Writer Jo Malby
@jomalby.bsky.social
Neurodivergent writer (features+fiction) & poet | bibliophile & cinephile | CRPS veteran & advocate | artist
Sharing haiku, photography, literary loveliness & writing tips.
Eternal student. Finding wonder in nature & beauty through life's challenges.
Sharing haiku, photography, literary loveliness & writing tips.
Eternal student. Finding wonder in nature & beauty through life's challenges.
Autumn stories
Beautifully lost
Among the trees
~ Joe F // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak / #vss365 #haiku
Beautifully lost
Among the trees
~ Joe F // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak / #vss365 #haiku
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Autumn stories
Beautifully lost
Among the trees
~ Joe F // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak / #vss365 #haiku
Beautifully lost
Among the trees
~ Joe F // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak / #vss365 #haiku
a quiet night
in my cup
a sip of stars
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Zack Clothier / zackclothierphotography.com #vss365 #haiku
in my cup
a sip of stars
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Zack Clothier / zackclothierphotography.com #vss365 #haiku
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
a quiet night
in my cup
a sip of stars
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Zack Clothier / zackclothierphotography.com #vss365 #haiku
in my cup
a sip of stars
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Zack Clothier / zackclothierphotography.com #vss365 #haiku
morning fog…
this urge to find
my place
~ Hifsa Ashraf, @hifsays / http://hifsayz.wordpress.com/author/hifsaku // #Photography by Vanda Ralevska / mylenscapes.uk #vssnature #haiku
this urge to find
my place
~ Hifsa Ashraf, @hifsays / http://hifsayz.wordpress.com/author/hifsaku // #Photography by Vanda Ralevska / mylenscapes.uk #vssnature #haiku
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
morning fog…
this urge to find
my place
~ Hifsa Ashraf, @hifsays / http://hifsayz.wordpress.com/author/hifsaku // #Photography by Vanda Ralevska / mylenscapes.uk #vssnature #haiku
this urge to find
my place
~ Hifsa Ashraf, @hifsays / http://hifsayz.wordpress.com/author/hifsaku // #Photography by Vanda Ralevska / mylenscapes.uk #vssnature #haiku
evening chill
the heat of your hand
in mine
~ petro c.k. // #Photography: Edouard Boubat, Paris 1964 #haiku #micropoetry
the heat of your hand
in mine
~ petro c.k. // #Photography: Edouard Boubat, Paris 1964 #haiku #micropoetry
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
evening chill
the heat of your hand
in mine
~ petro c.k. // #Photography: Edouard Boubat, Paris 1964 #haiku #micropoetry
the heat of your hand
in mine
~ petro c.k. // #Photography: Edouard Boubat, Paris 1964 #haiku #micropoetry
helping
me reflect -
autumn puddles
~ C. X. Turner (Luci), @loverpoetic.bsky // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak #haiku #micropoetry
me reflect -
autumn puddles
~ C. X. Turner (Luci), @loverpoetic.bsky // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak #haiku #micropoetry
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
helping
me reflect -
autumn puddles
~ C. X. Turner (Luci), @loverpoetic.bsky // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak #haiku #micropoetry
me reflect -
autumn puddles
~ C. X. Turner (Luci), @loverpoetic.bsky // #Photography by Martin Rak, @martinrak.bsky / linktr.ee/martinrak #haiku #micropoetry
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
milky way
& an ocean of stars
to wash down the ache
~ Elisa Bobbiesi, @wildolivewrites.bsky.social // #Photography by the late, great Alyn Wallace ♥️ buff.ly/46UqSIQ #vss365 #haiku
& an ocean of stars
to wash down the ache
~ Elisa Bobbiesi, @wildolivewrites.bsky.social // #Photography by the late, great Alyn Wallace ♥️ buff.ly/46UqSIQ #vss365 #haiku
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
milky way
& an ocean of stars
to wash down the ache
~ Elisa Bobbiesi, @wildolivewrites.bsky.social // #Photography by the late, great Alyn Wallace ♥️ buff.ly/46UqSIQ #vss365 #haiku
& an ocean of stars
to wash down the ache
~ Elisa Bobbiesi, @wildolivewrites.bsky.social // #Photography by the late, great Alyn Wallace ♥️ buff.ly/46UqSIQ #vss365 #haiku
unrequited love
somewhere a river
changes its course
~ Meraki, @Meraki_k // #Photography: ‘Golden Sunset’ by Jaroslav Zakravsky #haiku #vss365
somewhere a river
changes its course
~ Meraki, @Meraki_k // #Photography: ‘Golden Sunset’ by Jaroslav Zakravsky #haiku #vss365
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
unrequited love
somewhere a river
changes its course
~ Meraki, @Meraki_k // #Photography: ‘Golden Sunset’ by Jaroslav Zakravsky #haiku #vss365
somewhere a river
changes its course
~ Meraki, @Meraki_k // #Photography: ‘Golden Sunset’ by Jaroslav Zakravsky #haiku #vss365
quiet
on shadowy hills
the mist thins
~ Elancharan Gunasekaran, @elancharang // #Photography by Joelle LB, @joellelb.bsky.social / https://linktr.ee/joelleLB #haiku #micropoetry
on shadowy hills
the mist thins
~ Elancharan Gunasekaran, @elancharang // #Photography by Joelle LB, @joellelb.bsky.social / https://linktr.ee/joelleLB #haiku #micropoetry
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
quiet
on shadowy hills
the mist thins
~ Elancharan Gunasekaran, @elancharang // #Photography by Joelle LB, @joellelb.bsky.social / https://linktr.ee/joelleLB #haiku #micropoetry
on shadowy hills
the mist thins
~ Elancharan Gunasekaran, @elancharang // #Photography by Joelle LB, @joellelb.bsky.social / https://linktr.ee/joelleLB #haiku #micropoetry
fishing boats
cast ripples
across the clouds
~ Michele Rule // #Photography by Justin D. Kauffman,
@justindkauffman.bsky.social (@justindkauff) / http://justindkauffman.com #vss365 #haiku
cast ripples
across the clouds
~ Michele Rule // #Photography by Justin D. Kauffman,
@justindkauffman.bsky.social (@justindkauff) / http://justindkauffman.com #vss365 #haiku
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
fishing boats
cast ripples
across the clouds
~ Michele Rule // #Photography by Justin D. Kauffman,
@justindkauffman.bsky.social (@justindkauff) / http://justindkauffman.com #vss365 #haiku
cast ripples
across the clouds
~ Michele Rule // #Photography by Justin D. Kauffman,
@justindkauffman.bsky.social (@justindkauff) / http://justindkauffman.com #vss365 #haiku
she left
without a word
--distant stars
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Alyn Wallace, http://alynwallacephotography.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
without a word
--distant stars
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Alyn Wallace, http://alynwallacephotography.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
she left
without a word
--distant stars
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Alyn Wallace, http://alynwallacephotography.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
without a word
--distant stars
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Alyn Wallace, http://alynwallacephotography.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
after the storm
the river flows
into the sky
~ Barico, @njbarico.bsky.social // #Photography by Marc Adamus / http://marcadamus.com #haiku #俳句 #vss365
the river flows
into the sky
~ Barico, @njbarico.bsky.social // #Photography by Marc Adamus / http://marcadamus.com #haiku #俳句 #vss365
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
after the storm
the river flows
into the sky
~ Barico, @njbarico.bsky.social // #Photography by Marc Adamus / http://marcadamus.com #haiku #俳句 #vss365
the river flows
into the sky
~ Barico, @njbarico.bsky.social // #Photography by Marc Adamus / http://marcadamus.com #haiku #俳句 #vss365
bit by bit
stealing my sleep
full moon
~ Dandelion Girl (Lena K.), @moscowdandelion // #Photography by Jerad Armio, @awayiflew / awayiflew.com/portfolio #vss365 #haiku
stealing my sleep
full moon
~ Dandelion Girl (Lena K.), @moscowdandelion // #Photography by Jerad Armio, @awayiflew / awayiflew.com/portfolio #vss365 #haiku
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
bit by bit
stealing my sleep
full moon
~ Dandelion Girl (Lena K.), @moscowdandelion // #Photography by Jerad Armio, @awayiflew / awayiflew.com/portfolio #vss365 #haiku
stealing my sleep
full moon
~ Dandelion Girl (Lena K.), @moscowdandelion // #Photography by Jerad Armio, @awayiflew / awayiflew.com/portfolio #vss365 #haiku
end of summer ~
how the rain
tells stories
~ Andrea Cecon, @andreochka // #Photography by Camila Massu (@camilleshmeel) #haiku #micropoetry #vss365
how the rain
tells stories
~ Andrea Cecon, @andreochka // #Photography by Camila Massu (@camilleshmeel) #haiku #micropoetry #vss365
September 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
end of summer ~
how the rain
tells stories
~ Andrea Cecon, @andreochka // #Photography by Camila Massu (@camilleshmeel) #haiku #micropoetry #vss365
how the rain
tells stories
~ Andrea Cecon, @andreochka // #Photography by Camila Massu (@camilleshmeel) #haiku #micropoetry #vss365
tonight
I am stardust
who knows
what I will be
tomorrow
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Mika Suutari #nightsky #haiku
I am stardust
who knows
what I will be
tomorrow
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Mika Suutari #nightsky #haiku
September 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
tonight
I am stardust
who knows
what I will be
tomorrow
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Mika Suutari #nightsky #haiku
I am stardust
who knows
what I will be
tomorrow
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social // #Photography by Mika Suutari #nightsky #haiku
silently
evening
shadows
dive
into
the lake
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Paul Reiffer, @paulreiffer / http://paulreiffer.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
evening
shadows
dive
into
the lake
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Paul Reiffer, @paulreiffer / http://paulreiffer.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
silently
evening
shadows
dive
into
the lake
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Paul Reiffer, @paulreiffer / http://paulreiffer.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
evening
shadows
dive
into
the lake
~ Tanja, @joypops.bsky.social // #Photography by Paul Reiffer, @paulreiffer / http://paulreiffer.com #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry
bus stop tea
I sip the last drop
of summer
~ Andrea Cecon / 'Short' https://buff.ly/hhEmz15 #haibun #haiku
I sip the last drop
of summer
~ Andrea Cecon / 'Short' https://buff.ly/hhEmz15 #haibun #haiku
September 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
bus stop tea
I sip the last drop
of summer
~ Andrea Cecon / 'Short' https://buff.ly/hhEmz15 #haibun #haiku
I sip the last drop
of summer
~ Andrea Cecon / 'Short' https://buff.ly/hhEmz15 #haibun #haiku
all day in flint clouds
light was explaining itself
in terms of water
peat-gold at the edge of dawn
brimming bone-blue pools at dusk
~ Catherine Baker, @catbake.bsky.social // #Photography by Mark Littlejohn / http://marklittlejohnphotography.com #tanka #vssnature
light was explaining itself
in terms of water
peat-gold at the edge of dawn
brimming bone-blue pools at dusk
~ Catherine Baker, @catbake.bsky.social // #Photography by Mark Littlejohn / http://marklittlejohnphotography.com #tanka #vssnature
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
all day in flint clouds
light was explaining itself
in terms of water
peat-gold at the edge of dawn
brimming bone-blue pools at dusk
~ Catherine Baker, @catbake.bsky.social // #Photography by Mark Littlejohn / http://marklittlejohnphotography.com #tanka #vssnature
light was explaining itself
in terms of water
peat-gold at the edge of dawn
brimming bone-blue pools at dusk
~ Catherine Baker, @catbake.bsky.social // #Photography by Mark Littlejohn / http://marklittlejohnphotography.com #tanka #vssnature
humming birds
around the feeder—
the blur of summer weeks
~ Haibunation, @haibunation.bsky.social // #WildlifePhotography by Paulo Andres Garcia https://instagram.com/biiopaulo/ #vssnature #haiku
around the feeder—
the blur of summer weeks
~ Haibunation, @haibunation.bsky.social // #WildlifePhotography by Paulo Andres Garcia https://instagram.com/biiopaulo/ #vssnature #haiku
August 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
humming birds
around the feeder—
the blur of summer weeks
~ Haibunation, @haibunation.bsky.social // #WildlifePhotography by Paulo Andres Garcia https://instagram.com/biiopaulo/ #vssnature #haiku
around the feeder—
the blur of summer weeks
~ Haibunation, @haibunation.bsky.social // #WildlifePhotography by Paulo Andres Garcia https://instagram.com/biiopaulo/ #vssnature #haiku
summer night—
in the nascent darkness, your voice
turns into moonlight
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky.social // #Photography by David Smith, @photosbydavid1.bsky.social / http://photosbydavid.org #vss365 #haiku
in the nascent darkness, your voice
turns into moonlight
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky.social // #Photography by David Smith, @photosbydavid1.bsky.social / http://photosbydavid.org #vss365 #haiku
August 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
summer night—
in the nascent darkness, your voice
turns into moonlight
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky.social // #Photography by David Smith, @photosbydavid1.bsky.social / http://photosbydavid.org #vss365 #haiku
in the nascent darkness, your voice
turns into moonlight
~ Ellie Krupich, @EllenKrupich.bsky.social // #Photography by David Smith, @photosbydavid1.bsky.social / http://photosbydavid.org #vss365 #haiku
August dusk
how slight the shape
of the moon
~ B. L. Bruce // #Photography by Lianhao Qu #vss365 #haiku
how slight the shape
of the moon
~ B. L. Bruce // #Photography by Lianhao Qu #vss365 #haiku
August 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
August dusk
how slight the shape
of the moon
~ B. L. Bruce // #Photography by Lianhao Qu #vss365 #haiku
how slight the shape
of the moon
~ B. L. Bruce // #Photography by Lianhao Qu #vss365 #haiku
the words
on my paper fade –
morning fog
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiopoetry // #Photography by Ross Hoddinott, @ross_hoddinott / rosshoddinott.co.uk #haiku #vss365
on my paper fade –
morning fog
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiopoetry // #Photography by Ross Hoddinott, @ross_hoddinott / rosshoddinott.co.uk #haiku #vss365
August 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
the words
on my paper fade –
morning fog
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiopoetry // #Photography by Ross Hoddinott, @ross_hoddinott / rosshoddinott.co.uk #haiku #vss365
on my paper fade –
morning fog
~ Lafcadio, @lafcadiopoetry // #Photography by Ross Hoddinott, @ross_hoddinott / rosshoddinott.co.uk #haiku #vss365
floating clouds—
fragments of a conversation
across the lake
~ Helga Härle // #Photography by Jack Lodge / jacklodge.co.uk #vss365 #haiku
fragments of a conversation
across the lake
~ Helga Härle // #Photography by Jack Lodge / jacklodge.co.uk #vss365 #haiku
August 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
floating clouds—
fragments of a conversation
across the lake
~ Helga Härle // #Photography by Jack Lodge / jacklodge.co.uk #vss365 #haiku
fragments of a conversation
across the lake
~ Helga Härle // #Photography by Jack Lodge / jacklodge.co.uk #vss365 #haiku
fading mist
revealing a scene
soaked in silence
~ James Welsh, @JamesWelsh3 // #Photography: “From The Mist” by José Moreira (@josemoreiraphotography) #vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
revealing a scene
soaked in silence
~ James Welsh, @JamesWelsh3 // #Photography: “From The Mist” by José Moreira (@josemoreiraphotography) #vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
August 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
fading mist
revealing a scene
soaked in silence
~ James Welsh, @JamesWelsh3 // #Photography: “From The Mist” by José Moreira (@josemoreiraphotography) #vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
revealing a scene
soaked in silence
~ James Welsh, @JamesWelsh3 // #Photography: “From The Mist” by José Moreira (@josemoreiraphotography) #vss365 #haiku #micropoetry
summer lake
she and I ankle-deep
in stars
~ Chen-on Liu, #Poetry in the Moment: chenouliu.blogspot.com // #Photography by Alyn Wallace / alynwallacephotography.com #vss365 #haiku
she and I ankle-deep
in stars
~ Chen-on Liu, #Poetry in the Moment: chenouliu.blogspot.com // #Photography by Alyn Wallace / alynwallacephotography.com #vss365 #haiku
August 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
summer lake
she and I ankle-deep
in stars
~ Chen-on Liu, #Poetry in the Moment: chenouliu.blogspot.com // #Photography by Alyn Wallace / alynwallacephotography.com #vss365 #haiku
she and I ankle-deep
in stars
~ Chen-on Liu, #Poetry in the Moment: chenouliu.blogspot.com // #Photography by Alyn Wallace / alynwallacephotography.com #vss365 #haiku