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jmadmart @jmadmart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

what falls must fall frost and leaf moving through the quiet sky surrendering to time and age #BSPP58 #poetry

Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

On an #Island of Dreams, hers is just too much. "Magic's the wrong #subject for girls," they #assert, laughing. "Why not try sewing?" Years later she returns, bringing with her #bewitching power from the velvety darkness. They shouldn't have laughed. #vss365 #2wordprompt #weirdmicro #vssfantasy

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Scarlet Witch's Powerful Magic in WandaVision

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Did you know? The NRF-SAIAB biobank currently houses over 56 000 tissue samples of aquatic species, including fish, amphibians and invertebrates - and managing all that diversity is a big job. Luckily, biobank coordinator Seshnee Reddy is up to the job. #MarineWeek2026 bbsa.org.za/2026/09/18/m...

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Pádraig Barry (PJ) @pjbarry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The chrysanthemums on the windowsill had gone the colour of old bruises, and something in their sagging heads made me think the house had been hiding its secrets for years. #bravewrite

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

She led a nice, simple life. But in her heart, she dreamed of flight. Of air and #clouds. Barometrics. Climb. She set out one day, on a wing (and a prayer). Into the sky. You can still #spot her sometimes, they say. Way out on the endless horizon. I hope that's true. #vss365 #wildwalkprompt

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Matthias (watering thoughts) 🦄🧚‍♂️🐉 @ignorantfairy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

immerged cloud-gazing rapt faces turning skyward cirri breed daydreams #haikuchallenge #vss365 cloud #haiku #poetry

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Herb Tate @herbtate5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

dragonfly tattoo in the autumn rain still spring #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (dragonfly)

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

[READ] Happy #HeritageDay, South Africa! Today we celebrate our Rainbow Nation’s rich history and diversity. But that diversity is not just cultural - and biodiversity biobanks can help celebrate and protect our biodiversity heritage. Here’s why that matters to us. bbsa.org.za/2026/09/24/w...

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sad and pathetic, The endless conflict over Land and fairy tales. #vss365 #conflict #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You know what I love about Cape Town? If you just walk long enough in any direction, you find somewhere worth walking long enough for. #hikinglife

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy belated #InternationalMicroorganismDay! Fun fact: Microbes matter. They’ve been around way longer than we have, they’re pretty much everywhere, and we can learn a lot about our world by studying them. That's what the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics biobank is all about.

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Three #knocks, every time. The number never #fluctuates. One, at the gate. Nobody there, of course. Just your imagination. Two, at the door. A stranger, all in shadows. Blink, and he's gone. The third comes from the inside. And then the games #commence. #vssdaily #Inkmine #vss365

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The Babadook Monster

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Sanya @sanjar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

sanguine eventide the first chill enters the shore ocean keeps burning #vss365 #sanguine #DailyHaikuPrompt #chill #haiku #blueskypoets #seaside #sunset #photography

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

She was a nice girl. #Sanguine, even. But. "To catch a monster, you need a monster." They trained her too well. Now the #tainted Vampire Slayer hates her #hunger with easier, bloodier prey. They're training a Vampire Slayer *Slayer* now. What could go wrong? #vss365 #InkMine #horrorprompt

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IrishLisa 🌈 @irishlisa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

we buy subscriptions to endless streams then wonder why we still feel thirsty some hungers do not buffer #2WordPrompt #Purchase #Stream #FreeVerse #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #WritingCommunity #BlueskyPoet

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fun fact: Trees aren't just big leafy wooden things that kids can climb - they also provide shelter, habitat and food for all kinds of interesting organisms. Want to know more? Why not attend the South African Tree Symposium? All dendrophiles welcome! Find out more: www.sanbi.org/wp-content/u...

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

happy hour — the bartender pours an unlabeled elixir #vss365

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Her name was Rose. His perfect stranger. She led him to her cabin, in the dark and cold and snow. And they danced the night away, wild and free. In the morning, she was gone. On her #pillow, he #found a long-dead, #rancid rose. And under the floorboards, another. #vss365 #vssmagic #InkMine

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Paul David Mena @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

the sin of sloth a slow fall from grace #wss366

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Her sisters weave the stories. Tales of love and politics and #power. Of princes #charming and damsels distressed. Comedies and tragedies. Legends and lies. But Atropos alone deals in Truth, cold and final. At story's close, she cuts the #cord. Snip snap. The End. #BraveWrite #InkMine #vss365

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Hercules: The Fates' Scissors Cut

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eli adams @eli-adams.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

interior acoustics echoing dis- cord forming dissident notes forced into frozen vocal chords shattering the silence of this din that plays within #vss365 #cord aug2024

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Fungi aren’t quite as famous as plants or animals. But they’re every bit as important - and every bit as interesting. Just ask Nicole van Vuuren, whose fascination with fungi makes every day at the FABI Culture Collection a fun one. #womeninscience #womancrushwednesday bbsa.org.za/2026/08/18/m...

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Mickey was a demon...but he wasn't #evil. Not really. Yes, he took his job at the #acidic pits seriously. And sure, he tortured souls with #gusto. But catch him for a beer after work and you'd really like him, you know? Noone ever did, though. He was a workaholic. #vss365 #horrorprompt #InkMine

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jriegs @jriegs.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

giving into urges to shun the present & its presence anything but face the music and the penance but I didn’t realize she carried a life sentence- where it’s me versus me inside a grim gray prison with me cursing me even though I never listen #vss365 #urge #poetry #ImageAndVerse #photography #ECK

A storm is brewing, as a beautiful sun-stained cloud formation pushes upward while the surrounding clouds and the horizon darkens.

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Happy #WomensDay, South Africa! Seventy years ago today, thousands of women challenged the idea that ‘a woman’s place is in the kitchen’, declaring instead that ‘a woman’s place is everywhere’. One of those places? In the lab, changing the world, one discovery at a time. bbsa.org.za/2025/02/11/w...

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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

More in common than We realised, the shelf dust And I, permanence. #BSPP56 #ShelfDust #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

She had a choice, of course. Stay with him. Bound to his #myopic views and little #mysteries. His small god. Or #emerge from his shadow, #risk heresy and damnation, and devour. The #fruit. The knowledge. The world. She reached for the tree. #inkmine #BraveWrite #2wordprompt #vss365

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Katy Masters' Tree of Life Art

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

[WATCH] It's #WorldRangerDay, a chance to celebrate those fine folks who preserve and protect nature - like those at the SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services Biobank, one of the wildest #biobanks in Africa, where research is conducted on animals from all over South Africa. Here's how they do it...

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Bithi Paul @bithipaulauthor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The color of my river of light was the color of sunlight. It turned blue as I grew older. You came into my life with colors of rainbow. My river became bluer. It didn't put the #brakes on my feelings for you. I accepted it as the price of loving you. #vss365 #bionicanadian

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Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

One of those weepy days the world folding in around me Stand before a mirror the face can't get away from me time never stands still the daughters of hope brushed aside can't pull myself from the gutter #emoetry weepy

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"Nothing for us up there," they say. "Life is down here, where it's safe." #Embarrassed, he keeps his opinions to himself. But day by day, he climbs. And at the top, tired but free, he spreads his wings. "So that's what those are for," he laughs. And at last, he #ascends. #InkMine #vss365

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Dumber Every Day @dumbereveryday.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The 2026 Connect Festival of Unity concluded on a high, capping off a week that brought together nearly 2,000 sporting youths from Cape Town and the United Kingdom, and showcased how #sportfordevelopment can bridge social divides and inspire the next generation. capeat6sport.co.za/2026/07/23/5...

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The Two Oceans Marathon (TOM) NPC hereby invites community outreach, charitable and philanthropic organisations to apply for funding as part of the annual Beneficiary support programme, run under the ...

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Fun fact: soil isn't just dirt - it's full of all sorts of living things. But what are they? And how can we study, preserve and use them effectively? That's what the Agricultural Research Council's new Soil and Agricultural #Genomic #Biobank aims to find out. bbsa.org.za/2026/07/07/b...

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Biobanking News | Establishing a National Soil Biobank to Advance Agricultural Research in South Africa - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Doing The Groundwork: Establishing a National Soil Biobank in South Africa The South African research landscape has taken a significant ...

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Writers should know they are not alone online. We are many. Shared support and encouragement are surprisingly important in better writer mental health. Other writers are not competing with you, they are sharing a rugged path that is hard. Do hard things. #writingcommunity #booksky #shortstories

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

She was quiet, and pretty, and naive. Just the way he liked 'em. Stripping, he dove into the moonlit water. "Your #turn," he smiled. "Don't be #embarrased." Blushing, she shed her clothes. And her skin. He screamed as the truth emerged. And the feast began. #vss365 #InkMine #horrorprompt 2255

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Goodnight Woman: Moonlit Silhouette

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Jane @jcm444.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

nothing but moon in your eyes did I see now every tide doth dance and #turn for thee #vss365

rippling tides in the light of a full moon

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

South Africa is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse regions in the whole dang world. Visit my office and see for yourself...and if you do it on a Tuesday, and you're a senior citizen (60+), entry is FREE to all SANBI National Botanical and Zoological Gardens. Come on by! www.sanbi.org/gardens/

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Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa @biobankssa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

[READ] How can biobanks help fight the illegal trade of wildlife in South Africa (and beyond)? That’s what SANBI Wildlife Biobank Senior Technician Keneilwe Mosupye set out to find when she attended Barcode of Wildlife Project Training. Here's what she learned. bbsa.org.za/2026/06/30/b...

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Biobanking News | Barcode of Wildlife Project Voucher Specimen Sampling (BoWP) Training Held at SANBI National Zoological Garden - Biodiversity Biobanks SA

Biobanking News | Barcode of Wildlife Project Voucher Specimen Sampling (BoWP) Training Held at SANBI National Zoological Garden Wildlife crime ...

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

wiped away the tiny daggers flowing down her cheeks his thumb now bleeding

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It had to #occur eventually. Her biological #clock was ticking. She wasn't #impervious to time. But still, to see it in the #mirror #upset her. A wrinkle. And that snow white bitch was as beautiful as ever. No. This wouldn't do. Someone had to pay. #2wordprompt #vssmagic #BraveWrite #InkMine

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The Evil Queen La Méchante Reine: Magic Mirror

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FizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#vss365 #poetry Storms may pass But the scars they leave behind Burn #florid shaped cloudy skies Pretty like petals-evil like lava sunsets

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

She plays the charlatan, selling alchemical elixirs, gazing at a #crystal ball. But in her dreams she sees what's coming. Death. Despair. Demons dancing in #smouldering ruins. The End. She doesn't sleep anymore. But the dreams won't stop. And time's running out. #WeirdMicro #InkMine #vssmagic

Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

There's something in the atmosphere. A #shadow in the sky. No one else sees it. And she doesn't want to go against the #grain, you know? So she just ignores it. Keeps her head down. Literally. But at last, she gives in. She looks up. And she knows. Too late. #FromOneLine 421 #InkMine #vss365

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Milky Way Timelapse

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Jane Doe @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Youth, a whispered chapter of my life, shiny objects fill the space, shining dense light, a disillusionment of joy in a house of no love or tenderness I am pulled to men that put me down, strings of daddy daughter drawn out ad infinitum #foxprose #inkMine #poisonpen #vssmagic #vss365 #poetry

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