#vss365 #prompt #Nov10 Greetings! I didn't want to wake up this morning,but here I am with today's word - #literature. According to Collins that is any writing of artistic merit,which isn't much help when deciding on the genre of my books.Are they literary or pulp fiction? I may go back to bed now.

#vss365 #prompt #Nov9 Good morning. My choice of words was beginning to resemble a list of my O-level subjects, but I never studied this! Today's word is #law. Make of it what you will. Happy Sunday!

#vss365 #prompt #Nov8 Here we go again! The start of my second week as host - hundreds of works of genius read, more screen hours than is healthy, many new friends. Today's word from my Xword book index is #language. Off you go - surprise me!

#vss365 #prompt #Nov7th Good morning! Today's word is #history. Which I wish I'd studied better at school, because I'd enjoy historical novels more. My first husband knew the dates of all the Kings of England, which was useful. I look forward to reading your mini historical works.

#vss365 #prompt #Nov6 Good morning! The next word from my Xword book index is #geography - not one of my better subjects from school, though I enjoyed drawing maps. I still prefer real maps - if I don't know where I am now, how can GPS tell me where to go next?

#vss365 #prompt #Nov5 Morning all! When I flew from my then home in Tenerife to meet an agent, my kids hoped I'd become rich and famous. Unfortunately he turned out to be a scammer, which is partly why I have self-published my books. At least I can trust me! Today's word is #famous. Have fun!

#vss365 #prompt #Nov3rd Morning all! When I went to infant school, we had free milk at playtime & after-lunch naps on tiny camp beds. How things have changed for my grandchildren! Now even 5 year-olds use computers. Today's word from my xword book index is #education.

#vss365 #prompt #Nov3 Good morning! I read over 300 posts yesterday, many referring to creature comforts, possibly due to the weather! Apologies if I missed yours. Today's word, another subject heading from my xword help book, is #domestic - relating to home, a tame animal, a char... Over to you!

#vss365 Good morning all! Huge thanks to the excellent @bofferson.bsky.social for his hard work. Now you're in my (in)capable hands! I love doing cryptic Xwords & I often use this 60yo book for reference. Prompts for the next 15 days will be some of its subject headings. Today's word is #business.

CURRENT PROMPT HOST: The #vss365 host for November 1-15 is: @youngliz.bsky.social Prompts will drop at 8 AM GMT (UTC) Follow liz, if you haven’t already!

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 Slowly moving. Bit by bit. Behind you. The word for Oct 27th : CREEP #vss365 #prompt #creep

Welcome lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own. The word for Oct 24th : MARTIAN #vss365 #prompt #martian

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 Never feel invisible. There is always somebody who appreciates your art - even if you don't know it. The word for Oct 23rd : UNSEEN #vss365 #prompt #unseen

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 Feeling tired? Feeling jaded? Energy Bars Energy Drinks And Energy Beams for those who want rid of their boss. The word for Oct 22nd : ENERGY #vss365 #prompt #energy

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 You've tweeted so many amazing stories and poems. So much talent out there 👏👏👏 Cats drink milk from them. Aliens visit Earth in them. Or the saucer-like eyes of HG Wells' Martians. The word for Oct 21st : SAUCER #vss365 #prompt #saucer

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 He's a tiny superhero. It's what everything is made of. And if you split it - KABOOOOM! The word for Oct 20th : ATOM #vss365 #prompt #atom

Welcome, lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 Something that flying saucers do whilst snatching humans. Or a way futuristic cars with no wheels travel. Or a little less sexy - a hover mower. The word for Oct 19th : HOVER #vss365 #prompt #hover

Welcome lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 Future post-apocalyptic wastelands are often barren, with little vegetation or rain. The word for Oct 17th : ARID #vss365 #prompt #arid

Welcome lovely writers 🌍🌎🌏 "You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension of not only letters and words but of the mind." Have you ever experienced something unnatural? Something very strange? The word for Oct 16th : UNEARTHLY #vss365 #prompt #unearthly

We've made it my friends it's day 15 and our musical mystery tour has reached its end. I wave goodbye with a band from my hometown, one of the most famous bands ever, yes today's #vss365 #prompt 15/10/25 is #beetle . Who's the most famous band or artist from your hometown?

Tomorrow, 15/10/25, will be my last day as #vss365 host, the golden baton will be passed to the Teller of Tall Tales himself, Steve, @bofferson.bsky.social, who's taking over hosting duties. Tomorrow we reach the final destination of our musical mystery tour with a send off to remember!

Morning my writing friends we've reached day 14 of our musical mystery tour In honour of a close friend who sadly passed 2 yrs ago, his favourite band were Be Bop Deluxe so today's #vss365 #prompt 14/10/25 is #deluxe . What band or song reminds you of someone or something precious?

Good morning my fellow scribblers, it's day 13 just 2 more stops on our tour before we disembark! Teenage Kicks was one of the first singles I bought, so in honour of that milestone of my life today's #vss365 #prompt 13/10/25 is #undertone What was the first single you bought?

Morning my friends it's day 12 & we're close to the final stop on our musical mystery tour. Our word is inspired by a band who cheered us up with a cheeky reworking of Tom Hark in 1980, today's #vss365 #prompt 12/10/25 is #Piranha . What's your favourite cover version?

We head into the final few stops on our musical mystery tour, it's day 11 just 4 more days to enjoy (or endure 🤣) Today's inspiration is from post-punk pioneers who served up the wonderful Odyshape LP, today's #vss365 #prompt 11/10/25 is #raincoat What's your favourite album?

Still with me fellow writers poets authors? It's day 9 of our musical mystery tour. One of my fave memories is seeing The Libertines live at Glastonbury, so today's #vss365 #prompt, 09/10/25, is #libertine, think free! write free! 🎶✍️ What's your favourite live music memory?

Morning my pen & pencil wielding friends its time to enter week 2, it's day 8 of our musical mystery tour. Today's word is inspired by a sci-fi infused indie classic Girl From Mars, our #vss365 #prompt for 08/10/25 is #ash. Happy writing 🎶✍️🎶✍️ What's your favourite sci-fi movie or programme?

Hey fellow scribblers it's day 7 of our musical mystery tour. We're hitting the 1970s for our inspiration, it's a band who helped define British punk rock, yes London's Calling because today's #vss365 #prompt, 07/10/25 is #clash What's your favourite musical genre?

Good Morning writer/authors/poets ready for day 6 of our musical mystery tour? Let's skip back to the early 80s music scene & Party Fears Two by The Associates one of my fave songs of all time, today's #vss365 #prompt, 06/10/25, is #associate. What's your favourite party song?

Morning creatives we're a third of the way through our journey, it's day 5 already! One of my favourite songs of the punk era is Gary Gilmore's Eyes by the Adverts, so today's #vss365 #prompt 05/10/25, is #advert . Happy writing 🎶✍️🎶✍️ What is your favourite song of all time?

Good morning poets/writers/authors, it's day 3 of our magical musical mystery tour. It's another giant of Britpop, we're sorted for E's and Whizz because today's #vss365 #prompt, 03/10/25 is #pulp. Happy writing 🎶✍️🎶✍️ Also tell me about your favourite song of all time in the comments.

Morning poets writers authors it's day 2 of our musical mystery tour. After Blur it's only right we follow up with their great chart rivals, today's #vss365 #prompt, 02/10/25 is #oasis. Roll with it. Happy writing 🎶✍️🎶✍️ Are you team Blur, team Oasis or team Other?

The #vss365 host for October 1-15 is: @thedevilstuna.bsky.social (Paul) Prompts will drop daily at 10 AM GMT (UTC) Follow Paul, if you haven’t already!

Good morning writers and friends.. We all hide some of what we feel. Form is changed, maybe, But not essence... 29 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #sublimate

Good morning writers and authors. Keys heard jingling in the hallway... From caves to castles, to your front door... 27 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #escutcheon

Good morning writers, authors, and questioners of fate... Find the words of inquiry that shed the most light... 27 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #scrutiny

Good morning writers, Sound is the expression of language, Be prideful speaking yours. Make your words speak loud and with force.... 26 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #sonorous

Good morning writers, hoping this will be a day of expression for you. Look for those words that might come out of nowhere... 25 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #caprice

Good morning writers, Seven days in and seven to go, midway through my prompting... Find the words that make your writing special, and enjoy it. 24 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #eventuality

Welcome writers, and friends to this Tuesday. Take the lead, lift your story from imagination to ink 23 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #bellwether

Welcome writers, to the genesis of Autumn Grab your pen and make a statement! 22 September 2025 #vss365 #prompt word, is #reinvigorate

Welcome writers, friends, and students of fate. The moment of #catastrophe could come in an instant. It could be the mark of heaven or hell. 20 September 2025 #vss365 prompt word, is #catastrophe

Welcome writers, friends and consumers of fora. In the blink of an eye, the #extrusion of emotion, fell in the drop of a tear 19 September 2025 #vss365 prompt word, is #extrusion

Welcome writers, friends and storytellers ~Keep a #stock of firewood for those cold winter nights~ 18 September 2025 #vss365 prompt word, is #stock

Good morning writers, poets and vagabonds of words ~Silence #conspires with the soul until imagery becomes complete~ 16 September 2025 #vss365 prompt is #conspire

You trusted me. The #vss365 prompt for 15 September is: Rein. “You gave too much #rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.” (Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles) #prompt #rein

Mix and match the patterns. Today, 13 September, the #vss365 prompt is: Style. “As honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where it’s going out of #style.” (Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep) Image: Maksim Goncharenok (Pexels) #prompt #style

#vss365 News! My name is Gene @GeneVatow I will be assuming the wheel of the ship on 15 September from C.S. Voll @Steph_Lepht to continue our journey through the ocean of words together. Prompts will be posted at 0600 GMT Join me in thanking C.S. for selfless service.

On 11 September, the #vss365 prompt is: Exhausted. “You do not know how fast you have been running, how hard you have been working, how truly #exhausted you are, until somewhat stands behind you and says, “It’s OK, you can fall down now...” (Taylor Jenkins Reid) #prompt

The #vss365 prompt for 10 September is: Bearable. “Sorrow was like sleeping on stone, he decided. You had to settle all its bumps and sharp edges, come to terms against them, fit them around until they became #bearable...” (Patricia A. McKillip, Od Magic) #prompt #bearable