Just because an author hasn't released a book in years doesn't mean that they're lazy or not working hard on their next one. There's so many reasons for a big gap between novels. Granted, in my case, it's because I'm lazy and not working particularly hard but I mean for others.

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progress stops in a quagmire don’t waste steps going nowhere plant them where they build momentum (Inspired by Frances Willard) #vss365 #Momentum #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

trouble yet again boarded the train and sat with me home was never so far away #2WordPrompt #Trouble #Yet #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

judging is normal so too is pausing, thinking and sharing some grace #Haikufeels #Judge #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

a lotus blossom keeps no shame for where it grew neither should your heart #dailyhaikuprompt #LotusBlossom #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

a glistening smile does not fix what hurt today it just stays with you #dailyhaikuprompt #Glisten #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

every dusk i see momma deer and her two fawns not all love needs words #DailyHaikuPrompt #Deer #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

burgers, ribs, and franks artisanal? but of course haute cuisine? yeah, no #dailyhaikuprompt #Cookout #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #BBQ #Barbecue #Barbeque

tiny hovercraft zipping, zooming, and buzzing for another sip #haikufeels #Hover #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #BirdPhotography #ImageAndVerse #Haiga

a simple phrase my mantra puts my nerves back where they belong #2WordPrompt #Phrase #Settle #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

headwinds boost the bird off the earth not all opposition is against us #vss365 #Headwind #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

Canadian wildfires no joke And they are 800 miles away Severe air quality warning here No wonder asthma attack #FreeVerse #Canada #Wildfires #Asthma #StayIndoors

This. Right here. Yep. Great advice!

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hurry, it's time to leave you can't wait any longer but i like it here... a lot you'll like it out there even more the room begins to narrow and pushes me toward hello #vss365 #Depart #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

the anonymous text read plainly don't waste a single moment get out there now live, love, laugh and lounge #2WordPrompt #Waste #Text #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

love floats above hate not because it weighs less it refuses lies #haikufeels #Float #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

deep in the pine grove even lost ones get some shade pause is not defeat #dailyhaikuprompt #PineGrove #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

rain taps at midnight each sound no longer a scare sleeping with a smile #dailyhaikuprompt #EveningRain #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

Bro remembering all his past 8 lives 😸 IG: @hababamevi_ youtube.com/shorts/Hy_5w...

me trying my best #Cat #Caturday #Catsofbluesky #LifuX

huddled together under the overcast skies we can face it all #DailyHaikuPrompt #OvercastSky #Huddle #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

scanning the pasture for the latest news report: bunnies are still cute #haikufeels #Report #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

I lost sight of the plot so the author sent me a villain with excellent manners and terrible timing #2WordPrompt #Sight #Author #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

nothing to conquer being here is a huge win let that be enough #vss365 #Conquer #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

The comedy film Hot Fuzz has the greatest cast of any movie ever made. Prove me wrong.

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Morning Puppies

patient is love's pace never slower than we need never rushed by fear #vss365 #Patient #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

The marigold reminds us that the process is rarely dramatic. It is usually one hidden petal upon another, deciding it is safe to join the light. #2WordPrompt #Upon #Process #FreeVerse #Photography #Nature #Flowers #Marigold #Gardening #Garden #FlowerPhotography #EastCoastKin #ImageAndVerse

love does not need aim growing and glowing for all and it costs nothing #haikufeels #Aim #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

for bare trees at dawn shade does not count the lost leaves only what returns #dailyhaikuprompt #BareTree #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

truth will always grow like a flower-rich pasture once the weeds are gone #dailyhaikuprompt #LushPasture #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #Truth

After next week I'm not going to watch any soccer for at least 4 years, but I would 100% watch every episode of an Erling Haaland travel show on Netflix

I let my daughter, 9, stay up a little late to finish reading her third Nancy Drew mystery, by the lamp at her bed. Is it 1955? 1985? What is happening? Not a phone in sight, literacy thriving; don’t let the world fall apart.

every glimmer begins by being too small to notice at first #dailyhaikuprompt #Glimmer #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

like sunflower seeds hope hides in common places waiting to share light #dailyhaikuprompt #Sunflower #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

call me a cheater i intend to leave this life owing it nothing #haikufeels #Cheat #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

sadly anti-theist used to enjoy the fiction today my spiritual pause is a complete stop #2WordPrompt #Spiritual #Pause #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #Faith #Grief

the unabashed wallflower screams in her quietude dying to crawl out of her skin #vss365 #Unabashed #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

After Abundance #Photography #Nature #Flowers #Onion #Garden #Gardening #GardenPhotography #FlowerPhotography #EastCoastKin

Morning Kitten

A service dog training to protect his owner's head when she has a seizure.

his magnetism attracts many he mistakes the ones walking away for a longer line #vss365 #Magnetism #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

my brain cannot download a number of things you've said and done #2WordPrompt #Number #Download #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

keep your own orbit close to those who lift your soul stay where you feel light #haikufeels #Orbit #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

in the meadow nothing blooms all at once neither do we #dailyhaikuprompt #Meadow #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets

rain on the window is not the world falling apart just clouds letting go #dailyhaikuprompt #Rain #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets