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Mechanics of life: you stumble about awkwardly until finding your spot in the most unexpected place. ♾️ Flash fiction & essay writer. Newly devoted poet. Words […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.world/@solarbranka, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

AI bot sign-up requests flooding in... "Automated protocol deliverability probe" 147 today, since this morning... 🤖 #Mod #Fediverse #SignUp

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

"But all art is sensual and poetry particularly so. It is directly, that is, of the senses, and since the senses do not exist without an object for their employment all art is necessarily objective. It doesn’t declaim or explain, it presents." ~ William Carlos Williams, born today, 1883 […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not? Recent ~ ~ improve editing ~ more poetry ~ submitting less and editing the prose more, again. :Blobhaj_Love:

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

"There are writers who can show you the excellence of their brains and writers who show you the depths of their souls: I don't know any writer who does both at the same time as brilliantly as Roxane Gay." ~ Elizabeth McCracken, born today, 1966. #ElizabethMcCracken #Today #Quote #RoxaneGay

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

"To the question, ‘Is the cinema an art?’ my answer is, ‘what does it matter?’... You can make films or you can cultivate a garden. Both have as much claim to being called an art as a poem by Verlaine or a painting by Delacroix… Art is ‘making.’ The art of poetry is the art of making poetry. The […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ What's a situation where you feel a ';' definitely works better than a '.' ? Lots of situations, this because when I profusely write on the page in a stream of consciousness style, then ';' is more that necessary, it adds some breathing space in the text and there is no '.'. 💒

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

You can't fall to the floor only in love #Poetry #Love

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ What's a part of your process you'd give free advertising to? ~ apply publishers' formatting guidelines to my text before submitting ~ Jira: it organises me ~ artwork & cards on my desk: anchors my focus, reminds me progress isn't always loud. 💒

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

"Listen. Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?" ~ Mary Oliver, born today, 1935. #MaryOliver #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ Our next featured creator is an acronym. Do you use acronyms in your work? I may have... 💒

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

"Music is the shorthand of emotion." ~ Leo Tolstoy, born today, 1828. #LeoTolstoy #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ Share something you've been working on this month. I wrote one haiku, one longer-form poem and this week a new stream of consciousness-style prose poem. I favour flash prose poems. I'm aiming for more prose poems this month. #Haiku #ProsePoem #Writing

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

"In Gaza, in the rubble of an active genocide and through 13 displacements, Omar Hamad has built the Phoenix Library. Books were passed hand to hand through rubble, preserved across each forced relocation and carried when almost nothing could be carried and when others were reduced to burning […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

"You can create a good impression on yourself by being right, he realises, but for creating a good impression on others there’s nothing to beat being totally and catastrophically wrong." ~ Michael Frayn, born today, 1933. #MichaelFrayn #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Poetry publisher ~ Poetry Submission Requirements: A poetry submission consists of five poems (in English). ALERT: We get far too many submissions with just one poem. Or entire book of poems. Such submissions aren't evaluated, alas. We want five (cinco, fünf , 五, paanch, ஐந்து) of your poems […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ Gauge? Glad you asked, rather than assumed. 🪷

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

#PhantastikPrompts ~ Does your self-care suffer when you are in the writing flow? I make sure to pause writing: ~ for more coffee ~ stretch to the balcony ~ wordhippo for synonyms for "said." ~ other thesaurus matters A bit like a full spa day. 🫧 Btw, writing is the deepest form of self-care […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ What 'character' (letter, number, symbol, punctuation, space) would make a great main character? π.

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

"Most people do not see the world as it is. They see it as they are." ~ Margaret Landon, born today, 1903. #MargaretLandon #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

"Creative activity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual." ~ Arthur Koestler, born today, 1905. #ArthurKoestler #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

When your mind's on a musical loop. Today: The Smiths #Music #TheSmiths

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ If e-books stopped being produced, how much would you miss them? For convenient, not-much-space filling, portable, large-bookshelf-inside with loads of books; a lot. :pink_notebook: For not being able to extract quotes easily, having to charge a battery that flattens faster […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

"Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days." ~ Richard Wright, born today, 1908. #RichardWright #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

"We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for." ~ Malcolm Gladwell, born today, 1963. #MalcolmGladwell #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ How does what you read influence what you write? It depends on the genre I read. :booky_1: ~ Philosophy: I ponder & question ~ Manuals: for a training ~ Read romance... Read poetry? That's nirvana. ~ Read bad poetry: hm. ~ Read great poetry: I bow to the craft. ~ Read my […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ What was the last thing to interrupt you while writing? Normally it isn't 'something' that interrupts my writing. I do, or someone else does. 💖 And if it's me, it can be for a number of reasons: curiosity, boredom, a nagging thought... 💭

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

"People defend nothing more violently than the pretences they live by." ~ Allen Drury, born today, 1918. #AllenDrury #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ What are your writing goals for this month? ~ more prose poetry ~ incantations to my Muse for more poems, longer form than haiku 🧚‍♂️ ~ less submissions ~ more editing, & improve my editing by reading more books on this topic ~ submit a themed flash piece every week to my […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

"The more one listens to ordinary conversations the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs." ~ Edgar Rice Burroughs, born today, 1875. #EdgarRiceBurroughs #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

"[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire." ~ Théophile Gautier, born today, 1811. #ThéophileGautier #Today #Quote #Art

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

"To read without joy is stupid." ~ John Edward Williams, born today, 1922. #JohnEdwardWilliams #Quote #Today #Literarure

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ Share some of the last things you looked up for what you’re working on now. Mainly words, wording, synonyms. 🔤 A recent look-up was ~ terminology again ~ for a poem on Excel sheets. Since I couldn't find any obvious emotion that sprang out of a spreadsheet, my writing […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

"Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody. I have seen such diets at work. I have known people who have actually read all, or almost all, the guaranteed Hundred Best Books. God save us from reading nothing but the best." ~ Robertson Davies, born today, 1913 […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ How do we defend ourselves as artists when the arts are devalued? I don't think art can be devalued. With vast mediums / types of art, art touches the daily living and it's part of our life. It's also part of our psyche. 🎨 Some art may not be seen or valued as art, but […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

Morning! Being a writer, a mod, and an epub post-processor ~ all roles I cherish ~ are to date unpaid, volunteer work. And if my rambling posts here spark your light? 🪷 I've set up a KoFi thingie ~ ko-fi.com/solarbranka If you fund my fountain pen and the volunteering roles, I'll be deeply […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

"Only in rare instances and with rare individuals does there seem to be any guiding light from within." ~ Theodore Dreiser, born today, 1871. #TheodoreDreiser #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ What are good examples of texts written from a non-human point of view? ~ Les Fables de Jean de la Fontaine: timeless ~ The wolf POV in Jack London's book ~ Life of PI, but this might be a stretch 🦋

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

"I try to see the good in everybody, and I don't care who people are as long as they're themselves, whatever that is." ~ Dolly Parton #DollyParton #RIPDolly

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

#Poetry #AndreaGibson

Don't think so much
you're gonna suffocate
your feelings

Andrea Gibson

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ Do you have any self-imposed rules for your creative work? Writing and editing rules are not self-imposed, they're the format required. Self-imposed? Errm... ~ Scouting for words, sometimes the wrong word is the right one ~ Practice doesn't make perfect, but it makes it […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

"I’ve been all over the world and I’ve never seen a statue of a critic." ~ Leonard Bernstein, born today, 1918. #LeonardBernstein #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

The Writers' HQ Writing As Resistance Festival A month for writers who want to explore the radical, political and subversive nature of stories 1 - 30 September 2026 writershq.co.uk/festivals-challenge… #Writing #Festival #September #WHQ

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

#PhantastikPrompts ~ Dein Roman wird in 5.000 Jahren bei einer archäologischen Ausgrabung gefunden. Was würden die Menschen daraus über deine Zeit und Welt schließen? Future archaeologists will excavate and dust off the work and conclude ~ Headline: One functioning voice 'In this society MC's […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

"Doubt is one of the names of intelligence." ~ Jorge Luis Borges, born today, 1899. #JorgeLuisBorges #Today #Quote

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ Salient? Perception of the obvious? 🎋 From Latin 'salire' = to leap. Jumping to conclusions, are we? :foxjump:

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub ~ If no one read what you write, would you still choose to write? Would you still ask a question if no one answered? …Precisely. Now, back to my thesaurus. 🪷

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Taste time again When something a rare soul expressed stays with you. The words then present themselves often from the quiet.... 'I hoped you'd do that!' Genuine, unrehearsed words found my frequency. It wasn't told in the most romantic of settings. Or in the most romantic of time. It means a […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

"The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love." ~ Ray Bradbury, born today, 1920. #RayBradbury #Quote #Today

Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

#ScribesAndMakers ~ "Fantasy stories are frequently inspired by medieval societies. Why do you think people are fascinated by that time period?" Is there a wide fascination by this time period? :ThinkCatgirl: Medieval societies means The Middle Ages, a European point in history. So knights […]

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Solar Branka :mw: @solarbranka.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Ah, these spam sign-ups... Bots, most likely. Spam, most likely. For the past month they've been adding random bios ~ that already exist across Fedi accounts ~ as a reason for requesting a sign-up. Today I rejected an sign-up request that had a bio of a person I'm actually mutual with. Fame […]

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