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Blueskyrelay was created by @poetguygabe.bsky.social and launched January 1, 2025.

The host posts a daily prompt for 7 days, then "relays" hosting to the next host of their choice.
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Blueskyrelay @blueskyrelay.bsky.social · 22h
Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 10 is #numinous

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 1d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 10, 2025):

#numinous

A spiritual journey
A trek through faith
In what? No matter
Numinous

Go create, let imagination soar.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt graphic with a gradient background fading from dark indigo at the bottom to soft pink at the top. The text reads: “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 10th, today’s word is: #Numinous Cambridge Dictionary Definition: having a deep spiritual (= religious) quality or connection. Alternates: spiritual, otherworldly, awe-inspiring.” A small Bluesky butterfly and the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay appear at the bottom, with two white twin-dragon icons in the lower right corner.
blueskyrelay.bsky.social
Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 10 is #numinous

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 1d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 10, 2025):

#numinous

A spiritual journey
A trek through faith
In what? No matter
Numinous

Go create, let imagination soar.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt graphic with a gradient background fading from dark indigo at the bottom to soft pink at the top. The text reads: “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 10th, today’s word is: #Numinous Cambridge Dictionary Definition: having a deep spiritual (= religious) quality or connection. Alternates: spiritual, otherworldly, awe-inspiring.” A small Bluesky butterfly and the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay appear at the bottom, with two white twin-dragon icons in the lower right corner.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 9 is #catharsis

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 2d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 9, 2025):

#Catharsis

The road was long
The learning steep
When release came?
Catharsis!

Go create, let imagination soar.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt graphic with a blue gradient background fading from deep blue at the top to light blue at the bottom. The text reads: “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 9th, today’s word is: #Catharsis Cambridge Dictionary Definition: the process of releasing strong emotions through a particular activity or experience, such as writing or theatre, in a way that helps you to understand those emotions. Alternates: release, purification, cleansing.” A small bluesky butterfly and the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay appear at the bottom, with two small white twin-dragon icons in the lower right corner.
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 8 is #liminal

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 3d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 8, 2025):

#Liminal

Real magic is found
in liminal space,
Forging true creativity

Go create, let imagination soar.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt graphic with a gradient background fading from dark copper at the bottom to light bronze at the top. The text reads: “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 8th, today’s word is: #Liminal Cambridge Dictionary Definition: between or belonging to two different places, states, etc. Alternates: intermediate, borderline, transitional.” The BlueSky butterfly appears with the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay at the bottom.
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 7 is #chthonic

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 4d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!
(Repost with correct date)

Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 7, 2025):

#Chthonic

Deep below,
where myth and legend sleep,
chthonic realms lie.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt graphic with a gradient background fading from deep rose at the bottom to pale gold at the top. The text reads: “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 8th, today’s word is: #Chthonic Cambridge Dictionary Definition: relating to or living in the underworld.” A small blue butterfly and the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay appear at the bottom.
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 6 is #emanation

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 5 is #primordial

Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
telaranrhiod.bsky.social Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social · 6d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueSkyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 5, 2025):

#Primordial

Before word, before worlds - the first Light of creation stirred.

#writingprompts #writing #fiction #poetry #BlueSkyWriters #SkyPoets #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity

Happy Writing!✍️
A BlueSkyRelay writing prompt image, with a gradient background fading from deep blue at the bottom left, to golden yellow at the top right. The text from the top says : “#WritingPrompt #BlueSkyRelay Today is November 5th, today’s word is: #Primordial Cambridge Dictionary Definition: existing at or since the beginning of the world or the universe.” The BlueSky logo, a small blue butterfly and the hashtag #BlueSkyRelay appear at the bottom.
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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madp03t.bsky.social
My tenure as #BlueskyRelay host comes to a close. I’ve loved reading all the #poems and #prose sparked by this week’s #prompts.

Thank you everyone for writing along.

Next up: @telaranrhiod.bsky.social, be sure to follow! ✍️
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 4 is "after the shouting stops" #aftertheshoutingstops

Thank you Eric, for a magnificent week of hosting and prompts.

