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
What?
Nothing. Its just.
What?!
Well Ive just never seen so much #magenta velvet in one dress
Tell me about it, but the invite said Renaissance Faire #chic. Which reminds me, my dear +1, how's your tunic coming along?
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Nothing. Its just.
What?!
Well Ive just never seen so much #magenta velvet in one dress
Tell me about it, but the invite said Renaissance Faire #chic. Which reminds me, my dear +1, how's your tunic coming along?
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What?
Nothing. Its just.
What?!
Well Ive just never seen so much #magenta velvet in one dress
Tell me about it, but the invite said Renaissance Faire #chic. Which reminds me, my dear +1, how's your tunic coming along?
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Nothing. Its just.
What?!
Well Ive just never seen so much #magenta velvet in one dress
Tell me about it, but the invite said Renaissance Faire #chic. Which reminds me, my dear +1, how's your tunic coming along?
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
They say #augury
Gives a glimpse past today
Unveiled in the sky-script
Of bird flight
We long for pathways
through our chaotic maze
And the birds all laugh down
In delight
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Gives a glimpse past today
Unveiled in the sky-script
Of bird flight
We long for pathways
through our chaotic maze
And the birds all laugh down
In delight
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
They say #augury
Gives a glimpse past today
Unveiled in the sky-script
Of bird flight
We long for pathways
through our chaotic maze
And the birds all laugh down
In delight
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Gives a glimpse past today
Unveiled in the sky-script
Of bird flight
We long for pathways
through our chaotic maze
And the birds all laugh down
In delight
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We can't all be
The chosen ones
We can't all be
The chosen ones
And one and one
Let's cross this river
Together
And one and one
Gonna cross this river together
#oldsonglyrics #Planet26 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
The chosen ones
We can't all be
The chosen ones
And one and one
Let's cross this river
Together
And one and one
Gonna cross this river together
#oldsonglyrics #Planet26 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
We can't all be
The chosen ones
We can't all be
The chosen ones
And one and one
Let's cross this river
Together
And one and one
Gonna cross this river together
#oldsonglyrics #Planet26 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
The chosen ones
We can't all be
The chosen ones
And one and one
Let's cross this river
Together
And one and one
Gonna cross this river together
#oldsonglyrics #Planet26 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
I know a girl
Who never sleeps
Spends her daytime
Counting sheeps
She dont like sunrise
Can't stand the night
Only one time
She feels right
That girl is #vespertine
Ves...per...tine.....
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #flaminglips
youtu.be/cvfxKbpoxRE?...
Who never sleeps
Spends her daytime
Counting sheeps
She dont like sunrise
Can't stand the night
Only one time
She feels right
That girl is #vespertine
Ves...per...tine.....
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #flaminglips
youtu.be/cvfxKbpoxRE?...
The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by flaminglips
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December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I know a girl
Who never sleeps
Spends her daytime
Counting sheeps
She dont like sunrise
Can't stand the night
Only one time
She feels right
That girl is #vespertine
Ves...per...tine.....
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #flaminglips
youtu.be/cvfxKbpoxRE?...
Who never sleeps
Spends her daytime
Counting sheeps
She dont like sunrise
Can't stand the night
Only one time
She feels right
That girl is #vespertine
Ves...per...tine.....
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #flaminglips
youtu.be/cvfxKbpoxRE?...
I was raised to be #chivalrous
Honest and fair
In a world that just
Does not seem co care
But ill still stand here
Holding the door
Why do a little
When you can do more
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Honest and fair
In a world that just
Does not seem co care
But ill still stand here
Holding the door
Why do a little
When you can do more
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I was raised to be #chivalrous
Honest and fair
In a world that just
Does not seem co care
But ill still stand here
Holding the door
Why do a little
When you can do more
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Honest and fair
In a world that just
Does not seem co care
But ill still stand here
Holding the door
Why do a little
When you can do more
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Wednesday slips in
Quiet as a mouse
With 100 words
About a house.
Read em.
Quiet as a mouse
With 100 words
About a house.
Read em.
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wednesday slips in
Quiet as a mouse
With 100 words
About a house.
Read em.
Quiet as a mouse
With 100 words
About a house.
Read em.
From the song vaults...
I
Its time we took a trip
To the ocean
Strip each other
And dive on in
And down
And under
Where there's no sun
And all the little fishes
Will accept us as one
II
Dive dive
Down down under
Til there's
Very little sun there
#aphotic
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
I
Its time we took a trip
To the ocean
Strip each other
And dive on in
And down
And under
Where there's no sun
And all the little fishes
Will accept us as one
II
Dive dive
Down down under
Til there's
Very little sun there
#aphotic
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
From the song vaults...
I
Its time we took a trip
To the ocean
Strip each other
And dive on in
And down
And under
Where there's no sun
And all the little fishes
Will accept us as one
II
Dive dive
Down down under
Til there's
Very little sun there
#aphotic
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
I
Its time we took a trip
To the ocean
Strip each other
And dive on in
And down
And under
Where there's no sun
And all the little fishes
Will accept us as one
II
Dive dive
Down down under
Til there's
Very little sun there
#aphotic
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Swave and de-boner
my mom used to say
To those wearing suits
And passing our way
Not that she wanted
To use words that hurt
More a defense
Of our t-shirts and shorts
#suave #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
my mom used to say
To those wearing suits
And passing our way
Not that she wanted
To use words that hurt
More a defense
Of our t-shirts and shorts
#suave #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Swave and de-boner
my mom used to say
To those wearing suits
And passing our way
Not that she wanted
To use words that hurt
More a defense
Of our t-shirts and shorts
#suave #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
my mom used to say
To those wearing suits
And passing our way
Not that she wanted
To use words that hurt
More a defense
Of our t-shirts and shorts
#suave #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
#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.
NEW STORY: "Not for Sale" by Gabriella Dolores Menezes! 🤖
100footcrow.com/not-for-sale/
100footcrow.com/not-for-sale/
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. ...
100footcrow.com
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
media.tenor.com
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...
100footcrow.com
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