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TMilton

@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
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Poet, querying novelist and one time songwriter who has spent the last 25 years honing his storytelling skills out on a rock in the water. We are only each other, but no DMs all the same Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2026 unless I say other

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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 5h
Audiobook version...
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 15h
Back from my travels with a challenge. Show me the best library you know. Heres my entry for the quaint category Monhegan, Maine.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 15h
A colleague donated this to my class and I got to keep it when I stopped teaching. Luckily, my kids an engineer and got it going again...
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cheers!
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Think I'll eat a
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Superb writes. Loved the repetition of the first. Great imagery in #2 and the finale gave a great Bradbury vibe.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #Lights #taketwo
Round string light in front of grape clusters.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Birthday candles blown Another roll round the sun Guess what I wished for #HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity #BlueSkyArtShow #Lights
Birthday cake with blown out candles
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love them tourists... Still, my fave hike has always been at Lassen, where i too, stubbornly wandered.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Autumn's dance begins Blueberries don golden gowns Geese honk out a tune. #SaturdayHaiku #HaikuSaturday #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #VersionsHaikuSaturday #Golden #BlueSkyArtShow
Blueberry leaves changing from green to golden  red
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#Marvel the lad In his golden suit A grand sight to behold And me a dad Astounding proud For the gift of a son so bold. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #Golden #oldphoto
Young man in a shiny gold suit
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
First grapes have fallen Autumn waits round the corner As I gather wine #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Grapes fallen on patio
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I been there 'cept there were a couple o' ferry boats
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have my thoughts on the matter....
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I get it fine, kid. You win your little semantics game. Not sure what keeps you from giving credit to all, which is all I was looking to do, despite your assumptions. But hey, be You And as to being your food. Pretty snippy. Guess I will have the last word and invite you to eat another WA delicacy
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Have you? I was just using the article you put up. And logic
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fred Wiley Same place about 70 years later ...in the snow.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Update. Right about the red.... Still unpicked, lol
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Boardwalk vacation Strolling past weathered boutiques Summers last hurrah. #HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #Summer
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My wife makes dolls out of em...
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Zines and #posters Smuggled through campus copiers Slapdash clippings and sketchy art Like ransom notes, left to tatter on tables and telephone poles til covered by next week's shows #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Get a few Ed Emberly books and youll be up to snuff in no time. Just look at my brilliant dinosaur....lol
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I like to use this old chestnut.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A word about cords If you'll listen Dont worry its nothing new Just be aware There's shocks up in there Whatever you do, dont chew #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
First grapes have fallen Dropped by late night thunderstorm Juicy but still sour #Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I. The seeds of chaos Germinate in negligence Best to start weeding II. Follow natures lead Each bloom finding its own place Balance in chaos #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku #BlueSkyArtShow #Chaos
Weed growing in between patio paversPlanter full of zinnia blooms
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I made a meme out of that...lol
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Midsummer sunset Bumblebee finds Hollyhock Winter still #remote #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2 #haiku
Bee in Hollyhock flower
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Peppers ripen slow Striated by midday sun Storing summers heat #HaikuSaturday #haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #photography
Jalapeño pepper ripens on the vine in a raised garden bed
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #Earth
Plane window view of groundRolling Palouse hillsChaco Canyon
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good times.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As an alum, i also pondered donating some of my grandpa Freds work. He was did plein air on Monhegan for 30 years. Coulda had some good inside stories about the artist community on the island. Oh well. Cheers!
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cheers. Oh, and as a local, you'll now be able to invite haters to eat this regional delicacy
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
An older pic. Cheers! #BlueSkyArtShow #Water
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Not worse but a fine counterpoint....
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My local fave....
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow #big
Boy standing before the waves
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Drop something you're proud of. This is the last classroom I set up as a preschool teacher. Curtains went up later.
A Montessori primary classroom
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Cheers to the fantastic prompts.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
On behalf of Seattle. Feel free to Eat this regional delicacy and be on your little troll way...
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Here the clouds grow dark Thunder cracks wide summer skies Birds hush for the rain #VersionsHaikuSaturday #HaikuSaturday #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Stormy skies
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Filled with memory Cups of childhood unused #ascend to top shelf #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #glass #HaikuSaturday #haiku #taketwo
4 dinosaur jam jar glasses.
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TMilton @rumpledwriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Clustered under leaves Promising late summer wine Grapes find #momentum #vss365 #taketwo #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #growing
Grapes ripening on the vine
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