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
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the #patch over the #chip
is no #consolation
It is a #token gesture
to repair a #split #system
that will never be whole again
I am #bemused that
you think this is
adequate recompense
#vssdaily #wss366 #vss365 #2WordPrompt #BlueskyRelay #emoetry
is no #consolation
It is a #token gesture
to repair a #split #system
that will never be whole again
I am #bemused that
you think this is
adequate recompense
#vssdaily #wss366 #vss365 #2WordPrompt #BlueskyRelay #emoetry
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
the #patch over the #chip
is no #consolation
It is a #token gesture
to repair a #split #system
that will never be whole again
I am #bemused that
you think this is
adequate recompense
#vssdaily #wss366 #vss365 #2WordPrompt #BlueskyRelay #emoetry
is no #consolation
It is a #token gesture
to repair a #split #system
that will never be whole again
I am #bemused that
you think this is
adequate recompense
#vssdaily #wss366 #vss365 #2WordPrompt #BlueskyRelay #emoetry
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#1527 Consolation
Easy on the eyes
I try not to linger long
gaze consolation
#vss365 #consolation #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Easy on the eyes
I try not to linger long
gaze consolation
#vss365 #consolation #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#1527 Consolation
Easy on the eyes
I try not to linger long
gaze consolation
#vss365 #consolation #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
Easy on the eyes
I try not to linger long
gaze consolation
#vss365 #consolation #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
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The electoral win was no #consolation to me, another crack I fell through with dreams of a house dashed, and everyday prices arbitrarily going up twice a year
On I trudged at threat of the stick while the landed gentry ate even more carrots
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
On I trudged at threat of the stick while the landed gentry ate even more carrots
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
At times a reluctant glance passes and something numinous enters the moment offering a brief consolation before returning to whatever called it forth. Even as its imprint belongs to a time we never lived, the ache settles into a softer contour.
#vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
📸 M. Batich
#vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
📸 M. Batich
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The electoral win was no #consolation to me, another crack I fell through with dreams of a house dashed, and everyday prices arbitrarily going up twice a year
On I trudged at threat of the stick while the landed gentry ate even more carrots
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
On I trudged at threat of the stick while the landed gentry ate even more carrots
#vss365
#WritingCommunity
#WriterSky
#ReaderSky
#BookSky
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Stretching out his arms
To draw me in to cuddle--
Sweet consolation.
#haikufeels #stretch #vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
To draw me in to cuddle--
Sweet consolation.
#haikufeels #stretch #vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Stretching out his arms
To draw me in to cuddle--
Sweet consolation.
#haikufeels #stretch #vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
To draw me in to cuddle--
Sweet consolation.
#haikufeels #stretch #vss365 #prompt Dec 9 #consolation
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it's such #consolation
love gifts us words
music and dreams
some kind of magic
I hope, I pray
our hearts find solace
there is more
much more to come.
#vss365
love gifts us words
music and dreams
some kind of magic
I hope, I pray
our hearts find solace
there is more
much more to come.
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
it's such #consolation
love gifts us words
music and dreams
some kind of magic
I hope, I pray
our hearts find solace
there is more
much more to come.
#vss365
love gifts us words
music and dreams
some kind of magic
I hope, I pray
our hearts find solace
there is more
much more to come.
#vss365
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No sweet solace in #consolation when the sugared almond is hard to swallow. No rest in second place no peace in loss when all was taken and not won. No healing in waters too salted with breakers when the shore promised haven. But we rise hungry, battle forged, like cliffs the sea can’t beat. #vss365
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
No sweet solace in #consolation when the sugared almond is hard to swallow. No rest in second place no peace in loss when all was taken and not won. No healing in waters too salted with breakers when the shore promised haven. But we rise hungry, battle forged, like cliffs the sea can’t beat. #vss365
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When there were clouds
we thought nothing of it
since these solar obstructions
always moved on in the past
Now that we've achieved stagnation
the sun is on permanent vacation
Not that this glare free existence
is any #consolation
that Ice Age Two
is our new residence
#vss365 #fromoneline #poetry
we thought nothing of it
since these solar obstructions
always moved on in the past
Now that we've achieved stagnation
the sun is on permanent vacation
Not that this glare free existence
is any #consolation
that Ice Age Two
is our new residence
#vss365 #fromoneline #poetry
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When there were clouds
we thought nothing of it
since these solar obstructions
always moved on in the past
Now that we've achieved stagnation
the sun is on permanent vacation
Not that this glare free existence
is any #consolation
that Ice Age Two
is our new residence
#vss365 #fromoneline #poetry
we thought nothing of it
since these solar obstructions
always moved on in the past
Now that we've achieved stagnation
the sun is on permanent vacation
Not that this glare free existence
is any #consolation
that Ice Age Two
is our new residence
#vss365 #fromoneline #poetry
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A heart doesn’t admit consolations
How a soul becomes stranded,
Casted outside,
To be tortured
By the one person
Who can come and go as the heart pleases.
