Swaying Tendrils by Debdutta Pal medium.com/catharsis-ch... #poetry

"They didn’t let those children hang on by a thread, didn’t give them time to grow strong. A bomb, a blast, no child to tuck in bed tonight..." It’s Always Someone Else’s Spiderweb medium.com/brainscatter... #poetry of #wartime and #warcrimes #children #drabble

Monday vibe

"The skunk in the road is a holy thing now: its glamorous body cracked like a dragon’s dropped egg unveils a rotten yolk..." Skunked by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...

"...If you truly want it, you can build it all — your own empire of dirt..." Built To Crumble by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/built... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers come #read and share a #poem today...

"In living violently; an unnamed apology; epoxy poured over seizing flowers, slippery stones not yet skipped in the river, my whole incentive for life is raging..." Lemons by Anna Rozwadowska medium.com/lit-up/lemon... #read #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

The morning after the blue moon My muse woke me and said: The first known poet was a woman of colour The first known poet is a woman of colour Listen ... Her Story of Poetry medium.com/imogenes-not... #poetry #womensday

"You have a memory, or a fragment of one. Strangely persistent, it tugs at you like a kite string..." I, The Ghost of a Long-Gone Radio Shack, Am Haunting This Mattress Store by Leni Quinn medium.com/lit-up/i-the... #fiction #flashfiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #readingcommunity

"Listen, please, I know how this will sound, but Shelly, please believe me..." Drop in for an extra specially meaty episode of MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch... #fiction #serialfiction #scifi #poetry in Lit Up #litpub & #readingcommunity (catch up links in story)

"Oh death, where is thy sting?..." The Star She Lost: What Death Couldn’t Steal by Ifunanya Carol medium.com/lit-up/the-s... #poetry of unimaginable #griefandloss in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

"I walk along this strand opposite Holy Island: pebbles that fit softly into the palm of my hand..." PEBBLES from my SKULL by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/pebbl... I'm feeling the #poetry vibe in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

Just practice. Don’t worry. Sit quietly. Do nothing. by @jackprestonking.bsky.social medium.com/p/just-pract... #zazen #meditation

Working from Home medium.com/lit-up/worki... #poetry for #workingfromhome free link included.

be tenacious yet soft-hearted—catkins on swaying boughs #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #senryu

Let Go, Let Fly, Forget | Guided tour of #SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again 📅 Sat, 28 March | 2pm: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/let-go-let-fly-forget-guided-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again#SeamusHeaney Join us for an immersive tour exploring Heaney’s enduring love of birds in his #poetry.

"Third tier anesthesia, in a locked up north, our store of words fled, Belief? Empty as a music box for housing the dead..." A psychiatric disorder #poetry by John E Marks medium.com/the-mad-rive... in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity why not #read and share a #poem today?

Random 67 2026 #fotografia #photography #gk3000 #fujifilm #portrait #couples #sea #seaview #beach #love

"in my early years, laws of weather not yet known I prayed for hurricanes in a landlocked place wild with youth, I craved disaster to match me..." Hurricanes by Carly Jo Helm medium.com/the-mad-rive... in The Mad River #litpub & #poetrycommunity love #poetry? enjoy the read? then clap and share ...

"I have no memories, except the suitcase atop a paved hill. One push, they pinwheel out, all gangly fluttering shapes. Momentum learned..." Laundry Day by Michelle Lauren medium.com/lit-up/laund... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity if you love poetry why not share a poem today?

"I accept kindness Like I accept compliments Warily..." What Am I To Do With Kindness and Compliments? by Crystal Jackson medium.com/lit-up/what-... #poetry #compliments #mentalhealth in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

unbalanced — the boy on a seesaw can’t solve the equation Learning Experiences by Richard Grahn medium.com/lit-up/learn... #memory #griefandloss #haibun in Lit Up #readingcommunity #poetrycommunity and #litpub

In defence of rhododendrons medium.com/lit-up/in-de... "...like her smile’s glorious grab of radiance they clamour their existence sing it out in petals mad honey and protective skirts..." Mum's birthday was today #poetry #motherdaughter in the Lit Up Press #litpub & #poetrycommunity

"My father walked out on us when I was just eight years old..." Laying Guilt to Rest by Will Pearce medium.com/lit-up/layin... #fiction #flashfiction #abandonment #grief in Lit Up #litpub and #readingcommunity

‘You don’t have to like it, Cara. You just have to do it. Three nights. Sing whatever you want, then we decide what to do with the old bird.’ Lilac Wine by Heather Stewart medium.com/lit-up/lilac... #fiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

"Imbibe with pure vision, your flesh & bones, Trepidation, evasion, then pain, The mind forbids whilst hearts live in vain..." Echoes of the Abyss by Michael Lahoue medium.com/lit-up/echoe... #poetry #quatrains in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"The morning rain soaks my clothes, my hair, my skin, I do not care. For I am not here, there, anywhere..." Manchester morning by John E Marks medium.com/lit-up/manch... 3 of my favourite things: #Manchester #history #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

As you might imagine... prophecy can put a lot of pressure on a budding relationship… Her Words on the Wind by Micah Smith medium.com/lit-up/her-w... #fiction #fantasy #flashfiction in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

