‘I signed you up for a 5k race.’ ‘Why would you do that? You know I hate running.’ ‘You don’t have to run. Someone could push you in wheelbarrow. I think that would be an awesome display of the theme.’ ‘The theme?’ ‘It’s for hairless men. They call it the #balderdash.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for 3 January, 2026, is #balderdash It's a put down dating back to the 1500s, so well used over time. It's also a board game, never played it myself. Have a great Saturday.

‘I just have a few questions before I process your application. You understand the role is selling tickets for the #abstraction museum?’ ‘I do.’ ‘It says here your last job was in performance art. You were a starting gun.’ ‘That’s correct.’ ‘Why did you leave?’ ‘I was fired.’ #vss365

Hello everybody 👋 The #vss365 prompt for 2 January 2026 is #abstraction. May your words drip, splatter, and splash— whether you write poetry or prose— in a wild, creative frenzy.

CURRENT PROMPT HOST The #vss365 host for January 1-15 is: @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social Prompts will drop at 7 AM GMT (UTC) Follow Francis, if you haven’t already!

‘Good call. We haven’t met for an afternoon #delight in ages.’ ‘We needed something to keep our relationship from getting boring.’ ‘You’re full of surprises.’ ‘I try my best to keep you happy.’ ‘This place is new?’ ‘Yes. I’m gonna order pistachio ice cream instead of my usual vanilla.’ #vss365

Hello everybody and a very Happy New Year. the #vss365 #prompt for 1 January, 2026, is #delight Hopefully the new year will bring you much delight.

Here’s a fun game for the #vss365 folks!

A new Year’s almost here, depending on where you are I'm honoured to be the #vss365 host from Jan 1–15. I’ll be posting the prompts at 7:00 GMT, and I can’t wait to see what this amazing poetry community comes up with. I’ve tried to mix up the prompts to suit lots of different tastes Happy new year

‘I’ve seen that look before. You drinking cuz you got bad news?’ ‘The worst-just got fired from my #dream job.’ ‘That sucks. What was your job?’ ‘Technician at a biology lab. I experimented with mixing Cheetah DNA with Crab DNA.’ ‘What happened?’ ‘Things went sideways really fast.’ #vss365

What a team this #vss365 community is So much creativity I was lucky to be part of prompting up words up until today & It’s a memory a lifetime for sure But From 1-15 January, Mr @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social will continue prompting, posting daily at 7 AM GMT Looking forwards to it!

#vss365 #prompt for  December 31, 2025 is #Dream Because of course it is I think it’s THE most critical word & concept of human creativity. Yes dogs dream too and cats & pigs & ants, bacteria? The point is art Without dreams, thoughts, feelings Is there art?

‘Excuse me, I have the window seat.’ ‘No problem, I’ll stand in the aisle til you get settled.’ ‘Thanks. Gonna be a long flight.’ ‘Yep. That’s why my husband is sitting 3 rows ahead.’ ‘My husband said we were spending too much on #travel, so he’s at home. I cut our costs by 50%!’ #vss365

Time flies Dear #vss365 community Posting daily prompts has been very fun & it’s been an honor to read & repost all the contributions From 1-15 January, the talented @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social will take the prompt baton, posting daily at 7 AM GMT Thanks again for letting me be a part of it all

The second to last… #vss365 #prompt for  December 30, 2025 is #Travel In the last second Immortalised by past So much travel in time So much time One second at a time Only memories last longer

‘So many possibilities here.’ ‘Ooh, look at that gorgeous specimen.’ ‘A little plain for my taste, but you do you.’ ‘Oh, I know you like the flashy ones. Like that one over there.’ ‘You do know me. That could be the one.’ ‘When you find the perfect shoes - it’s your #sole mate.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 29, 2025 is #Sole

‘Do you think Musk will actually achieve his plan to colonize #Mars?’ ‘He said it’s an opportunity to recompile civilization. Whatever that means.’ ‘It raises a lot of questions.’ ‘Only one question for me.’ ‘What’s that?’ ‘When does he leave?’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for  December 28, 2025 is #Mars Bob McClane: No matter where you go, there you are. It's always the same old you. Let me suggest that you take a vacation from yourself. I-I know it sounds wild. It is the latest thing in travel. We call it the Ego Trip.

‘How’d you get time off? I thought you didn’t have any more PTO.’ ‘My boss is a total germaphobe. Thinks bacteria litters the #air. When I told him I got a case of Corona from visiting relatives he told me to stay home.’ ‘Well, technically you didn’t lie.’ ‘Let’s crack these babies open!’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for  December 27, 2025 is #air

‘Hey, tell me your opinion, do you think it’s ok to start drinking once the kids are in school?’ ‘I’ve been on that #struggle bus before. It’s definitely ok.’ ‘So, you don’t think it’ll make me a bad teacher?’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 26, 2025 is #Struggle.

‘Look at you-all smiley & happy. I thought you hated Christmas parties.’ ‘I do. But I found a way to #survive.’ ‘So you’re letting the Christmas spirit get inside of you?’ ‘If you mean vodka as a spirit, then yes.’ #vss365

Xmas Day #vss365 #prompt for  December 25, 2025 is #Survive So… did you? 👻

Wishing everyone the best this holiday season. Cheers to another year🥂🎉🥳

‘I don’t understand why some people #shoot at crows.’ ‘I know. They’re totally misunderstood.’ ‘I’ve heard they have the intellectual capacity of a 5yr old kid.’ ‘Right. But do you know what happens when they gather at a campground?’ ‘What?’ ‘Murder within tent.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for  December 24, 2025 is #Shoot Merry xmas wish come true

‘I thought you started a new exercise routine.’ ‘I did. My goal is to #jump rope for 15 minutes every day. And the incentive is that if I skip a day, I add 15 minutes to the next day.’ ‘Is it working?’ ‘So far, so good. Tomorrow I’ll be jumping for 3 whole days.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for  December 23,  2025 is #Jump (No stress it’s just a Tuesday)

‘It’s really peaceful looking up at the night sky. We might even see #Saturn.’ ‘I don’t believe in any of that astrology stuff.’ ‘Just look at all those twinkling lights. What do you think it means?’ ‘Maybe they’re just airholes poked into the top of the container so we can breathe.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 22, 2025 is #Saturn

‘Miss, you’re under arrest for the murder of your husband.’ ‘All right, you got me. I won’t put up a #fight. I confess to poisoning my husband. He deserved it, though.’ ‘Poison? How do you explain all those ugly purple bruises on his face & body?’ ‘He didn’t want to drink it.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 21, 2025 is #Fight

‘I can’t believe you’re breaking up with me. Why?’ ‘It’s hard to be around you. You’re so full of yourself. Would it kill you to be a little bit #humble?’ ‘I have tons of humility. As evidenced by the fact I haven’t told all these inferior people that I make more money than they do.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 20, 2025 is #humble

‘Shopping for the perfect gift?’ ‘Yeah. My mom. I need to find something that shows my #gratitude. She worked 12 hours a day just to put food on the table.’ ‘She sounds like a hard working woman.’ ‘She totally is. A very slow cook though.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 19, 2025 is #Gratitude A xmas curse To focus on gratitude When kindness is expected to be bought or earned Inner peace is no eye of the storm

‘Ever look back on your life and wonder if you made the right decisions?’ ‘Of course. When I was young, I was pretty cocky with a low tolerance for stupidity. Now that I’m older, I’m full of #regret for the people I lost over the years.’ ‘Same.’ ‘Oh? So you were a trail guide too?’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 18, 2025 is #Regret A human trait I don’t think cats feel it Or dogs Maybe cows They just stare in midair Stuck in literal shit Knowing they can’t even do anything to end it If you ask me

‘Why do you take pictures everywhere we go?’ ‘I have a photographic memory.’ ‘Doesn’t that mean your brain remembers everything in precise detail?’ ‘No. It means I’m usually high so I document what happened to help me #recall it.’ #vss365

It won’t be too late It’s a sign I’ll manually focus to problem solve And i’ll #recall it all My body will reconnect to my mind’s cruise control Knowing is progressing Leaving doubt behind Revisiting familiarity Deja Vu says hi Maybe i remember too much #vss365 #recall

#vss365 #prompt for December 17, 2025 is #Recall Because of course it is Or as Arnold says : ”off course it is” Was lucky to see Total Recall (1990) two weeks ago on the big screen & it’s amazing What a movie, great story & score It always manages to blow my mind. Away.

‘Ever do that thing where your short term #memory blanks but you have deja vu? It’s like, I think I’ve forgotten this before.’ ‘You take a gummy today?’ ‘Yeah. Why? Ever do that thing where your short term #memory blanks but you have deja vu? It’s like, I think I’ve forgotten this before.’ #vss365

#vss365 #prompt for December 16, is #Memory

‘The white hair & flowing beard gives you the whole St. Nick vibe, but what’s with the flowery shirt & ripped jeans?’ ‘It’s 85 degrees here, so the red suit thing was way too hot to wear.’ ‘But you won’t be Santa without the outfit.’ ‘Sure I will. I’m just changing it up to #boho - ho.’ #vss365

Get ready, December 16 i’ve gotten the honor to be the host of #vss365 Everyday at 08 am GMT I’ll post a new #prompt which hopefully will inspire this awesome community! Make art with 1 prompt Also check out my predecessor @sanjar.bsky.social as previous host who has been fantastic🙏🏼🇸🇪

Far from peonies on the doorstep & champagne for breakfast, boho poets versify the beads of existence into lifelines for wayward hearts. A kind of helm meant to face far-worn tides. This is where I set mine down. Thank you for letting me steer awhile. #vss365 #prompt Dec 15 #boho 📸 M. Kate

‘How’s it going with training your AI agent to do #monotonous tasks?’ ‘Pretty good. I’m infusing a heavy dose of sarcasm so the answers sound like me.’ ‘That sounds like total genius.’ ‘That’s exactly what my AI agent said.’ ‘So, it was being sarcastic.’ ‘Yeah, I think so.’ #vss365

The day repeats itself. Minutes align exactly as they did before. Thin musings coil in monotonous circles, avoiding any deviation. Yet a slight notion pretends that sameness, like a clematis, might pouf away with whatever breeze happens to pass. #vss365 #prompt Dec 14 #monotonous