#vss365 #consolations
How a soul becomes stranded,
Casted outside,
To be tortured
By the one person
Who can come and go as the heart pleases.
#vss365 #consolations
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A heart doesn’t admit consolations
How a soul becomes stranded,
Casted outside,
To be tortured
By the one person
Who can come and go as the heart pleases.
#vss365 #consolations
How a soul becomes stranded,
Casted outside,
To be tortured
By the one person
Who can come and go as the heart pleases.
#vss365 #consolations
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Early morning haze
Above the fields
Snowy footprints lead the way
To a winter wonderland
Cold breath steaming up the air
Frozen finger tips inside gloves
Wind blowing hard and cold
And waiting indoors
The consolation
Of a warm mug
Of hot chocolate
#vss365 #BSPP48 #BlueSkyPoetry #poem #poetry
Above the fields
Snowy footprints lead the way
To a winter wonderland
Cold breath steaming up the air
Frozen finger tips inside gloves
Wind blowing hard and cold
And waiting indoors
The consolation
Of a warm mug
Of hot chocolate
#vss365 #BSPP48 #BlueSkyPoetry #poem #poetry
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Early morning haze
Above the fields
Snowy footprints lead the way
To a winter wonderland
Cold breath steaming up the air
Frozen finger tips inside gloves
Wind blowing hard and cold
And waiting indoors
The consolation
Of a warm mug
Of hot chocolate
#vss365 #BSPP48 #BlueSkyPoetry #poem #poetry
Above the fields
Snowy footprints lead the way
To a winter wonderland
Cold breath steaming up the air
Frozen finger tips inside gloves
Wind blowing hard and cold
And waiting indoors
The consolation
Of a warm mug
Of hot chocolate
#vss365 #BSPP48 #BlueSkyPoetry #poem #poetry
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"I've been on too many double dates with Shelly where I was the setup's consolation prize for having an alpha roommate. Thing is, I pegged Ryan as a good guy well before I allowed his hands under my sweater. Enough's enough. And really, we know Shelly will be fine."
#vss365 (CONSOLATION) #erotica
#vss365 (CONSOLATION) #erotica
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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His father whispered to the other boys in the sack race and slipped a pound into each eager hand. Boys tripped around him as he broke through the tape.
Influence got more expensive, but his father still met the cost.
"A #consolation prize is fine. He likes a shiny medal and won't get angry"
#vss365
Influence got more expensive, but his father still met the cost.
"A #consolation prize is fine. He likes a shiny medal and won't get angry"
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
His father whispered to the other boys in the sack race and slipped a pound into each eager hand. Boys tripped around him as he broke through the tape.
Influence got more expensive, but his father still met the cost.
"A #consolation prize is fine. He likes a shiny medal and won't get angry"
#vss365
Influence got more expensive, but his father still met the cost.
"A #consolation prize is fine. He likes a shiny medal and won't get angry"
#vss365
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Daft wood pigeon,
Burst of Feathers
Tickles Gravity
Consolation
In the poor birds plight.
#vss365 #consolation
Burst of Feathers
Tickles Gravity
Consolation
In the poor birds plight.
#vss365 #consolation
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Daft wood pigeon,
Burst of Feathers
Tickles Gravity
Consolation
In the poor birds plight.
#vss365 #consolation
Burst of Feathers
Tickles Gravity
Consolation
In the poor birds plight.
#vss365 #consolation
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How I could curl up, enclose all the fast paced year of ever-change
Curl embryonic around thoughts and emotions
Curl too tight to let them in
It's no consolation that that was then
This now
All blurred into motion
The backlog of images crowd
I fear I'll sleep thro the future shoulder-looking
#vss365
Curl embryonic around thoughts and emotions
Curl too tight to let them in
It's no consolation that that was then
This now
All blurred into motion
The backlog of images crowd
I fear I'll sleep thro the future shoulder-looking
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How I could curl up, enclose all the fast paced year of ever-change
Curl embryonic around thoughts and emotions
Curl too tight to let them in
It's no consolation that that was then
This now
All blurred into motion
The backlog of images crowd
I fear I'll sleep thro the future shoulder-looking
#vss365
Curl embryonic around thoughts and emotions
Curl too tight to let them in
It's no consolation that that was then
This now
All blurred into motion
The backlog of images crowd
I fear I'll sleep thro the future shoulder-looking
#vss365
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being correct gives
lIttle #consolation when
dumpster fires take
all the oxygen away
from candles of decency
#vss365 #prompt #haiku #senryu #tanka
#TankaTuesday
lIttle #consolation when
dumpster fires take
all the oxygen away
from candles of decency
#vss365 #prompt #haiku #senryu #tanka
#TankaTuesday
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
being correct gives
lIttle #consolation when
dumpster fires take
all the oxygen away
from candles of decency
#vss365 #prompt #haiku #senryu #tanka
#TankaTuesday
lIttle #consolation when
dumpster fires take
all the oxygen away
from candles of decency
#vss365 #prompt #haiku #senryu #tanka
#TankaTuesday
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As Marco lay bleeding out on the cobblestones of the town square, he had two things as #consolation. The first was the fountain’s spray felt wonderful against his hot skin, like a cool cloth against a fevered forehead. The second was, at least he had won the knife fight. #vss365 #flashfiction
December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As Marco lay bleeding out on the cobblestones of the town square, he had two things as #consolation. The first was the fountain’s spray felt wonderful against his hot skin, like a cool cloth against a fevered forehead. The second was, at least he had won the knife fight. #vss365 #flashfiction
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Located on the hallowed grounds of the University of Chivalry there is a tournament stadium built of white stone so magnificent in #design that it rivals the Colosseum in Rome.
