Jan Karlsson
@jangoeswriting.bsky.social
Watty Award winner 2021, 6x shortlisted. Ambys Award winner 2024 & 2x 2023. 4x ONC Award shortlisted. Writer (🤔).
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Jan Karlsson
@jangoeswriting.bsky.social
· Oct 18
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Take a look!
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Nerves sat on edge all the time, now. Sat in the safe house, or flying patrols. Constant. Pervading. Always waiting. Always watching. Always ready to launch into #action at any moment.
Dylan knew it would eventually wear people down and worn down people lost their edge. They needed a break.
#vss365
Dylan knew it would eventually wear people down and worn down people lost their edge. They needed a break.
#vss365
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It didn’t take much to find a little #action in the game, simply travel across the land and encounter random instances, enter a small cavern and fight your way to the boss, or join a group to fight bigger opponents.
It was always there, if you wanted it, but you could, like Rory, explore.
#vss365
It was always there, if you wanted it, but you could, like Rory, explore.
#vss365
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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The director shouted #action, but the moment the actors looked at each other, they burst out laughing. Despite their experience, being semi naked for a pivotal love scene with camera and sound crew set them off again. They were secretly dating and had only just had their first kiss.
#vss365
#vss365
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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"Da time fer lolly gaggin is ova! We gotta ta take #action, nd now!" Riz declared.
"For the last time, I'm not going out in a blizzard just in case you drink all those crates of beer you have stashed away!" I made my stance clear.
"But 120 mite not be enuff!"
#vss365 #riztherogue
"For the last time, I'm not going out in a blizzard just in case you drink all those crates of beer you have stashed away!" I made my stance clear.
"But 120 mite not be enuff!"
#vss365 #riztherogue
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Da time fer lolly gaggin is ova! We gotta ta take #action, nd now!" Riz declared.
"For the last time, I'm not going out in a blizzard just in case you drink all those crates of beer you have stashed away!" I made my stance clear.
"But 120 mite not be enuff!"
#vss365 #riztherogue
"For the last time, I'm not going out in a blizzard just in case you drink all those crates of beer you have stashed away!" I made my stance clear.
"But 120 mite not be enuff!"
#vss365 #riztherogue
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Here’s my offering for the themes of #option and #action - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Here’s my offering for the themes of #option and #action - thanks go to Sheila @lovehealthed.bsky.social our #vss365 host.
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #monorhyme
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Like lightning I jump
Straight into #action I act
When I hear retching
(The nightmare of pet owners, late at night) 😂
#vss365 #haiku
Straight into #action I act
When I hear retching
(The nightmare of pet owners, late at night) 😂
#vss365 #haiku
a black and white cat is sitting on a floral mattress
ALT: a black and white cat is sitting on a floral mattress
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Our cosmos
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
ALT: a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
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November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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The rain arrives new
touching every part of me
A clear purification
nature in #action
The sky opens wide
a vast unfolding presence
I acknowledge the rain
it stirs thought
and awakens my body
Not God I sense
but the universe alive
urging me to move
to dance as a symphony of grace.
#vss365 #Poetry
touching every part of me
A clear purification
nature in #action
The sky opens wide
a vast unfolding presence
I acknowledge the rain
it stirs thought
and awakens my body
Not God I sense
but the universe alive
urging me to move
to dance as a symphony of grace.
#vss365 #Poetry
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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It's fitting, really. Coffee is alchemy in action ... is the simplest cause and effect you can find in this life, so without it you simply feel lifeless.
This helps you keep being a bit more than lifeless.
That pack of ghouls sees you and moves on.
#writemap #horrorprompt #vss365 #action
This helps you keep being a bit more than lifeless.
That pack of ghouls sees you and moves on.
#writemap #horrorprompt #vss365 #action
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's fitting, really. Coffee is alchemy in action ... is the simplest cause and effect you can find in this life, so without it you simply feel lifeless.
This helps you keep being a bit more than lifeless.
That pack of ghouls sees you and moves on.
#writemap #horrorprompt #vss365 #action
This helps you keep being a bit more than lifeless.
That pack of ghouls sees you and moves on.
#writemap #horrorprompt #vss365 #action
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#vss365
" #Action!"
The director reddened when I coughed.
"Cut! Who the hell are you?!"
"I-"
"I don't care! You're fired! Get off my set!"
"But-"
The cast and crew began gathering, anticipating a Christian Bale blowup. When the lightning struck, nobody died.
