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Sheila Burpee Duncan
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Second Rounder @austinfilmfest. Penguin Random House Canada Student Award for Fiction. Stories in @blankspacesmag @AgnesandTrue. Words & photos all my fault.© 🇨🇦
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wound around
little finger
pinky ring’s too tight

#wound
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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today’s #vss365 #prompt
reminds me of the good old days
twittering our thrums

#thrum #sorry
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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obfuscated zoo
all the lions
are blurred

#obfuscate
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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better to quiver from some nightmare than to wake up with a jerk

#quiver
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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burning candle
at both ends
wax wanes

#wane
January 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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on the cusp
of overflowing;
meniscusp

#cusp
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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the subtle ruse
of his subterfuge drives her…
maneuver-bored!

#ruse #sorry #SenryuSunday
January 25, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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so clingy
wool skirt clutches tights
give her the slip

#slip
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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unmoored from meaning
Google drizzles AI slop
out of shape I’m bent

#drizzle #unmoor #bend

(Dear #Google: When I search for the meaning of a word, I want the actual dictionary entry, not AI’s opinion.)
January 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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A question for prose writers who are or have been actors:

How does/did your acting inform your prose writing? (Or vice versa, if you prefer)

Thanks for weighing in. This is for a school project.

#WritingCommunity #writing #actors
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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looming crisis
textile messages
cut from whole cloth

#loom
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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her name is Vera
of course you can call her Veer
if you’re so inclined

#veer
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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his heartfelt murmurs
of sun-dappled summer days
grilling in sear zone

#murmur #dapple #sear #heartfelt #SenryuSunday
January 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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sequel opportunity:
Willa Wonky and the Vanilla Plant

#wonky
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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what a waste
to stand so tall
yet stoopèd

#stoop
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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beware the sure sign
of an AI-made story—
the slapdash em dash

#slapdash
January 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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half-baked
recipes for disaster
kook book

#kooky
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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delivery tag
glaringly unmissable
hung to adorn knob

#unmissable #delivery #adorn
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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processed charcuterie board:
symphony baloney

#symphony
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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spooked by my reflection
an old woman staring back

#spooked
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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pickleball’s when
you find yourself in court
with an oddball

#oddball
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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to say he’s clueless
implies he might have a few
best to say clue-free

#clueless #SenryuSunday
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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yesterday’s abstraction is tomorrow’s balderdash

#balderdash #abstraction
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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dream of delight
at the end of the tunnel
new year awaits

#delight #dream #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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I want to travel
while staying comfortably
home at the same time

#travel
December 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM