iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If your enemies are Amnesty and the Quakers, and your allies are Trump, Murdoch and Musk, then MAYBE…

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Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Unless there was another quest giver in the area it never paid to #linger in one place too long. There was always something else to do somewhere. Some barbarian in distress, or wicked damsel to defeat. Rory wanted to do it all. And if he did do it all, he’d do it again with a new character. #vss365

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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I love yours! It’s how I draw eyes!!!!

Doodle of a pigeon with one big and one smaller eye - toddling along

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Zander Grimm @zandergrimm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

He reeked of #betrayal, like some drunken booty-hound frat bro, doused in Axe body spray. “I oughta shoot your face off,” she blurted, tightening her finger on the trigger. “I know, I know. But you won’t do that because you lov—” BLAM! #vss365 #noir

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

As he sat on the dusty riverbed #fishing for compliments, he gave his line an #extra wiggle, in case the effort might entice a bite Behind him, streams roared with life & laughter. He dug his lure into the dirt once more. Surely his mother's love would flow any day now... #vss365 #thingstowriteabout

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MostlyPaul @quantumfairy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#vss365 We touched down on the banks of the Delta Quadrant and collected our #fishing gear. Standing at the Quadrant's rim, I threaded my Stardust Reeler while my friend prepped his Galaxy Caster. Together, we looked over the ribbon of stars flowing by for the telltale ripples of star floaters.

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Brooksie C. Fontaine @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Sometimes she dreams of Maui, #fishing off the pier. "You did so much for us." "I sense a 'but' coming," he says, voice amused. "You were the first human to experience mortality. You stopped just shy of godhood." "Because humans are supposed to be always reaching up." #vss365

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Wile E Coyote has always been one of my absolute favourite animated characters, and I was absolutely crushed by the news that his film had been abandoned for tax purposes. But now it's been rescued and will see the light of day, and it looks fantastic! Meep meep, my friends. Meep meep.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 22/04/2026

First trailer for ‘Coyote vs Acme’ In theaters on August 28

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

She browsed the wide array of prosthetics with barely hid disdain. "I'm after something more... premium" she said. "We approached a potential #hand donor matching your body type but couldn't settle on terms" She flashed her cred balance. His eyes widened. "We'll be more convincing this time" #vss365

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Dr Steve Fleischer @stevefleischer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

he'd see the starry sky no more on fog-bound ship, awash with gore last living #hand, the others dead by unseen foe with eyes blood red sharp teeth flash by lantern light a frozen scream choked by fright swift comes death across the deck wicked fangs tear through his neck #vss365

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Woodley Dowar @wdowar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The comet brought the Great #Apathy. Human #connections began to fade. It became harder to #remain in our online communities. Social media dissolved like castles made of #sand. When they shut it down we realised: it had been the only thing keeping us together. #vss365 #2wordprompt #vssmagic #sff

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Aurumsella @aurumsella.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

"Everyone #remain calm. The system will soon #connect us back into The Game." "What if I don't want to go back?" "Don't be crazy. The Game is all that is. You can't survive outside it." "I've heard rumors. They say we used to live in a non digital world." "Absurd." #2WordPrompt

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Magda Patyk.

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Fiftywords @fiftywords.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This #vss365 is written from the perspective of the pen of Oscar Wilde

Oscar's Pen
I knew him by the quickness of his hand, laughter outrunning ink,
lines turning
before they were thought. He held me lightly then,
as if we conspired Now I am taken up
with care, turned in the light, as though I might confess
what has left him.
I answer as ever, darkly, without hesitation,
but he no longer risks me. No sudden wit, no reckless turn, only words that arrive
already judged. Once, he trusted what we might become,
a flourish, a wound, a delight. Now he sets me down
before the ink can betray him.

