Mary
@msamios.bsky.social
I did have a poem spring into my brain in the Giant parking lot earlier today, and I actually remembered to record it before I drove home. I'll share it tomorrow.
I'm not going to try to catch up on all the prompts I've missed, but I intend to dedicate some time to playing with words tomorrow.
I'm not going to try to catch up on all the prompts I've missed, but I intend to dedicate some time to playing with words tomorrow.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I did have a poem spring into my brain in the Giant parking lot earlier today, and I actually remembered to record it before I drove home. I'll share it tomorrow.
I'm not going to try to catch up on all the prompts I've missed, but I intend to dedicate some time to playing with words tomorrow.
I'm not going to try to catch up on all the prompts I've missed, but I intend to dedicate some time to playing with words tomorrow.
I haven't posted poetry (or much of anything) for days. I'm fine, life has just been lifey, with new phone adventures, and stuff like that.
December 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I haven't posted poetry (or much of anything) for days. I'm fine, life has just been lifey, with new phone adventures, and stuff like that.
I am procrastinating. It's cold outside, but I have to go out and buy more dog food. I just want to stay inside and watch old Halloween episodes of Unsolved Mysteries.
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I am procrastinating. It's cold outside, but I have to go out and buy more dog food. I just want to stay inside and watch old Halloween episodes of Unsolved Mysteries.
I still sometimes check to see if Devil's Carnival 3 is going to happen. I know it's not. But I can't stop myself from the occasional search.
The lack of the third installment is an excellent example of life's unfairness.
The lack of the third installment is an excellent example of life's unfairness.
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I still sometimes check to see if Devil's Carnival 3 is going to happen. I know it's not. But I can't stop myself from the occasional search.
The lack of the third installment is an excellent example of life's unfairness.
The lack of the third installment is an excellent example of life's unfairness.
My brain doesn't want to write poetry tonight. I'll do double-duty tomorrow.
I'm trying to decide if I want to watch a third Karen Black TV movie. I watched "Trilogy of Terror" and "The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver."
Oh! The memories of watching creepy TV movies in middle school!
I'm trying to decide if I want to watch a third Karen Black TV movie. I watched "Trilogy of Terror" and "The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver."
Oh! The memories of watching creepy TV movies in middle school!
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My brain doesn't want to write poetry tonight. I'll do double-duty tomorrow.
I'm trying to decide if I want to watch a third Karen Black TV movie. I watched "Trilogy of Terror" and "The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver."
Oh! The memories of watching creepy TV movies in middle school!
I'm trying to decide if I want to watch a third Karen Black TV movie. I watched "Trilogy of Terror" and "The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver."
Oh! The memories of watching creepy TV movies in middle school!
Your regular reminder that the Universe is a vast and wondrous place...
...I used to have a similar image for my computer wall paper many moons ago!
...I used to have a similar image for my computer wall paper many moons ago!
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Your regular reminder that the Universe is a vast and wondrous place...
...I used to have a similar image for my computer wall paper many moons ago!
...I used to have a similar image for my computer wall paper many moons ago!
#Whistpr Daily Word
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Word for December 9, 2025: #END
the list we never wrote
these over used words
should be retired
we both know what they are
12-09-2025
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Word for December 9, 2025: #END
the list we never wrote
these over used words
should be retired
we both know what they are
12-09-2025
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 9, 2025: #END
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 9, 2025: #END
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Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#SŌLSËËD prompts courtesy of @arwashington.bsky.social
#lights #nothaiku
glimmers
when you close your eyes,
do the colors blind you?
will the light still bind you?
12-09-2025
#lights #nothaiku
glimmers
when you close your eyes,
do the colors blind you?
will the light still bind you?
12-09-2025
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#SŌLSËËD prompts courtesy of @arwashington.bsky.social
#lights #nothaiku
glimmers
when you close your eyes,
do the colors blind you?
will the light still bind you?
12-09-2025
#lights #nothaiku
glimmers
when you close your eyes,
do the colors blind you?
will the light still bind you?
12-09-2025
I just watched a movie on Tubi called The Spiritualist that received a lot of hate on IMDb, but ya know? I kinda liked it. A lot.
Guess I have no taste.
Guess I have no taste.
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I just watched a movie on Tubi called The Spiritualist that received a lot of hate on IMDb, but ya know? I kinda liked it. A lot.
Guess I have no taste.
Guess I have no taste.
Your regular reminder that the Universe is a vast and wondrous place...
...and what is it that I see rising from the nebula? A dragon, a bird, or a dinosaur? (Yes, I know...birds ARE dinosaurs...but how old is that creature?)
...and what is it that I see rising from the nebula? A dragon, a bird, or a dinosaur? (Yes, I know...birds ARE dinosaurs...but how old is that creature?)
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Your regular reminder that the Universe is a vast and wondrous place...
...and what is it that I see rising from the nebula? A dragon, a bird, or a dinosaur? (Yes, I know...birds ARE dinosaurs...but how old is that creature?)
...and what is it that I see rising from the nebula? A dragon, a bird, or a dinosaur? (Yes, I know...birds ARE dinosaurs...but how old is that creature?)
About this time last year, when I first found Bluesky, I fell into the beautiful world of the #artAdventCalendar, thanks to @boneweaver.bsky.social, I believe.
What a lovely way to spend the time as the year moves towards its darkess nights. This one, by Boneweaver herself, is a favorite of mine.
What a lovely way to spend the time as the year moves towards its darkess nights. This one, by Boneweaver herself, is a favorite of mine.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
About this time last year, when I first found Bluesky, I fell into the beautiful world of the #artAdventCalendar, thanks to @boneweaver.bsky.social, I believe.
What a lovely way to spend the time as the year moves towards its darkess nights. This one, by Boneweaver herself, is a favorite of mine.
What a lovely way to spend the time as the year moves towards its darkess nights. This one, by Boneweaver herself, is a favorite of mine.
This little mushroom is very, very shy, but is still quite congenial. The Unseelie Fae are trying to warn this sweet mushroom that humans are not to be trusted, but this shy little mushroom does know if the advice of the Unseelie Fae (or Seelie Fae, for that matter) is to be trusted.
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This little mushroom is very, very shy, but is still quite congenial. The Unseelie Fae are trying to warn this sweet mushroom that humans are not to be trusted, but this shy little mushroom does know if the advice of the Unseelie Fae (or Seelie Fae, for that matter) is to be trusted.
Apparently, I mistitled this. As I was copy/pasting this to my Facebook account a wee voice whispered "three wee things, not these wee things." It may or may not have been my own voice. I'm not sure.
#SŌLSËËD prompts courtesy of @arwashington.bsky.social
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Apparently, I mistitled this. As I was copy/pasting this to my Facebook account a wee voice whispered "three wee things, not these wee things." It may or may not have been my own voice. I'm not sure.
I didn't do that right. Here, let's fix this:
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
again
the waves pound the shore
as the skies above fall and
the pendulum swings
2025-12-08
Sorry about that...I somehow managed to post that mid-draft.
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
again
the waves pound the shore
as the skies above fall and
the pendulum swings
2025-12-08
Sorry about that...I somehow managed to post that mid-draft.
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ross @beyondtheonions.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ross @beyondtheonions.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I didn't do that right. Here, let's fix this:
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
again
the waves pound the shore
as the skies above fall and
the pendulum swings
2025-12-08
Sorry about that...I somehow managed to post that mid-draft.
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
again
the waves pound the shore
as the skies above fall and
the pendulum swings
2025-12-08
Sorry about that...I somehow managed to post that mid-draft.
#SŌLSËËD prompts courtesy of @arwashington.bsky.social
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#SŌLSËËD prompts courtesy of @arwashington.bsky.social
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
#gift #haiku4u
these wee things
a delicate scent,
a gentle touch, a whisper
a gift most cherished
12-08-2025
#Whistpr Daily Word
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Word for December 8, 2025: #AURORA
aurora
softly, she draws close
gently folding back the night
a new day dawning
12-08-2025
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Word for December 8, 2025: #AURORA
aurora
softly, she draws close
gently folding back the night
a new day dawning
12-08-2025
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 8, 2025: #AURORA
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 8, 2025: #AURORA
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Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just wow:
🔭 Flying Over the Earth at Night
Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
All Alone in the Night - Time-lapse footage of the Earth as seen from the ISS
YouTube video by David Peterson
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December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Just wow:
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ross @beyondtheonions.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Ross @beyondtheonions.bsky.social for sparking today's terror!
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2029: pendulum
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
#horrorprompt
paradigm shift
the waves pound the shore
and the skies above fall as
the pendulum swings
12-08-2025
I know I said I was going to give the horror prompts a rest for December, but who can resist a pendulum prompt?
