TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
Poet, querying novelist and one time songwriter who has spent the last 25 years honing his storytelling skills out on a rock in the water.
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2025 unless I say other
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2025 unless I say other
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TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
· May 6
Mango joins me in adoration of this new anthology. I'm simply gobsmacked to be included in such a sea of talent.
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
#Last call for poetry
What're you having?
This one's on me
Something plain with grizzled beat
Something unctious fancy sweet
Something lofty to lift the feet
So barkeep
set up a final round to down
A toast to proper words well found
Last story for the road
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
What're you having?
This one's on me
Something plain with grizzled beat
Something unctious fancy sweet
Something lofty to lift the feet
So barkeep
set up a final round to down
A toast to proper words well found
Last story for the road
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
#Last call for poetry
What're you having?
This one's on me
Something plain with grizzled beat
Something unctious fancy sweet
Something lofty to lift the feet
So barkeep
set up a final round to down
A toast to proper words well found
Last story for the road
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
What're you having?
This one's on me
Something plain with grizzled beat
Something unctious fancy sweet
Something lofty to lift the feet
So barkeep
set up a final round to down
A toast to proper words well found
Last story for the road
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
I
My son, homework tasked
Questioned
"If #matters just solids liquids and gas
Then what, may I ask
Is fire?"
II
Leaves fall on old fruit
bare branches hold empty nests
#Matters of the tree
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
My son, homework tasked
Questioned
"If #matters just solids liquids and gas
Then what, may I ask
Is fire?"
II
Leaves fall on old fruit
bare branches hold empty nests
#Matters of the tree
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I
My son, homework tasked
Questioned
"If #matters just solids liquids and gas
Then what, may I ask
Is fire?"
II
Leaves fall on old fruit
bare branches hold empty nests
#Matters of the tree
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
My son, homework tasked
Questioned
"If #matters just solids liquids and gas
Then what, may I ask
Is fire?"
II
Leaves fall on old fruit
bare branches hold empty nests
#Matters of the tree
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku
I.
Habitual
Exercise
And
Limited
Treats
Horrible
II.
Sick with greed
We covet our cures
#health takes wealth
III.
Pick your poison
And toast to #health
Drop your last time
On a ticket to wealth
Search for somebody
Til you lose yourself
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #Haiku
Habitual
Exercise
And
Limited
Treats
Horrible
II.
Sick with greed
We covet our cures
#health takes wealth
III.
Pick your poison
And toast to #health
Drop your last time
On a ticket to wealth
Search for somebody
Til you lose yourself
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #Haiku
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I.
Habitual
Exercise
And
Limited
Treats
Horrible
II.
Sick with greed
We covet our cures
#health takes wealth
III.
Pick your poison
And toast to #health
Drop your last time
On a ticket to wealth
Search for somebody
Til you lose yourself
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #Haiku
Habitual
Exercise
And
Limited
Treats
Horrible
II.
Sick with greed
We covet our cures
#health takes wealth
III.
Pick your poison
And toast to #health
Drop your last time
On a ticket to wealth
Search for somebody
Til you lose yourself
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #Haiku
I.
Concussion
A lifetime un #learned
In a blink
II.
How bout dads old colleague
"What is learning?"
"That's what happens when I teach."
III.
Sifting a murky scoop of details
Panning for a glimmer
Of connection
A nugget of knowledge
#learning
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku
Concussion
A lifetime un #learned
In a blink
II.
How bout dads old colleague
"What is learning?"
"That's what happens when I teach."
III.
Sifting a murky scoop of details
Panning for a glimmer
Of connection
A nugget of knowledge
#learning
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I.
Concussion
A lifetime un #learned
In a blink
II.
How bout dads old colleague
"What is learning?"
"That's what happens when I teach."
III.
Sifting a murky scoop of details
Panning for a glimmer
Of connection
A nugget of knowledge
#learning
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku
Concussion
A lifetime un #learned
In a blink
II.
How bout dads old colleague
"What is learning?"
"That's what happens when I teach."
III.
Sifting a murky scoop of details
Panning for a glimmer
Of connection
A nugget of knowledge
#learning
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku
My #reflection has grown wrinkled
And lost most of its hair
Baggy eyes squint back at me
As I try not to stare
At the poorly way it's looking
Rather old and out of shape
Don't know where he came from
Cause Im still feeling great
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And lost most of its hair
Baggy eyes squint back at me
As I try not to stare
At the poorly way it's looking
Rather old and out of shape
Don't know where he came from
Cause Im still feeling great
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My #reflection has grown wrinkled
And lost most of its hair
Baggy eyes squint back at me
As I try not to stare
At the poorly way it's looking
Rather old and out of shape
Don't know where he came from
Cause Im still feeling great
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And lost most of its hair
Baggy eyes squint back at me
As I try not to stare
At the poorly way it's looking
Rather old and out of shape
Don't know where he came from
Cause Im still feeling great
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Wednesday here. Its here at last
With 100 new words for your breakfast.
With 100 new words for your breakfast.
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Not for Sale - 100-Foot Crow
By: Gabriella Dolores Menezes “How much for the android?” 023 stops in his tracks. “Oh, he’s not for sale, just helping out,” Susan says. “Really? I'll give you three hundred for it,” the man offers. ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Wednesday here. Its here at last
With 100 new words for your breakfast.
With 100 new words for your breakfast.
Rang up God the other day
See what the old man had to say
About the state of things
Put the phone to my ear
Only static, nothing clear
Just rings and rings and rings
And then a click
My call #timed out
I mean what the heck
Next time ill call collect.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
See what the old man had to say
About the state of things
Put the phone to my ear
Only static, nothing clear
Just rings and rings and rings
And then a click
My call #timed out
I mean what the heck
Next time ill call collect.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rang up God the other day
See what the old man had to say
About the state of things
Put the phone to my ear
Only static, nothing clear
Just rings and rings and rings
And then a click
My call #timed out
I mean what the heck
Next time ill call collect.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
See what the old man had to say
About the state of things
Put the phone to my ear
Only static, nothing clear
Just rings and rings and rings
And then a click
My call #timed out
I mean what the heck
Next time ill call collect.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Elevating #relevant revelations
Tuning through the static
Keeping it real
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Tuning through the static
Keeping it real
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Elevating #relevant revelations
Tuning through the static
Keeping it real
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Tuning through the static
Keeping it real
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Outside Albuquerque
We stop for gas and souvenirs
Keyring dream catchers
Kept under lock and key
Safe from those
Who've stolen most everything else
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
We stop for gas and souvenirs
Keyring dream catchers
Kept under lock and key
Safe from those
Who've stolen most everything else
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Outside Albuquerque
We stop for gas and souvenirs
Keyring dream catchers
Kept under lock and key
Safe from those
Who've stolen most everything else
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
We stop for gas and souvenirs
Keyring dream catchers
Kept under lock and key
Safe from those
Who've stolen most everything else
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Awards and accolades
Laurels tightly bound
Round temples
Ululations from all nations
Faded on dry breeze
Drowned neath weighted seas
Only bones to celebrate
What we found
#Achievable
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Laurels tightly bound
Round temples
Ululations from all nations
Faded on dry breeze
Drowned neath weighted seas
Only bones to celebrate
What we found
#Achievable
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Awards and accolades
Laurels tightly bound
Round temples
Ululations from all nations
Faded on dry breeze
Drowned neath weighted seas
Only bones to celebrate
What we found
#Achievable
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Laurels tightly bound
Round temples
Ululations from all nations
Faded on dry breeze
Drowned neath weighted seas
Only bones to celebrate
What we found
#Achievable
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Off to contend with the world
Back in a while.... Be kind to each other.
Back in a while.... Be kind to each other.
an open sign hangs in a round window
ALT: an open sign hangs in a round window
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Off to contend with the world
Back in a while.... Be kind to each other.
Back in a while.... Be kind to each other.
Take a #number
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Take a #number
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Stand in line
Go on pretending
Everything's fine
Or
Step your self
Right off the path
Change your answers
Do the math
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Wednesday smacks upside ya head
With the weekly drabble to be read
With the weekly drabble to be read
NEW STORY: "The Taste of Iron" by C.E. O’Conaing. 100footcrow.com/the-taste-of...
The Taste of Iron - 100-Foot Crow
By: C.E. O'Conaing. Alicja’s left fist bounced off the bag. She belted out another half dozen rabbit punches, swift, savage blows that almost punctured its surface. Sweat poured, the muggy gym closing...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Wednesday smacks upside ya head
With the weekly drabble to be read
With the weekly drabble to be read
I.
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I.
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Make
Your
Tales
Heroic
II.
The #myth of me
2 parts bullshit
Dreged in irony
Pounded flat
With a dash of reality
Dig in!
III.
Bootstraps, melting pots and manifest destiny
#myth mistaken for history
In a country lulled by bedtime stories
Wake up
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
How do we #measure
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
How do we #measure
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
'Gainst the giants of old
What are our stories
To the tales they told
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
College town tavern
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
College town tavern
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
Bellingham is bricks in bars
The kids are alright
#writingcommunity #haiku #halfbadpoetry
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Most signs had long since faded, leaving runic traces in chipped paint and rust. Those that remained unscathed went unread. But not unseen. Time and struggle wore away written #language. But not our stories
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Most signs had long since faded, leaving runic traces in chipped paint and rust. Those that remained unscathed went unread. But not unseen. Time and struggle wore away written #language. But not our stories
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
So we go on, passing our history, our hope
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #taketwo
Tonight's game. Guess which hotel hallway is outside my door.
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Tonight's game. Guess which hotel hallway is outside my door.
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Good times!
#WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
#PhotoCommunity
Missing the ferry
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Missing the ferry
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Means a brunch at the Hotel
It's all island life
#HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity
Im languid with my #language
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Im languid with my #language
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And plodding with my prose
And as I have a busy day
Must bring this to a close
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
So here we are
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So here we are
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Got some things to do
Unless you want their greed
To bleed the red right out of you
Start with some #history
Of labor paying its dues
And you and I can disagree
In solidarity its true
Just a week or two
Of general strikes
Would see this nightmare through
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
He dont know much about history
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
He dont know much about history
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
Not a clue bout #geography
Rambles on sans philosophy
Big ego and bad policy
But there's something
I know is true.
He's a fascist through and through
So if autocracy ain't for you
Come on and just vote with me
How wonderful midterms will be.
#vss365 #halfbadpoetry
The middle of the week
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
NEW STORY: "How to Train a Cyber Cat" by @lorifontanes.bsky.social! 🐈⬛
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100footcrow.com/how-to-train...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The middle of the week
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story
In all its glory
Here's 100 words of story