One timeline adjustment down, 347 to go.
" #Action!"
The director reddened when I coughed.
"Cut! Who the hell are you?!"
"I-"
"I don't care! You're fired! Get off my set!"
"But-"
The cast and crew began gathering, anticipating a Christian Bale blowup. When the lightning struck, nobody died.
One timeline adjustment down, 347 to go.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Walk with me a while through the gate of begin
Along the path of #Action to the tree of GROW.
Look up
See her canopy breathe under Natures wonder.
Listen & you will hear her encouragement,
And she will whisper
That to get this far
U have already achieved
Yes,
Yes
U have
#vss365
Along the path of #Action to the tree of GROW.
Look up
See her canopy breathe under Natures wonder.
Listen & you will hear her encouragement,
And she will whisper
That to get this far
U have already achieved
Yes,
Yes
U have
#vss365
a painting of a woman standing under a tree with the word willow on the bottom right
ALT: a painting of a woman standing under a tree with the word willow on the bottom right
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November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Thank you all 4 yr inspiring writing I GROW with each&every one
So, if a
G oal has been clarified,
R eality explored-along with what
O ptions do I have, the next letter is W
W hat next? What ACTION will I take 2day 2make this happen?
The #vss365 #prompt for 20 Nov is #Action
So, if a
G oal has been clarified,
R eality explored-along with what
O ptions do I have, the next letter is W
W hat next? What ACTION will I take 2day 2make this happen?
The #vss365 #prompt for 20 Nov is #Action
a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a hedge and says `` this is a time to take action '' .
ALT: a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a hedge and says `` this is a time to take action '' .
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November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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“Hey, hey; it’s okay,” Matthias said, wiping the tears from Koan’s cheek. “We have two #options, right? I go with them, or we all die here...”
Koan choked out a sob.
“So I’m going.”
“Please don’t,” Koan pleaded.
“I know you’re the smart one, but in case you didn’t figure it out: I love you.”
#vss365
Koan choked out a sob.
“So I’m going.”
“Please don’t,” Koan pleaded.
“I know you’re the smart one, but in case you didn’t figure it out: I love you.”
#vss365
So, my reality yesterday was 🕰️
I was actually facilitating ActionLearning!
Apologies 2all I missed
So what next 4 my clearly defined goal?
Let’s explore...
What R my options?
What is my next step?
Who could help me achieve my goal?
The #vss365 #prompt for 19 Nov is #Options
I was actually facilitating ActionLearning!
Apologies 2all I missed
So what next 4 my clearly defined goal?
Let’s explore...
What R my options?
What is my next step?
Who could help me achieve my goal?
The #vss365 #prompt for 19 Nov is #Options
a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words " what are our options " below her
ALT: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words " what are our options " below her
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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I’m obsessed with you.
I really should say
my OCD is obsessed
with the idea of you.
She reminds me all the time-
All options, what ifs,
and worst cases
for how all of this
could play out
and still,
She isn’t done looking at it,
She won’t let go.
She’s obsessed with me.
#vss365 #poetry #options
I really should say
my OCD is obsessed
with the idea of you.
She reminds me all the time-
All options, what ifs,
and worst cases
for how all of this
could play out
and still,
She isn’t done looking at it,
She won’t let go.
She’s obsessed with me.
#vss365 #poetry #options
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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my empathy has limits
there is place I cannot inhabit
my mind cannot map
into yours
Don't you know
that loving you
wasn't a choice
or an option?
I just took a breath
and you were in my lungs
then in my blood
so why are there times
my heart aches
for just a kind word
but your lips
are numb
#vss365
there is place I cannot inhabit
my mind cannot map
into yours
Don't you know
that loving you
wasn't a choice
or an option?
I just took a breath
and you were in my lungs
then in my blood
so why are there times
my heart aches
for just a kind word
but your lips
are numb
#vss365
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
my empathy has limits
there is place I cannot inhabit
my mind cannot map
into yours
Don't you know
that loving you
wasn't a choice
or an option?
I just took a breath
and you were in my lungs
then in my blood
so why are there times
my heart aches
for just a kind word
but your lips
are numb
#vss365
there is place I cannot inhabit
my mind cannot map
into yours
Don't you know
that loving you
wasn't a choice
or an option?
I just took a breath
and you were in my lungs
then in my blood
so why are there times
my heart aches
for just a kind word
but your lips
are numb
#vss365