“Yes,” said Frog, reaching for a cookie, “we need will power.” “What is will power?” asked Toad.

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Books are amazing #booksky

All I want is to feel like a slippery eel that isn't too mooshy and tastes good as sushi #NoIDoNot

All tyrants believe they can waltz Spouting waste that is patently false And their fans will all lap Up their smelliest crap Because tyrants don't own any faults #limerick

At the Coffee House I have a list for you because life is short those kids laughing and not knowing everything the old men drinking coffee talking about Daniel and money and this book by Binard who i don't know but somebody said I should read him, and i eat a cookie as i flip through the pages

I counter that CEOs should cease degrading their noble profession by asking for money. They should do that job for free and then get a second job to support themselves. 🙄 The people who think artists don't deserve to be paid for their efforts are really something.

It was dawn when we met at the pier. She was on her second Corona, and I was still waking up after my third cup of coffee. "Get stronger coffee," she said. "I play the long game," I replied. "So why the pier?" "I'm near the waves." She paused. "And I'm away from that horror show at home." #vss365

Beach Adjacent I was not there, I swear, to repair myself no help was required I was just tired, that's all those calls, the correspondence and since the waves were there we shared the sky the waves and I talked all night and at first light, I said bye and on my phone, a hint of why I was spent

Ballad of Lee Lee cradled the ladle, much larger than spoon Tho glum, he did hum out a cradling tune In his soup was a group of sweet swimming flies from Aruba in scuba sporting fashionable ties Alas, nothing lasts like those flies in his home They flew, as flies do, leaving Lee all alone #vss365

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I suspect this might be the best photo I ever take

To dye, to seam. Seam, per pants to dream Hemlet Act III Scene 1

I'd like not to be a wave in the sea that disappears thus it's all too much fuss

We hovered around the cradle and sang. "The million year lullaby," Gaia said. She said she didn't mind time. I didn't mind either. A million years is a drop in the ocean when you're eternal. "When do you think civilization will grow up?" I asked. She smiled as her wings continued dancing. #vss365

Trigonometry sounds like eating triangles

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I'm yearning to Kern to be pulled apart or maybe to squish like lemon on fish

I'd like not to be a wave in the sea that disappears thus it's all too much fuss

A raven was practicing line And nothing was going just fine He squawked "evermore" and not "nevermore" Seems raven had had too much wine #vss365 #limerick

It was delightful :-)

Escaping reality tonight.

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"NEWS MAN CREATE HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT BY SAYING JOURNALISM SHOULD BE GOOD. MANAGEMENT FEEL UNSAFE AROUND FACTS."

"You shall reap what ye eat." --The Book of Aaaaaiiiii, chapter 1, verse 3, chapter 1, verse 10, chapter 2, verse 7...

Toad thought and thought. But he could not think of a story to tell Frog.

I regularly refer to these panels from Persepolis to try to explain the problem with dualist approaches —VERY timely right now with all of the AI stuff out in the ether. The genius of making complex ideas approachable (& funny!). ❤️

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“Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks.” Was it by drinking raw milk in the past two weeks, by any chance?

SpaceX valued at just $780 billion by Morningstar, less than half its IPO target "We think the company has been significantly overvalued," Morningstar's analyst wrote. finance.yahoo.com/markets/arti...

Goodnight from Cecelie Walker, wishing she hadn’t read that story about Marrow-suckers to children that are now crowding her bed. Goodnight from Jonny Kew, desperately circling in his Piper PA-34 as he tries to find an airfield seemingly vanished into time. Goodnight from Hookland.

On the 3v3ning of t h e 2nd the 1st thing she did was say 'Go 4fourth young man and d a NC e' which he did after drinking from a 5th of something around sicks or was it seve7n. I don't recall since I left after ate or ate thirsty. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. Nein. 10*9 Yes

Y'all. Please remember the artists that drew these things when sending around memes. I feel for these artists who NEVER get credited for these (and some, nowadays, are even being accused of being AI!) Here's a few common ones I see (feel free to add others, I want this to be a living thread): 🧵

I will be myself in a moment coffee ready

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'You don't know compelling music if you don't know empathy and compassion and longing,' he told me in no uncertain terms. 'If you don't know empathy or compassion or longing, music is only the sound of scratching wanting to come in.'

I’m delighted to learn that this poem placed second in The Haiku Foundation Monthly Kukai for May, with the theme of ‘Bronze’. Thanks so much to Editor Tom Borkowski, and a special thanks to anyone who may have voted for this piece. 😊 thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...

It's ok to wear enchanted wigs. It's ok to grow out your antlers and fangs. It's ok to wander the misty woods looking for bones to snack on. It's also ok to not feel ok all the time. You belong.

When cucumbers are pickled, they transcend elevating any sandwich to the very end #lunchnote

Alas the night it isn't right it's wrong for every day The day demands a lingering light but night demands its way

What a crescendoing sonnet of a list!! 😍🎶💖 For #smallPoemSunday I give you @joustingsnail.bsky.social's (Reuben Gelley Newman) Give from his 🔥❤️‍🔥🔥 DEAR DEAR, forthcoming (!!!!!) @triohousepress.org. Go get your pre-order in! 📚💙 @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Ambiguity, thy middle name is whatever.

Danez Smith, our Poet of The Week 💙 "Dear Time,"

He grew a branch for birds #joncarling #drawing #art

Every single box it ticks the pencil is a nub maybe a pen would be better all those answers I was sure of or should I have left them all blank Every single time I tick I'm a fucking alarm clock alarming maybe sleep would be better than woke all those answers I am sure of or should I have left them

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"It's a spider." Mom pointed to the cast iron skillet. "A seasoned spider," she added. "You're thinking it's primitive looking, but it gets the job done." I admired her and the spider. Both old. Both made of iron. "It's versatile," she said, "and doubles as a weapon." I didn't doubt it. #vss365