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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Congratulations! First one's the hardest!

James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Sucked in to the chase Striving for attention Digital jet wash Now your jet's in a fret Vectors in turmoil Switch to analogue wings Find your line, ring your poise Hear the tone through the #noise Set loose your focus rockets And blow up your goal #vss365

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a fighter jet is flying through a blue sky with a red target in the background

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Camila Hamel ~ @ha-ok.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Draped over the #balustrade, the shimmer of silver lamé mixed with the tearful wailing of a drunken starlet who had missed the mark, though through no fault of her own. The Academy has lost its senses—or it never had any, cried her agent. Come dear, there's no accounting for taste. #vss365

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Bethany Samaddar - popping in & out @blsamaddar.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

You built me from crushed dreams and flecks of hope you kept hidden under breath And we rose from #fathoms to freedom My kindred, you are sun and rain in one We walked through darkness, never groveling, never thirsting for light #vss365 #poem #poetry #writingcommunity #writesky

Mother and daughter holding hands on the beach at sunset

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DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

My hope Has fallen #fathoms Down into Deepest sea If you Love yourself It’s best You do not follow me Woman once Tried rescue Now bad dreams Won’t let her be I’m tortured… And if you’re smart You will not Heed my pleas But when has love E’er been “smart?” Bring wine— I’ll bring the Brie #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

This lantern is my god It provides me with warmth And light on this night This freezing cold night It radiates hope As I lay on this boat Coiled on the deck Like a #fathom of rope Where are my rescuers? I must remain stoic This lantern is my god #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

When someone fights to overcome the torment of their youth, shopping at the hardship #emporium, using every #fathom of lifeline at their grasp, braving the sea spray of negativity amidst churning swells of doom, willing themselves to reach the calm sea of contentment It's a beautiful thing! #vss365

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Emma Wulfe @emmawulfe.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Nigh searched through each dusty shelf but found no sign."Sorry, mama," she whispered, disturbing a swollen-bellied spider in a dim corner, who then scuttled away. "Ah! Welcome to The #Emporium of Almosts!" a voice pealed. "How about half a cup of tea? Or perhaps... a story with no ending?" #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

It was a pleasure, Bethany, glad to have you for a cameo performance 😀

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

You're welcome, ff, yeah I took a big risk with fart, but it didn't cause too much of a stink 😀. I enjoy reading your submissions!

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DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A horse lived in My neighborhood Who always Left home “strapped” By wearing sharp horn On his head In case He was attacked Horn came From an #emporium That dealt In magic hacks Told him It’d make him unicorn It don’t & that’s a fact So far he has Impaled a priest & stabbed me In the back #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Much appreciated feedback, thank you, DeRicki!

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Lion sentries guard the #emporium's entrance, their soft manes betraying strands of stone. They command a second look as I pass; a testament to their fastidious creator: an artisan of few words, I'd predict... I'd hope. A chatty stonemason... Ha! #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Awesome news, Bethany! Congratulations!

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Sheikha A. @poetsheikha.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

✨✨✨ hummingbird perched on artillery outlier canvas ✨✨✨ #sheikhawrites #micropoetry #vss365 #haiku #poetsofbluesky

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Vicky H (she/her) @staytruecreate.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

People saw her living life her own way & she was viewed with pity, as an #outlier of life. They were unaware she had a light within her that was impossible to extinguish, one that guided her to exactly where she was meant to be. A beacon that would lead others home when the darkness came. #vss365

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Angela Rachael @artinwords.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Home is a lair, and her vision is dim. She lives in a bedroom, dependent on him. An outlier stifled by blankets, she mumbles a sprechstimme of anguish. A maladaptive dreamer, clinging to sculptures of hope. Dissipation ever close, she breathes degrees of sorrow into Judas lungs. #vss365 #bravewrite

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💘Beth C Greenberg✍️ Cupid's Fall series 📚 @bethcgreenberg.com · 28/02/2025

Beware the urge to disregard the #outlier, she who finds the courage to believe and behave with loyalty to her own moral compass over following a crowd, that unique individual who refuses to live in a box of someone else's creation, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 is the one you'd do well to observe. #vss365 ✍️ #writers

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Jyari @jyari3000.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Mental finesse is required If one lives as an #outlier To this I can attest Given the stress I’ve felt from ire As my feet were pressed To the fires Of others’ desires And the wants they project Like how my presence’s “required” Not my solitude nor rest… #vss365 #poetry

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PatchieSteve @patchiesteve.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The O is oval, and the #outlier is the only one who respects this, but it doesn't suit the suits who surround him. #vss365

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

you're welcome, and thank you 😀

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thanks Eric, your submissions have always been a great read for me 🙏

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

It's a pleasure, Lee, thank you!

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Correction @vss365'ers, the new host, Camila's bluesky handle is @ha-ok.bsky.social Please give her a follow and your support. Thank you, and may you all stay strong in these crazy times.

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

That ⬆️ was my last prompt #vss365'ers, my time at the helm is complete. Thank you for your support and submissions. Such quality, such wow! Tomorrow, your new host will be Camila @Berylaegis , so please follow her. She'll be posting at the usual time 6am GMT (London). 🙋‍♂️

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Camila Hamel ~ @ha-ok.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The #outlier risks to the #degree desired or inherent. The #hawk does not choose its talons. We are expert in our denial, yet Life courses with blood, and enmity goes for that which instinct rejects. The trophy head drips in time to the songs of the native hoard. #vss365 #vsspoem #vssdaily

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Sanya @sanjar.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#outlier of truth carving lines that cut apart facets lose their form #vss365 #haikuchallenge #facet #haiku 🖼️ Pinterest

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Haha, thank you Patchie! Enjoyed your submissions greatly!

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

She's absent by day An outlier in orbit Introverted alien Sentry to sapiens Then, comes the dark She's free to reflect Sun's poet for the nights Gravity in introspect Soothing stanza tides Do mesmerize Friday's #vss365 #prompt is #outlier

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Tales of Wihtlore @wihtlore.uk · 27/02/2025

I trace the fading #contours of empire, thinking of Julian the Apostate, his hands scraping at Constantine’s mark, trying to cleanse what time had set. Had he won, would Apollo’s light still burn? Or was the wheel already turning, too heavy with the weight of the cross? #vss365 #Rome #History

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Becky @bexspence.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

An echo. A ghost. A story left behind. I graze my hand along the memories. Flinch as I feel the skin peel and burn. Tears fall. Blood blossoms. I swallow hard. As I walk through the contours of this moment. Fresh like it was a minute ago. Rotting through the years. #vss365

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Sylvain V Paquette ⚜ @zyx-psilon.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

#vss365 If it weren't for such invisible #contour forces shielding our planet 🧲 Oscillating magnetic fields wouldn't confront solar plasma waves irradiating space immensity and nearly invincible matter ☢️ Lives earned a free pass to evolution while atoms struck sky as auroras

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Appreciated very much, thank you, DeRicki. And thanks for giving me the opportunity!

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James Cutley @jamescutley.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Cool! Looking forward to your reign!

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