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K Weber
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poetry, collaboration & sometimes digital photo collage. 12 self-published poetry collections (FREE/some in audio format!). kweberandherwords.com
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killthethingyouluv.bsky.social
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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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MountMourn is Writing/recording music, stories, poems, making art, photography,
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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
it’s that time of year… good luck out there!
white rectangular image, longer vertically, includes the text of a poem. the text in black reads as follows: Christmas Shopping I leave the house with my underwear on inside-out 5 winter miles later, I want to scream the aisles Hands grasp, gnarled Yule faces seethe; a doll loses its head I long for home, a child who's writhed in a shopping cart too long All that is left in the aftermath is the solace of my bedroom I wrap myself from spools: the ribbons of anxiety, the tape I fasten breath and bones together and prepare to give myself away - K Weber from "Bluest Grey" (2012)
December 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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donatedwords.bsky.social
happy 6th bday to THIS ASSEMBLY! this was the first collab poetry collection we did! 150+ participants. people donated words, lines, themes… some wrote poems… some helped edit… there were polls & music inspiration!

original artwork by Greg Lawhun

free PDF & audio:
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THIS ASSEMBLY (2019)
THIS ASSEMBLY is a collaborative poetry project. I wrote 21 poems using 160 words donated by 160 people. Additionally, there are bonus poems featuring other poets’ writing, unique additions to poem…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
the data center of my heart has watery eyes.
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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shinepoetry.bsky.social
Today's the day! The 1-year anniversary issue of SHINE Quarterly is AVAILABLE here:
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December 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
congrats @authorlindamcrate.bsky.social♥️ her publishing credits have skyrocketed this year! always great to see her words out in the world!😊
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

we are at the back cover! thanks for joining me in this walkthrough over the last few weeks!

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donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 11d
DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES walkthru!

we are at the back cover of this collection! thank you again to many for participating in DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES! and to all who have joined me in this page-by-page walkthrough over the last few weeks… i appreciate your support!

tinyurl.com/2025daylight
white square image. in center there is an image of the back cover of a digital book. the cover background has different shades of yellows and oranges. the four colors are somewhat haphazardly broken into four sections. at top left is a bright yellow color. at top right is a medium yellow-orange color. a similar color is at bottom left. & a brighter orange color at bottom right. the two sections on the right pinch together on the keft in a subtle bird shape at the middle. black bold text at bottom of back cover reads “2025 / K Weber (editor) & Friends” white square image with black text (link underlined in blue) reads: well… that’s all for now, friends! we are at the back cover of this collection! thank you again to so many for participating in DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES! and to all who have joined me in this page-by-page walkthrough over the last few weeks… i appreciate your support! get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio 🧡💛🧡💛🧡
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 31/SPECIAL NOTES/PROBABLY TMI

some final info regarding this collection!

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donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 11d
DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES walkthrough!

PAGE 31: SPECIAL NOTES/PROBABLY TMI

tying up all the loose ends… wrapping up this collection with some final info!

tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. tthe title of this section, SPECIAL NOTES/PROBABLY TMI, is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text reads as follows: SPECIAL NOTES/PROBABLY TMI The cover art is by me, K Weber. I used the free version of the Pixir app and basically scribbled colors I felt fit the overall collection on a book cover-sized image. I then used various Liquify tools to gain the achieved effect. Particularly, I enjoyed utilizing the Shrink function to pull those colors together. I used Google Docs for the creation of this layout. Gentium Book Basic font is used for the cover and some page headings in various sizes. The majority of what appears throughout is Georgia font, size 12, but with some variations in poem titles and such. This collection is a free PDF. You will never be asked to pay for this compilation! With technology moving rapidly and the overwhelming chaos of AI, we have to be vigilant in ensuring our creations are not being utilized in any way other than that for which they were intended! Speaking of AI... nope! I did not use any AI tools in the creation of this project. I mentioned "no Al" as a stipulation when 1 asked for writers to take part in this, too! The authors in this collection have stand-out, unique voices and do not need a robot to generate poems for them. Authors featured in this collection are welcome to submit their daylight & tenfold orioles works for publication at other journals or for projects, collections, etc. that allow previously-published works. I just ask that this project be given credit for publishing your piece first. And I would love to hear from you if something you wrote for this project is published elsewhere! This being a one-of-a-kind project with much collaboration, there will not be any award nominations. I highly value the unique writings created for this project but also look at this effort being … white square image with black text reads: Page 31 has everything or nothing more you needed to know about this collection. stuff like what fonts were used and the fact that AI is gross and how i created the cover art (front & back) and how these projects are always available free may not be a big deal to know. i personally think people should know where these projects stand! other good info here includes details for the authors in this collection should they wish to send their original piece elsewhere for publishing. i’m all for it! i will not be submitting any original writing for awards. i have good reasons as i feel this project has a lot of pieces and parts and people involved on a collaborative level. get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 30/PRAISE FOR DONATED WORDS POEM PROJECTS & CONTACT DETAILS

see original post for kind words about these projects, contact info & more!

