Samantha Carr
@samc4rr.bsky.social
Writer.
Artist.
Phd Creative Writing candidate.
Artist.
Phd Creative Writing candidate.
How does a squirrel #measure his nuts?
Excuse me?
Not that you dirty sod - his supply for the winter? How does he know when he has enough stashed?
Oh, lol. I guess he asks the wind how angry they've been this season.
Oh right, yeah. I hope no one asks me that question.
#vss365
Excuse me?
Not that you dirty sod - his supply for the winter? How does he know when he has enough stashed?
Oh, lol. I guess he asks the wind how angry they've been this season.
Oh right, yeah. I hope no one asks me that question.
#vss365
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I went for a walk to clear my head, enjoyed stepping on crisp autumn leaves. As I turned into the woods, a tree tutted. "You only come here when you're thinking, all that stuck energy for us to clean up like trash."
I laughed, never expected a #clash, I promised to take my mind trash home.
#vss365
I laughed, never expected a #clash, I promised to take my mind trash home.
#vss365
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My path was blocked by the ancient ones. Their leader stepped forward, "To pass, you must state what lies ahead." But it wasn't a #conundrum for me, I'd never been there before, but I certainly knew there was only one species that told lies wherever they went.
#vss365
#vss365
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
My path was blocked by the ancient ones. Their leader stepped forward, "To pass, you must state what lies ahead." But it wasn't a #conundrum for me, I'd never been there before, but I certainly knew there was only one species that told lies wherever they went.
#vss365
#vss365
"Little car, lower your weapon."
She thought she could blend in, but Esther was on to her. She held up her hands.
"Put the pen down and step back from the notebook."
For once she did as she was told as she wracked her brain for an excuse that would stand up to wildflower #scrutiny.
#vss365
She thought she could blend in, but Esther was on to her. She held up her hands.
"Put the pen down and step back from the notebook."
For once she did as she was told as she wracked her brain for an excuse that would stand up to wildflower #scrutiny.
#vss365
September 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
It was the fifth time this month Sam had been in the #stocks. They thought they were teaching her a lesson, but secretly she loved the attention. Plus it was a cheap way to get enough vitamins. As the warden released her she licked the trail of red seeds from her lips.
"Same time next week?" #vss365
"Same time next week?" #vss365
September 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Imagine you're darkness minding your own business. The best at creating shadows - heck, you're a champion. You spot a light up ahead, know what you need to do. Consume it before it consumes you. In the moment of #synthesis, when a photon rubs against the quark in you, you become light too.
#vss365
#vss365
September 17, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Imagine you're darkness minding your own business. The best at creating shadows - heck, you're a champion. You spot a light up ahead, know what you need to do. Consume it before it consumes you. In the moment of #synthesis, when a photon rubs against the quark in you, you become light too.
#vss365
#vss365
"Is that your wife pole dancing on the stage?"
Dave sips his beer, "Yeh mate."
"Why don't you #rein her in?"
Dave spits warm ale all over Al's shirt, "She's not a horse - you ever been kicked by one? She's stronger. It's sexy to watch her and know she loves me."
"Yeh, that must be nice."
#vss365
Dave sips his beer, "Yeh mate."
"Why don't you #rein her in?"
Dave spits warm ale all over Al's shirt, "She's not a horse - you ever been kicked by one? She's stronger. It's sexy to watch her and know she loves me."
"Yeh, that must be nice."
#vss365
September 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
What have you done to your hair?
I tried that trendy new #style.
What's it called - the hedge attacks?
I watched a YouTube video - this lass said just tie it here, bend the end around your finger and twist it out.
Oh dear, show me your hands - you broke a finger didn't you?
#vss365
I tried that trendy new #style.
What's it called - the hedge attacks?
I watched a YouTube video - this lass said just tie it here, bend the end around your finger and twist it out.
Oh dear, show me your hands - you broke a finger didn't you?
#vss365
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
She was #exhausted trying to find a partner. It was a relief that he matched his profile picture on the video call. They met at a local bar, she was early, nerves frayed. He walked in wearing treble denim - jeans, shirt and jacket, she wanted to leave. But she was frozen to the bar seat.
#vss365
#vss365
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
She was #exhausted trying to find a partner. It was a relief that he matched his profile picture on the video call. They met at a local bar, she was early, nerves frayed. He walked in wearing treble denim - jeans, shirt and jacket, she wanted to leave. But she was frozen to the bar seat.
#vss365
#vss365
She chatted to the bot out of loneliness, knew Superman1309 wasn't real. But he had a way of saying just the right thing, as though reading her mind. Admitting she was in love was hard, but her failing the 'prove you're not a robot test' for the wedding licence was beyond bearable.
#vss365
#vss365
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
She chatted to the bot out of loneliness, knew Superman1309 wasn't real. But he had a way of saying just the right thing, as though reading her mind. Admitting she was in love was hard, but her failing the 'prove you're not a robot test' for the wedding licence was beyond bearable.
#vss365
#vss365
Mum reached into the box and pulled out an empty sweet #wrapper. Who ate the last one? It didn't matter. The smell of chocolate with a hint of nutmeg gave her an idea. She smoothed out the crinkled foil, lay it on the floor and jumped into another world, where mum's dreams come alive.
#vss365
#vss365
September 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The Creaky Coffin pub was full of crooks at the best of times but on the full moon, it was dangerous. Dave expected the worst. When a beautiful woman came in asking if he'd seen her husband, she had such a magnetic power, he found himself volunteering for the job.
#vss365
#vss365
September 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Creaky Coffin pub was full of crooks at the best of times but on the full moon, it was dangerous. Dave expected the worst. When a beautiful woman came in asking if he'd seen her husband, she had such a magnetic power, he found himself volunteering for the job.
#vss365
#vss365
She spent the summer following crows in the park, not sure what she was doing. On the last day of the holidays, they led her to a clearing, the floor covered in leaves. What is it? She asked, unable to see, until she kicked her foot sideways. And saw the #doorway to another dimension.
#vss365
#vss365
September 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Was it #chance that she chose that moment to look up at the sky, the exact moment he was thinking about her? The collision of desire pushed apart clouds just above the horizon - revealing a fresh layer of pink. Like a newly formed cocoon to keep this glimmer safe. Until they meet again.
#vss365
#vss365
September 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The rock on your path
that tripped you,
the birdsong that dripped into your ears
softening the nest encasing your
enveloping heart -
the carnations that reflected your
starlight -
to see daylight return to your eyes,
the veil is thin -
and has always been #conscious
#vss365
that tripped you,
the birdsong that dripped into your ears
softening the nest encasing your
enveloping heart -
the carnations that reflected your
starlight -
to see daylight return to your eyes,
the veil is thin -
and has always been #conscious
#vss365
September 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The rock on your path
that tripped you,
the birdsong that dripped into your ears
softening the nest encasing your
enveloping heart -
the carnations that reflected your
starlight -
to see daylight return to your eyes,
the veil is thin -
and has always been #conscious
#vss365
that tripped you,
the birdsong that dripped into your ears
softening the nest encasing your
enveloping heart -
the carnations that reflected your
starlight -
to see daylight return to your eyes,
the veil is thin -
and has always been #conscious
#vss365
"Took all night, but here's his address: 77 Bat St."
"Sal, we'll get fired, but also, what shall I wear?"
"Rules are #arbitrary. Wear anything - just not that green. Go now, I'll cover for you."
Ann couldn't wait to ask the guy she'd met on a flight last year if he remembered her.
#vss365
"Sal, we'll get fired, but also, what shall I wear?"
"Rules are #arbitrary. Wear anything - just not that green. Go now, I'll cover for you."
Ann couldn't wait to ask the guy she'd met on a flight last year if he remembered her.
#vss365
September 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Took all night, but here's his address: 77 Bat St."
"Sal, we'll get fired, but also, what shall I wear?"
"Rules are #arbitrary. Wear anything - just not that green. Go now, I'll cover for you."
Ann couldn't wait to ask the guy she'd met on a flight last year if he remembered her.
#vss365
"Sal, we'll get fired, but also, what shall I wear?"
"Rules are #arbitrary. Wear anything - just not that green. Go now, I'll cover for you."
Ann couldn't wait to ask the guy she'd met on a flight last year if he remembered her.
#vss365
A graffiti artist
disguised as a dragon
buoyed by empress
wake serenades sunset,
sprites teach sky
secrets to the young -
how to savour air,
when to breathe,
when clouds talk,
when rain listens,
when wings open,
when eyes close,
when to #elude,
when to be viewed -
when to be you.
#vss365
disguised as a dragon
buoyed by empress
wake serenades sunset,
sprites teach sky
secrets to the young -
how to savour air,
when to breathe,
when clouds talk,
when rain listens,
when wings open,
when eyes close,
when to #elude,
when to be viewed -
when to be you.
#vss365
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
She knew she couldn't outrun her #past, but had become sloppy in not covering her tracks these last few months. Was it fatigue, or something deeper, did she miss the chase? Either way, she shouldn't have come back to this place, could smell that it remembered her. Felt the eyes on her back.
#vss365
#vss365
September 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
He was part of a tree -
and most days, that was ok,
he loved his mossy belly -
and the way leaves came
and went in the seasons -
but sometimes, especially
when visitors came -
he #yearned for someone to
hear his voice, and love
his song, and love him
for being more than just
his bark.
#vss365
and most days, that was ok,
he loved his mossy belly -
and the way leaves came
and went in the seasons -
but sometimes, especially
when visitors came -
he #yearned for someone to
hear his voice, and love
his song, and love him
for being more than just
his bark.
#vss365
August 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The public complained about the cost of statues - we need more lighting and less potholes, not silly decoration. But at night those bronze and concrete artworks came to life to protect the city from #malignant forces. The poor lion that lost its head was barely a footnote in the local rag.
#vss365
#vss365
August 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The public complained about the cost of statues - we need more lighting and less potholes, not silly decoration. But at night those bronze and concrete artworks came to life to protect the city from #malignant forces. The poor lion that lost its head was barely a footnote in the local rag.
#vss365
#vss365
I tried to explain to the police that I wasn't the mastermind behind the heist. That I had no idea who the Faberge egg and jewels had been sold onto. But the officers just wouldn't accept that the squirrel #jovially munching a discarded teacake was actually a shape-shifting hardened thief.
#vss365
#vss365
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The guy takes my order at the food counter, gives me my change, then nods, "Hey, you come here often don't you, with your husband. I recognise your face."
I smile, either my face, or my imaginary husband has become #sentient. I'd notice if my face had been in two places at once, wouldn't I?
#vss365
I smile, either my face, or my imaginary husband has become #sentient. I'd notice if my face had been in two places at once, wouldn't I?
#vss365
August 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Eve had known they were naked for ages. Had enjoyed watching the sweat drip down Adam's bronzed back. But she could only watch for so long, wanted more, and so did he, she saw it. The snake offered an apple, but she #audaciously climbed the plum tree herself - to pick the best purple.
#vss365
#vss365
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Eve had known they were naked for ages. Had enjoyed watching the sweat drip down Adam's bronzed back. But she could only watch for so long, wanted more, and so did he, she saw it. The snake offered an apple, but she #audaciously climbed the plum tree herself - to pick the best purple.
#vss365
#vss365
The King demanded John's head, said his skull was fit for nothing but being used as a #bass drum. The faithful refused to comply, they found a calvatia craniformis, coated it with varnish to make solid sounds, and showed their leader. Afterall, someone with a puffball brain wouldn't notice #vss365
August 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM