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Nicklaus Kruger

@lousynick.bsky.social

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Loves books. Dances badly. Big fan of science, skepticism and just stuff, you know? Still hopes to grow up to be a dinosaur-riding ninja-superhero-spy.

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · Aug 14

I begged for you to stay.

Here. With me.

But in the end, you were you. And you were built for flight.

I travel alone now.

But I still look over my shoulder when I hear the sound of #wings.

#vss365

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Ray Bilcliff - Photography @raybilcliff.com · 1d

The sun climbs slowly, a burnished blade.
Cutting night where the shadows fade.
Wave on rock, just a pulse in time.
Steady as a working rhyme.
A gull cries sharp, the sky replies.
Gold drips down where water lies.
Engines hum on the distant sea.
Dawn keeps marching patiently.

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 11h

There's no #tomorrow in the #Feywild.

Only Once Upon A Time.

There are princesses, and wizards, and dragons. Here, fairy tales are real.

But not all fairies are good fairies.

Don't eat any apples. Don't touch any spindles.

And don't leave the path.

Oh. And have fun, okay?

#InkMine #vssFantasy

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Raven @ravenbranhard.bsky.social · 1d

between still and storm
the void begins to bloom
carving space to breathe

#Photography Islander
@dhiislander.bsky.camera

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David @haikubycrane.bsky.social · 1d

caterpillar
between leaves,
visible world for now

#haiku #nature #caterpillar

A caterpillar moving from one leaf to another.

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 1d

He hears birds on the roof, an #undertone of hoots.

"Lot of owls at #Hollowkeep, huh?"

"Yes. They feed in #darkness, you know."

"Um. Cool?"

She smiles.

"Yes. Now turn off the lights, and let's get wicked."

When the sun rises, she's alone.

Sated.

#FromOneLine #vss365 #vssfantasy #Scribtober

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Kimberly Vanderhorst @kymburlee.bsky.social · 7d

she forges folds
into her paper heart
crafting crisp creases
with fingers aching
to crumple

#poetry

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 7d

Rendered homeless by the Great #Clash, humanity took to distant horizons.

Carrying with them their hopes and traditions. The seed of memory, waiting to blossom on a world of their own.

Alas, the universe was full. And good riddance.

Vega for Vegans, you know?

#vss365 #SciFiMicro #PennedReveries

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · 8d

the hollowed pumpkin
knows the secret to smiling
despite its emptiness

#haiku
#inkMine

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 11d

He drank too much the night before the time loop started.

So it took a while for his #pulped brain to see that it wasn't just deja vu.

He woke up to a perfect sky...and a painful hangover.

Every. Damn. Day.

The worst part of the story?

He wasn't even the main character.

#vss365 #vsstimetravel

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 12d

Ah, the good die young, alas...but hey, it was fun while it lasted, right? Thanks for giving us some great times 🫡🙏🫠

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 13d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”

Jane Goodall

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 14d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku

high tide
as if we were
never here

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Lin Hart @poetry-with-hart.bsky.social · 14d

Bite my head off.
It's not like it will regrow
twice as venomous
or anything...

#micropoem #micropoetry #poem #poetry #poemaday

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 14d

The world was against them. They had no future together.

Quite the #conundrum. But she had a #plan.

So she took his hand, and they escaped to the past.

In the emptiness before #eternity, they found it.

Perspective.

And endless possibilities.

#vss365 #InkMine #weirdmicro #CosmicCozy #vssFantasy

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 15d

It wasn't some big #mystery.

I mean, pale skin? Pouty lips? Pointy teeth? And a tuxedo?

Father Mike knew a vampire when he me saw one.

He drove the stake in. But the bastard didn't #sublimate.

Ah, yes. Of course. How could he have #forgotten?

It was Halloween.

Crap.

#Inkmine #vss365 #vssmagic

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Jenny @pennylogos.bsky.social · 20d

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The autumn sky shows
the colours of my longing.
Brilliant artist.

#senryu

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 20d

Zack believed in being prepared.

He hung garlic at the windows (to keep vampires away).

Kept an axe by the bed (for zombie attacks).

And of course, he had a tinfoil hat.

He was ready for any #eventuality.

Almost.

We never did find out what got him in the end.

But it sure was hungry.

#vss365

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edwardstjames.bsky.social @edwardstjames.bsky.social · 22d

I heard there’s a rapture coming
Out in the pasture they’re waiting
That there pastor took tithings

They gave it all to the master
But Jesus does not come faster
And to me they look like jesters

#tercets #poetry #micropoetry #writingcommunity #raptureparty

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 22d

Once a generation, the Mouse opens the Vault.

From the #shadows, the old princesses emerge, to feed on the sweet gossamer dreams of youth.

#Reinvigorated, they lay their eggs in the #immense depths of the collective unconscious.

Sated, they sleep once more.

For now.

#vssfantasy #vss365 #InkMine

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Catherine Beavis @catherinebeavis.bsky.social · 23d

perhaps,
if i call upon tonight's
golden shooting stars
kismet's signature of dreams
will gather up
reinvigorate & elevate
the longing language
of my heartbeats
to make my wishes come true,
& i could spend
all of my today's
all of my tomorrow's
beautifully loved by you.

#vss365

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 26d

Your daily horoscope:
Today will feel like a movie - filled with laughter & tears, loud noises & gentle music, and the possibility of jump scares, talking animals, and epic space battles.

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · 26d

Gary was old money.

Real old.

Some put their faith in the #sparkle of gold and gems, defending their #gains with fangs and flame.

He invested in lies and #opinion instead. You know. #Stocks, bonds, politics.

Sometimes, you could still see the dragon in his smile.

#whistpr #2wordprompt #vss365

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JRBHaiku @jrbhaiku.bsky.social · 28d

the lotus blossom
steals the show, whilst underneath
the koi is subtle

#DaikyHaikuPrompt (Lotus, Subtle)
#haiku

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Nicklaus Kruger @lousynick.bsky.social · Sep 14

Some call it Fate. Or destiny.

He knows better.

It takes vision. #Determination. #Unflinching sacrifice.

A few dozen virgins should do the trick.

He wipes his bloody hands, #sighs. Back to #work.

The world's not going to end *itself* #tonight, after all.

#2wordprompt #vss365 #InkMine #vssmagic

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