Please welcome Chris @telaranrhiod.bsky.social as the #BlueSkyRelay host November 5-11

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 7d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 4, 2025):

“after the shouting stops ” (#aftertheshoutingstops)

In the hush that follows, what remains? 🕰️

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub #writing #fiction #poetry #blueskywriters #skypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 3 is "the ground exhaled" #thegroundexhaled

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 8d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 3, 2025):

“the ground exhaled” (#thegroundexhaled)

Listen close — even the earth has something left to say. 🌾

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 2 is "through the hollow hour" #throughthehollowhour

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 9d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 2, 2025):

“through the hollow hour” (#throughthehollowhour)

Every quiet moment carries an echo. 🕯️

Want to host next (Nov 5–11)? Reply here first, or DM me if we follow each other.

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub #skywriters
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for November 1 is "the color of goodbye" #thecolorofgoodbye

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 10d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Nov 1, 2025):

“the color of goodbye” (#thecolorofgoodbye)

Some endings glow warmer than they should. 🌙

Want to host next (Nov 5–11)? Reply here first, or DM me if we follow each other.

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub #poetry
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 31 is "they fed the dark" #theyfedthedark

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 11d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Oct 31, 2025):

“they fed the dark” (#theyfedthedark)

Halloween’s hungry — what will you offer it tonight? 🎃

Want to host next (Nov 5–11)? Reply here first, or DM me if we follow each other.

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 30 is "her voice in the static" #hervoiceinthestatic

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 12d
Hello #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Oct 30, 2025):

“her voice in the static” (#hervoiceinthestatic)

What do you hear when the silence tries to speak? 📻

Want to host next (Nov 5–11)? Reply here first, or DM me if we follow each other.

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 29 is "one leaf refused to fall"

Eric @madp03t.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 13d
Good morning, #Writers & #Poets!

Today’s #BlueskyRelay writing #prompt (Oct 29, 2025):
“one leaf refused to fall”

Something still clings when everything else lets go. 🍂

Want to host next (Nov 5–11)? Reply here first, or DM me if we follow each other.

#writingprompts #5amwritersclub
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Please welcome Eric @madp03t.bsky.social the host of #BlueSkyRelay
October 29-November 4.
madp03t.bsky.social Eric @madp03t.bsky.social · 15d
Hello #writers & #poets of #blueskyrelay! A big thanks to @karla-eu.bsky.social for a great week of inspirational prompts!

I’ll be your next host during #Halloween week (Oct 29-Nov 4).

Posts will be around 6 am PST/1 pm GMT. Expect #prompts with fall flavor and a hint of the uncanny. 🍂
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 28 is #manifest

Thank you, Karla, for a week of splendid prompts and hosting!

Please welcome Eric @madp03t.bsky.social the #BlueSkyRelay host
October 29-November 4.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 14d
Spookily speaking, we near the time when imaginative constructs #manifest themselves into something you can just see in the corner of your eye as you try to look away.
But *you* can capture them in a #poem, story, a #parable. Have at it!
The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for 28th October 2025 is #manifest.
Cover art for Octavia Butler’s "Parable of the Sower". Lead character Lauren Oya Olamina possesses "hyperempathy" and develops a new belief system called "Earthseed".
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 27 is #moment

Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 15d
Capturing the moment, "they say"—poets as artists are good at.
Or does the moment capture the poet?
Only you can say, for you, you are the one who can write it.

The #BlueSkyRelay prompt for 27/10/2025 is #moment.
Have at it !
CAPTURING THE MOMENT | ITSLIQUID
Tate Modern's Capturing the Moment explores the dynamic relationship between contemporary painting and photography. This group exhibition unfolds as an open-ended conversation between some of the grea...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 26 is #intermission

Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 16d
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On 26th October, most European countries from Ukraine to Portugal turned clocks back 1 hour.
On 2nd November, most of the Americas follow suit.
A week's #intermission, thats the mission.
A matter for the Broadway Bladder.
And the daily #BlueSkyRelay #prompt.

#TheShowMustGoOn
Intermission screen frame during a 1912 film. Used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Original url: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012645960/ Title: Intermission Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; print 4 x 4.5 in. on board 6 x 7 in.
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 25 is #furtive

Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.

Let her know if you want to host #BlueSkyRelay

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 17d
#BlueSkyRelay #prompt for 25th October 2025 is #furtive — a French loanword in the #feminine form.
Write furtively or boldly, tagging #BlueSkyRelay.

Who'd like to be the host for next week, 29th October–4th November? Message me privately, if so.

Alt tags for context and for those differently able.
Marion Cadet, Furtive
"Furtive," a captivating artwork by Marion Cadet, offers a glimpse into the world of femininity with a touch of mystery and intrigue. In this black and white masterpiece, the viewer encounters only th...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 24 is #key

Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.

Let her know if you want to host #BlueSkyRelay

Thank you for your fabulous posts!🐬🏝️🐳
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 18d
Coming to you from all across #Europe this week:
The #BlueSkyRelay prompt for 24th October 2025 is #key.

If you've never shared #poetry before, this week's relay is for you! Just write something with the daily #prompt. Tag it #BlueSkyRelay.
Alt text on your graphics is key to giving context to all.
Reading one of my poems about a #key, in the European city of Kyiv. The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for 24.10.2025 is "key".
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 23 is #forge

Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 19d
It's time to… #forge on.

The #BlueSkyRelay prompt for 23rd October 2025 is #forge.

Forgery of a story quite short, or a poem containing or relating to the #prompt. Mind that you tag it #BlueSkyRelay.

Alt text on your graphics is kind and considerate. Won't take but a minute.
painting: a #forge, fernand cormon, 1894 #blueSkyRelay
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 22 is #time

Please welcome and follow Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social as the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 20d
It's… #time.

The #BlueSkyRelay prompt for 22nd October 2025 is #time.

Write a story quite short, or a poem containing or relating to the #prompt. Mind that you tag it #BlueSkyRelay.

Alt text on your graphics most welcome.

No pressure.
October 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Please welcome and follow Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.
karla-eu.bsky.social Karla NAFO fella @karla-eu.bsky.social · 21d
To stand in the inimitable presence of you:
I, your host 22.—28. October 2025
Posting the keyword #prompt at about 0300 (3AM GMT).
Privileged and proud to witness your authentic selves, which
Neither sect nor party nor fashion can contain or divide.

Mind your hashtags: #blueSkyRelay in your posts!
monikerpoems.bsky.social moniker @monikerpoems.bsky.social · 21d
My second time as host is over.
If there's still words I wish to spare,
it's simply for you to take #care.

The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for October 21st is #care.

Please give a warm welcome (and a follow) to the October 22-28th host @karla-eu.bsky.social!
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 21 is #care

Thank you, Monika, for a week of fabulous hosting and delightful prompts!

Please welcome and follow Karla @karla-eu.bsky.social as the #BlueSkyRelay host October 22-28.
monikerpoems.bsky.social moniker @monikerpoems.bsky.social · 21d
My second time as host is over.
If there's still words I wish to spare,
it's simply for you to take #care.

The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for October 21st is #care.

Please give a warm welcome (and a follow) to the October 22-28th host @karla-eu.bsky.social!
Write a very short story or poem containing or relating to the prompt and tag it #blueskyrelay. October 21st: care Text on top of a photo of a garden, perspective from under an apple tree, a sunlit stone path, on its opposite sides a watering can laying on its side in the grass and a garden hose.
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Hello everyone.

The #blueskyrelay prompt for October 20 is #soulful

@monikerpoems.bsky.social is the #BlueSkyRelay host October 15-21.

Thank you everyone, for your wonderful posts! 🐬🏝️🐳
monikerpoems.bsky.social moniker @monikerpoems.bsky.social · 22d
I harbour a desire
for my prompt words to inspire
creations that breach barriers,
that speak to the deep,
true self-reflection soul,
#soulful art
that truly heals us all. ✨️
Or at least, you know,
let's have fun with it. 😅

The #BlueSkyRelay #prompt for October 20th is #soulful.
Write a very short story or poem containing or relating to the prompt and tag it #blueskyrelay. October 20th: soulful Text on top of a photo of a garden, perspective from under an apple tree, a sunlit stone path, on its opposite sides a watering can laying on its side in the grass and a garden hose.
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM