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I don't know what this is, but it happened one day and I'm not stopping Aspiring Writer with a kick ass blog: raggedjournal.com | Check out my dramatized horror podcast: everydayeldritch.libsyn.com/everyda… #vss365 #poetry

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A s p e n🕊️©️(AspenBrave®️™️) @aspenbrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Memorizing midnight's #moonglade Reaching beyond dark’s fear Gliding my illumination Beyond night & day Braving spheres' Transformation No tete-a-tete Risked higher A humble way My love steers A Harmonization Survivor's silhouette Memorializing a manifestation #BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry
Woman’s silhouette against a golden moon
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"That feeling you get— give it space, let it speak. Why...? Ancient programming" Intuition #vss365 #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #blueskypoets #journaling
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
everydayeldritch.libsyn.com/everydayeldr... It's been a while, but I'm back to doing what I love. Come on in and check out the latest from the Everyday Eldritch podcast! More to come in the New Year #audiodrama #voiceover #audiobooks #edgarallanpoe #voiceactor
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Everyday Eldritch: "The Tell-Tale Heart" - Edgar Allan Poe
A guilty man confesses to a horrible crime. The details surrounding the case are strange, to say the least... An incessant ringing, and a pale blue eye. The Imp of the Perverse is back again, ready to...
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Sometimes you just don't like your writing, and that's OK. Give it space, come back to it later. There might be something there, after all. #writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writers
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
This world, this doomed existence, it might not be much but it's mine. You'd do well to remember that. You didn't think you could setup your own little utopia unnoticed, did you? Nothing happens unless I WANT it to. But I am not without mercy. Serve me, or watch your lands burn to ash #vss365
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Finally got around to updating this short story horror #wip. More to come soon 🖤 Part 1 here: raggedjournal.com/2025/03/11/s... Survival is a post-apocalyptic adventure told through journal entries. Discover what doomed the world, it might be closer than we think #writing #fiction #booksky
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Survival, #2
But then it hit me… like a ton of bricks. It all came rushing back, crawling forward from the dark recesses of my mind, something I’d rather forget…
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Pixie @pixiezehir.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
#writing #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry #俳句 #nexa Evaporates the tear In the endless moment of regret Pattern will repeat
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
To be wild and free Untethered. Untamed. Unsure. Just don’t look behind #haikufeels #haiku #senryu #poetry Bind
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Sweaty summer nights. The fan above my bed spinning, sending down waves of relief. Should probably get that AC fix’d, but that takes time & money, and who’s got both these days. No. Reckon I’ll just wait it out, toss & turn a bit longer. The gentle hum of the fan—a modern ‘merican lullaby. #vss365
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The ocean in view I found this, for you The color is true Blue I thought, “What to do” With a gemstone so new Then out of the blue I knew I’ll carve & I’ll curve Smooth and ensure that each little angle reflects A light in the dark My sapphire shaped-heart Desire to love & protect #vss365 #poetry
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Jen J.C. @jennnne.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Nothing remains of my yesterdays Everything that came before Is a forgotten pile of ash Left behind in the firestorm Of your arrival J. C. 07.24.25 #poetry #ourlovestory #lovepoetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Heart hurts from whiplash Future plans built on sands shift Dude, just get a grip #haikufeels #haiku #poetry #writing Grasp
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Crimson candy tinged with pink never fails to make me think Bubbles blown, without a care Just keep out of my new hair It cost a fortune, set on the porch an’, all undone in just a blink If this to you, sounds like fun have a piece of bubble gum #poetry #vss365 #writing
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Feeling futurist A patch away from perfect Code gospel hits wrong #haikufeels #haiku #writing #poetry #micropoetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Spinner of stories Caught in the lie, thread runs dry Bitterness unwound #haikufeels #haiku #senryu #poetry #writing #relationships Scheme
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Standing here, looking out over the dunes— constant change, imperfect, enduring Some grains of sand shift upwards, a warm current has them they rise and fall gentle movement, tracking the ocean breeze I’m here more often, as I get older Some meaning in it, this shiftless motion #vss365 #poetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Face in her clothing Scent and memory combine Ache with could have been #haikufeels #poetry #haiku #writing #micropoetry Linger
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Where to stay tonight "How about the Bates Motel," Think I'll keep driving #haikufeels #haiku #vss365 #writing #gamble
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Silent space, be still Quiet mind, body, and soul Here, we find balance #haiku #meditation #writing #micropoetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Look what comes this way Obnoxious one—breaks the peace Echoes in their wake #haikufeels #haiku #writing #micropoetry #vss365
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Pixie @pixiezehir.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
#writing #haiku #vss365 #micropoetry #俳句 #nexa Catches dying word Drifting on summer zephyrs Engine coughs and dies
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
"Then every twinkle is your grave, and every smile your ghost." Awesome! Great writing 🖤
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
That's me, Mr. Moody 😂 Thank you for reading and commenting, friend. I appreciate it. Rock on 🖤
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Light filters through each crack in your story, splintering into painful fragments of clarity. Try to lie, please deceive. The truth comes out in the end, no matter how you mask it, and this prism sees right through... #vss365 #poetry #writing #diary #journaling #relationships #prism
Light filters through each crack in your story, splintering into painful fragments of clarity.

Try to lie,
please deceive.

The truth comes out in the end, no matter how you mask it, and this prism sees right through.

Reality sets in. Am I angry, or amused? I can't tell anymore, so I allow it to continue.

One day I'll grow up…
One day, I'll grow bored...
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Back again so soon Care to take another spin Shake, Shuffle, and Roll #haikufeels #haiku #writing
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The #VSS365 prompt was #Boxer
She tapes her hands in silence.
Outside the locker room, the crowd chants a name that isn’t hers.
They don’t know her. Not really. They know the boxer, the woman who doesn’t flinch, who never turns down a fight, no matter how bloody it gets. 
But they don’t know the way she hums under her breath, an old lullaby her mother sang once. They don’t know that her first fight was to get her baby brother out of their father’s fists. They don’t know the notebook in her bag, filled with dreams written in cramped, neat lines. 
They don’t know her dreams, and wouldn’t believe it if they saw them. The myth was too strong. 
The bell rings. She steps out. Twelve ounces of leather on each hand. Twelve years of fury in her chest. She isn't fighting her opponent. She’s fighting herself, her pain, her demons. One punch at a time. And every punch is a prayer.
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
"Myths aren't meant to bleed" 🖤 Great writing
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Sacred ratio Give too much or too little Got to get it right #haikufeels #writing #haiku #senryu #relationships #balance #poetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
A dull thud, and a heavy hand. Sweat misting off with each contact. Pushed beyond exhaustion. Digging deep, finding just a little more. Raise your arm, now your eyes, keep going. One round, two? Doesn't matter. Just keep going. Who are we fighting? Ourselves? Always ourselves #vss365 #boxer #writing
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Keep saying the truth
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DLB @dlb78.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Rehearse the tired lines with an empty I love you and a hollow ache #haikufeels #rehearse #haiku #senryu #poetry
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you so much for reading and the wonderful comment. I appreciate it 🖤
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Now that's funny 😂🖤
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Sure. We're fine. Love you. Does it feel real yet Words without meaning #haikufeels #writing #haiku #rehearse #relationships
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
"Patriot!? Is that what you call yourself? You think it noble to blindly follow—courageous? I find it disgusting. What good is a brain, if you ain't gonna use it. Might as well scoop it out and give it to someone who will. Maybe THEY can fix up this mess. Maybe they, just need a chance." #vss365
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The notes came fluttering in, and something inside him stirred. It took him back, somewhere forgotten, a moment in time. The melody inside him grew, eyes misting as tears began to form—the music had to come out, the energy transferred—and before he knew it, he was humming along. #nostalgia #vss365
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Earth shifting below- sturdy buildings breaking down Maybe I should run #haikufeels #haiku #senryu #poetry #amwriting
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Walking through nature, names engraved upon the trees— Specters out of time #haikufeels #haiku #senryu #poetry #prompt
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Allow for #space to grow… Extend. Expand. Express. My roots spreading far, reaching wide, letting go... If I give up here, has it all been for nothing... If I give in now, were they right all along... #vss365 #poetry #poems #alchemy #relationships #diary #journaling
A short poem is written in white text on a black background. The poem reads:

Allow for space to grow…
Extend. Expand. Express.
My roots spreading far, reaching wide, letting go...
leaving behind scorched earth... rotten soil...

Searching...
Thirsting...
Always seeking out those three glorious alchemical reagents to turn water into life,
pain into tolerance,
misery to mercy.

There are 3, and only 3…
I've found 2, so far,
and still I feel no closer than when I began...
If I give up here, has it all been for nothing...
If I give in now, were they right all along...

This concludes the poem.
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Water boils off Steam rises, a milky mist Count each drop still left #haiku #senryu #poetry #haikufeels
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Sometimes, it's the little things I'm grateful for Sometimes, it just feels good to breath and drink water... and that's enough #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writers #amwriting #journaling #diary #meditations #philosophy #thoughts #poetry #writing
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Taking a brief tech-break. Looking forward to spending some quiet time in nature, feeling the ocean breeze. Won't be posting until April, but I'll be writing offline. See you all real soon 🖤 #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Beach and mountain call, teach my heart to listen true With you, I'll be too #haiku #senryu #poetry #poems #micropoetry #writing #diary #journaling
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Whether it be art, music, writing, or some other creative avenue, is it really ever perfect, or good enough... Maybe, you should just post it. Stop obsessing. We want to see it. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writers #amwriting #artists #journaling #diary #meditations #philosophy #thoughts
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Cerulean dreams Las cascadas flowing free Fluid—perfectly #vss365 #cerulean #haiku #senryu #poetry #poems #writing #poetrycommunity #water #poem
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Can you hear the haze Choking—Words lose their meaning Like dust on the wind #poetry #haiku #senryu #poems #poem #micropoetry #writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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manicgirl @jenniferchiera.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
His breath, warm on my cheek His legs tangled in mine We emerge from the longest slumber #poetry #cinquain
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I prefer the pies of March, personally
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Friendly fungi flows Defeat, Discover, Define Would you like to try #haiku #poems #poetry #micropoetry #poem #senryu #writing
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Ragged Journal @raggedjournal.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Definitely going to check this out when I get some time 🖤
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