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donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 11d
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PAGE 30: PRAISE FOR DONATED WORDS POEM PROJECTS & CONTACT DETAILS

blurbs & quotes by participants! like to add a few words about your experience? reach me via the CONTACT DETAILS… all listed on this page! NOTE: i don’t use DMs on bsky

tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. links are underlined in blue. the first title of this section, PRAISE FOR DONATED WORDS POEM PROJECTS, is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. the second title heading, CONTACT DETAILS, is around the middle of the page in larger, bold font. text reads as follows: PRAISE FOR DONATED WORDS POEM PROJECTS daylight & tenfold orioles is one of several writing projects I have put together since 2018 that involves collaboration with many others! Hundreds of words have been gifted to me by hundreds of people to include in so many poems. Now, with this latest compilation, even more words have been included in writing by other authors! When I was working on TEAMWORDK in 2021, I asked if anyone would like to put together feedback in the form of a short quote or blurb about their participation in and readership of donated words poems. I received an abundance of responses! You can read all of these generous quotes in this supplementary document: https://tinyurl.com/donatedquotes This will remain a "living document" to which I will continue to add write-ups about our collaborative poetry projects! If you would like to share your experiences and thoughts on these poetry projects, you can connect with me through email and social media under CONTACT DETAILS below! So much gratitude to all who have provided me with lovely words and perspective! CONTACT DETAILS I do these collaborations on a whim sometimes and other times it is more structured. The best way to get in touch is through my social media and email. Instagram is my preferred social media app. Find me at instagram.com/midwesternskirt! I am also on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/donatedwords.bsky.social You can email me at donatedwords@gmail.com if you like. Or just go to my website and click "Contact Me" kweberandherwords.com page number 30 is at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: the first part of Page 30 is where you can find a document i have been keeping the last few years. it includes quotes & blurbs people have written about their experiences with the donated words projects. i’d love to add more! DM if you’d like to share a few words (or more!) about your participation! the second part of Page 30 lists all the contact details you need if you’d like to reach out or follow on various social media platforms! get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 29/MORE DONATED WORDS PROJECT INFORMATION

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PAGE 29: MORE DONATED WORDS PROJECT INFORMATION

info on all past donated words collaborations. you can also find a link to donated words/collab poetry presentation materials for a Zoom i did about this subject last year!

tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. links are underlined in blue. the title of this section, MORE DONATED WORDS PROJECT INFORMATION, is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text reads as follows: MORE DONATED WORDS PROJECT INFORMATION COLLECTIONS • daylight & tenfold orioles (2025) is the 8th donated words poetry (& more!) collection! All of the pricts in this ties ine alable sa fing a Ss alot the can re colla mustions also look for an update at kweberandherwords.com if/when that is made available. • A Sum of Our Poetic Parts: Vol. 3 (2024) • Free PDF: tinyurl.com/2024asoopp3 • SCREAMWORDK (2023) • Free PDF: tinyurl.com/screamwordk2023 • Reunion Fruit Synergy (2023) Free PDF: tinyurl.com/rfs2023 • A Sum of Our Poetic Parts: Vol. 2 (2023) • Free PDF: tinyurl.com/2023asoopp2 • A Sum of Our Poetic Parts: Vol. 1 (2022) • Free PDF & audio version: tinyurl.com/2022asoopp1 • TEAMWORDK (2021) • Free PDF & audio version: tinyurl.com/teamwordk2021 • This Assembly (2019). • Free PDF & audio version: tinyurl.com/thisassembly2019 PRESENTATION I was fortunate to give a presentation in July 2024 about collaborations in writing and other methods I use to play around with words. It covers some of the details of the 7 previous donated words collections! You can find it at tinyurl.com/kw2024nbp page number 29 is at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Page 29 has information on all of the free, online collections featuring donated words poems (& more!). there is mention of which collaborations have an audiobook version. a link to materials i presented on Zoom last year regarding writing collaboration and these projects is also available! get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 28/THANK YOU

see original post for all details! so many thanks!

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donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 11d
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PAGE 28: THANK YOU

so much to be thankful for. here is where i thank everyone who has been a part of these collabs since 2018. i share some stats too!

free PDF collection: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of this section, THANK YOU, is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text is centered and reads as follows: THANK YOU Thank you so very much again to all who participated in the creation of the 18 works - 17 poems and 1 microfiction piece - that comprise this collection! A total of 17 authors were involved! 39 words were donated to these pieces by 37 people. 16 more words come from authors who participated in the addition of a challenge word. 55 words were contributed in total! Several people took part in more than one aspect of this compilation. Overall, 49 people made daylight & tenfold orioles happen! This has been a great group to have involved in the creation of such a satisfying project! This whole thing took a year and a few months to come together so I’d also like to express really big thanks for being patient with me as I really wanted to compile something special and not rush the process! I want to send and reiterate extra-special thanks to those 16 other authors who took on the task of writing a new poem or microfiction piece! Every single person who initially signed up to write for this was able to contribute. To have each of you involved from start to finish throughout the months has been very inspiring! I am so glad you trusted me with your words! Preston Danvers and Norb Aikin have been with me since almost day one with every zany writing experiment I put together and I hope they will continue along with me for the long haul! Melinda Farrar, Kim Mannix, Kiley Lee, Misty H, Millie H and Sara Matson are poets/artists/friends involved with daylight & tenfold orioles who have contributed to a vast majority of the donated words projects since we started and it makes me so happy to see their names take up so much real estate in my long-winded donated words data spreadsheet! As always, I’d like to shout sp… white square image with black text reads: on page 28, i attempt to thank EVERYONE! from this project’s word donors and authors to all the people who have ever been involved with and/or supported these projects since 2018 to the people who have contributed the most or even once…you WILL be thanked!😊i also put out some statistics because a lot of people and written works and donated words (& more!) have been involved in the creation of these projects! in case i hadn’t mentioned it… THANK YOU!!! get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio link is in blue underlined text
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGES 25-27/AUTHOR BIOS

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donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 11d
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PAGES 25-27: AUTHOR BIOS

all the bios for the 17 authors who created original pieces for this collection! you can return to previous posts to read each work!
credit in thread!

free PDF collection: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of this section, AUTHOR BIOS is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text is as follows: AUTHOR BIOS Julie Luepke is a reader, poet, and composer who lives in the Midwestern US, at the meeting of two rivers. K Weber obtained her BA in Poetry from Miami University. Her words have been featured in publications such as Stone Circle Review, Exacting Clam, Writer’s Digest, Memoir Mixtapes, HNDL Magazine and more! Including daylight & tenfold orioles, K has self-published 12 free, PDF-based writing collections (some have audio versions with original soundscapes and K reading aloud). 8 of these are online projects featuring donated words (& more!) in collaboration with hundreds of people since 2018. Her publishing credits and online books are at kweberandherwords.com. She has recently been a featured guest on several episodes of the They’re Just Records podcast. Karen Steiger is a poet, fiction writer, and breast cancer survivor living in Schaumburg, Illinois, with her beloved husband, Matt, and two dogs, Horus and Lexi. Her work has been published in The Wells Street Journal, Arsenika, Black Bough Poetry, Ang(st), Perhappened, Kaleidotrope, Mineral Lit Mag, Rejection Letters, Versification, Sledgehammer Lit, Bombfire Lit, Lamp Lit, and others. Her debut collection, Clean Margins, is available through Kelsay Books and Amazon. Kiley Lee is a Pushcart-nominated poet and artist, with work in multiple publications and exhibitions across the United States. She lives in the Appalachian foothills with her family and loves staring at the clouds. For more information, including a list of current and previous publications, please visit: linktr.ee/kileylee A Pushcart Prize nominee, Marie Marchand is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. Her poetry has appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Crannóg Magazine, Catamaran Li… square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of this section, “AUTHOR BIOS (cont’d)” is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text is as follows: AUTHOR BIOS (cont’d) Millie H (she/her) is a freshman in high school who loves music, playing the piano, her dog Monty, baking, and much more, which would take forever to name. She keeps herself busy with lots of activities, namely marching band, A Cappella Choir, and her school's engineering club. Misty H is an up-and-coming pentagenarian fueled by naps, Coca-Cola, and fiber crafts. She travels through space and time with Millie, her boundary-setting badass of a daughter, and Monty, the dog who doubles as comic relief and emotional support. Misty weaves a life of comfort, curiosity, and mischief. Oswald Perez, aka OP Writer is a writer and a poet from New York City known for the poetry book A Poetic Journey, Staying at Home. He had his set of poems, "An American Tourist In Italy," published in the 2020 edition of the literary anthology, Groundwaters. His second book of poems, The Dawn of A Poetic Summer was released in paperback in the summer of 2025. He was a 2025 writer-in-residence for the International Artists and Writers Residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, France. Preston Danvers (he/him) is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet with an MA in English literature. He can be found on Instagram @prestonspantry talking about baking, poetry, and fairy tales. He has two chapbooks (RED ROVER, RED LOVER and JOAN:ARC), and his work appears in Fairy Tale Review, Tilde, and Perhappened, among others. Sara Matson (she/her) is a poet in Chicago and host of the seasonal online reading series, Words // Friends. Her microchap, Ardently, is part of the Ghost City Press Summer Series and available now. Find her on Instagram @skeletorsmom or Bluesky @saramatson.bsky.social Sarah O'Brien is a poet, painter, and comedian from W… square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of this section, “AUTHOR BIOS (cont’d)” is at the top center of the page in larger, bold font. text is as follows: AUTHOR BIOS (cont’d) Tiffany Sciacca works in Chicago, IL. Her work has appeared in Pidgeonholes, and Blink-Ink. When not writing microfiction, she loves to watch horror movies and haunt her local thrift stores. Will Davis is a native plant in their bluegrass and works as a nurse. They remain gleefully unemployable as a poem scribbler. Favorite side hustle: immutable fire escape. More scribbles @ByThisWillAlone. page number 27 is at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: all the bios for the 17 authors who created original pieces for this collection are on pages 25-27! you can return to previous posts to read each work as i walk-through DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES! thanks again to Julie Luepke, Karen Steiger, Kiley Lee, Marie Marchand, Melissa Flores Anderson, Michael Metivier, Millie H, Misty H, Oswald Perez, Preston Danvers, Sara Matson, Sarah O’Brien, Scott Nickell, Steph Patterson, Tiffany Sciacca, and Will Davis for joining me in writing new poems and microfiction for this unique collaboration! get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 24/“Twinkling” by @mishiepoet.bsky.social

words donated by
@gendeguzman.bsky.social
Kashiana Singh
@elderflowersour.bsky.social

author took on a “flavor word” challenge

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donated words
@gendeguzman.bsky.social SIPHON
Kashiana Singh WOMB
@elderflowersour.bsky.social FREQUENCY

word challenge: flavor
word choice: vanilla

free PDF collection: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “Twinkling,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Twinkling I siphon all the beauty I can from this evening at the ocean. Any shreds of goodness, I tuck away for rainy days— the kind words, head tilt the sun, the sun, the sun glinting on vanilla cream waves, a cool frothiness my toes can taste. I am a creature swimming in the deep womb of the universe. Though half-drowning, perpetually, I twinkle to the frequency of stars waiting to be born. Marie Marchand long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: siphon womb frequency and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to flavor" and the author’s word choice: vanilla page number 24 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: A Pushcart Prize nominee, Marie Marchand is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. Her poetry has appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Crannóg Magazine, Catamaran Literary Reader, California Quarterly, and Tikkun Magazine. She is the author of Gifts to the Attentive (2022) and Mostly Sweet, Lovely, Human Things (2025). She is a graduate of Naropa University and The Iliff School of Theology where she studied psychology, religion, and peacemaking. Her two passions are poetry and mental health. She enjoys living on the sunny side of Washington with her two rescue min pins, Benny and Joon. white square image with black text reads: Page 24 features the poem, “Twinkling” by Marie Marchand. Marie incorporated the following words into this piece: SIPHON donated by Genevieve DeGuzman WOMB donated by Kashiana Singh FREQUENCY donated by Julia Beach word challenge: flavor word choice: vanilla i just realized thst this collection is bookended by poems featuring beaches! the final poem, “Twinkling,” offers us the look and sensation of nighttime at the ocean. reading this poem is like taking in one, big breath; basking in the good things offered in our surroundings. as we breathe out, we welcome these feelings to stay so that we can return to them in more difficult times. i love how Marie incorporated the flavor challenge which gave us “vanilla cream waves.” there is hope in this poem - we have a nightful of stars and the sounds of nature - even when we are in the toughest ruts. white square image with black text reads: A Pushcart Prize nominee, Marie Marchand is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. Her poetry has appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, Crannóg Magazine, Catamaran Literary Reader, California Quarterly, and Tikkun Magazine. She is the author of Gifts to the Attentive (2022) and Mostly Sweet, Lovely, Human Things (2025). She is a graduate of Naropa University and The Iliff School of Theology where she studied psychology, religion, and peacemaking. Her two passions are poetry and mental health. She enjoys living on the sunny side of Washington with her two rescue min pins, Benny and Joon.
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 23/“desired outcome” by @bythiswillalone.bsky.social

words donated by
Meesh Montoya
Patrick Dorsey
@mishiepoet.bsky.social

author took on a “palindrome word” challenge

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PAGE 23: “desired outcome” by @bythiswillalone.bsky.social

donated words
Meesh Montoya PROLIX
Patrick Dorsey SYMPHONIC
@mishiepoet.bsky.social APRICITY

word challenge: palindrome
word choice: deified

free PDF collection: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “desired outcome,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: desired outcome in its jacket, prolix and battered— a blossoming deified an ocean placed upside down and strung in playful disarray, almost a torrent, a babble reaching a symphonic corpse in its regards to light exposure the most jaded, left exposed wandering mostly in the bite of a brittle sun— the search in a chilled field leafing for apricity’s address through a prayer book & hymnal Will Davis long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: prolix symphonic apricity and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word that is a palindrome" and the author’s word choice: deified page number 23 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Will Davis is a native plant in their bluegrass and works as a nurse. They remain gleefully unemployable as a poem scribbler. Favorite side hustle: immutable fire escape. More scribbles @ByThisWillAlone. white square image with black text reads: Page 23 features the poem, “desired outcome” by Will Davis. Will incorporated the following words into this piece: PROLIX donated by Meesh Montoya SYMPHONIC donated by Patrick Dorsey APRICITY donated by Marie Marchand word challenge: palindrome word choice: deified i really appreciate Will’s ability to use language and imagery in unexpected ways. the lines placed further to the right on the page read almost as their own poem. “desired outcome” echoes with a creative spotlight on each donated word and i love how the word “leafing” is used, how an ocean is upside -down, the quiet mystery and subtlety that exists if you let it. this poem, to me, could be about a corpse flower, a tribute, life and death. it lingers long after reading. white square image with black text reads: Will Davis is a native plant in their bluegrass and works as a nurse. They remain gleefully unemployable as a poem scribbler. Favorite side hustle: immutable fire escape. More scribbles @ByThisWillAlone. get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
midwesternskirt.bsky.social
thank you @norbaikin.bsky.social!!! norb has been in like every single collab project the last 7 years! that bowls me over & makes me so happy!🧡
norbaikin.bsky.social Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social · 14d
Big shoutout to the lovely and talented @midwesternskirt.bsky.social and her ongoing Donated Words projects!! Check out the whole shebang FREE on her website!! ##WritingCommunity #Poets #Poetry #Authors
donatedwords.bsky.social donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 14d
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PAGE 22: “A heartsick plea…” by @opwriter.bsky.social

donated words
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social HEARTSICK
Melinda Farrar PERMISSION
@norbaikin.bsky.social SIMULTANEOUS

challenge: heat
word choice: kindle

free PDF collection: tinyurl.com/2025daylight
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

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words donated by
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social
Melinda Farrar
@norbaikin.bsky.social

author took on a “heat word” challenge

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PAGE 22: “A heartsick plea…” by @opwriter.bsky.social

donated words
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social HEARTSICK
Melinda Farrar PERMISSION
@norbaikin.bsky.social SIMULTANEOUS

challenge: heat
word choice: kindle

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the poem is centered on the page. poem text is as follows: A heartsick plea To the universe and all the deities For permission to seek out love Letting go of my hangups The shyness, the lack of self-belief A simultaneous, silent release To kindle the sparks needed Letting my heart roam free Maybe, I’ll find that person Whether it be another girl Or, embracing all of me This is my plea to the universe It’s time now, to set it free To see where in the world An opened heart and soul leads me Oswald Perez long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: heartsick permission simultaneous and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to heat" and the author’s word choice: kindle page number 22 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Oswald Perez, aka OP Writer is a writer and a poet from New York City known for the poetry book A Poetic Journey, Staying at Home. He had his set of poems, "An American Tourist In Italy," published in the 2020 edition of the literary anthology, Groundwaters. His second book of poems, The Dawn of A Poetic Summer was released in paperback in the summer of 2025. He was a 2025 writer-in-residence for the International Artists and Writers Residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, France. white square image with black text reads: Page 22 features an untitled poem beginning with “A heartsick plea” by Oswald Perez. Oswald incorporated the following words into this piece: HEARTSICK donated by K Weber PERMISSION donated by Melinda Farrar SIMULTANEOUS donated by Norb Aikin word challenge: heat word word choice: kindle today just happens to be Oswald’s birthday! happiest birthday wishes to you, friend! this is a poem for pining, reflecting, hoping and reassuring. love comes in many forms. but when the love we want most seems out of reach… do we keep searching or do we settle for the beauty that is the love of self and basic joys? the ideal might be to have all of these things, but it doesn’t hurt to send a wink and a nudge to the universe in hopes that we might find deeper and lasting connection with others. even though this is “[a] heartsick plea…” i think this poem is very much a heartfelt, heartwarming one as well! white square image with black text reads: Oswald Perez, aka OP Writer is a writer and a poet from New York City known for the poetry book A Poetic Journey, Staying at Home. He had his set of poems, "An American Tourist In Italy," published in the 2020 edition of the literary anthology, Groundwaters. His second book of poems, The Dawn of A Poetic Summer was released in paperback in the summer of 2025. He was a 2025 writer-in-residence for the International Artists and Writers Residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, France. get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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PAGE 21/“Song of the Seasons” by Millie H

words donated by
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social
Julia Beach
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social

author took on an “animal word” challenge

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PAGE 21: “Song of the Seasons” by Millie H

donated words
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social MIRACLE
Julia Beach FREQUENCY
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social HEARTSICK
word challenge: animal word
word choice: burrowing

