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K. S. Dearsley

@ksdearsley.bsky.social
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Everyone has a hidden talent. Mine's doing nothing. When I'm not practising it, I write speculative fiction.

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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He was a brass band. People heard jollity and trumpets and comical fruity asides whenever he entered the room. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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Peter James Martin @authorpjm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dance in falling rain #Purifying the spirit Human once agajn #vss365 #haiku #poetry
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Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By way of #reprieve for not dropping him from the very, very great height of the bridge, the servant swore on both his mothers’ lives, all the Patrons and even the Lord Protector himself that he would not, under any circumstances, tell anyone that Ilyna had been there. He lied, of course. #vss365
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s Tuesday September 29th prompt is #brass #thingstowriteabout
A brass round object with a flower shape inside. It hangs on a nail on old wood.
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bars are better than hoops. If they raise a hoop you'll still have to #jump through it, but you can sneak under a bar. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
we lost the reservation missed the show got caught in the rain and somehow i’m most grateful for all the parts that went wrong #Emoetry #Gratified #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Delicate crocheted/embroidered leaf sculptures by UK artist Susanna Bauer #womensart ##AutumnEquinox 🍃
Two real brown leaves joined by delicate white embroidery,  all against a white background
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🅲🅰🅼🅸🅴 ℕ𝕆𝕀ℝ @ecamie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#vss365 #hunger | #poetry #micropoetry #poem [114.2] an oldie from the blog: noironthevine.blogspot.com/2026/04/1142...
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today’s Thursday September 24th prompt is #leap #thingstowriteabout
A depiction of two deer leaping, above them a pheasant in flight with a flight of birds. To the top right three rams together.
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Raimi sat forward on the bench, his knuckles white where he gripped the back of the seat in front of him. Ussu clamped her hands over her ears, and Lar's head was bowed. Ro became aware of a small wandering voice, and noticed frowns from people on the benches nearby. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
the willow leans low not from weakness but from grace real strength knows to bend #dailyhaikuprompt #Willow #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets
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Dripping With Words @drippingwithwords.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ABOUT MY SONGS.. SONGBOOK.. and INTENTIONS: 2 min read about how 'song writing' shows-up for me.. and in the day of instant everything.. my all of it.. TO READ -NO COST- TAP QUOTE LINK BELOW ⤵️ X subscribe box closed to go right to it.. i make it easy:).. #musicsky #music #rockmusic #rock
drippingwithwords.substack.com
what about my songs: the all of it
an unabashed run-down on my tracks..
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DW Keene @dragonandelf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Come to the sea or lake With me Sit arm wrapped on the between edge Watch the sunset and murmur sweet plans Wait together for the moonglade To all but touch our toes Then share a first kiss In a world too new for anything else #vss365
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
employ new tactics deploy the Ancient Dictionary enjoy the chaos #haikufeels #Employ #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets #IYKYK
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today’s Tuesday September 8th prompt is #ears #thingstowriteabout
A plastic Pokémon Eevee character with long brown ears sits in a circle of pink flowers. the background is a picture of tree bark.
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The dog zigzagged across the yard, its nose to the ground, but it was too late. The jackdaws had already taken #everything worth eating. All they had left was the smell. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Today’s Saturday August 29th prompt is #everything #thingstowriteabout
A sign reads “where no man has..we know the answer..everything is 42and…the odds are ever out..we do cosplay and..”
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i insist on maps you prefer your loud music and... we miss the turn #2WordPrompt #Control #Insist #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets
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YourMoonliness @yourmoonliness.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
winter jacket pocket stuffed with gloves one not remotely like the others #vss365 #glove
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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We're coming closer to the end of our time together, so let's write! The #vss365 #prompt for August 29, 2026 is #glove Your next host (from Sep. 1 on) will be Robert, @tetrametracall1.bsky.social - a master of micro-poetry, give him a warm welcome 😊 He will post his prompts at 02.00 pm GMT.
Picture of gloves by Aaron Lefler on Unsplash
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SciFanSat Magazine @scifansat.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
AVAILABLE NOW! It’s time to switch it up a bit! Alter your perspective with Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More written by the #SFF authors of today and tomorrow: The August issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is out at scifansat.com! Many thanks to all who contributed, and to our readers, just like you!
SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More!
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josephpagano.bsky.social @josephpagano.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My father had a box full of wolves teeth and stopped watches, another he claimed held the four winds. He’d put me on his shoulders saying that he was a ship of the line, the wooden wall, and I was his main sail and north star. Together we collected rain and melted into stone #poem #poetry
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"There's a cord–a thread of barely heard music which binds parents to their children, no matter the distance. Today, I felt a surge of panic." Her eyes met Ro's. "Something's happened to Ussu." #vss365
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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
when the cord is gone and the hearth grows cold come sit near me some warmth was never fire #vss365 #Cord #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoets
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today’s Monday August 24th prompt is #affirmation #thingstowriteabout
A card reads “stay, balanced, stay strong, and positively motivated to attract a constant flow of positive abundance into your life”.
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
They could visit museums and art galleries and learn about life as it once was, or they could sit outside a café and learn about life as it was now. #ThingsToWriteAbout
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today’s Wednesday August 19th prompt is #culture #thingstowriteabout
A teepee in the background. In the foreground narrow stems of purple fuzzy flowers.
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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
kitchen window our garden through the lens of a soap bubble #vss365 #senryu
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🅲🅰🅼🅸🅴 ℕ𝕆𝕀ℝ @ecamie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#vss365 #soap | #NoirPoetry365 #poem 79/365 #poetry
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Ro felt nothing, but saw the dark green spiky leaves of reeds. "Not exactly enough to splash around in," Raimi said as they reached the bank of what had evidently once been a fast-flowing stream. Now, it was a trickle choked by weeds and attractive only to midges and beetles. #WIPSnips
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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We had a tiny downpour and apparently magic happened…I am in awe of beauty. ✨
Raindrops on salmon pink roses.
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Monique @starfish72.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What an incredible community. So many stories and poems. 🌷 "Naturally, during a power outage, not a single match in the matchbox worked." The #vss365 #prompt for August 17, 2026 is #matchbox
Picture of a matchbox by Georg Eiermann on Unsplash
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Pádraig Barry (PJ) @pjbarry.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The current in the river was slow that morning, thick with silt and memory, and he thought of the years he’d wasted waiting for something to change. The fish in his basket totalled zero. That rarely changed too. #2WordPrompt
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Apologies for missing yesterday’s prompt..those familiar with me know I am a bit chaotic on weekends so rarely online though I do try. Today’s Monday August 17th prompt is #bead #thingstowriteabout
An assortment of beads in bright yellow, silver and brown.
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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 17-AUG-26 is: Current & Zero #Prompt
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The seagull thinks it's safe, but moments after it arrives in the pub #garden, the jackdaw squad appear one by one, and settle on the roof, silently watching. #vss365
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jriegs @jriegs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Summertime…when the living is easy A #HouseSparrow sunning herself while perched on a wooden fence #BirdOfTheDay #NoBranchWood (any bird on wood, that is not a branch) #bird #birds #birding #sparrow #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
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DW Keene @dragonandelf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Too many hours in work Toil becomes a habit Days you never get back Sun wind rain Shake branches And carry on living #vss365
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Today’s Wednesday August 12th prompt is #wheel #thingstowriteabout
A wooden wheel shape on a tiled background.
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Jason H. Abbott @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 12-AUG-26 is: Drift & Round #Prompt
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Many thanks to everyone who bought my books Discord's Child and/or Artists & Liars in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale. I hope you enjoy them. If you could see your way to leaving a review as well, that would be great.
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Does the tortoise ever wish it was the hare? How nice to succeed without having to plod and plan and #toil, to cast off its #shell and run free. #vss365 #ThingsToWriteAbout
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s Monday August 10th prompt is #shell #thingstowriteabout
A shell rests against a rock in the sand, a hint of seaweed behind it. In the background more rocks visible.
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Pádraig Barry (PJ) @pjbarry.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The rain came first, soft as breath, and then steadier, until the whole rural valley seemed to hum beneath it. He walked the lane with his collar turned up, the smell of turf smoke drifting from a far cottage, and thought how the rain could make even sorrow seem clean. #2WordPrompt
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Annika Carmen Schmidt @fuenfsiebenfuenf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
the city forest discovered under old leaves in the library #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #2wordprompt #fantaiku #ghost #haikusaturday #scifaiku #sff #bspp56 #thingstowriteabout #inkmine #senryusunday #scifaikusaturday #dystopia #extinguish #bravewrite #vss365 #fertile #trees #dailyhaikuprompt #leaf 🌱
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K. S. Dearsley @ksdearsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Ro popped a brambleberry in her mouth. Her taste-buds were swamped with a sensation of... of... brambleberry. Other people described sensations in colours or size, calling shapes 'loud' or sound 'fruity', but she didn't have the gift. For her, the fruit tasted of brambleberry, nothing more. #vss365
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Matthias (watering thoughts) 🦄🧚‍♂️🐉 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
lavender in bloom — midday bumblebee chorus singing in my ears #firewords280 #haiku #poetry @artinwords.bsky.social
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Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Biting into the apple, Dylan paused, holding it up before him. Another colony had recently had its supply shipment obliterated and yet here he sat, enjoying #fruit. It felt obscene, but, like the sailors back on the Earth-That-Was, nutrition was paramount. He just felt like a hypocrite. #vss365
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sifaswriting.bsky.social @sifaswriting.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A huge #house is not a comfort when all the rooms are huge and empty The halls echo loudly the kitchen bare no loving meals are being cooked here I would rather have a small space that rings with love and loud laughter #thingstowriteabout #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
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Things to Write About. @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today’s Tuesday August 4th prompt is #portrait #thingstowriteabout
A miniature framed print of the Mona Lisa.
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