DeRicki Johnson
@derickijohnson.bsky.social
Wanderer, writer, reader
Ambassador for daily writing prompt, #vss365, and inquisitive human.
Ambassador for daily writing prompt, #vss365, and inquisitive human.
I reached
A bellwether
In the way
That I see Time
Once said
“Time is money”
But it’s more
Than that worn line
Pouring
From my bucket
#Timed flows
Flood the Evermore
Flowing til
Pail’s empty—
With no way
I can get more
No Time to quash
Unkind words
Or change
A losing score
#vss365
A bellwether
In the way
That I see Time
Once said
“Time is money”
But it’s more
Than that worn line
Pouring
From my bucket
#Timed flows
Flood the Evermore
Flowing til
Pail’s empty—
With no way
I can get more
No Time to quash
Unkind words
Or change
A losing score
#vss365
the biggest difference between money and time is you always know how much money you have but you never know how much time you have .
ALT: the biggest difference between money and time is you always know how much money you have but you never know how much time you have .
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I’m finding time is flying by as I read your prompts, which leads me to the T in a SMART goal. T is for timed
If I go on holiday, I plan exactly where I’m going & what time I’ll get there. Time helps me focus & with the way my mind works that’s a 👍
The #vss365 #prompt for 25 Nov #Timed
If I go on holiday, I plan exactly where I’m going & what time I’ll get there. Time helps me focus & with the way my mind works that’s a 👍
The #vss365 #prompt for 25 Nov #Timed
a baby is sitting on a couch and making a funny face while asking are we there yet ?
ALT: a baby is sitting on a couch and making a funny face while asking are we there yet ?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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#vss365 ‘ers you are fabulous-yesterdays writing was bang on relevant, which leads on nicely to asking, is my goal relevant…
Is it worthwhile to me? Is it indeed my goal, or has it been forced upon me by someone else?
The #vss365 #prompt for 24 Nov #Relevant.
#vss365
Is it worthwhile to me? Is it indeed my goal, or has it been forced upon me by someone else?
The #vss365 #prompt for 24 Nov #Relevant.
#vss365
a man wearing glasses and a black shirt says i 'll do it my way
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a black shirt says i 'll do it my way
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November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Wow! Isn’t it incredible what can be achieved with just one word! Which leads me on to ask, what next?
What about this goal, is it right for me?
Is it too challenging or too easy?
Have I unlocked my potential?
Is it achievable?
The #vss365 #prompt for 23 Nov is #Achievable
What about this goal, is it right for me?
Is it too challenging or too easy?
Have I unlocked my potential?
Is it achievable?
The #vss365 #prompt for 23 Nov is #Achievable
a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and says how is that even possible
ALT: a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and says how is that even possible
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November 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Wow! Isn’t it incredible what can be achieved with just one word! Which leads me on to ask, what next?
What about this goal, is it right for me?
Is it too challenging or too easy?
Have I unlocked my potential?
Is it achievable?
The #vss365 #prompt for 23 Nov is #Achievable
What about this goal, is it right for me?
Is it too challenging or too easy?
Have I unlocked my potential?
Is it achievable?
The #vss365 #prompt for 23 Nov is #Achievable
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Being specific, your writing has been measured as awesome
So-we have a specific goal& now the ?is “How you doin?”
How do we know we’re making progress 2 keep motivated?
Easy make it measurable at the
Start
Middle
End
Write it down
The #vss365 #prompt for 22 Nov is #Measurable
So-we have a specific goal& now the ?is “How you doin?”
How do we know we’re making progress 2 keep motivated?
Easy make it measurable at the
Start
Middle
End
Write it down
The #vss365 #prompt for 22 Nov is #Measurable
a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a refrigerator and asking how you doin ?
ALT: a man in a red shirt is standing in front of a refrigerator and asking how you doin ?
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November 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Being specific, your writing has been measured as awesome
So-we have a specific goal& now the ?is “How you doin?”
How do we know we’re making progress 2 keep motivated?
Easy make it measurable at the
Start
Middle
End
Write it down
The #vss365 #prompt for 22 Nov is #Measurable
So-we have a specific goal& now the ?is “How you doin?”
How do we know we’re making progress 2 keep motivated?
Easy make it measurable at the
Start
Middle
End
Write it down
The #vss365 #prompt for 22 Nov is #Measurable
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#vss365
You Are Gravity
My chest holds one specific ache.
It sits, a stone I cannot shake.
Your name pulls tides I can’t resist.
The weight is fact. I drown unkissed.
#specific
#quatrain
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
You Are Gravity
My chest holds one specific ache.
It sits, a stone I cannot shake.
Your name pulls tides I can’t resist.
The weight is fact. I drown unkissed.
#specific
#quatrain
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#vss365
You Are Gravity
My chest holds one specific ache.
It sits, a stone I cannot shake.
Your name pulls tides I can’t resist.
The weight is fact. I drown unkissed.
#specific
#quatrain
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
You Are Gravity
My chest holds one specific ache.
It sits, a stone I cannot shake.
Your name pulls tides I can’t resist.
The weight is fact. I drown unkissed.
#specific
#quatrain
#poetrycommunity
#writerscommunity
“Could you be more ‘pacific?” Mike Tyson asks.
“Did you mean #specific, Mike?” I smirk.
That’s when the interview goes off the rails. The heavyweight champ’s fist blurs. I wake up, a suspended animation research subject in 2222 A.D.
I dedicate my life to “pacifism.”
#vss365
“Did you mean #specific, Mike?” I smirk.
That’s when the interview goes off the rails. The heavyweight champ’s fist blurs. I wake up, a suspended animation research subject in 2222 A.D.
I dedicate my life to “pacifism.”
#vss365
a boxer 's face is shown with the words make gifs at gif soup.com
ALT: a boxer 's face is shown with the words make gifs at gif soup.com
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November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Old habits can sneak back in & catch us off guard
A specific plan can help
Another tool to help achieve success is used in my world of health & fitness -U may have heard of it
A SMART goal can keep us focused & on track. S is for…
The #vss365 #prompt for 21 Nov is #specific
A specific plan can help
Another tool to help achieve success is used in my world of health & fitness -U may have heard of it
A SMART goal can keep us focused & on track. S is for…
The #vss365 #prompt for 21 Nov is #specific
a man with long hair and a moustache says i did get a little caught off guard
ALT: a man with long hair and a moustache says i did get a little caught off guard
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November 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Like lightning I jump
Straight into #action I act
When I hear retching
(The nightmare of pet owners, late at night) 😂
#vss365 #haiku
Straight into #action I act
When I hear retching
(The nightmare of pet owners, late at night) 😂
#vss365 #haiku
a black and white cat is sitting on a floral mattress
ALT: a black and white cat is sitting on a floral mattress
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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The rain arrives new
touching every part of me
A clear purification
nature in #action
The sky opens wide
a vast unfolding presence
I acknowledge the rain
it stirs thought
and awakens my body
Not God I sense
but the universe alive
urging me to move
to dance as a symphony of grace.
#vss365 #Poetry
touching every part of me
A clear purification
nature in #action
The sky opens wide
a vast unfolding presence
I acknowledge the rain
it stirs thought
and awakens my body
Not God I sense
but the universe alive
urging me to move
to dance as a symphony of grace.
#vss365 #Poetry
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Our cosmos
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
Is in trouble—
It’s builder’s
Getting bored
We sitting on
Shelf next to
His #action figures
Hoard
We’re just
A science project
That earned
A C+ score
Forced to clean
His dusty shelf
He knocks us
To the floor,
Then tosses us
In waste bin
Our Universe
No more…
#vss365
a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
ALT: a close up of the sun in space with the earth in the background
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November 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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#vss365
" #Action!"
The director reddened when I coughed.
"Cut! Who the hell are you?!"
"I-"
"I don't care! You're fired! Get off my set!"
"But-"
The cast and crew began gathering, anticipating a Christian Bale blowup. When the lightning struck, nobody died.
One timeline adjustment down, 347 to go.
" #Action!"
The director reddened when I coughed.
"Cut! Who the hell are you?!"
"I-"
"I don't care! You're fired! Get off my set!"
"But-"
The cast and crew began gathering, anticipating a Christian Bale blowup. When the lightning struck, nobody died.
One timeline adjustment down, 347 to go.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Thank you all 4 yr inspiring writing I GROW with each&every one
So, if a
G oal has been clarified,
R eality explored-along with what
O ptions do I have, the next letter is W
W hat next? What ACTION will I take 2day 2make this happen?
The #vss365 #prompt for 20 Nov is #Action
So, if a
G oal has been clarified,
R eality explored-along with what
O ptions do I have, the next letter is W
W hat next? What ACTION will I take 2day 2make this happen?
The #vss365 #prompt for 20 Nov is #Action
a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a hedge and says `` this is a time to take action '' .
ALT: a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a hedge and says `` this is a time to take action '' .
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November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“Crikey mate, you’re in a bit of Barney Rubble, but chuck a right on Norvern—and Bob’s yer uncle.”
“Huh? WHAT!?” I yank the steering wheel right as gunfire rakes my door. If this high-speed car chase didn’t kill me, picking this new Cockney-Siri GPS #option would.🙄
#vss365
“Huh? WHAT!?” I yank the steering wheel right as gunfire rakes my door. If this high-speed car chase didn’t kill me, picking this new Cockney-Siri GPS #option would.🙄
#vss365
a car is driving down a city street with the year 2022 on the bottom right
ALT: a car is driving down a city street with the year 2022 on the bottom right
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November 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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#vss365
"So, what are my #options?"
"Option one: execution."
"Pass. Next?"
"Two: I imprison you forever between the dimensions."
"Been there. Done that. Said hi to Sapphire & Steel. Next?"
"Three: You work for me."
"Guess I'm working for you, then. Do I get dental?"
"You get to live."
"That's fair."
"So, what are my #options?"
"Option one: execution."
"Pass. Next?"
"Two: I imprison you forever between the dimensions."
"Been there. Done that. Said hi to Sapphire & Steel. Next?"
"Three: You work for me."
"Guess I'm working for you, then. Do I get dental?"
"You get to live."
"That's fair."
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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So, my reality yesterday was 🕰️
I was actually facilitating ActionLearning!
Apologies 2all I missed
So what next 4 my clearly defined goal?
Let’s explore...
What R my options?
What is my next step?
Who could help me achieve my goal?
The #vss365 #prompt for 19 Nov is #Options
I was actually facilitating ActionLearning!
Apologies 2all I missed
So what next 4 my clearly defined goal?
Let’s explore...
What R my options?
What is my next step?
Who could help me achieve my goal?
The #vss365 #prompt for 19 Nov is #Options
a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words " what are our options " below her
ALT: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words " what are our options " below her
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM