The old swordswoman blocks the bridge. Her opponent readies his blade. “I’d best you even in your prime.” “No doubt.” “I’ll kill you.” “For my king, I’d gladly trade my life to give you a mortal wound. Can you best that?” He pauses. “Will you do the same for the usurper you serve?” #vss #sff

Sometimes Life is a melody Simple Easy to hum With barely a thought Other times Life is a #symphony Multiple components Coming together More complicated But blending As a whole Both are beautiful If we take the time To listen #vss365

#vss365 Promises made out of love Rose... Like a faint melody Soon blossoming their lives into a grand #symphony Blissful symmetry Of you and I Into us...

New blog post is up! First part of the 3 year anniversary of the Comic Tales of Brennan and Riz is here today. 3 years, how time flies. Phantom Dawn returns next week! Enjoy 🙂 tstpjm.blogspot.com/2026/01/157-... #blog #riztherogue #WritingCommunity

#TimePlaceMoment #vss365 Rain began like forgiveness tapping the earth’s shoulder. #Spooked sparrows vanished into green shadows. The world smelled of rebirth, and it occurred to me that it was time for me to let go and move on.

please don't ever let me go hold me close envelop me in all of you as we listen to the lullaby of rain once latent amid clouds now a pummeling symphony on the windowpane & with the apricot aurora adorning grey skies we'd awake to a bright tempo of tenderness dancing in our eyes #vss365 #symphony

#vss365 Buried ghosts of yesteryear... #Spooked by the present void Howling echoes long into their tomorrows...

New post: my review of Blank Canvas by Grace Murray, out next week with Penguin Fig Tree Many thanks to the publisher & the lovely @squadpod2021.bsky.social for my review copy of this sharp, fresh debut novel! Highly recommend. elspells.home.blog/2026/01/07/r...

#OurPoetryX @ourpoetryx.bsky.social

#haikufeels Uproar of snowstorm Lashing us with #hail and sleet... A sleepy child laughs

📱💥 Caught this only a few minutes ago. Photo by: Essvari #photograph #nofilter

Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for January’s #SciFanSat issue until 01.22.2026 at scifansat.com/landing.html! Let’s start the new year with a cold open. This month’s theme is ICE! #SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

#vss365 "Only one #oddball among us... And it ain't you, Steve!!" Lauren spat. Her hand gripped the plushie toy shark tightly. Steve gulped.

#2WordPrompt Defying #standard A new #partner emerges From an email subscription Only to vanish Once... The subscription is ended...

#vss365 Burgeoning emotions Rising within Clashing like tidal waves In my #clueless heart...

The city is dense; you'll never see every corner. The photo for now marks where I need to return: Saint-Étienne-du-Mont Church. We passed Hemingway’s first apartment. He lived here in the 1920s, newly married, newly poor, carrying stories in his pockets. joellemctigue.substack.com/p/tracing-sh...

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This week: #Static — interference, distortion, the hum beneath the signal. What’s left when the message breaks down? When the screen refuses clarity? New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.

#inkmine #haiku Paper-thin #fortune Sealed within cookie "Serving" while its hot

mining some ink? spill it #prompts Jan 02, 2026 Weekend #Prompt - FORTUNE (any form of the word) sixword~tenword~tanka~haiku post with the hashtag: #inkMine

#vss365 Burgeoning emotions Rising within Clashing like tidal waves In my #clueless heart...

It’s a new year so let’s start an #AskAgent thread. Post questions here and I’ll do my best to answer them all. Leaving this open through the weekend. #QueryTip #AmWriting

#vss365 Snowballing ignorance Resulting in a moment of #balderdash hate That scars for an eternity...

#vss365 It was an arduous journey from fear to clarity. Moments after moments of #abstraction left her empty... And now she's left with a space to fill herself up with a purpose. She smiled as the sun shone brightly behind her. She knows what to do now.

#vss365 yesterday’s abstraction is tomorrow’s balderdash #balderdash #abstraction

#2WordPrompt Ego #consume the soul within Like a parasite eating its host from the inside And the result... Plague... and #war.

Shocked and enraged by what's happening to #Venezuela. And that too by a country claiming to be the bastion of democracy.

#vss365 Delve in poetry... Delicious #delight to clean your palates Scrumptious ideas that whet your creative appetite Share your prose There's more room to share with all of us...

Happy New Year!! 🕛🎊🥳🎉 #HappyNewYear2026 Can't see the fireworks but it's there 🤗 Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026 ahead 🌻

#vss365 Meet me in your #dream... Let your love... Lead your way To where I am... .

Last sunset of 2025 #photograph #nofilter Photo by: Essvari

#photograph #nofilter Photo by Essvari

Caught this amazing 📸 click just a few minutes ago. Photo by Essvari #photograph #nofilter Tried using the watermark feature to test it out. Works pretty well, don't you think?

Stop scrolling to post 2 characters who bring you happiness.

Another click just a few hours ago 🤳🏽 #photograph #nofilter Photo by: Essvari

Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Hosliyna in Anamburu, Port Vila to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/es... #kiva #microloan

#vss365 Stench of guilt Reeking all over #regret I sighed... Wondering when the scent of peace Will permeate my mind again...

With thought comes a whirlwind of words With fingertips connecting with keys comes cold shivers of regrets Not looking 4 icicle splinters Pain is the new normal Life’s a quiet mess Distorted by focus Happens while I Worry Watch Wait And the weight Of #regret grows #vss365

Spend too much time partying down with blue bird of happiness and you might wake up to the egret of #regret sitting on your chest. #vss365

Rory wrestled with the #regret of not building up some skills for Esme that he now needed, but it was a role-playing decision. Esme wouldn’t need heavy armour, as a witch, but it meant she was also very vulnerable against heavy hitters, like this one. Keeping characters true was difficult. #vss365

Regret returns Slight breeze Leaves sorrow #vss365 #regret

Let's issue a #recall. The entire batch is faulty. We take a loss, send the stock to the furnaces and start again with a new design. I don't know where we went wrong, but they were never meant to turn on each other like this. It's a complete empathy failure. Shame. Humans had such potential. #vss365

#vss365 Simmering #memory Beneath a broken heart Rising forth from a numbing soul - Shimmering tears behind a faint smile

#photograph #nofilter Photo by: Essvari The sunset view is framed by skyscrapers on each side, creating perspective shot 🤳🏽 and focal point in the sky.

CURRENT PROMPT HOST: The #vss365 host for December 16-31 is: @paintbuywords.bsky.social Prompts will drop at 8 AM GMT (UTC) Follow Jan, if you haven’t already!

#vss365 "Look what I found!" "Drowning in #monotonous soliloquy? Not anymore! Now you can sample adventure with just a simple app. Try our "TravelHearts" for free** and go on an adventure, immediately! Stevie beamed. His mom looked on unimpressed. "Try a book. No hidden payment." She deadpanned.

#vss365 "We both competed in the world's eyes. But deep down, I guess we helped each other." "How exactly?" She laughed. I smirked as I pulled her ear. "By pushing each other to excellence. Constantly improving. Never giving up. We reached our #apogee without even aiming for it." I continued.

#vss365 #2wordprompt You made A #bold choice To play me With a #monotonous Soliloquy Spouting endless Words Void of emotion Or inflection Maybe practice For a part Learning lines First #otherwise What could The purpose be But I So in love With you Listened Enraptured By your voice

#vss365 One gone. Another came. Replaced. Returned. Put back Perhaps simply ignored Why worry about a #successor..? When you yourself came to replace someone's space..?! The one meant to replace you...will. Just do your duty. Just do your duty.

👑 #LFC #YNWA