Norb Aikin
@norbaikin.bsky.social
2x Writing.com Best Poetry Collection Quill Award winner and blogger. 3x published author. Former child. Hemmed up by JGM. #BillsMafia #Sabres #LGM #NDIrish Don't mind me; I hate everything. Norbaikin.com/blog
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World by Design by Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social
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World By Design is a profound, powerful, and thought provoking collection that deserves to be read slowly, and more than once. I can’t recommend it highly enough!
Read my review📚 ❤️🔥👇
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
World By Design is a profound, powerful, and thought provoking collection that deserves to be read slowly, and more than once. I can’t recommend it highly enough!
Read my review📚 ❤️🔥👇
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Thanks so much for this kind and lovely #review, @jasphoenix.bsky.social!! Whaddya got, #WritingCommunity? Got a review you're proud of? Let's see it!! You never know whose interest you might pique! #Poetry #Poems #Authors
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE book!
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Read STAGE 3 today!
The storm of madness raged, and the world was torn apart…
Also on #audiobook
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Read STAGE 3 today!
The storm of madness raged, and the world was torn apart…
Also on #audiobook
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November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Start the award-winning Stage 3 series with a FREE book!
shorturl.at/paLcT
Read STAGE 3 today!
The storm of madness raged, and the world was torn apart…
Also on #audiobook
#FreeBook #FREE #stage3series #zombie #HORROR #zpoc #audiobooks #audible #zombies #apocalypse
📚💙
shorturl.at/paLcT
Read STAGE 3 today!
The storm of madness raged, and the world was torn apart…
Also on #audiobook
#FreeBook #FREE #stage3series #zombie #HORROR #zpoc #audiobooks #audible #zombies #apocalypse
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Day 25: Ahead
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
A Tribe Called Quest, "Go Ahead In The Rain"
youtu.be/GCHGneL5bpI?...
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
A Tribe Called Quest, "Go Ahead In The Rain"
youtu.be/GCHGneL5bpI?...
Go Ahead In the Rain
YouTube video by A Tribe Called Quest - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Day 25: Ahead
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
A Tribe Called Quest, "Go Ahead In The Rain"
youtu.be/GCHGneL5bpI?...
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
A Tribe Called Quest, "Go Ahead In The Rain"
youtu.be/GCHGneL5bpI?...
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Driving past Horseheads NY and pronouncing it like Whore-sheeds.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Driving past Horseheads NY and pronouncing it like Whore-sheeds.
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I am so excited to share this poem and join the many many other Icarus poets. Here is my speculative ekphrastic "Flooded Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" which imagines Breughel's landscape altered by climate change.
Thank you @terrainorg.bsky.social!
www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...
Thank you @terrainorg.bsky.social!
www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...
One Poem by Jared Beloff - Terrain.org
New from Jared Beloff: "Flooded Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," a gorgeous, haunting poem.
www.terrain.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I am so excited to share this poem and join the many many other Icarus poets. Here is my speculative ekphrastic "Flooded Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" which imagines Breughel's landscape altered by climate change.
Thank you @terrainorg.bsky.social!
www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...
Thank you @terrainorg.bsky.social!
www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...
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"You'll be visited by three spirits."
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
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#NewRelease #mustread #truestory
My Family First: Jo’s Story is a moving love letter to an extraordinary woman who rose from poverty in the Philippines to a life of purpose and philanthropy.
✨ mybook.to/myfamilyfi...
#Free #kindleunlimited
#Philippines #amreading #memoir
My Family First: Jo’s Story is a moving love letter to an extraordinary woman who rose from poverty in the Philippines to a life of purpose and philanthropy.
✨ mybook.to/myfamilyfi...
#Free #kindleunlimited
#Philippines #amreading #memoir
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#NewRelease #mustread #truestory
My Family First: Jo’s Story is a moving love letter to an extraordinary woman who rose from poverty in the Philippines to a life of purpose and philanthropy.
✨ mybook.to/myfamilyfi...
#Free #kindleunlimited
#Philippines #amreading #memoir
My Family First: Jo’s Story is a moving love letter to an extraordinary woman who rose from poverty in the Philippines to a life of purpose and philanthropy.
