Indie Author CB (brass)
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Late lunch loungin
in lounges w/
hopefully good burgers
& brew.
Ice hockey on the tube
& hippop plays
the background
Hip Hop is a #wounded
idea
I ponder
trying to decide if
this bartender is
a white supremacist
or not
How’d we get here?
Reread your
pre-13th Amendment
Constitution
#vss365
in lounges w/
hopefully good burgers
& brew.
Ice hockey on the tube
& hippop plays
the background
Hip Hop is a #wounded
idea
I ponder
trying to decide if
this bartender is
a white supremacist
or not
How’d we get here?
Reread your
pre-13th Amendment
Constitution
#vss365
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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"Help," he grunted, leaning on the door frame. "I'm #wound -ed. Call an ambulan—"
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
a woman is eating with a knife and fork in front of a real housewives logo
ALT: a woman is eating with a knife and fork in front of a real housewives logo
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February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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TGIF to the #vss365 crowd! i want YOU to read and comment on my interactive story:
A wizard arrives in the woods! 🌳🧙🐯 He’s not thrilled with Hawthorn’s presence; how should Ezra respond?
*cross-posted on the Bird Site (same username, post is pinned), if you prefer to vote over there 💖
A wizard arrives in the woods! 🌳🧙🐯 He’s not thrilled with Hawthorn’s presence; how should Ezra respond?
*cross-posted on the Bird Site (same username, post is pinned), if you prefer to vote over there 💖
Accompanying the tiger is a tall man, neither young nor old, carrying a wizard’s staff, wearing navy robes and spectacles. He studies Hawthorn in their bulky wrapping. The vampire is inhumanly still, eyes fixed on the mage.
“You’ve brought a monster here, child,” he says to Ezra.
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“You’ve brought a monster here, child,” he says to Ezra.
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It’s slow going, guiding the cocooned vampire through the woods, in what Ezra hopes is the right direction.
“It’s too quiet,” Hawthorn whispers.
Just then, a great cat—much larger than the elusive mountain lions of the area, striped and golden-eyed—steps into their path.
⬇️options in comments⬇️
“It’s too quiet,” Hawthorn whispers.
Just then, a great cat—much larger than the elusive mountain lions of the area, striped and golden-eyed—steps into their path.
⬇️options in comments⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
TGIF to the #vss365 crowd! i want YOU to read and comment on my interactive story:
A wizard arrives in the woods! 🌳🧙🐯 He’s not thrilled with Hawthorn’s presence; how should Ezra respond?
*cross-posted on the Bird Site (same username, post is pinned), if you prefer to vote over there 💖
A wizard arrives in the woods! 🌳🧙🐯 He’s not thrilled with Hawthorn’s presence; how should Ezra respond?
*cross-posted on the Bird Site (same username, post is pinned), if you prefer to vote over there 💖
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she'll always be broken
yet with a smile
brighter than dancing fireflies,
a sunset heart
filled with kindness,
it allows her breathtaking
stardust soul
to glow
~beautifully glow~
right past those fractured wounds
helping the lost & despondent
to always feel hope
within her light.
#vss365 #wound
yet with a smile
brighter than dancing fireflies,
a sunset heart
filled with kindness,
it allows her breathtaking
stardust soul
to glow
~beautifully glow~
right past those fractured wounds
helping the lost & despondent
to always feel hope
within her light.
#vss365 #wound
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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With each new #wound they gave you, you became smaller and quieter and less until you would ask their permission to bleed and apologise for the stains on their hands.
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
With each new #wound they gave you, you became smaller and quieter and less until you would ask their permission to bleed and apologise for the stains on their hands.
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
🏷️ #vss365 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Welcome to the wreckage of me
beneath my smoldering monotony
Trapped deep inside myself
seeking an escape from this scorched destiny
And yet things could always be worse
as I #soothe my soul with trite cliches
Pain is the beast to be restrained
even if living numb is the only way
#vss365 #poetry
beneath my smoldering monotony
Trapped deep inside myself
seeking an escape from this scorched destiny
And yet things could always be worse
as I #soothe my soul with trite cliches
Pain is the beast to be restrained
even if living numb is the only way
#vss365 #poetry
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Hello #vss365 Friends!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Friends,
It’s been a joy to share in your creativity. Thank you for the inspiration & constant reminders of why this space feels like home.
Our next #vss365 host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Daniel is a talented, supportive member of our community & will do a fantastic job! Prompts drop at 4 AM GMT
It’s been a joy to share in your creativity. Thank you for the inspiration & constant reminders of why this space feels like home.
Our next #vss365 host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social
Daniel is a talented, supportive member of our community & will do a fantastic job! Prompts drop at 4 AM GMT
a person is passing a baton to another person with the words passing the baton below them .
ALT: a person is passing a baton to another person with the words passing the baton below them .
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January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Hello #vss365 Friends!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
Our next host is @nathanbrazil.bsky.social. Prompts will drop at 4 AM GMT. Not only is Daniel a talented & supportive writer, he also moonlights as a song whisperer. Several of the songs I shared came from his recommendations. Big thanks to Daniel for the soundtrack support!
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Thrilled to receive an author's copy of this beauty this morning. Huge thanks to Worldstone Publishing & Dustin Bilyk for including me. Please do take a look at this fab #indie publisher's catalogue. If you're looking for #winterseason #reads they've got you covered! #scifi #FantasyFest
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Thrilled to receive an author's copy of this beauty this morning. Huge thanks to Worldstone Publishing & Dustin Bilyk for including me. Please do take a look at this fab #indie publisher's catalogue. If you're looking for #winterseason #reads they've got you covered! #scifi #FantasyFest
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#vss365
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
#vss365
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
The Proof of the Poem Is the Reading
I’m the rule that cracks, then proves,
a cut that sings, a wound with grooves.
I miss my cue and never soothe,
a contradiction that improves
by rhyming what it can’t remove.
#soothe
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
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Now that we are in the ex zone
I'm finally over you
I hope the feeling is mutual
Our scars will heal as they always do
using time as a #soothing balm
When it does
and only the good memories remain
Can we at least try
to resume relationship status
as "just friends" again?
#vss365 #poetry #poem
I'm finally over you
I hope the feeling is mutual
Our scars will heal as they always do
using time as a #soothing balm
When it does
and only the good memories remain
Can we at least try
to resume relationship status
as "just friends" again?
#vss365 #poetry #poem
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Each heart hides a poem
waiting for the one
who reads between the lines…
#RomanticSaturday #ArtInNature #Nature #photography #Roses
waiting for the one
who reads between the lines…
#RomanticSaturday #ArtInNature #Nature #photography #Roses
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Each heart hides a poem
waiting for the one
who reads between the lines…
#RomanticSaturday #ArtInNature #Nature #photography #Roses
waiting for the one
who reads between the lines…
#RomanticSaturday #ArtInNature #Nature #photography #Roses
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My muse flew the coop!
All I've managed to cook up:
This #half-baked haiku.
#InkMine #Bake #HaikuChallenge #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #MicroPoetry #Poems #Humor #Humour #LightVerse #Poets #PoetryCommunity
All I've managed to cook up:
This #half-baked haiku.
#InkMine #Bake #HaikuChallenge #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #MicroPoetry #Poems #Humor #Humour #LightVerse #Poets #PoetryCommunity
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 PM
My muse flew the coop!
All I've managed to cook up:
This #half-baked haiku.
#InkMine #Bake #HaikuChallenge #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #MicroPoetry #Poems #Humor #Humour #LightVerse #Poets #PoetryCommunity
All I've managed to cook up:
This #half-baked haiku.
#InkMine #Bake #HaikuChallenge #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #Senryu #Poetry #MicroPoetry #Poems #Humor #Humour #LightVerse #Poets #PoetryCommunity
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“The Lostai slaughtered anyone who stood in their way. They took those people’s land like they did to my family. And I carry the dishonor of being the hero of that disgusting operation.”
I buried my face in my hands. She caressed my head and back, trying to #soothe me.
#vss365
I buried my face in my hands. She caressed my head and back, trying to #soothe me.
#vss365
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Who the heck is this Rob Bignell guy anyway? And why is his business named “Inventing Reality”? Find out! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/a...
About
My name is Rob Bignell. I’m a long-time professional editor who owns and runs Inventing Reality Editing Service. I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publish…
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January 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Who the heck is this Rob Bignell guy anyway? And why is his business named “Inventing Reality”? Find out! #author #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #inventingreality inventingrealityediting.com/a...
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Dear Friends,
We’ve reached our last prompt together. I’m honored to have hosted & look forward to continuing to support you!
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 31 is #soothe
Song: Where I Go – Natalie Merchant
Lyrics: “I go to the river to #soothe my mind.”
youtu.be/cN9OB_pOvWc?...
We’ve reached our last prompt together. I’m honored to have hosted & look forward to continuing to support you!
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 31 is #soothe
Song: Where I Go – Natalie Merchant
Lyrics: “I go to the river to #soothe my mind.”
youtu.be/cN9OB_pOvWc?...
Where I Go
YouTube video by Natalie Merchant - Topic
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January 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Dear Friends,
We’ve reached our last prompt together. I’m honored to have hosted & look forward to continuing to support you!
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 31 is #soothe
Song: Where I Go – Natalie Merchant
Lyrics: “I go to the river to #soothe my mind.”
youtu.be/cN9OB_pOvWc?...
We’ve reached our last prompt together. I’m honored to have hosted & look forward to continuing to support you!
Your #vss365 #prompt for Jan 31 is #soothe
Song: Where I Go – Natalie Merchant
Lyrics: “I go to the river to #soothe my mind.”
youtu.be/cN9OB_pOvWc?...
Just deleted my tik tok…hated it anyway
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Just deleted my tik tok…hated it anyway
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Twas a minute past seven
Eastern Standard Time
The weather was a persistent #drizzle
bathed in relentless gray
It's been that kind of frickin day
The impending evening
looks no more promising
but at least the darkness
provides a blanket
over the pitter patter bleakness
#fromoneline #vss365 #poem
Eastern Standard Time
The weather was a persistent #drizzle
bathed in relentless gray
It's been that kind of frickin day
The impending evening
looks no more promising
but at least the darkness
provides a blanket
over the pitter patter bleakness
#fromoneline #vss365 #poem
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Twas a minute past seven
Eastern Standard Time
The weather was a persistent #drizzle
bathed in relentless gray
It's been that kind of frickin day
The impending evening
looks no more promising
but at least the darkness
provides a blanket
over the pitter patter bleakness
#fromoneline #vss365 #poem
Eastern Standard Time
The weather was a persistent #drizzle
bathed in relentless gray
It's been that kind of frickin day
The impending evening
looks no more promising
but at least the darkness
provides a blanket
over the pitter patter bleakness
#fromoneline #vss365 #poem