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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 20h

"I have to bite my tongue so many times," Nora complained, #hovering over Bob. She didn't want to seem difficult, but he was so inefficient. Bob, however, barely heard her as he was watching "Strictly Come Dancing" on his iPad while cooking.

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the real John Carr. @johncarr.bsky.social · 20h

Kestrel #hovers in Azure skies,
swiftly swoops,
Dormouse dies.
Life is cruel,
life is survival,
love your friends,
beware of rivals.

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Lewis Pierson @sirrobinkingfisher.bsky.social · 20h

“Don’t just #hover. It’s a totally ineffective means of non-verbal communication. If he’s in your way and he isn’t moving, that’s not going to cut it. You need to speak up, ‘Excuse me’ isn’t bad, he may grudgingly step aside for you.”
“And if he doesn’t?”
“Time to get physical. Try a shove.”
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Rick Milone @rwm1955.bsky.social · 1d

It was a troubled time in his life. As a child, he heard cross words daily. The bickering & threats wore on his psyche, depressing him for days. Then came the relief in the form of a loving, elderly neighbor. It was a welcomed furlough from the chaos. #BraveWrite

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Rick Milone @rwm1955.bsky.social · 1d

Animosity
Human thirst for armed conflict
Brought androids for peace

#vss365 #ScifaikuSaturday

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a.d. @admatthias.bsky.social · 6d

as a grooveless record, i spin
soundlessly along the #needle tracks
listen while #inadequate words sough ashore
with every ebb pulling away their meaning
only remains remain, of bones & #undertones
just a stain stretched like clinging fingers

#vss365 #emoetry #penstricken

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Vicente L Ruiz 🍏📜🎲🌓 @vicentelruiz.bsky.social · 4d

In his agony, something was telling him the voice spoke ancient Egyptian, yet he could understand the words.

"You should never have annoyed Anubis," it said.

And the #beetles kept crawling underneath his skin, feeding, growing and multiplying.

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💘Beth C Greenberg✍️ Cupid's Fall series @bethcgreenberg.com · 4d

#Beetles do all kinds of amazing, important things for their environment. But not while they're in my house.

#vss365 #writersofbluesky

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Allyson Joule @allysonjoule.bsky.social · 4d

I would cross
deserts barefoot
if it brought me
closer to you,
wait in the
stillness of night
for the sound
of your breath.
Even the smallest
beetle crawling
toward your light
has my envy.
I'm anchored
to you in ways
I can't undo,
a vow written
deeper than blood,
beyond choice.

#vss365 #beetle

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moniker @monikerpoems.bsky.social · 4d

She was
Princess in her tower
Never knew a soul
That all changed when one day
She found a " #beetle" crawl
With no one else to think of
She promptly
fell in love
And that's how stinky cockroach
royal chambers did encroach
And that's why we know
to let children roam and grow

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Matthew_DS9 @matthew-ds9.bsky.social · 4d

#vss365 Beetle

Gregor Samsa awoke from being a dead beetle to a live human, with only a dull ache in his shoulder blade.

It was now the end of the 20th century, and his sister Grete was now an old decrepit woman, still living in the same apartment.

She had never married. Gregor's story had...

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Noisy Signals @noisysignals001.bsky.social · 4d

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Alarms started ringing when we were half a block from the bank.

“I hope you got a good car this time!” I admonished my actual partner-in-crime.

“I got it” came hurriedly from behind a duffel bag of cash.

We stopped in front of a 1960s VW #beetle.

“Ain’t she a beaut!” they exclaimed.

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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 4d

Watching a program about the '80s, Nora mused that her mother had gone through a phase of bedazzling her clothes with an #unearthly number of crystals. "It looked silly really, but we imagined ourselves to be pop stars."

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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for the prompts!

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Steve - Teller of Tall Tales 🇺🇦 @bofferson.bsky.social · 4d

'I'm sorry, but your wife can't go on the #Beetles roller coaster.
'But she's got a Ticket To Ride.'
'It's for Yesterday.'
'I'm sure We Can Work It Out.'
'You can go on the Helter Skelter.'
'But we've Come Together to go on the roller coaster.'
'Sorry mate. Let It Be.'
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Samantha Carr @samc4rr.bsky.social · 4d

The day started as usual; conversimg with a #beetle. He lolled in the chair, slurping coffee, "You think too much, just let change happen. Why only last week I was a bumblebee."
I explained again it was easy to radically transform when someone else was working to keep a roof over you.
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Bacchante Blues @bacchal.bsky.social · 4d

Grief is a beetle
Black kernel of ache
Blotted in bile
With salty antennae
Hollowed out heartmeat
Tunneled to ore
Glittering aorta
A trundling monster
Descending the walls

#vss365 #poem #poetry beetle

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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 4d

"I'm sure Leo didn't mean to knock over your vase. Look at those sad roses." Bob started picking up the shards. Nora stared in horror. The vase, a gift from her late aunt, was irreplaceable. Leo (the cat) loved chasing after #beetles and bugs.

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 7d

Every night falling asleep
On a bed of #piranha teeth
Water running
In the wrong direction

It’s a sign
She’s claimed you
The pretty monster
A toxic gift wrapped
In shiny illusions

Who’ll leave you
Dusted in ash
Best you run vanish
Under a blood spell

#vss365
#vsshorror

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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 7d

Through this poem runs
a river & the readers
are sitting by the banks,
enjoying the view & letting
the mumbling of the water
soothe their minds. But
be careful to not lean
to close to the water. There
are #piranha who think
your flesh is #sweet.

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💘Beth C Greenberg✍️ Cupid's Fall series @bethcgreenberg.com · 7d

Told "Go snorkel!" Brett cried, "I don't wanna!"
When asked why, he replied, "The #piranha!"
Sure enough his Dad spied
That fanged fish in the tide
And suggested Brett snorkel mañana.

#vss365 #limerick #writersofbluesky

a cartoon character with a big mouth and teeth looks angry

Alt: a cartoon character with a big mouth and teeth looks angry

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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 7d

"Right, this has gone on long enough. I'm going over there to ask them to turn the music down. It’s 11pm, for goodness' sake!" Nora grabbed her coat and stormed out. Bob didn't flinch. He knew she'd sink her teeth into the situation like a #piranha.

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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 12d

"You know what?" Nora said, nestled against Bob's coat on a bench in the park, "I'm grateful I don't #clash with much in life. I think peace suits me." Bob looped her scarf and tucked it beneath her chin. "That's a blessing," he replied.

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a.d. @admatthias.bsky.social · 24d

paranoia, frozen fear
darting eyes & flexing fingers
his viscous rattled breath
perturbs the nightmare brume
— #caprice in autumnal bloom
consumed by demon chatter
led toward the railway clatter
mesmerised by the invitation
one trip to escape the other

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Peter James Martin @authorpjm.bsky.social · 12d

"You know what you did wrong there, don't you?" I said.
"Did nuthin wrong," Riz snorted.
"When the interviewer asked how we work together so well despite #clashing. That part?"
"Nope."
"It's where you replied. 'He does wat I tell 'im'. Remember?"
"Maybe..."
#vss365 #riztherogue

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