"...I sip my coffee and look for something to hold me Because the phone feels too heavy to lift..." Holding On in the Morning by Crystal Jackson a #poem for anyone who needs to hold on a little longer medium.com/lit-up/holdi... #poetry in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"There is a tale, Of weaved words, That died before reaching my trembling lips..." Lost pages by Nitesh Mishra medium.com/lit-up/lost-... #poetry of #love and #loneliness in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"...For a heartbeat, everything fell silent — a warmth that wrapped around us whole..." Something retro anyway by Matia von Trier medium.com/lit-up/somet... the #poetry of the #kiss in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"I almost greened against the turning of the clock, forgetting as follows forgetting, capturing my shape by every nerve enduring a spring rain unremitting..." Garden Poems by Ellis A Conklin medium.com/lit-up/garde... #poetry #nature #life in Lit Up #litpub & #poetrycommunity

Hey you! How have you been these long years? Sunshine by Richard Grahn medium.com/lit-up/sunsh... #poetry of #trauma #healing #sexualassault in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"...His foxhole was in the fibers of a green carpet, a bunker behind the sofa. He only came out in daylight when there were no bomber jets flying overhead..." Friendly Fire and Foxholes by @mftulin.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/frien... #poetry #childhoodtrauma in Lit Up #litpub & #poetrycommunity

"all those lights, all those little decisions, those infinite possibilities, and here I sat, in my piece of shit car, chainsmoking, waiting for a pregnant woman and her husband to leave their house" Breaking and Entering medium.com/lit-up/break... #fiction #flashfiction in Lit Up #litpub

"White teeth, coated with correction fluid. He smiled so confidently it dumbfounded me on the spot — as if the burning sun weren’t blinding enough..." So White It Shows by No Blabs medium.com/lit-up/so-wh... #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"Ye olde gods of the greenlands have gone to ground, raging, burning forests all around, your acolytes burnt alive, stretched upon the rack, hung, cruelly drowned..." WILD is the WAY by John E Marks medium.com/the-mad-rive... #poetry #nature video #haiga in The Mad River #poetrycommunity & #litpub

"If Leo were to look up, he might see Rich, now halfway dry..." MITChell by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/lit-up/mitch... #serialfiction #fiction #scifi in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity Need to catch up? Find links to the beginning in the #story.

Memories of Modern Art open.substack.com/pub/gumusser... I can't get enough of Debdutta's words

Waking Up to Snow Parity XII by @oldcoleminer.bsky.social medium.com/the-mad-rive... tiny but perfectly formed #poetry #seasons in The Mad River #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"I am eight years old the first time I see her, in a museum my aunt insists on taking me to because it is a Tuesday afternoon and there is nothing better to do" Ailehpo by Sylvara medium.com/lit-up/aileh... #cnf #personalessay #ophelia in Lit Up #litpub & #readingcommunity

"Wider the arms in the plummeting, or a familiar door in this brave swelter, or the mind amidst a mutiny..." Lest I Become Pillar of Salt by Ellis A Conklin medium.com/lit-up/lest-... #poetry in the Lit Up press #litpub and #poetrycommunity

"I look away. It’s too painful, this thing that happens to us. But he comes back, of course. We always do. Almost always..." Rollaway Room by A. Gee medium.com/lit-up/rolla... #fiction #writerproblems in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

"this play opens with a chunk of salted caramel and a dash of cayenne pepper in a land where water flows uphill and lakes lie filled with starry nights..." Utopia by Richard Grahn medium.com/the-mad-rive... magical #poetry in The Mad River #litpub and delightful #poetrycommunity

"While you were waiting to be seen for the world to validate your story a small rose pushed bulbous unfurling ..." What Are You Waiting For? by Shalini C medium.com/lit-up/what-... #Friday #poetry in Lit Up #poetrycommunity and #litpub #carpediem

"...On behalf of the planet, break the dam open, turn the old key..." Day and Age by Alex Clark medium.com/lit-up/day-a... #poetry in Lit Up #litpub and #poetrycommunity

How to Not Make Money on Medium by Debdutta Pal medium.com/all-about-m/...

Have fun and #write Contest for #writers, delusions optional but probably well received. #submissions ‘Deluded Custodians’ February Challenge by @annjame65064083 medium.com/the-pub/delu...

The final part (links to all the other in the text) "...when I looked closely at the water where Nana stood, I noticed her strange reflection — or lack thereof..." Whiskers and Brews medium.com/lit-up/whisk... #serialfiction #fiction in Lit Up #Litpub and #readingcommunity

Strange how humans misunderstand each other... Maybe they should undergo more bibliotherapy An Open Book — Or Not! by Eleanor Patrick medium.com/lit-up/an-op... #fiction #flashfiction to #read in the Lit Up Press #litpub and #readingcommunity

"three buddhas huddle in the light and the dust on the aged scarred wood of my table they must be wondering how they came to be here that I can’t remember, really, one from the other..." Working from Home medium.com/lit-up/worki... #poetry for the distracted Lit Up #litpub & #poetrycommunity