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

As candlelight filled the chamber, she saw a #ring of framed #pictures facing inward. "His victims," the Guide explained. "He likes them to watch him sleep." "That's disgusting!" The Guide nodded to the coffin in the centre of the room. "You'd rather he be awake?" #vss365 #thingstowriteabout

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Rachel Nel @redsaid1.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

A punch has yet to be thrown, but I am already sweating. My opponent glares, fists raised. As if watching ringside, the other inmates cheer. #vss365 #vss #ring

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The #crane buckled and bent under the enormous #pen's weight, until it finally #collapsed. The pen crashed down and rolled away as #tiny figures ran screaming. Above them, the giant tutted and shook his head. "Looks like you aren't serious about this deal after all." #2wordprompt #vssdaily #vss365

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Radar DeBoard @radardeboard.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

He came promising to cure their ailments, and for that they #exalted him They treated him like royalty, when he was nothing more than a con artist with a few powers He gave them the illusion of health, then slipped away with their money, leaving them to die horrible deaths #vss365 #vsshorror

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Alex Oloriz @alex-oloriz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Wisps of white hair fly at a frantic tempo. The maestro on the mountain lifts his arms to horn blares and whips the mighty cellos into a frenzy. The drum beats roll. The atmosphere crackles. And so he waves his pure silver baton defiantly, tempting nature to prove who #conducts the best. #vss365

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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“You’re late,” Amada says. Nuronin sits beside her. “A wizard is never late, he always—” “Yes, whatever,” she waves. “The emperor ate the phoenix egg. Said it was delicious.” “I told him not to…” “Now he’s immortal?” The emperor burst into flames. “Nope!” #vss #sff

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A #request chewed in plasterboard. A promise of safe #conduct. He agrees to #meet the #rats living in his walls. "Truce," they offer. He scoffs. "I could never trust a rat!" He stays as they try to convince him. Long enough to scatter poison throughout their home. #2wordprompt #vss365 #vssdaily

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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The revenant mob gathers in the Lazarus Rain. Half-burned, my child’s corpse moves among them. Kate’s soul is absent, but knowing it might have my daughter’s memories, I pray it doesn’t while holding her baby brother. “Mommy’s hiding in there,” it says. #vss #sff

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

"Hey. Did you get your hair cut?" "Nope." "New glasses? New shirt?" "Same as always." "Hm. Something looks different about you." "Can't think what. Oh, a witch's curse turned me into a lizard." "Yeah, that must be it." #PastVSSues #Prompt #Writing #ShortStory #Microfiction

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Snow is falling. The wind takes it dancing, a slow revolve until it kisses the ground & melts. My heart has saved a space for Spring to fill. The days are lighter but minus flowers. I grow restless for hope but the snow still falls, blossom that melts on my tongue. #vssdaily minus #vss365 revolve

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MostlyPaul @quantumfairy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#vss365 A #sprite flew between the early snowdrops & late bluebells as she made her way to an oak. Stopping by a seeded dandelion, she plucked 3 hours & blew upon them. The hours cartwheeled into the air like kites caught in a crosswind, after which they descended over the croakers on lily pads.

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S.A. Harper / Word Oyster @wordoyster.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

She found the rock she liked to sit on, but didn't take off her shoes and socks to put her feet in the stream. It would be another month before the water would be warm enough for that. She thought of naiads and sprites in down parkas, waiting impatiently to bare it all. #vss365 (SPRITE) #erotica

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Heather Perkinson @hkperkinson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If you think reading on a screen is the same is reading on paper, think again: What Scrolling Did to Reading cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/what-scrol... #EduSky #TLSky

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What Scrolling Did to Reading

Why books feel harder, what the science shows, and how to rebuild the capacity.

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

"The mayor's riding my ass on this case. Have we caught the bastard yet?" "No sir. He's completely #illusive." "Someone must have seen him! You checked the cameras?" "Not ELUSIVE, sir. ILLUSIVE. Imaginary. He doesn't exist" "Oh. What should I tell the mayor?" "We caught him, I imagine" #vss365

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Disappointed to find AI permeating more and more creative writing spaces. Organisations, writing charities, prompts on Bluesky. All visual art, of course; we writers wouldn't dream of promoting AI writing, lest we be replaced by it. But damn, we'll take that slight engagement bump in the meantime.

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"Cast the #bones into the fire. Good. Now... what do you see?" "It's... hazy." "Look closer." "I don't see any... Wait... Yes! I see a... misleading advert for a poorly made mobile game?" "Yeah, the prophecy comes after that bit." "It says there's a skip button." "I wouldn't-" "OW!" #vss365

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Sara @spauffwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"You're skin and #bones!" She pats my #pale cheek. "Too much studying at that fancy college. Are you eating?" "Yes, Ma," I lie. I haven't felt like eating since I received my strange #wound. Ma's Sunday gravy bubbles rich and red, but her #blood smells sweeter. My hunger howls like a wolf. #vss365

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Anyone out there love weird, unsettling short films? I've just watched 'It's All Wrong', starring a friend of mine. Definitely not for everyone, but fans of Beckett/Lynch/Firth will all find elements to enjoy. If nothing else, check it out for the incredible masks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCGg...

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It's All Wrong [Official Short Film]

YouTube video by Old Man Chimes Films

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A.M. Obst - Fantasy Author & Editor 🪐📚 @amobstwriter.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

"Please listen carefully to the following #options: Press 1 to hear your account balance. Press 2 to stare into the abyss. Press 3 to scream into the void. Press 4 to reverse the universe back to the Big Bang and start over. Press 5 to speak to a customer service representative." #vss365

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rike @rikedraws.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#STRIPE d socks were her favorite ⏰ — #whistpr #ink #art #babayagas #kleinekunstklasse

an ink drawing of an alarm clock with striped duck feet and ghosts symbols on no 12, 3, 6 and 9. all with a splashy ghost-green background

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Mo Hayes 📚📖👩🏼‍💻 @mohayeswriter.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

‘Let’s work on the questionnaire.’ ‘What should I put for occupation? I’m a stay at home mom.’ ‘Let’s say domestic housewife.’ ‘Domestic housewife? You mean like a cat? Does that mean there’s something called a feral housewife?’ ‘Interesting thought.’ ‘I have a new #goal in life now.’ #vss365

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

"You have it?" she signed to the deaf ghost hunter. "A real #photo of a #banshee?" "Yes" he signed back. "But cover your ears. She was screaming when I took it." "Must have been a terrible scream if even the photograph is loud." The woman chuckled at her joke. He didn't. #vssdaily #blueskyrelay

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TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#vss365 The Thin-Ribbed Fox The verse prowls my desk, a thin-ribbed fox with inked fur and failure in its gait its goal is simple: to leap into print but each time it jumps its legs fail it and the sky closes. i watch it snarl and tell it some poems are born wild and stay feral. #goal

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Another #microstory based on #prompts given by friends. This one was for #ducklings. Pretty pleased with the direction I went in. #writing #story #zombies #horror

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Raymond Bevilacqua-Steinmetz @raymonds-towers.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The night had drained itself of color, staining my bedroom with its own muted palette. I moved toward the bed with the cadence of the barely awake, shoulders folding inward as I drew back the covers. My head pleaded for rest, longing to disappear into the waiting pillow. #vssdaily #prompt #pillow

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

He worked long into the night, eyes #alight with passion. Where would this desperate pursuit of #science take him? Would he be #rich? Beloved? Immortal? By morning he was dead. His work vanished. The investors had what they needed. And immortality isn't for scientists. #whistpr #vss365 #vssdaily

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Joel R Hunt @joelrhunt.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

"I'm not saying we SHOULDN'T curse him. I just think we're invoking too many entities." "Ugh. Fine. Pull the poltergeist, chuck the chupacabra and nix the #nixies." "That still leaves us with... 183 spirits, monsters and minor deities." "Yes, you're right, that's probably enough." #blueskyrelay

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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The young dragon shoved the book beneath her bed of gold coins. “What are you hiding there?” her mother asked. “Stories about a wonderful, magical world. People communicate on handheld devices across vast—“ “I worry about your obsession with that silly fantasy. It’s just a myth. Not real.” #vss365

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"We're born alone, we'll die alone." That's the myth posited as truth by the cynic. We're likely born in a room full of attention and care, we live our lives surrounded by people, and we die with all those people inside us as memory. We're less and less alone with each person we meet. #vss365 #myth

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Katherine Traverse @kattra.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Whenever her parents argued, she hid in her room, pouring over books of #myth and magic. In the garden she made potions with rainwater, cast spells with twisted bits of grass. When she disappeared for a day and came back five years older, her grandmother wasn’t surprised. #vss365

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Your afternoon weather: - heavy brain fog incoming - followed by a hailstorm of indecision - expect scattered showers of wistfulness & existential dread - 75% chance of heavy sighing and ennui will continue into tomorrow

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 13/11/2025

what if pennies be the change I want to see in the world then what

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꯱ׁׅ֒ɑׁׅꭈׁׅɑׁׅhׁׅ @porcelainsiren.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

unpacking clouds from my picnic basket and releasing them into the air like balloons

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Used Robot Salesman @urs-annex.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

If you look up and find yourself under a banana tree that was not there before. There's like, at least a 40% chance, that banana tree is up to no good.

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