ANOTHER blog in the 'Novel Newbs' series DONE! Three to go. ...y'all I think this strange plan is WORKING. I think we might be building the foundation of an *whispers* outline. buymeacoffee.com/4islesbookshop/novel-newbs-blog-3-f-g-h-i-j-k Aspiring #Novelist figures out their #WritingProcess

I WILL be grabbing a copy of this. I already know it's 🔥

"The collection is observant, humane, quietly humorous and emotionally intelligent." I'm deeply grateful to Sean Wright for this generous and thoughtful review of Vanished Roads. It's a gift to have someone read the book with such care. #haiku #poetry

#vss365 #Sprint Somedays I wake & life is a sprint And, I think to myself, "I am HEAVEN sent." Other days I wake & life is a marathon And, I think to myself, "HOW will I ever go on?" Somedays I'm full of vim & vigor Other days I'm full of rum & other liquor

I added some new items to the shop yesterday! Crystal trolls, antique key necklaces, dragon charm necklaces, and a miniature library in a heart locket! www.whimsystation.com

Flickering lamp light shadows pass behind smoked glass chilling silence stirs #haiku #poetry

I wanted to be in love forever To freeze time To #depart reality Lost in your mouth Engulfed & ensnared By the flame Of your vows & predications Darling— We broke the #headwind Too fast So much lust Where did time go? Where did you go? Do you ever wonder If I still exist? #vss365

Starling of my heart our momentum was fleeting Grounded ever so softly by reality. Perhaps someday our souls will meet in some far away city of clouds In the lost land of the dreaming, our Lothlórien. #vss365 #momentum #writing #Photography #Photoart 💙📷 me

She feels empathy for her own heart a wind that starts and stays, soothing, as she builds a base for her future, knowing temporary steps count she keeps what's written near, and she dares to alter the air, choosing simple shifts that lift her as she grows. #poem #poetry

#vss365 #poetry In my insomnia driven mind I feel the presence of a #momentum Magic carpet wispy cloud riding Where memories & dreams blur together Phantom tastes on my tongue And scents through my nose run Some kind of place some kind of home Make me yearn for the unknown

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It's reminding me of this scene from 'Thumbelina'... "SLOWER? We don't do ballads..." youtu.be/1NVgX5O0kDM

abolish the general lack of empathy

For some reason I IMMEDIATELY heard... "I'm SAILING away Set an open course for the virgin sea Cause I've GOT TO be free Free to face the life that's ahead of me..."

This amazing artist keeps appearing on my feed so I'm glad something is going right with the algorithm. I am consistently broke, but every time I see these artworks I think to myself "am I *that* broke?" Give Dakota some love!

Small acts of kindness and resistance matter. Every conversation, every moment of care and every refusal to give in adds up. You don’t have to do everything. Just do something.

#vss365 #Momentum For a moment I'm filled with momentum Then the coffee pot runs dry Back to bed I head *sigh*

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Futile, like punching brickwork. Futile, like speaking to you. #WordedART - Brickwork #Poetry #Poem

#vss365 #Headwind Neither wind Nor rain Keeps me at bay I've learned to face headwinds No matter the pain Maintain focus Don't lose direction And, for gods sake! Ignore their rejection Push through the Push back On the other side You can relax

I really quite like it!

"Please #depart, go away, kindly leave. And the sooner the better! This eve Would suffice, I'd avow. Even better? Right now! And don't bother to seek a reprieve." #vss365 #Depart #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #BlueskyPoetry #PoetryCommunity #Writing

To #depart, to go on vacation leave here, walk out the door have a metamorphosis like a rock lobster, like an Egyptian Teapot at an intersection there's milk and honey if I can make the connection counting my money Put it on 13 black go to Amsterdam with a smile on my face like a hippie #vss365

~ 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑶𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 ~ #Haiku #HaiQ #Tradition #Progress #Ignorance #Pride #Evolution #VSS365 #Depart

The art of letting go Hard to master Love speaks of holding on Clinging tight Together always in the stormy seas But #departure is an inevitablity Tides change Pull lovers apart The art...knowing when to unclench your fingers Floating free I say bye with my whole heart You say bye to me #vss365

That time You stroked my heart And bade the darkness To #depart… Is moment That my walk with love Began its Nascent start There’s rational Part of me Sees chemical Reaction But that part Grows smaller As the magic gains Its traction A fraction Of me learns to trust Wisdom Of my actions #vss365

#vss365 #depart #poem #limerick Live live to the full - that's the art; (you never know when you'll depart) so that, come the day, you won't need to say 'I've finished before I could start'.