Here centuries of disputes have been settled in a traditional manner: two warriors, one battle, one winner.
#wipsnips #wip
Here centuries of disputes have been settled in a traditional manner: two warriors, one battle, one winner.
#wipsnips #wip
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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When your best friend sees through everything.
#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #writesky #amwriting #sciencefiction #romance #booksky
#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #writesky #amwriting #sciencefiction #romance #booksky
December 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When your best friend sees through everything.
#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #writesky #amwriting #sciencefiction #romance #booksky
#WIPSnips #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #writesky #amwriting #sciencefiction #romance #booksky
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🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹
🏄♀️ California vibes
😡 Frenemies to enemies
🎭 Opening night drama
❣️ Romantic debacles
Kinzey's back!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #Querying #witch
🏄♀️ California vibes
😡 Frenemies to enemies
🎭 Opening night drama
❣️ Romantic debacles
Kinzey's back!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #Querying #witch
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹
🏄♀️ California vibes
😡 Frenemies to enemies
🎭 Opening night drama
❣️ Romantic debacles
Kinzey's back!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #Querying #witch
🏄♀️ California vibes
😡 Frenemies to enemies
🎭 Opening night drama
❣️ Romantic debacles
Kinzey's back!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Q #F #YA #Querying #witch
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Focus on the breath
Stretch your awareness inward
#Consolation piece
#dailyhaikuprompt Breath
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems
Stretch your awareness inward
#Consolation piece
#dailyhaikuprompt Breath
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Focus on the breath
Stretch your awareness inward
#Consolation piece
#dailyhaikuprompt Breath
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems
Stretch your awareness inward
#Consolation piece
#dailyhaikuprompt Breath
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems
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"She never got my birthday right. Always a month early or late."
"If it's any consolation, she never remembered mine at all."
"Worst grandma ever."
"She made a good homemade egg nog."
"And she let us watch 'Buffy' and 'Ren & Stimpy' when we slept over."
"Explains so much."
#vss365 - CONSOLATION
"If it's any consolation, she never remembered mine at all."
"Worst grandma ever."
"She made a good homemade egg nog."
"And she let us watch 'Buffy' and 'Ren & Stimpy' when we slept over."
"Explains so much."
#vss365 - CONSOLATION
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"She never got my birthday right. Always a month early or late."
"If it's any consolation, she never remembered mine at all."
"Worst grandma ever."
"She made a good homemade egg nog."
"And she let us watch 'Buffy' and 'Ren & Stimpy' when we slept over."
"Explains so much."
#vss365 - CONSOLATION
"If it's any consolation, she never remembered mine at all."
"Worst grandma ever."
"She made a good homemade egg nog."
"And she let us watch 'Buffy' and 'Ren & Stimpy' when we slept over."
"Explains so much."
#vss365 - CONSOLATION
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December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I'm devastated. The man I love has just married my sister. At the reception, the best man sidles up to me. "I'll be your consolation prize."
#vss365 #vss #consolation
#vss365 #vss #consolation
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm devastated. The man I love has just married my sister. At the reception, the best man sidles up to me. "I'll be your consolation prize."
#vss365 #vss #consolation
#vss365 #vss #consolation
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If it's ANY #consolation, it's likely the prize—the one that knew you wanted to win something else. Or the round, allowing you to continue your losing streak against inferior opponents for pride, or some obligation you must fulfil if you want to take home a trophy the size of an egg timer.
#vss365
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If it's ANY #consolation, it's likely the prize—the one that knew you wanted to win something else. Or the round, allowing you to continue your losing streak against inferior opponents for pride, or some obligation you must fulfil if you want to take home a trophy the size of an egg timer.
#vss365
#vss365