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “Song of the Seasons,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Song of the Seasons Blooms all around, bursting with life Wonders and miracles ever free of strife Growing and sprouting, soft to the touch Relaxing then done, claimed by the bunch The frequency of the buzz that the bees left behind Flying through the flowers with a goal in mind Warmth and pollen floating through the air Laughter and giggles flowing without a care Leaves on the ground, bare trees around Calm and collected, graced by the sound Of animals burrowing and migrating To homes where they can't be found Missing the seasons that you can't go back to Heartsick and frozen from the snow that surrounds you Gather near the hearth with people you love Staring through the window at the stars up above Millie H long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: miracle frequency heartsick and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to an animal" and the author’s word choice: burrowing page number 21 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Millie H (she/her) is a freshman in high school who loves music, playing the piano, her dog Monty, baking, and much more, which would take forever to name. She keeps herself busy with lots of activities, namely marching band, A Cappella Choir, and her school's engineering club. white square image with black text reads: Page 21 features the poem “Song of the Seasons” by Millie H. Millie incorporated the following words into this piece: MIRACLE donated by Karen Steiger FREQUENCY donated by Julia Beach HEARTSICK donated by K Weber word challenge: animal word word choice: burrowing “Song of the Seasons” is a wonderful, rhymed poem from a young writer who has been participating in the donated words projects since 2019! it’s a treasure to read these observant and thoughtful lines by Millie H! traversing the seasons with a keen eye, Millie gives us some of the best images and fondest memories throughout the year! white square image with black text reads: Millie H (she/her) is a freshman in high school who loves music, playing the piano, her dog Monty, baking, and much more, which would take forever to name. She keeps herself busy with lots of activities, namely marching band, A Cappella Choir, and her school's engineering club. get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Tune in to find out WTF this season on a Very Special Episode of “Oh Hell No! My Neighbor Has A Cybertruck Now: The K Weber Story”🤢

just looking at it hurts my feelings💔
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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PAGE 20/“Keep the Change” by @kileylee.bsky.social

words donated by
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social
Patrick Dorsey
Julia Beach
@esfletcher.bsky.social

author took on a “month word” challenge
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PAGE 20: “Keep the Change” by @kileylee.bsky.social

donated words
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social MIRACLE
Patrick Dorsey SYMPHONIC
Julia Beach FREQUENCY
@esfletcher.bsky.social KERFUFFLE
word challenge: month
word choice: June

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “Keep the Change,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Keep the Change You and me were talking like static on the sea. – Hello June Some June tune carries the phasing out and in of every miracle season just following along the settled way of doing things Symphonic tones fill spaces and lines constantly pleading to only be understood— If only listening were the true intent Sensing frequency is a gift, kerfuffle simply means willfully adjusting the dial Kiley Lee long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: miracle symphony frequency kerfuffle and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a month of the year" and the author’s word choice: June page number 20 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Kiley Lee is a Pushcart-nominated poet and artist, with work in multiple publications and exhibitions across the United States. She lives in the Appalachian foothills with her family and loves staring at the clouds. For more information, including a list of current and previous publications, please visit: linktr.ee/kileylee white square image with black text reads: Page 20 features the poem “Keep the Change” by Kiley Lee. Kiley incorporated the following words into this piece: MIRACLE donated by Karen Steiger SYMPHONIC donated by Patrick Dorsey FREQUENCY donated by Julia Beach KERFUFFLE Elizabeth Fletcher word challenge: month word choice: June yes, you read that correctly: Kiley was assigned 4 donated words for this collection instead of 3! and Julia Beach’s “frequency” word contribution was used in 4 poems. how or why did this happen? well, mostly it’s because my brain works in very unusual ways. Kiley wrote an original poem for my first collab collection, THIS ASSEMBLY, in 2019. when she offered to write a poem for this project, i knew she could take on a bit of extra credit and i was so excited to see what she would create! this poem and Kiley’s participation through the years means so much! and even though it was chosen at random to be used a 4th time… i love that “frequency” was the most frequently implemented word in this book! check out Kiley’s debut book of poems, “looney birds blooming”🧡 white square image with black text reads: Kiley Lee is a Pushcart-nominated poet and artist, with work in multiple publications and exhibitions across the United States. She lives in the Appalachian foothills with her family and loves staring at the clouds. For more information, including a list of current and previous publications, please visit: linktr.ee/kileylee get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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PAGES 18-19/“Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body” by @spookyspatters.bsky.social

words donors
Meesh Montoya
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social
@kimmannix.bsky.social