Okay. From the #solseed prompts offered by @arwashington.bsky.social I was going to play with #gift as part of #haiku4u, but apparently my brain has completely shut itself down for tonight.
I'll come back to it tomorrow!
I'll come back to it tomorrow!
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Okay. From the #solseed prompts offered by @arwashington.bsky.social I was going to play with #gift as part of #haiku4u, but apparently my brain has completely shut itself down for tonight.
I'll come back to it tomorrow!
I'll come back to it tomorrow!
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 7, 2025: #CROWD
truism
of all the lonely places
a crowd is much too common.
12-07-2025
I was going to write some more, but I decided that I like the two simple lines, not quite alone.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 7, 2025: #CROWD
truism
of all the lonely places
a crowd is much too common.
12-07-2025
I was going to write some more, but I decided that I like the two simple lines, not quite alone.
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 December 7, 2025: #CROWD
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
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 December 7, 2025: #CROWD
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My eyeballs are so tired. It took me forever and a day to post those three poems. Not because I was working extra hard to write my best poems, oh, definitely not. I don't even know if I wrote anything that made any sense. It took me forever and a day because I kept losing my dialogue box...
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My eyeballs are so tired. It took me forever and a day to post those three poems. Not because I was working extra hard to write my best poems, oh, definitely not. I don't even know if I wrote anything that made any sense. It took me forever and a day because I kept losing my dialogue box...
🎋 #Haiku4U
“Few words. Infinite light.”
#hibernate
season's slumber
we shall hibernate
when the sky is nothing more
than a weighted quilt
12-06-2025
#senryū
#APoemADay
“Few words. Infinite light.”
#hibernate
season's slumber
we shall hibernate
when the sky is nothing more
than a weighted quilt
12-06-2025
#senryū
#APoemADay
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
🎋 #Haiku4U
“Few words. Infinite light.”
#hibernate
season's slumber
we shall hibernate
when the sky is nothing more
than a weighted quilt
12-06-2025
#senryū
#APoemADay
“Few words. Infinite light.”
#hibernate
season's slumber
we shall hibernate
when the sky is nothing more
than a weighted quilt
12-06-2025
#senryū
#APoemADay
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 5, 2025: #RED
second-hand blame
they tore out their carpet,
the color of cheap wine
the muddy red of clay
they brought inside their home
then cast away with shame.
12-06-2025
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 5, 2025: #RED
second-hand blame
they tore out their carpet,
the color of cheap wine
the muddy red of clay
they brought inside their home
then cast away with shame.
12-06-2025
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 December 5, 2025: #RED
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
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 December 5, 2025: #RED
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A daily word prompt #whistpr
Word for December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
casting dice with the devil
you act like you build golden towers;
he'll raise masquerades like sunflowers.
you praise faulty gods;
he plays games with frauds.
together, you'll never shun power.
12-06-2025
Word for December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
casting dice with the devil
you act like you build golden towers;
he'll raise masquerades like sunflowers.
you praise faulty gods;
he plays games with frauds.
together, you'll never shun power.
12-06-2025
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 December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
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 December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A daily word prompt #whistpr
Word for December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
casting dice with the devil
you act like you build golden towers;
he'll raise masquerades like sunflowers.
you praise faulty gods;
he plays games with frauds.
together, you'll never shun power.
12-06-2025
Word for December 6, 2025: #SUNFLOWER
casting dice with the devil
you act like you build golden towers;
he'll raise masquerades like sunflowers.
you praise faulty gods;
he plays games with frauds.
together, you'll never shun power.
12-06-2025
No poems today, because I fell into the bottomless pit of YouTube shorts today. Not my best move. It's a good thing I don't have a TikTok account. I also no longer have a YouTube account.
Short form video + ADHD = hot mess
I'll catch up tomorrow! Good night, Bluesky--be nice to each other, okay?
Short form video + ADHD = hot mess
I'll catch up tomorrow! Good night, Bluesky--be nice to each other, okay?
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
No poems today, because I fell into the bottomless pit of YouTube shorts today. Not my best move. It's a good thing I don't have a TikTok account. I also no longer have a YouTube account.
Short form video + ADHD = hot mess
I'll catch up tomorrow! Good night, Bluesky--be nice to each other, okay?
Short form video + ADHD = hot mess
I'll catch up tomorrow! Good night, Bluesky--be nice to each other, okay?