#vss365 #Depart Leaving Taking off Heading out Departing Returning On my way Headed home Coming Always coming & going Never here Never now Never present

#vss365 #conquer “Why do I have to be conquered?” she asked, “I am yours, freely given.” But he grabbed and pulled and groped until there was nothing of her left for anybody.

#vss365 #Conquer The conqueror of hearts The subduer of spirits The subjugator of souls You can call that love If you must But, one who seeks only to dominate Is one I can never trust

#vss365 #patient I am old Older than the hills Older than the rivers that cut through them I am old Older than the stars Sadder than the sunlight that shows us what we are I am old Older than my heart Older than sensations that talk to me as pain I am old I have begun to fall apart Life is patient

There's a fine line between being #patient with someone and enabling unhealthy behaviors. I'm not proud to admit I often err on the side of impatience. Frankly it would help a lot if the rest of the world did too. #vss365

They would have us toiling constantly minds wound up in the perpetual buzz paid by the movement, unpaid in the movements between, that restful breath, that glance at the pretty girl, she doesn’t know your name yet, be #patient life will wait until after your shift #vss365 #poetry #InkMine

#vss365 #Patient Fell head over heels for my patient Right into a vat of acid I jumped Ask me why In my throat grows a lump A harlequin for his amusement Called it love But he was using Me to hide from demons inside He called them jokes I call them lies

'as mad as a bag of rabid ringworms who couldn't find an appropriate bottom to infest.' May I NEVER come across as this type of person to anyone I meet 😬😂 CAN YOU IMAGINE?!?

#vss365 #Unabashed It no longer mattered that those who came before you sought to humiliate & degrade. The only thing that mattered was making it WELL known that you'd caught my eye. Unabashedly I leaned in to kiss you on the cheek. I turned to leave, but spun around one last time with a wink.

A is for AUTHOR B is for BOOK C is for CHARACTERS buymeacoffee.com/4islesbooksh... Aspiring #Novelist figures out their #WritingProcess ✍️ #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #QueerAuthors🌈✒️

They came to hear his words, for he spoke to their fears. His charismatic magnetism drew them in by the thousands. Inside the arena, the mood developed a saturnine vibe. He began to project a view of us versus them. The crowd become rabid & attacked their own kin. #horror #vss365

You: North I: South Drawn together by magnetism Opposites attracted by a force invisible A pull so strong people would stop us in the street in awe of our connection But I misaligned myself to you Pull became push Now a lone whirligig Will I stop spinning Find true North #vss365 #magnetism

You say you're a mess And, that makes you feel less Than worthy of love Well, darling let me tell ya Never seen nothin' sweeter Than a woman with a messy bun Dancing under the sun My cake falls apart Yet still fills my heart Joy, satisfaction Still only a fraction Of what you make me feel ⬇️

You say you're a mess And, that makes you feel less Than worthy of love Well, darling let me tell ya Never seen nothin' sweeter Than a woman with a messy bun Dancing under the sun My cake falls apart Yet still fills my heart Joy, satisfaction Still only a fraction Of what you make me feel ⬇️

I look upon a lonely #rose, sleeping in its bed; ev'ry rose prose clipped afore— best grow something else instead. A thousand verses sing of roses; some few #tend five or ten. But ten thousand roses marching— that's an epic rosy idyll, waiting to be penned. #vss365 #prose #poetry #verse

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#vss365 #magnetism It's invisible But stated as a fact That opposites attract While those aligned Do the opposite It's a universal directive of charisma From North to South Attraction is uncontrolled I like her She does not Find me hot You wish there was a book A How To A Dummies Guide to Magnetism

Many of us had to figure out our own queer/ neurodivergent identities, and or how to manage our disability(s). I figured its time we had a book bundle in which characters do that, by authors on the same journey(s). So I organised this fantasy & multi-genre bundle. 🌈📚🧠📚🪐 itch.io/b/3781/figur...

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'I'm tired in my scars because scars know how to be tired like nothing else does.' GENIUS! Pure genius. Beautifully written, Winter.