Peculiar Heart beats Double #bass Time’s running out For what, I don’t know But it’s ominous & it’s hurtful I can’t breathe Peculiar My skin’s raw grey Something plays a trumpet From soil above me Reaching out It’s me, the peculiar #vss365

🎙️New Podcast Episode 🎙️ I had a deep dive with Puya Delavar, a renowned relationship coach from Germany, as we explored the intricacies of relationships, the concept of failure, and the art of unlearning. open.substack.com/pub/storiesa...

#vss365 #prompt #mystical ‘Poison dribbling down my chin’ #kaytpoemprompts ‘sealed within cedar’ #FoxProse ‘somber afterthoughts’ #FireWords280 ‘Time on Your Side’ #PositivelyPrompting

New poem, inspired by a few writing prompts #FoxProse prompt: depth fosters life #firewords280 09: notorious idylls #inkMine #Prompt - cove barefoot Ubiquitous #WriteMap 358 excuse #bluesky_poetry #storiesandstanza

I take a picture of this tree every single morning, during meditation. So far, not one picture has captured the same exact essence. Magic in nature abounds.

New Podcast Episode : Do you need a therapist? open.substack.com/pub/storiesa...

Monochrome Photography Todd Stoll © July 20th, 2025 Realme phone camera #Photography

Thank you 🙏

Thank you 💐 Prompt Hosts ~ 🫶 ~ #vss365 Onyx #FoxProse ‘Uneven Liberties’ #firewords280 relinquishing hubris #WriteMap 352 Static #OnePicPoetry • Art by: Veikko Suikkanen #inkMine Person ~ #bluesky_poetry #storiesandstanza

#vss365 #prompt word: #Mellow. #FoxProse ‘distressed frames’ #WriteMap 351 CRACK #PositivelyPrompting Soaked in Purity #firewords280 essential ablution #inkMine #Prompt - Bloom We build our world from distressed frames signs that blur into mellow sundown waning city traffic, or the sombre moon.

📝💐 substack.com/@abhrapal/no... #mindfulmoments #substack #journal

I rarely find people not affected by stress - but do we know that eustress (the good kind of stress) can fuel growth, while distress can hold us back? Listen to my conversation with Silvia here in this episode.🎧 open.substack.com/pub/storiesa... #mentalhealthmatters #eustress #podcsst

#vss365 #prompt for June 30th is #nostalgia #WriteMap 346 Prompt (optional): ROUGH #PositivelyPrompting And Peace Found Me #OnePicPoetry 171 #bluesky_poetry

New episopde with Jamie Hughes on Stories and Stanza - We delve into the transformative journey of embracing failure, healing trauma, and the power of journaling for self-discovery. The episode goes out on Jamie's birthday - I wish him all the best for the great job he is doing. youtu.be/rKP9YESL49A

New episode on my #podcast ‘Stories and Stanza’. Whether you’re navigating career shifts, unclear next steps, or just craving more peace in your daily life, her insights offer both grounded tools and a lot of hope. open.substack.com/pub/storiesa...

🎙️ I never thought I would be interviewing someone from the Hollywood. From executing stunts alongside Tom Hanks to enduring 15 auditions before landing a recurring role on Netflix’s House of Cards, Aaron Marcus has had an incredible journey 🌟 Video Episode: youtu.be/OHgxUrYZ9Bs #podcast

Inheritence of dreams Echoing the essence of... #vss365 #prompt Monday May 19th is #anglerfish #MadVerse prompt: unexpected detours #firewords280 companionship #FoxProse ‘How did I get here?’ #WriteMap 340 Prompt (optional): FORM #inkMine Weekly #Prompt - CREDULOUS RAVE MAROON BANAL MASQUERADE

To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

‘Stories and Stanza’ reaches 11K on #Youtube 🎉🥳 This is a video #podcast on 2 key series. 🎙️ 1) Between the lines : intimate conversations with writers revealing their craft, process, and struggles 2) Fail with me : transformative explorations of emotional intelligence, mental health, and resilience

Heavier Than Salt Inspired by: #vss365 #prompt #soporific (Origin, Latin – “sleep-inducing”) #FoxProse 'elicited illusions' #inkMine #Temerity #WriteMap 338 #Block #MadVerse 'hope after darkness' #bluesky_poetry

#Eclipse a hush between light and shadow, where longing speaks, truth hides, and love learns to glow in the dark. Great writes by all of you #vss365 writers. I think we did more than 300 poems yesterday on all platforms combined. Thanks for a colourful Sunday Anish Next prompt live in 120 min

Beyond the Greeting Cards Motherhood is more than a single day of celebration—it’s a lifelong experience shaped by love, loss, resilience, and imperfection. To the mothers who struggle, grieve, fight, nurture, and love in their own way—you are seen. storiesandstanza.substack.com/p/motherd-da...

Inspired By 📝 #vss365 #prompt #sutured #prompt #trace #GeoPoetry24 prompt #WildWonders #WriteMap 336 Prompt (optional): LIKE #FoxProse ‘Lapping against the shore’ #FireWords #Mobility #poetrycommunity #bluesky_poetry

Oomph of words Inspired by: #vss365 #prompt #vellichor #FoxProse “Well worn trails” “when the floor creaks” #PropelPrompts #Swept #firewords280 Domiciles #WriteMap 335 Shelter Thank you #poetrycommunity, #poetrylovers, #bluesky_poetry

Join us on "Stories and Stanza" with Sreya Sarkar, an inspiring author and public policy analyst, to explore the captivating journey from policy writing to fiction storytelling. 📚✨ Watch this episode on YouTube: youtu.be/k5WOselLpcM #podcast #authorinterview #writingconmunity

Devil’s Spiral #PoetryPrompts Used #vss365 Karma #vssmagic 03/05 - stable #FoxProse - leaves that bloom #blueskypoetry #poetrylovers

Day 2 dawning to an end, so a small poem from me on "hastagged fate" #karma #nirvana #vss365 #uropoet #love #life

#vss365 #bluesky_poetry #Nirvana 💐

#vss365 #prompt for April 21, 2025 #place #WriteMap 331 Wish Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. (I used the image from a writing prompt I came across amd the post code showed Grant Street, Mumbai) #NaPoWriMo #PoetryWritingMonth

#vss365 prompt: Death #BraveWrite prompt April 5: Elixir #vsspoem prompt: #Spin #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo25 Some days I open my journal and stare at a blank page, often the void stares back, seeing eye to eye with the fundamental purpose of banality

Your love is the quiet light my heart has been searching for….

#NaPoWriMo day 6 #OnePicPoetry Art by: John Lansdown #vss365 prompt #grief #PropelPrompts Lurk #Moonmystic prompt “Tomorrow Is But A Dream Away” #Grief, like broad daylight, reaches anywhere can follow us like a shadow, there is no escaping.

Day 5: #PoetryWritingMonth) I have used two writing prompts #vss365 #time #inkMine #Flower You gave me a flower and I chose to preserve it between the pages of my favourite book A keepsake of our delicate moment taking the challenge of defying perilous march of time

The irony is how time endows us with clarity yet impairs us with shortsightedness I tiptoe along the thread that anchors me to my past but I don’t see the knots pain, suffering & fear anymore The wounded & healed me one wanes & the other thrives live in the same house yet believe the opposing truths

I am a question I was born and live rent free in your head. I shatter you, antagonize you, choke you even though I am just a question on your wall. a ticking clock a clumsy smoke incarcerated in your psyche or, are you in mine? (Day 2: #PoetryWritingMonth #NaPoWriMo)

I started walking and now I cannot stop I lived a youth and burned but now I can sit by myself, magically project a picturesque lake, spring in the corner of my eye, love in the tinge of my smile I started walking and thank God I did. #NaPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo25

Words from Isolation ~ When poetry found me open.substack.com/pub/storiesa... #bluesky_poetry #spokenword #poetrywritingmonth

I connected my bluesky account with substack now. storiesandstanza.substack.com For a while my listeners have been asking me to create a summary / actionable insights from my podcast, so here it goes. I would love to hear from you. Thank you. #newsletter #podcast #writingcommunity #wellness

Today's #BlueSkyPoetry Prompt Title: “The Taste of Blue” If the sky had a flavor, what would it be? Write a poem about tasting the sky. Please be kind! Have fun! Use the hashtag #BlueSkyPrompt17 to share your creation!

gentle notes crescendoed to beautiful melody now we let the harmony fade into our indelible memory

🎙️ Curious minds, storytellers, and history buffs - Stories and Stanza brings you weekly doses of inspiration through three unique series: 📚 "In Author's Chair" Step into the creative minds of writers and poets as they share their journey from blank pages to beautiful verses.

A new #spokenword poem, written for #loveletters prompt. #blueskypoetry #storiesandstanza

#blueskypoetry #vss365 #schism What breaks often surprisingly mends itself We face schisms many a times but remain one with crevices Light comes in and melts what’s left into priceless Broken, we shine wholesome we’re never alone we’re water.

in the hush of a winter dusk I'm falling for you like feathers all of my birds still silent midst the bare trees #cherita #poetry #vss365

#bluesky_poetry I became a father after the sun inked me a trail of light An arc of life that appeared broken before it became the most complete path ever Interlaced with fear, unknowns & pain, jewels of unprecedented gifts shimmered I became a light after my father. #storiesandstanza

#blueskypoetry #vss365 Come holidays the glitters glow & colours scream in bright red Smiles, joy & gifts galore yet come holidays I shrink with many who shut their windows We live in a monochrome world we believe in one we perceive frivolous true lies steal the luster painted with white lies