The years go by and go by fast and every one could be your last and so, each year, since that's the case, #conduct yourself with class and grace. #vss365

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, CATCH by @dcswanson.bsky.social, illustrated by Clint Hansen (Black Rose Writing) out on April 2. To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday update: kidlit411.com/2026/03/the-... (+ more ways to win)

It’s kind of strange that flame-lit cakes Are how we mark the time it takes To each #revolve around the sun, But hey, birthdays are pretty fun. #vss365

A.I. may tempt and #fascinate, but I prefer what minds create. #vss365

When swept by the tide, reach out for a hand. When tempests abide, then swim for the sand. When lost out at sea, go search for a shore. Let hope always be what you’re hoping for. #vss365 #tempest

This life's no breeze, but with each breath I still resolve to #frustrate death. #vss365

My best decisions come when I consult my conscience first. When I don't make that ask before I act, I do my worst. I try to slow things down to let my conscience choose my course And walk back steps I've taken that my conscience can't #endorse. #vss365

When I stumble, you don’t judge. When I #waver, you don’t budge. You’re my rock, my strength, my guide- I am blessed you’re at my side. #vss365

The line that divides between fiction and fact appears, to both sides, to be barely intact. #vss365 #divide

It's hard to not feel overwhelmed when sunny dreams turn #overcast. May bright sides not be overlooked, for days, and years, are over fast. #vss365

I try to #mediate between the things I say and things I mean. #vss365

I asked the sun "Don't set and run" and it agreed to rise. I begged the moon "Please be full soon" and each month it complies. I urged the sky "Let creatures fly" and it permits our gliding. Now they #entreat that we repeat the grace that they're providing. #vss365

If one partakes, one first should look at what comes next when one partook. #vss365 #partake

Each day my children show, it seems, how kids #surpass their parents' dreams. #vss365

If I could travel to my past, I’d tell myself, if I were asked, a bit about my present fate and I’d #assure it’s worth the wait. #vss365

Don’t just face your problems. Fight them. Don’t just state your stances. Write them. Don’t just cut your corners. Turn them. Don’t just claim your triumphs. Earn them. #vss365 #corner

Remember time is #precious and you don’t get much to spend. Remember love is timeless and it doesn’t have to end. Remember helping others is a grace that friends extol. Remember life’s a story and the pen’s in your control. #vss365

Though there are words with just one letter, adding more makes Scrabble better. Single trees can give some shade, but woods are where most nests are made. A solo voice can sing a song, but #harmony will make it strong. Alone's ok, but you may find it's fun sometimes to be aligned. #vss365

Books are just pages, some binding, and glue, but writing one makes you feel #spellbound anew. #vss365 www.thechildrensbookreview.com/catch-by-d-c...

It isn’t too hard to be kind and not hateful. When someone shows grace, it feels good to be grateful. It helps to maintain a #magnaminous mien And loving your neighbor makes neighborhoods keen. #vss365

There's a moment, every morning, when I feel dreams slip away but still clutch the fleeting #splendor of forgetting yesterday. #vss365

We're stressed and #obsessed over wealth we possess But death takes away every dime; A much better measure of what we should treasure Is how we have spent our life’s time. #vss365

#Velocity is how you know how far from where you've been you'll go. #vss365

Sometimes words, like stars, align in #stellar patterns, where they shine. Sometimes words, like wraiths, degrade and slink in shadows, where they fade. #vss365

With #crazed now craved for content clicks, iconoclasts act kind for kicks. #vss365

It’s grim to keep embracing blindness when faced with #blatant acts of kindness. #vss365

I’m #mystified to think we’d try to use less brains and more A.I. #vss365

It's good to bounce ideas in rhyme for when they're #bouncy, they're sublime. #vss365

If you have kids, or if you are a kid, or if you once were a kid, I hope you enjoy Catch, a new story coming out on April 2. www.thechildrensbookreview.com/catch-by-d-c... And many thanks to the writers in the #vss365 community for letting me practice my rhymes with you for the past few years!

If new books filled my shelf each day, I think it’d feel #enchanted yet a library sits one block away, and I take it for granted. #vss365

A molecule is #minuscule. The universe is giant. But, they need each other For no mass is self-reliant. #vss365

When you cook meals, I cannot wait to #kiss the chef and clean my plate. #vss365

A couple spins around the sun is all we get before we’re done. A fleeting shadow that we cast as numbered days diminish fast. But don’t just sit and wait for #dark- go use your years to make a mark. #vss365

Holding a book and perusing its pages has made our brains better and brighter for ages but holding a screen that we #touch, tap, and swipe makes minds more inclined to embitter and gripe. #vss365

I’d rather sweat and #ache and bleed then let A.I. fulfill each need. #vss365

A.I. writing has no soul A.I. music has no breath A.I. movies have no goal A.I. paintings have no depth A.I. has no blood or #bones No emotions and no heart It just copies, feigns, and clones- Please support non-A.I. art. #vss365

Gravity’s a law, they say, but we don’t have to hear it; though flesh and blood get stuck in mud, the globe can't ground your #spirit. #vss365

They’ll batter you with banter and smite you with a smile. They’ll lash at you with laughter to #wound you for a while. But mocking words won’t break you; that's not how you’re defined. Just mind the things that matter, and chatter, you won’t mind. #vss365

When I was growing up, the job I wanted most was strapping on a pack and busting up some ghosts. But now that I’ve grown old, my childhood dream must end; there’s too much chance I’d bust a ghost who was my friend. #vss365 #ghost

In life I’ve said a lot of words, and many I forget. But I remember every word I’ve said that I regret. I wish that I could take them back if life let me rewind, for now I know how pain can grow from words that are not kind. #vss365 #pain

Where do souls go when we die? Do they float up to the sky? Do they sink if we have sinned? Do they vanish in the wind? Do they find a newborn home? Do they turn to ghosts and roam? It’s my hope each soul endures And that mine will stay with yours. #vss365 #soul

I think books are best read in the quiet of night when the screens are asleep but a lamp still gives light and a #shadow descends on each page as you turn until words are revealed, and you read, and you learn. #vss365

Don't just read to ease your mind; Read things that help move it. Don't just speak to #soothe your soul; Say things that improve it. Don't just love who loves you back; Love when love is trying. Don't just live to take up time; Do good before dying. #vss365

Don’t get mad when children lie- it’s a talent in demand! When they fumble with their fibs, offer them a helping hand. Teach your kids to #obfuscate and believably deny, and you’ll give them skills that sell- these days, it pays well to lie. #vss365

Most billionaires believe they're bold but #quiver when the truth gets told. #vss365

You have to sink to learn to soar. You must have less to then get more. If you don’t #wane, you can’t renew. Improvement makes a better you. #vss365

It's not required that the news reflexively repeat a #ruse. #vss365

Life sometimes won’t go as planned Things sometimes get out of hand But, some rise when times demand To #slip and stagger, but still stand. #vss365

In deserts, a #drizzle can feel like a flood. In movies, a Rogen can pass for a Rudd. In tech, any chatbot can claim it's a friend. But not everyone will be fooled in the end. #vss365

There is a condition called billionaire brain It makes you think everyone’s glad when you gain & that each debate is enriched by your take & that there’s no harm from the rules that you break & that it's not fair when your whims are ignored- yet they think the rest of the world is #unmoored. #vss365