C.S. Voll
@stephlepht.bsky.social
An author, historian, and gamer. Also likes to ponder the meaning of everything.
Medium: https://medium.com/@csvoll
Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18771854.C_S_Voll
Superjump: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/author/csvoll/
Medium: https://medium.com/@csvoll
Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/18771854.C_S_Voll
Superjump: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/author/csvoll/
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Sunrise sank only to rise again each #successor incrementally a little brighter a little warmer.
Till earth baked cracking open as though scabs on skin weeping red rivers of dust.
Till life became unsustainable swirling fire storms bleached our bones.
The only intimation we had ever existed
#vss365
Till earth baked cracking open as though scabs on skin weeping red rivers of dust.
Till life became unsustainable swirling fire storms bleached our bones.
The only intimation we had ever existed
#vss365
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sunrise sank only to rise again each #successor incrementally a little brighter a little warmer.
Till earth baked cracking open as though scabs on skin weeping red rivers of dust.
Till life became unsustainable swirling fire storms bleached our bones.
The only intimation we had ever existed
#vss365
Till earth baked cracking open as though scabs on skin weeping red rivers of dust.
Till life became unsustainable swirling fire storms bleached our bones.
The only intimation we had ever existed
#vss365
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The secret lore of book and toy shop owners holds that it is good to have a "Hollywood snow" in early November so that people's Gift Brains turn on, and they start shopping.
This year... we're just going to enjoy the flurries around our icicles, and do whatever we can to reduce others' stress. ❄️📚❤️
This year... we're just going to enjoy the flurries around our icicles, and do whatever we can to reduce others' stress. ❄️📚❤️
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The secret lore of book and toy shop owners holds that it is good to have a "Hollywood snow" in early November so that people's Gift Brains turn on, and they start shopping.
This year... we're just going to enjoy the flurries around our icicles, and do whatever we can to reduce others' stress. ❄️📚❤️
This year... we're just going to enjoy the flurries around our icicles, and do whatever we can to reduce others' stress. ❄️📚❤️
With no #successor in sight
They decide to have a fight
For the rare and precious right
To switch on a Christmas light
#vss365
They decide to have a fight
For the rare and precious right
To switch on a Christmas light
#vss365
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
With no #successor in sight
They decide to have a fight
For the rare and precious right
To switch on a Christmas light
#vss365
They decide to have a fight
For the rare and precious right
To switch on a Christmas light
#vss365
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Stains of tomatoes past.
Sometimes I just make comics for fun.
Sometimes I just make comics for fun.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Stains of tomatoes past.
Sometimes I just make comics for fun.
Sometimes I just make comics for fun.
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Born in the corner of a thought,
where light forgets to look.
Rules built the cage,
desire picked the lock.
#Illicit,
the pulse that knows better,
yet moves closer.
Truth hides best in dark places,
but always leaves a mark.
#vss365 #poetry #5amwritersclub #writing #poetrylovers
where light forgets to look.
Rules built the cage,
desire picked the lock.
#Illicit,
the pulse that knows better,
yet moves closer.
Truth hides best in dark places,
but always leaves a mark.
#vss365 #poetry #5amwritersclub #writing #poetrylovers
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Born in the corner of a thought,
where light forgets to look.
Rules built the cage,
desire picked the lock.
#Illicit,
the pulse that knows better,
yet moves closer.
Truth hides best in dark places,
but always leaves a mark.
#vss365 #poetry #5amwritersclub #writing #poetrylovers
where light forgets to look.
Rules built the cage,
desire picked the lock.
#Illicit,
the pulse that knows better,
yet moves closer.
Truth hides best in dark places,
but always leaves a mark.
#vss365 #poetry #5amwritersclub #writing #poetrylovers
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Same street, few doors up: holiday lights give a festive touch. #Montreal #Photography #Snow #Winter #StreetPhotography
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Same street, few doors up: holiday lights give a festive touch. #Montreal #Photography #Snow #Winter #StreetPhotography
A couple of years ago, various versions of the biblically accurate angel meme went viral, causing some to wonder if modern representations got it all wrong. Fear not though, because I examine how and why we depict angels in certain ways in this piece. #angel #religion #spiritual
Why Do Angels Look Like This?
These winged emissaries have influenced millions of lives
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December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A couple of years ago, various versions of the biblically accurate angel meme went viral, causing some to wonder if modern representations got it all wrong. Fear not though, because I examine how and why we depict angels in certain ways in this piece. #angel #religion #spiritual
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#vss365
The train tore across the prairie, its thunder shaking the dusk; I stood nearby, #bewitched by the rails’ rhythm, the swift echo of iron showing me that speed could erase sorrow. If only for a fleeting moment.
The train tore across the prairie, its thunder shaking the dusk; I stood nearby, #bewitched by the rails’ rhythm, the swift echo of iron showing me that speed could erase sorrow. If only for a fleeting moment.
December 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#vss365
The train tore across the prairie, its thunder shaking the dusk; I stood nearby, #bewitched by the rails’ rhythm, the swift echo of iron showing me that speed could erase sorrow. If only for a fleeting moment.
The train tore across the prairie, its thunder shaking the dusk; I stood nearby, #bewitched by the rails’ rhythm, the swift echo of iron showing me that speed could erase sorrow. If only for a fleeting moment.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Noir in the narrow streets
📸 Canon R8 | RF 50mm f/1.8
🔎 f/1.8 • 1/400s • ISO 2000
📍 Tbilisi, Georgia
#photography #streetphotography #noir #blackandwhite #nightphoto
#tbilisi #georgia #canonr8 #bskyphotos
📸 Canon R8 | RF 50mm f/1.8
🔎 f/1.8 • 1/400s • ISO 2000
📍 Tbilisi, Georgia
#photography #streetphotography #noir #blackandwhite #nightphoto
#tbilisi #georgia #canonr8 #bskyphotos
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Noir in the narrow streets
📸 Canon R8 | RF 50mm f/1.8
🔎 f/1.8 • 1/400s • ISO 2000
📍 Tbilisi, Georgia
#photography #streetphotography #noir #blackandwhite #nightphoto
#tbilisi #georgia #canonr8 #bskyphotos
📸 Canon R8 | RF 50mm f/1.8
🔎 f/1.8 • 1/400s • ISO 2000
📍 Tbilisi, Georgia
#photography #streetphotography #noir #blackandwhite #nightphoto
#tbilisi #georgia #canonr8 #bskyphotos
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The #Consolation of Dying
It is not a wish,
not a yearning for endings,
but a quiet recognition
that everything-every bruise of the day,
every unfinished sentence,
every grief that keeps pulling up a chair
will someday loosen its grip.
#vss365 #poetry #dying
It is not a wish,
not a yearning for endings,
but a quiet recognition
that everything-every bruise of the day,
every unfinished sentence,
every grief that keeps pulling up a chair
will someday loosen its grip.
#vss365 #poetry #dying
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The #Consolation of Dying
It is not a wish,
not a yearning for endings,
but a quiet recognition
that everything-every bruise of the day,
every unfinished sentence,
every grief that keeps pulling up a chair
will someday loosen its grip.
#vss365 #poetry #dying
It is not a wish,
not a yearning for endings,
but a quiet recognition
that everything-every bruise of the day,
every unfinished sentence,
every grief that keeps pulling up a chair
will someday loosen its grip.
#vss365 #poetry #dying
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A chocolate medal might be
Nothing but a #consolation
Prize but at least he has something
To chew while at a train station
#vss365
Nothing but a #consolation
Prize but at least he has something
To chew while at a train station
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A chocolate medal might be
Nothing but a #consolation
Prize but at least he has something
To chew while at a train station
#vss365
Nothing but a #consolation
Prize but at least he has something
To chew while at a train station
#vss365
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December 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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#Soliloquy
we think of it as speech,
but it begins in listening
to murmurs of soul
roiling through
heart’s hollow chambers,
longing
to be heard
#vss365
we think of it as speech,
but it begins in listening
to murmurs of soul
roiling through
heart’s hollow chambers,
longing
to be heard
#vss365
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#Soliloquy
we think of it as speech,
but it begins in listening
to murmurs of soul
roiling through
heart’s hollow chambers,
longing
to be heard
#vss365
we think of it as speech,
but it begins in listening
to murmurs of soul
roiling through
heart’s hollow chambers,
longing
to be heard
#vss365
Their voice is their favourite
Present to themselves so they
Perform a #soliloquy
In front of an audience
Of one hazy reflection
#vss365
Present to themselves so they
Perform a #soliloquy
In front of an audience
Of one hazy reflection
#vss365
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Their voice is their favourite
Present to themselves so they
Perform a #soliloquy
In front of an audience
Of one hazy reflection
#vss365
Present to themselves so they
Perform a #soliloquy
In front of an audience
Of one hazy reflection
#vss365
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なるほどくん fan art
fatherhood
fatherhood
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
なるほどくん fan art
fatherhood
fatherhood
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burnout is
when a student's PowerPoint
littered with #chic images
and cliche bullets
of buzz words
includes a photo of green trees
the sun casting
its delicious rays
onto a misty forest floor
where I am instantly projected
the sense of freedom
oerwhelming
against the mediocrity
of real life
#vss365
when a student's PowerPoint
littered with #chic images
and cliche bullets
of buzz words
includes a photo of green trees
the sun casting
its delicious rays
onto a misty forest floor
where I am instantly projected
the sense of freedom
oerwhelming
against the mediocrity
of real life
#vss365
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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The Cold Supermoon tonight
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Cold Supermoon tonight
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32 degrees but the red tailed hawks are back. They’re not as skittish as the northern harriers
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
32 degrees but the red tailed hawks are back. They’re not as skittish as the northern harriers
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No one suspected him as most never noticed him. Though once night fell, he became alive with vigor and charm. A #vespertine creature. He went from drab to sleek. Shy to lively. He was a true Jekyll and Hyde. The women of town adored him. The cops couldn’t find him. Hiding was his best skill. #vss365
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
No one suspected him as most never noticed him. Though once night fell, he became alive with vigor and charm. A #vespertine creature. He went from drab to sleek. Shy to lively. He was a true Jekyll and Hyde. The women of town adored him. The cops couldn’t find him. Hiding was his best skill. #vss365