“game word” challenge

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PAGES 18-19: “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body” by @spookyspatters.bsky.social

donated words
Meesh Montoya PROLIX
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social MIRACLE
@kimmannix.bsky.social VERIFY
challenge: game word = odds

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. it is the first page of a poem. the title, “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body The windows of the body of the house watch as I approach the rotting threshold, They have watched me before as I howl at the moon, Pain floating across my body in a haze, This time I approach on human legs drawn inside like an inhale, The walls are raw and embracing me with bleeding arms, Whispering for me to continue into the belly of the halls, There, horned demons wreaking havoc, ripping insulation from the walls, Continuing on to the hall of mirrors, ghosts of who I’d been before reflected vanishing, one by one, when I go near, Their whispered words continuing through lips of vapor, An endless prolix chatter hisses in my ears telling me I cannot turn back, I feel like I’m being buried alive in ectoplasm, I claw my way back towards the front of the manor, To enter an unnecessarily opulent ballroom clad in spiderwebs and corpses, Undead dancers swirl out of tune Both time and space suspended, The dancers bump and fuse together, randomly creating masses of grotesque melded matter, Those masses follow my every movement, They will not leave me alone, There are no miracles here in this nightmare sentient house, page number 18 is in black text at bottom center of page square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. it is the second page of a poem “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body.” poem text is as follows: I cannot verify where my body ends and this house begins, We breathe as one, The odds are that I will stumble around the innards of this crumbling estate until the next full moon. Steph Patterson long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: prolix miracle verify and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to a game" and the author’s word choice: odds page number 19 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Steph Patterson (she/her) is a writer from Delaware with a love of horror and dark fantasy. She's a chronically ill ghoul that identifies as bi. When she's not conjuring strange tales, she devours books, tends to familiars, or connects with her coven. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Alien Buddha Press, Scavengers Literary Magazine, HNDL Magazine, The Morgue Literary Magazine, Suburban Witchcraft Magazine, and others. She lives with her family in their cozy home on the edge of the forest. You can find her on Instagram and Threads: @spookyspatters white square image with black text reads: Pages 18-19 feature the poem “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body” by Steph Patterson. Steph incorporated the following words into this piece: PROLIX donated by Meesh Montoya MIRACLE donated by Karen Steiger VERIFY donated by Kim Mannix word challenge: game word word choice: odds reading this poem, you will step into the spooky corners and nervous hallways of life with chronic illness. there is no relief here, the rooms don’t have pretty or soft edges, and this house of the body offers no respite. as a chronically ill person myself, i appreciate this vantage point. often our conditions make us feel isolated and unsteady. online (and in-person!) we might present ourselves as “well” people so we don’t get left behind. then we might end up flared-up for days after trying to do something seemingly simple, social or physical. the truth is that having symptoms & diagnoses that are painful, exhausting and life-altering can be mortifying! and it’s ok to look at it through that lens!
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social!

PAGE 17/"Cnut” by @salvius23.bsky.social

words donated by
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
Julia Beach
@kimmannix.bsky.social

author took on a “scent word” challenge

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PAGE 17: “Cnut” by @salvius23.bsky.social

donated words
@krislindbeck.bsky.social TIDE
Julia Beach FREQUENCY
@kimmannix.bsky.social VERIFY

word challenge: scent word
word choice: stench

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “Cnut,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Cnut The tide is out of joint; though once the flood would warm and feed the pools where urchins crawl, the ebb now leaves a bruise of brackish mud, the stench of fish or kings hangs over all. This unwound frequency of spring and neap desiccates the nurseries of love. Too many are content to bask and sleep, heedless of the heat of hate above. Those who slumber dream themselves exempt, exonerated from the headsman's axe. But those who wither in the sun's contempt, tied to the tides, can verify these facts: The years of drought deliver shriveled knives unless we heal our dehydrated lives. Scott Nickell long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: tide frequency verify and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to scent" and the author’s word choice: stench page number 17 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: Scott Nickell (he/him) lives in Watertown, Wisconsin. Working in software quality engineering and technical support, he spends his free time at home with several furry animals. His work has previously appeared at abyssapexzine.com and in Lester Smith's series of Halloween anthologies from Popcorn Press. white square image with black text reads: Page 17 features the poem “Cnut” by Scott Nickell. Scott incorporated the following words into this piece: TIDE donated by Kris Lindbeck FREQUENCY donated by Julia Beach VERIFY donated by Kim Mannix word challenge: scent word choice: stench hooray for a sonnet! this form pairs so nicely with some historical storytelling related to an 11th-century king… or is it really about an 11th-century king? i must applaud Scott for that title… Cnut… it is a form of the name Canute (the aforementioned king) but it could be a nod to certain misspelling of a word most would not dare utter or type. the poem—with its lilting, musical form—presents a clever lyric but also a very heavy metaphor! something about how kings are not gods perhaps? white square image with black text reads: Scott Nickell (he/him) lives in Watertown, Wisconsin. Working in software quality engineering and technical support, he spends his free time at home with several furry animals. His work has previously appeared at abyssapexzine.com and in Lester Smith's series of Halloween anthologies from Popcorn Press.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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PAGE 16/"Sheltered” by @midwesternskirt.bsky.social (hi, it’s me!)

words donated by:
@mishiepoet.bsky.social
Kashiana Singh
Melinda Farrar

i took on a “cold word” challenge

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PAGE 16: “Sheltered” by @midwesternskirt.bsky.social

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@mishiepoet.bsky.social APRICITY
Kashiana Singh WOMB
Melinda Farrar PERMISSION
word challenge: cold word
word choice: cooled

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square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. the title of a poem, “Sheltered,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows: Sheltered Beyond the hill the shed sits drab. Tilted to sun- up, the rough roof wears worn sandpaper. No garnet. This less-gem was once gun-struck. Saw gardens in full green dotted with daisies, tomato orange and wilted peppers and smelled dead dog under the dirt lump. Basked in February’s apricity that baked and cooled old wood until bowed, swollen, eased again, then splintered. Youth climbed out of the lea’s womb onto the eyes of it; seated upon great panes. Masts, swells and monsters floated the grassier seas of spring. The mission was no permission and true dare: jumped and hid the spoiled apples of kneecaps scraped by scraps in escape from the family’s branch. K Weber long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: apricity womb permission and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to cold" and the author’s word choice: cooled page number 16 is in black text at bottom center of page white square image with black text reads: K Weber obtained her BA in Poetry from Miami University. Her words have been featured in publications such as Stone Circle Review, Exacting Clam, Writer's Digest, Memoir Mixtapes, HNDL Magazine and more! Including daylight & tenfold orioles, K has self-published 12 free, PDF-based writing collections (some have audio versions with original soundscapes and K reading aloud). 8 of these are online projects featuring donated words (& more!) in collaboration with hundreds of people since 2018. Her publishing credits and online books are at kweberandherwords.com. She has recently been a featured guest on several episodes of the They're Just Records podcast. white square image with black text reads: Page 16 features the poem “Sheltered” by K Weber. I guess that’s me! I incorporated the following words into this piece: APRICITY donated by Marie Marchand WOMB donated by Kashiana Singh PERMISSION donated by Melinda Farrar word challenge: cold word word choice: cooled sheds were so mysterious to me as a child. we were told not to go inside for fear of getting hurt by the contents within. but outside, we played all around, and sometimes on top of, these little unsteady buildings. this isn’t the first poem i have written about a shed on my grandparents’ property! they had 3 sheds total and each was a little more dilapidated than the other! i breached 2 of them but only got a quick peek. trying to write a poem about foggy memories is interesting because some of the fiction feels pretty real. and play as a child lets the imagination pulse so vividly. i was always storytelling myself. some of the unreal has become half-truth in my poetry. thank goodness for poetry to encapsulate some of that good stuff. white square image with black text reads: K Weber obtained her BA in Poetry from Miami University. Her words have been featured in publications such as Stone Circle Review, Exacting Clam, Writer's Digest, Memoir Mixtapes, HNDL Magazine and more! Including daylight & tenfold orioles, K has self-published 12 free, PDF-based writing collections (some have audio versions with original soundscapes and K reading aloud). 8 of these are online projects featuring donated words (& more!) in collaboration with hundreds of people since 2018. Her publishing credits and online books are at kweberandherwords.com. She has recently been a featured guest on several episodes of the They're Just Records podcast. get the free PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight or via the link in my bio
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by K Weber
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Feels right that my donated word (kerfuffle) was woven into a melancholy-tinged poem as part of the @donatedwords.bsky.social project
midwesternskirt.bsky.social K Weber @midwesternskirt.bsky.social · 24d
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PAGE 15/"Tapestry of the Living” by Misty H

words donated by
@authorlindamcrate.bsky.social
@kimmannix.bsky.social
@esfletcher.bsky.social

author took on a “music word” challenge

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PAGE 15: “Tapestry of the Living” by Misty H

donated words
@authorlindamcrate.bsky.social GOSSAMER
@kimmannix.bsky.social VERIFY
@esfletcher.bsky.social KERFUFFLE
word challenge: music word
word choice: rhythm

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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM