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M Frost
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Poet, Writer, Photographer. SFPA for life. mfrostwords.com
Cover is detail from Walter Crane, "The Fate of Persephone" (1877)
Cover art used for The Women of Myth, Island of Wak-Wak (2025)
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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 4d
Books in a Box

"Load the time machine." - from Counterfactual Fantasy, originally published in The Stew
Books in a Box
"Load the time machine." - from Counterfactual Fantasy, originally published in The Stew
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En route to Proxima Centauri

"I wonder if the company of a parrot can make someone a pirate."
En route to Proxima Centauri
"I wonder if the company of a parrot can make someone a pirate."
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November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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For #WaterfallWed #waterfallwednesday, the iconic #Fallingwater in #Pennsylvania by #FrankLloydWright in the #autumn #rain #photography #photographersofbluesky #architecture x #nature
House with balconies above a waterfall, trees with early autumn color in the foreground {copyright M. Frost}
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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For #ColorADay #BlueTue #bluetues, #reflections of #sky from a past #WestVirginia trip—first signs of #autumn color
#photography #photographersofbluesky #mountain #nature
Reflections of a ridge of trees with early autumn leaf color reflected in the still water of the headwaters of the Potomac River {copyright M. Frost}
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Right now, nearly 200 authors across the country are crafting the second drafts of their chapters for a first-of-its-kind assessment of how nature supports life in the United States. This is the story of how it all comes together (there’s even a song!) open.substack.com/pub/unitedby...
How a Chapter is Born
Plus, a theme song on what it feels like to be a draft
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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For #ColorADay #PinkMon #MagentaMonday, more #BloomScrolling, this time #waterlilies from #DenverBotanicGardens #photography #photographersofbluesky #flower
Pair of bright pink blooms on a waterlily, third bud just emerging, lily pads small in shades of magenta and olive {copyright M. Frost}
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Ode to pollinators

For #ColorADay #OrangeSun #StunDay, back to #BloomScrolling — #bee on #zinnia in the magnificent #garden of a friend in #WestVirginia from a past visit #flower #photography #photographersofbluesky

Owed to pollinators
Bee on orange zinnia in foreground with other flowers out of focus in the background {copyright M. Frost}
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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For #Caturday x #BlueSkyArtShow, a pic from when J was #small (because she’s a big beautiful beast these days) — this is her “what mischief shall I manage today?” face
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Haven Spec Magazine is closing to submissions for the entirety of next month, so send us all the things while you still can!

For our complete guidelines and schedule, visit:
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November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Books in a Box

"Load the time machine." - from Counterfactual Fantasy, originally published in The Stew
Books in a Box
"Load the time machine." - from Counterfactual Fantasy, originally published in The Stew
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November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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For #ColorADay #GreenSat, a #BlackForest #Germany pic #BirdoftheDay #EurasianJay #photography #nature #photographersofbluesky
Red-breasted bird sitting on branch of evergreen tree {copyright M. Frost}
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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For #ForestFri x #ColorADay #BWFri, a reminder of both the beauty and devastation of #wildfire #Lassen #mountain #NPS #photography #photographersofbluesky
Charred tree trunks with mountain beyond and patches of untorched forest {copyright M. Frost}
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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It’s 1969…

"and this / is just another / fire on the river"
It’s 1969…
"and this / is just another / fire on the river"
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November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Throwback to #spring #iris for #ColorADay #YellowThu #yellowthur #BloomScrolling #flower #photography #photographersofbluesky
Yellow and white iris {copyright M. Frost}
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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My poem “Cuyahoga” is now available from Tributaries (Fourth River)

www.thefourthriver.com/tributaries-...
Cuyahoga — The Fourth River
Smoke cloaked the sun / while fire crews in tugs / poured water onto water…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Cucumber Falls in #Ohiopyle for #WaterfallWednesday #waterfallwed #waterfall #nature #photography #photographersofbluesky
Waterfall at left cascading over a ledge of rock into a small pool with trees and autumn leaves above and below the ledge {copyright M. Frost}
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I’m a sucker for a #punk #coo
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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For #ColorADay #BlueTue #bluetues, I’ll take you back to #Scotland #Skye #TheOldManOfStorr #landscape #dusk #photography #photographersofbluesky
Rock pinnacle on mountain in background, lake with island in foreground {copyright M. Frost}
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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We are open for submissions for Autumn 2026. Alternative Histories ... With Cats

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Roses & Wildflowers Autumn 2026 Submissions - Coreopsis Journal of Myth and Theatre
Call for Autumn 2026 Open – Le Chat Noir Alternative Histories… With Cats Le Chat Noir Alternative Histories                        … With Cats  Carefully placed cats. Submissions open NOW Closes June...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Still dreaming of #daylilies now dormant for #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #flower #mygarden #photography #photographersofbluesky

One of my own seedlings so #oneofakind, parentage in alt text
Two blooms of a pink daylily with lighter pink watermark and yellow throat, cross is Breathing in Snowflakes x Busting Out All Over
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Please join us for this fundraiser to help communities impacted by the devastating typhoon in Western Alaska!
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ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two nights of virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support communities impacted by the recent typhoon.

There is a suggested $10-25 donation.

We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!

Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
Presented by ALOCASIA & Friends LINKED HEARTS Virtual Poetry Readings IN SUPPORT OF THE WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF FUND Night Two: Nov 29th 4 PM EST Featuring: Temperance Aghamohammadi Divyasri Krishnan Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds Ayling Zulema Dominguez Pte San Win Little Whiteman Registration and Donation links at: https://bit.ly/linkedheartsregistration $10-25 donation suggestion Presented by ALOCASIA & Friends LINKED HEARTS Virtual Poetry Readings IN SUPPORT OF THE WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF FUND Night One: Nov 23rd 4 PM EST Featuring: Emily Lu Gao Exodus O. Brownlow Nate Brown Ruby Rogers Adriana Del Rio Divyasri Krishnan Ariana Matondo Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds Sarah-Joy Milner Registration and Donation links at: https://bit.ly/linkedheartsregistration $10-25 donation suggestion
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#Oregon #poppies for #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomScrolling #flower #poppy #photography #photographersofbluesky
Foreground poppy in focus against light background with other flowers out of focus {copyright M. Frost}
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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For the #BlueSkyArtShow, a Rhapsody in Blue for the #bright #Supertrees #GardensbytheBay #Singapore #photography
Man-made “tree” structures covered in plants and lit up blue at night
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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For #ColorADay #BWFri, a fence in #Calanais #Scotland near Calanais 1, the most famous of the #IsleofLewis standing stones #photography #photographersofbluesky
Fence and rock wall with water beyond
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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“isn’t our silence, too, a kind of shelter?” - Craig Santos Perez
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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For #ColorADay #YellowThu, please enjoy another memory of summer, sulphur #butterfly on a #yellow #daylily #flower #BloomScrolling #photography #photographersofbluesky
Yellow-green butterfly on yellow daylily bloom
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM