won't see me...lol.
A happy Halloween to all who celebrate.
Last tips
Need a movie ~ Bubba Ho Tep
Need a poem ~ Hist Whist (ee c)
Need a book ~ Something wicked (rb)
Need a drink? Welcome to parenting!
*loving my son's check engine pumpkin. Now that's scary....
See yall in November!
Last tips
Need a movie ~ Bubba Ho Tep
Need a poem ~ Hist Whist (ee c)
Need a book ~ Something wicked (rb)
Need a drink? Welcome to parenting!
*loving my son's check engine pumpkin. Now that's scary....
See yall in November!
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A happy Halloween to all who celebrate.
Last tips
Need a movie ~ Bubba Ho Tep
Need a poem ~ Hist Whist (ee c)
Need a book ~ Something wicked (rb)
Need a drink? Welcome to parenting!
*loving my son's check engine pumpkin. Now that's scary....
See yall in November!
Last tips
Need a movie ~ Bubba Ho Tep
Need a poem ~ Hist Whist (ee c)
Need a book ~ Something wicked (rb)
Need a drink? Welcome to parenting!
*loving my son's check engine pumpkin. Now that's scary....
See yall in November!
*recycled
5 Little Witches
Riding on a broom. (fingers up)
Out on Halloween night
Underneath the moon (hand circle)
One fell off (spin index)
Squashed her hat (clap)
Had to walk home
With a spooky Black Cat
Hsssss (claws)
4 Little Witches..
#WritingCommunity #fingerplay #halfbadpoetry #vss365
5 Little Witches
Riding on a broom. (fingers up)
Out on Halloween night
Underneath the moon (hand circle)
One fell off (spin index)
Squashed her hat (clap)
Had to walk home
With a spooky Black Cat
Hsssss (claws)
4 Little Witches..
#WritingCommunity #fingerplay #halfbadpoetry #vss365
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*recycled
5 Little Witches
Riding on a broom. (fingers up)
Out on Halloween night
Underneath the moon (hand circle)
One fell off (spin index)
Squashed her hat (clap)
Had to walk home
With a spooky Black Cat
Hsssss (claws)
4 Little Witches..
#WritingCommunity #fingerplay #halfbadpoetry #vss365
5 Little Witches
Riding on a broom. (fingers up)
Out on Halloween night
Underneath the moon (hand circle)
One fell off (spin index)
Squashed her hat (clap)
Had to walk home
With a spooky Black Cat
Hsssss (claws)
4 Little Witches..
#WritingCommunity #fingerplay #halfbadpoetry #vss365