Katherine Traverse
@kattra.bsky.social
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Failed hermit | Attention whore
Optimistic pessimist | Beautiful hypocrite
writer of microfiction and poetry
Failed hermit | Attention whore
Optimistic pessimist | Beautiful hypocrite
writer of microfiction and poetry
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hello~ i'm Kat, a failed hermit turned housewife, getting my creative groove back 280-characters at a time.
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while he stayed at home
speaking parables by rote
i went out—and lived
#HaikuChallenge #parable #haiku
speaking parables by rote
i went out—and lived
#HaikuChallenge #parable #haiku
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
while he stayed at home
speaking parables by rote
i went out—and lived
#HaikuChallenge #parable #haiku
speaking parables by rote
i went out—and lived
#HaikuChallenge #parable #haiku
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“Let’s review our #options… The world behind us has been invaded by aliens. The world ahead is under the rule of the Fae. And this current world…”
Lee pulled the trigger on her shotgun. “Headshot!”
“Ah, yes. A blight of undead.” Ren looked at Stace. “Where to next?”
#vss365
Lee pulled the trigger on her shotgun. “Headshot!”
“Ah, yes. A blight of undead.” Ren looked at Stace. “Where to next?”
#vss365
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
housewife’s depression:
the shattered plate, crumbled cake
watch the trail of ants
#DailyHaikuPrompt #ant #haiku
the shattered plate, crumbled cake
watch the trail of ants
#DailyHaikuPrompt #ant #haiku
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
housewife’s depression:
the shattered plate, crumbled cake
watch the trail of ants
#DailyHaikuPrompt #ant #haiku
the shattered plate, crumbled cake
watch the trail of ants
#DailyHaikuPrompt #ant #haiku
raking leaves, i pause:
breathe in afternoon woodsmoke
taste the coming frost
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake #haiku
breathe in afternoon woodsmoke
taste the coming frost
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake #haiku
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
raking leaves, i pause:
breathe in afternoon woodsmoke
taste the coming frost
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake #haiku
breathe in afternoon woodsmoke
taste the coming frost
#DailyHaikuPrompt #rake #haiku
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“This is not my #reality,” Sato muttered, contemplating the ceiling.
Yoshida popped his head up from the next cubicle. “Meaning?”
“My reality is dragons in the sky, castles in the air, dungeons deep and…” he sighed. “I miss my previous life, as an adventuring princess.”
#vss365
Yoshida popped his head up from the next cubicle. “Meaning?”
“My reality is dragons in the sky, castles in the air, dungeons deep and…” he sighed. “I miss my previous life, as an adventuring princess.”
#vss365
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Every first-year at Merlyn Academy writes down their future #goals, then seals them away. Upon graduation, these letters are returned.
As Estreza opened hers, the long-dried ink slithered into new words: Overthrow the King. Break the Tower of Seers. Become the Red Queen.
#vss365
As Estreza opened hers, the long-dried ink slithered into new words: Overthrow the King. Break the Tower of Seers. Become the Red Queen.
#vss365
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Crikey, it's a wild herd of #FastPrompt! Let's get out there and find some ever elusive plot bunnies, mates! /immediately falls down rabbit hole
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Crikey, it's a wild herd of #FastPrompt! Let's get out there and find some ever elusive plot bunnies, mates! /immediately falls down rabbit hole
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I’ve never seen the moon dance, but that’s what Mama says she does on those nights when the sky goes dark, save for the stars. She dances, curved and silver and flowing. She needs to ground herself, see, bare feet tracking dirt all the way back to the heavens…
#FromOneLine 393
#FromOneLine 393
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I’ve never seen the moon dance, but that’s what Mama says she does on those nights when the sky goes dark, save for the stars. She dances, curved and silver and flowing. She needs to ground herself, see, bare feet tracking dirt all the way back to the heavens…
#FromOneLine 393
#FromOneLine 393
Just like that, Elle was #transported to her childhood home, which had burned down ten years ago. That didn’t seem important as she sat on a familiar pink duvet, her dead twin sister sitting across from her, on a matching twin bed. They were ten years old again. (1/2)
#vss365
#vss365
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Just like that, Elle was #transported to her childhood home, which had burned down ten years ago. That didn’t seem important as she sat on a familiar pink duvet, her dead twin sister sitting across from her, on a matching twin bed. They were ten years old again. (1/2)
#vss365
#vss365
When #science failed him, he turned to magic—followed the trail of it Under the Hill. He stayed among the fae for one year and a day, emerging to find the mortal world moved on. The land desolate, the sky ravaged—his kin long dead, and humanity living among the stars.
#vss365
#vss365
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
the northern lights dance
breath misting, sipping my flask
i flirt with the moon
#DailyHaikuPrompt #flirt #whistpr #sip
breath misting, sipping my flask
i flirt with the moon
#DailyHaikuPrompt #flirt #whistpr #sip
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
the northern lights dance
breath misting, sipping my flask
i flirt with the moon
#DailyHaikuPrompt #flirt #whistpr #sip
breath misting, sipping my flask
i flirt with the moon
#DailyHaikuPrompt #flirt #whistpr #sip
dreaming of spring:
white feathers against fresh snow
the crane disappears
art by Josiah @completethehaiga.bsky.social
#CompleteTheHaiga 124 #haiga #haiku
white feathers against fresh snow
the crane disappears
art by Josiah @completethehaiga.bsky.social
#CompleteTheHaiga 124 #haiga #haiku
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
dreaming of spring:
white feathers against fresh snow
the crane disappears
art by Josiah @completethehaiga.bsky.social
#CompleteTheHaiga 124 #haiga #haiku
white feathers against fresh snow
the crane disappears
art by Josiah @completethehaiga.bsky.social
#CompleteTheHaiga 124 #haiga #haiku
A blinking light flashed into her eyes, which rolled up, #numbers running across the blank space.
“No way—how can Lily be a DroidDoll? Her blood was red—even the newest models still bleed silver.”
“Quinn has a lot of explaining to do,” Mars said, pulling out a knife.
#vss365
“No way—how can Lily be a DroidDoll? Her blood was red—even the newest models still bleed silver.”
“Quinn has a lot of explaining to do,” Mars said, pulling out a knife.
#vss365
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Whenever her parents argued, she hid in her room, pouring over books of #myth and magic. In the garden she made potions with rainwater, cast spells with twisted bits of grass.
When she disappeared for a day and came back five years older, her grandmother wasn’t surprised.
#vss365
When she disappeared for a day and came back five years older, her grandmother wasn’t surprised.
#vss365
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
little girl growing
conquers every mud puddle
in her brand new clothes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #NewClothes #haiku
conquers every mud puddle
in her brand new clothes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #NewClothes #haiku
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
little girl growing
conquers every mud puddle
in her brand new clothes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #NewClothes #haiku
conquers every mud puddle
in her brand new clothes
#DailyHaikuPrompt #NewClothes #haiku