That bond of dreamers of visions varied but shared timeless and yet, new #vss365 #InkMine #haiku #poetry #Poetrysky #Writingsky #WritingCommunity #gratitude

Connections matters. Check out three poems what it means to connect with the people, community, and places we inhabit. #Dreamsong #Poetrysky #Poetry #vss365 #InkMine #Writingsky #AmWriting

Christie Fitzpatrick

There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻

Great keynote talk on the fundamentals of storytelling by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social at the ever-brilliant AdventureX

Andrew Wyeth

Guim Tió Zarraluki (b. 1987)

I tried my mom’s india ink the other day and now I’m ordering my own because india ink is magical to work with. also birb

My painting TOWERING STORM

Collage #1403 Titere

Another let down it’s the standard #issue failing of the hero the champion we raised up before the warm rain nothing new and far from a surprise, but damn so I hate seeing it with my own eyes. #poetry #vss365 #WritingCommunity #Writersky #Booksky #poem #InkMINE

I see them grappling with the edge and who they want to throw off of it the issue is self-inflicted, they're caught it'd be so easy if they could just snap; enfranchise their own toss off the rest as is they defer to social cues; gently, slowly with policy nudge us toward the edge #issue #vss365

Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Diana Renjina #art #folklore #myth

In many and reportless places We feel a Joy — ~Emily Dickinson

I fully expect JD Vance and other “MAGA’s future” prospects to sell Trump out and assume leadership. JD has the financial backing and is cunning enough to avoid incriminating himself. They’ll send Trump away as the corruption to cover themselves. #EpsteinList #Trump

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Early morning walk before sunrise.

If you have to accept that greed is human nature and we should organise around it, you also have to accept that people begging for food wanting to set fire to trillionaires is also human nature.

"From the true opponent, a limitless courage flows into you." ~ Franz Kafka 🎨 László Mednyánszky (1890)

If you enjoy #Lovecraft and weird, character-driven stories, then you’ll love “Next Door to the Machine.” The third part is live now. Links to the earlier parts are in the post. open.substack.com/pub/shonluei... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #ShortStory #Fiction

If you don’t understand a post, sure, you can respond with “Huh? What?,” or you can simply hold your tongue and let it go and move on with the absolute certainty that there’ll be, within seconds, another post that you also don’t understand.

This old man somehow escaped the Klan found relief in the music as only the Blues can. Met a traveler on the road through music, his story told made a deal with the Devil now his art's never old. (last stanza in comments) #vss365 #famous #poetry #AmWriting #poem #InkMINE

Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.

Got randomly visited by an owl super up close tonight and holy hell those hooters seem so huge when they’re in flight

Fund SNAP. Reverse the Medicaid cuts. Restore USAID. (image cia @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social)

KILLING BILLIONAIRES by Minerva Starbird #bravewrite #writer #writing #poem #poetry #writersky #writerscommunity #vssdaily #vss365 #poetrycommunity #amwriting #writerslife #mustread #blueskypoets #poetrylovers #writingcraft #blueskyrelay #ourpoetryx

industrious souls find comfort and luxury but not paradise #vss365 #business #InkMINE #haiku #senryu #poetry #AmWriting #TaxTheRich

I love #halloween because it’s the one day a year I get to have a beard.

Tell me — you can believe in forgiveness. Tell me — you’re ready for anything. Tell me — we don’t have to be afraid anymore. Because, what else was I going to do? What else were you? … 𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. #Poetry #Poem #SkyPoet

Kawase Hasui - Pier at Otaru #ShinHanga #Woodblock #Print #JapaneseArt #Ukiyo-e

Nothing would feel more mid in 2028 than a primary between Harris, Newsom, and other moderates. I want to see AOC. I want to see De la Cruz. I want Sanders to talk God into a small donation of an extra decade or two. Give us something radical, for the People, and unapologetic.

We were just notified that cell-site simulators were used during the No Kings protests in several cities. Fortunately, we planned for this. Portland, Houston, Philadelphia, and Chicago were among the targeted locations. If you’re attending protests, please remember to follow protocol.

‘Whatever lost ghosts flare, Damned, howling in their shrouds across the moor Rave on the leash of the starving mind Which peoples the bare room, the blank, untenanted air.’ 📕 Sylvia Plath, November Graveyard 🖼️ Leonora Carrington, Samain #BookWormSat #ghosts #poetry

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My city has been struggling to pass a measure that’d increase police funding. It’s a weird spot. Police violence here and in our neighboring community paired with long response times have shaken public trust. But so has the fact police simply aren’t equipped to handle mental health crises…

Shrill cries draped in tangible night, “Death becomes you,” over and over until the words twist on my tongue, “I become Death.” #poetry #Halloween #SpookySeason #Poetrysky #poem #WritingCommunity #vss365 #inkMine

Dreamsong is back. "bundled up and layered in mud let dry, rinsed by the rain, then dried once more the kind of dirty that makes you feel closer to nature while pushing you farther from The World." #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Poetry #Haiku #Dreamsong

Kings fall everyday.

mercenary pen your story told for a price a glimpse of the soul #Haiku #Poetry #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Senryu #Poetrysky #Marketing #Copywriter #Freelance

Do what you can to help when the moment arises. That’s literally all it takes to make your community a magical place to live. Knowing you can rely on your neighbors to do their best to help, strangers or not, changes everything. It’s not woo woo. It’s what we used to aspire to.

Happy Indigenous Peoples day. Remember to stand strong and never forget your ancestors and where you came from.

😮 ❤️God I love Portland: “We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back. #NoTroopsInPDX #EmergencyNakedBikeRide 😮 ❤️

Words don’t land Toothless piranhas Without knowledge of me Insults aren’t my demise Butterfly wings Hardly noticed #piranha #vss365

stalks seven feet high towering over mud paths life found in the lost #HaikuFeels #Haiku #Poetry #Poem #inkMine #vss365 #Senryu #Writingsky #WritingCommunity

#rein in stormy hearts easily taken by fear desperate for love #vss365 #InkMine #Haiku #senryu #CivilWar #Poetry #Poetrysky #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Writersky #Poem

stacked brick formed by hand mixed from water, mud, and #ash strengthened by our dead #vss365 #Haiku #Poetry #WritingSky #AmWriting #Blacksky #BlackPoetry #senryu #Poetrysky #InkMine

Moon and Sun draw near for a brilliant dance before the end #clash #vss365 #haiku #poetry #WritingCommunity #AmWriting