✨ mybook.to/myfamilyfi...
#Free #kindleunlimited
#Philippines #amreading #memoir
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🎧Thrilled to share the AIRWAVES series – same unforgettable characters, each book a gripping STANDALONE adventure! Dive into today's radio reimagined: free-format and free-wheeling. Grab them on Amazon: amazon.com/stores/Jim-Y...
#BookBoost #Dystopian #ThrillerBooks
#BookBoost #Dystopian #ThrillerBooks
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎧Thrilled to share the AIRWAVES series – same unforgettable characters, each book a gripping STANDALONE adventure! Dive into today's radio reimagined: free-format and free-wheeling. Grab them on Amazon: amazon.com/stores/Jim-Y...
#BookBoost #Dystopian #ThrillerBooks
#BookBoost #Dystopian #ThrillerBooks
#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/25 - The Great Unravelling
Duran Duran, "Come Undone"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epj8...
#NovemberAlchemy
11/25 - The Great Unravelling
Duran Duran, "Come Undone"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epj8...
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/25 - The Great Unravelling
Duran Duran, "Come Undone"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epj8...
#NovemberAlchemy
11/25 - The Great Unravelling
Duran Duran, "Come Undone"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epj8...
Tom Hanks branded prison weapons called Hanks' Shanks.
Tom Hanks branded cryogenic storage facility called Hanks' Tanks
Tom Hanks branded weiners called Hanks’ Franks
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Tom Hanks branded prison weapons called Hanks' Shanks.
Driving past Horseheads NY and pronouncing it like Whore-sheeds.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Driving past Horseheads NY and pronouncing it like Whore-sheeds.
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Day 25: Ahead #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Day 25: Ahead #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
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pulling at a loose thread I unravel
#haikufeels
#haikufeels
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
pulling at a loose thread I unravel
#haikufeels
#haikufeels
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Day 24: Fever #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Day 24: Fever #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
Reply to *this post* (not the top one!) with the artist, title, hashtag & YouTube link to the 1st song today's prompt word reminds you of (derivatives OK!). Scroll through the replies first—if your song's already there, like it instead of reposting.
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
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Day 23: Train
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
Vanilla Ice, "Stop That Train", sorry not sorry 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNzu...
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
Vanilla Ice, "Stop That Train", sorry not sorry 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNzu...
Vanilla Ice | Stop That Train | Official Music Video
YouTube video by Vanilla Ice
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Day 23: Train
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
Vanilla Ice, "Stop That Train", sorry not sorry 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNzu...
#LyricsPrompt
#LyricsPrompt2025
Vanilla Ice, "Stop That Train", sorry not sorry 🙃
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNzu...
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A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
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My last 3 brain cells.
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My last 3 brain cells.
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"I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
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#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/23 - Ritual Of Transformation
Soundgarden, "Birth Ritual"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6V...
#NovemberAlchemy
11/23 - Ritual Of Transformation
Soundgarden, "Birth Ritual"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6V...
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/23 - Ritual Of Transformation
Soundgarden, "Birth Ritual"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6V...
#NovemberAlchemy
11/23 - Ritual Of Transformation
Soundgarden, "Birth Ritual"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6V...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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How to Overcome Writer's Block! #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersblock #indieauthor #authorsky www.amazon.com/dp/1948872358
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
How to Overcome Writer's Block! #amwriting #writingcommunity #writersblock #indieauthor #authorsky www.amazon.com/dp/1948872358
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As an indie artist, my goal is to support other artists. I'd love to be able to pay contributors to The Haiku Shack Magazine and other projects.
Your donations will help me reach this goal. Thank you!
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November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As an indie artist, my goal is to support other artists. I'd love to be able to pay contributors to The Haiku Shack Magazine and other projects.
Your donations will help me reach this goal. Thank you!
ko-fi.com/haikushack
Your donations will help me reach this goal. Thank you!
ko-fi.com/haikushack
"I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"
Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries
Lyrically perform armed robbery
Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me
Battle-scarred Shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous
Ultra-violet shine blind forensics"