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Eli Belt
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Writer, coauthor of Once Upon A Wave Of Witches with @whistberry.bsky.social, nature photography, #ActuallyAutistic, love Arthropoda, Iceland, poetry,fantasy, and Doctor Who. She/they. Lesbian. NO A/I

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · Nov 24
#poem
Untitled by Eli Belt

Open a pot of paint,
Add two pinches of flower petals,
Stir in toasted marshmallow memories,
Sip until you feel uncontrollable fits of laughter closely associated with jumping in piles of leaves.
Soak in the aromas and textures of autumn…

The whole poem is in photo.
A collage of 15 photos: red leaf tree, dawn just before sunrise with the silhouette of trees in 2 photos, a pile of colored leaves, the fiery fingers of orange, red, and purple sunset, white sheet ghosts dancing around in a circle, a pathway among the golden trees, two photos of water with leaves of gold, red, brown, orange floating in them, two dewy spiderwebs, an orange pumpkin spider climbing up a tree trunk, a yellow orange mushroom lying next to a red leaf with yellow veins, red leaf with yellow veins, a yellow tree in the woods. Argiope Aurantia with a tier of three faces piled on top of each other like Halloween masks clinging to a screen door, a tiny red mushroom with a white stem surrounded by leaves, an orange monarch butterfly with black stripes and white spots on a pile of leaves, a brown mushroom with only a cap sticking up out of the leaves and grass, a green katydid, a red dawn and silhouette of a tree, a crescent moon in a red and purple dawn sky, red and purple roped curtains of clouds at sunset, white towers of clouds in a blue sky, a community of yellow orange mushrooms, dewy spiderweb at dawn, yellow leafed tree, brown gilled mushroom, and two dewy spiderwebs. Untitled by Eli Belt Open a pot of paint, Add two pinches of flower petals, Stir in marshmallow toasted memories, Sip until you feel uncontrollable fits of laughter closely associated with jumping in piles of leaves. Soak in the aromas and textures of autumn, From the crunch of leaves to the moist Nirvana in each mouth watering bite of pumpkin spice bread to the foggy dew that covers spiderwebs and delight their artistic flair displays. This is the most perfect time of the year.
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

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Word for November 23, 2025: #WINDY

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Simple digital drawing of an orangish-brown maple leaf at the moment it is detaching from a gray branch due to the wind. There is a blue-gray sky in the background with white clouds.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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laguettler.bsky.social
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Red White and Christmas: a Red Darkling Short jam for the holidays by L.A. Guettler Image is a Christmas tree background with a wooden table in the foreground and a bottle of liquor with a Bonk the robot cat label Twas the Night Before St Cripps : a red darkling short jam for the holidays by L.A. Guettler. Image is a full moon over rippling water. Silhouette across the moon of Santa's sleigh, with Santa holding a big ass machine gun. On the moon is a neon sign for Chuck's Tap
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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whistprword.bsky.social
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Word for November 19, 2025: #JOIN

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Drawing of two interlocking rings that are made up of circling stylized and simply drawn fish, sharks, jellyfish, octopus, eels, and rays to form an almost abstract pattern. The rings are two different shades of light blue against a very dark blue background with lighter blue sparkles.
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Word for November 20, 2025: #BEND

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Drawing in white ink against a black background of a chicken bent over with its head toward the ground like it is getting ready to peck at the artist's name in the bottom right hand corner.
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
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Word for November 21, 2025: #FREE

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Drawing in white ink against a black background of a wren standing free outside the confines of a bird cage.
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

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Word for November 22, 2025: #BONE

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Somewhat abstract drawing of a dog-bone-shaped classic bone shape against a black background. The left half of the bone is filled in with abstract black squiggles with the occasional red one and the right side of the bone is filled in with red squiggly shapes with the occasional black one. The entire bone is outlined in white.
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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whistberry.bsky.social
On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...

...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.

#TransRightsAREHumanRights
Digital painting of an American robin, a medium-sized bird with orange-red breast and belly with very dark brown to black feathers elsewhere. It is guarding a nest that has a pink egg, a blue egg, and a white egg in it, representing the colors of the trans pride flag. Pointed green leaves frame the bird and nest.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
The winds are kicking up so that even this Cooper’s hawk needed a break hanging out on my front deck. 🪶
A Cooper’s hawk resting on a weathered deck railing. It had a gray back, sort of mottled red and white throat and chest, gold hooded eyes, and striped black and gray tail with a white tip.
November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
Supposed to storm today with a chance for a little tornado this evening…oh joy. Still pretty with an orange, pink, pale blue, and lavender dawn.
Orange, pink, pale blue, and lavender sky behind the silhouette of trees and bushes.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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whistprword.bsky.social
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Word for November 18, 2025: #RADIANT

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Digital painting of a red sea urchin with many spiky arms that look radiant and glowing against a stark black background.
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
#FromOneLine #395
Last night I saw
the heavens dance
across the sky.
The stars
chased after
and I swayed,
hands fingerpainting
my reply.
This is love
in Autumn,
this is
Autistic fireworks
stim etched
into memory.
This is how
I survive
a blue funk.
Pink towers of light stretch vertically against a starry sky with a shadow of trees low in the horizon.
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? Idk about perfect but 2 were very influential on me.
Album Highway To Hell with the band AC DC on the cover. They are 5 white guys and one is wearing a hat with horns on it and holding a devil’s tail. Album cover showing the outline of white bricks called The Wall by Pink Floyd.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Word for November 16, 2025: #LURK

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Drawing of a colorful barb fish lurking among stylized green seaweed strands. The fish's body is mostly shades of blue and green with black fins and orange highlights on mouth, edge of fins, and tail.
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Today's drawing is another abstract meditation doodle. I was thinking of trees and autumn leaves, but, as with all art, you may interpret it as you please 💜
Abstract drawing with a y-shaped gray object that suggests tree branches surrounded by small leaf shapes filling the rest of the image. The leaves start out a deep red near the center and transistion through orange to gold around the outer edges.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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I will continue fighting every single day to protect our kids, our rights, and our history. We should all recommit to honoring Ruby and her bravery by ensuring that all our children, regardless of background, have access to a fair, just, and equal education. (3/3)
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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februarygrace.bsky.social
Set my soul #alight
with intricate memories
of all that you were

#whistpr #alight
whistprword.bsky.social #Whistpr Daily Word @whistprword.bsky.social · 11d
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Word for November 14, 2025: #ALIGHT

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Stylized drawing of a green damselfly alighting on the leaf of a sunflower that is drawn entirely in black ink. The background is white.
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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februarygrace.bsky.social
though you’ve gone away
and though it defies #science
I still feel you here

#vss365 #prompt #science
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
elibisme.bsky.social
When my rooster crows nonstop at 3am I have to take it seriously and investigate. I saw nothing but heard other roosters crowing so guessing it’s the grapevine passing on a neighborhood warning. Saw this rising moon while I was out.
Waning crescent moon rising like a Cheshire Cat smile, mostly horizontal, with a faint outline of the rest of the moon encircled in an orange glow.
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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webanalyst.bsky.social
The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.

Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.

It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!

Repost if you agree.

#BlueCrew
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
elibisme.bsky.social
#whistpr
She thought she was going for a bone fragment extraction,
By no #design of nature she passed out from a pain so excruciating nothing could have prepared her.
When she woke,
The dentist showed her not only the fragment but also beautiful pearls he removed.
If only…
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Marketing? Very well (sigh).

Big thread of all my art and books! (Most of my books are also illustrated!)

Cool t-shirts and other merch with my art available in my threadless shop:

whistberry.threadless.com
Photo of a light blue tshirt with an illustration of a red crab holding up a chocolate cupcake with pink frosting in each front claw. It is standing on a beach with blue waves behind it and the caption beneath the image reads I come in peace. Black tshirt with an illustration in white of a raccoon standing on its hind legs with its front paws raised above its snarling face. The words Fix Your Heart are spread between its paws in the blue, white, and pink colors of the trans flag. Photo of a black tshirt with an illustration in white of a fantastical-looking squid with red eyes and tangled arms. It is holding a large white pearl in one tentacle. Pink tshirt with circular image of a small tropical frog with black legs and pink and blue coloration meant to evoke the colors of the trans flag. It is sitting amidst large tropical green leaves that have white and pink patterns on them.
October 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for November 14, 2025: #ALIGHT

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Stylized drawing of a green damselfly alighting on the leaf of a sunflower that is drawn entirely in black ink. The background is white.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reposted by Eli Belt
whistprword.bsky.social
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

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Word for November 15, 2025: #DESIGN

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Drawing in white against a black background of a horseshoe crab drawn with shapes that emphasize the design of the patterns on its shell.
November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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conniemenefee.bsky.social
Elegant bullfrog of the day!
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025
Sitting on pond muck margin, small bullfrog in profile with brown, green face, and some nicely placed duckweed
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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whistprword.bsky.social
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Word for November 12, 2025: #MANTIS

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Digital painting of 7 burgundy and cream striped tulips with long pointy green leaves that are a lighter green along the edge. There are some tiny baby praying mantises perched around on the flowers.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM