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INK_John

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Stories in ink. Salt in my hair. Writer | Author | Surfer | Trail Runner WFPB 🌱 Cooking | Pickleball Equality always. Stories forever.

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · May 21

He sings to the stars,
hoping one will fall for him,
the sky is unmoved.

#DailyHaikuPrompt

The moon glows behind tall, bare trees at twilight. Its light veiled by soft clouds, casting a dreamy halo in a deepening blue sky.

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 11h

What burned forgets itself in slow ascent

#OneLineOctober 🎃
#HaikuFeels #prompt #haze
#photography

A group gathers around a fire at the beach. The sky at the horizon fades upward into dark. Sea oats glow in warm light. Smoke ascends.

INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 11h

Chilling! 👏

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David @haikubycrane.bsky.social · 3d

just shadows long in
our fleeting existences,
enjoying the sun

#haiku #life #nature
#abouttheauthor

I snapped this photo of me & my shadow with my walking stick. Earlier, I was reading about Oedipus meeting the Sphinx at the crossroads & correctly answering the riddle of, "what walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three at night?" That led to this haiku.

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Charles Karden @stuck.bsky.social · Apr 24

WE MUST SCRUPULOUSLY GUARD THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL CITIZENS, WHATEVER THEIR BACKGROUND.
WE MUST REMEMBER THAT ANY OPPRESSION, ANY INJUSTICE, ANY HATRED, IS A WEDGE DESIGNED TO ATTACK OUR CIVILIZATION

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Jeffrey Bone @nocureforchronic.bsky.social · 1d

If we remember the ash
We’ill be kinder to the flesh

#ash #vss365

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Ms. AWashington M.A. artist | poet | writer @arwashington.bsky.social · 3d

A #Solseed Joint
“A prompt, a pulse
—a purposeful
soul to water a seed.

medium.com/@Ms.AWashing...

ACADEMIC PAPER
Ms. AWashington
#ARW-RAW | #AskAngge @arwashington.bsky.social
Image: Stock
Art Rendition: ARW-RAW

Performative Allyship Won’t Help Marginalized Peoples’ Activism: A Critical Analysis

Ms. AWashington | ARW-RAW

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Gabe Valentine ~semi-hiatus~🐬🌊🏝️🧜🐳 @poetguygabe.bsky.social · 2d

Humanity loves a good story
so it's telling eight billion tales
of suffering and bliss
of hope and hopelessness.

Our stories
have common themes
of values and ideals
clashing with ineptitude.

We see ourselves
as poets and lovers
while we keep
tolerating war.

#vss365 #clash

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 2d

She saw the pain yet smiled on.
Hope sharpened by what she knew.
Her joy was forged, not borrowed.
Bright eyes, but never blind ones.
She met despair with choosing.
Gratitude as quiet armor.
Courage wore the face of cheer.
Light, not from ease, but defiance.

#7SyllableSentence #blithe

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Allyson Joule @allysonjoule.bsky.social · 2d

Tuesday is Soylent Green Day...

The #7syllablesentence prompt for October 7 is #blithe

Contact @poetguygabe.bsky.social if you want to host #7SyllableSentence
October 12-18 ?
October 19-25 ?

Check out my poetry book on Kindle!
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Shattered: Poems for the Brokenhearted

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!! 😄

INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning 🌱

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Suse @bookish33.bsky.social · 3d

spooky October forest vibes from the weekend
🌚🌲
Peaceful evening wishes to you and for a good week ahead
✌🏼🍭💭
#moon #nighthike #sky #trees
#nature #evening #forest #photography

Moonlit forest scene at dusk with tall trees and scattered autumn leaves on the ground, conveying a serene, mysterious atmosphere.

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 3d

No, it’s like doodling. Just arranging magnetic words on the fridge to create silly conspiracy theories. I was responding to a writing prompt about what I was plotting. Since I’m editing and not actively plotting I posted that 😀

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, it’s a fun diversion and half the proceeds from the kit go to charity so there’s that. I’m finishing up my latest “last round” of edits on my manuscript. I see you’ve been busy on Substack. That’s great! 😁 Hope to get on there more soon.

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 3d

Guess red flags weren’t working

#7SyllableSentence
#Scythe

Grimm reaper sits atop a life guard station at a beach. Two people stand nearby looking at him.

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INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the inspiration!

INK_John @intjohn.bsky.social · 4d

Colors kissed my gaze. It’s so understated but also enveloping. A beautiful contrast. And birch trees against blue sky!! Come on, man. Sink me.

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Lady-Rain @lady-rain.bsky.social · 4d

Colors kissed my gaze,
like a thousand tender notes
strummed by Autumn’s soft fingers…

#AutumnFeels #Travel #Aspen #Colorado #photography #Autumn

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Dripping With Words | Intuitive Writer @drippingwithwords.bsky.social · 4d

..i sit in sunrise again.. feel weight of a thousand feathers.. don't want to speak loudly today.. just gently-real.. i'm splintered-glass.. i’ll breathe words to feel.. or not be seen at all.. fall. grow. learn. thrive. we give. cry. laugh. love.. life's a hurricane.. and a lullaby..
-dww #thoughts