TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
Poet, querying novelist and one time songwriter who has spent the last 25 years honing his storytelling skills out on a rock in the water.
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2026 unless I say other
We are only each other, but no DMs all the same
Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2026 unless I say other
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TMilton
@rumpledwriter.bsky.social
· May 6
Mango joins me in adoration of this new anthology. I'm simply gobsmacked to be included in such a sea of talent.
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
#WritingCommunity #haiku #Haiku #linkincomments
Now that's a library...
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Now that's a library...
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
as memories #pale
Colorful stories
threadbare
Off color jokes
drug out
Anecdotes
recited as incantations
To shore up the world.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Colorful stories
threadbare
Off color jokes
drug out
Anecdotes
recited as incantations
To shore up the world.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
as memories #pale
Colorful stories
threadbare
Off color jokes
drug out
Anecdotes
recited as incantations
To shore up the world.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Colorful stories
threadbare
Off color jokes
drug out
Anecdotes
recited as incantations
To shore up the world.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Croissants and coffee
Squalls batter bedroom windows
Weekend luxury
#Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku
Squalls batter bedroom windows
Weekend luxury
#Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Croissants and coffee
Squalls batter bedroom windows
Weekend luxury
#Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku
Squalls batter bedroom windows
Weekend luxury
#Haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #SaturdayHaiku
Swapped my #blood out
For hydraulics
Switched my skin
For shiny tin
Got this brain of mine
Upgraded
But forgot my password
And cant get in.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
For hydraulics
Switched my skin
For shiny tin
Got this brain of mine
Upgraded
But forgot my password
And cant get in.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Swapped my #blood out
For hydraulics
Switched my skin
For shiny tin
Got this brain of mine
Upgraded
But forgot my password
And cant get in.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
For hydraulics
Switched my skin
For shiny tin
Got this brain of mine
Upgraded
But forgot my password
And cant get in.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Old #wounds got me
Tightly wound
Bound by my history
I see these scars
And I get scared
Of new pains yet to be
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Tightly wound
Bound by my history
I see these scars
And I get scared
Of new pains yet to be
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Old #wounds got me
Tightly wound
Bound by my history
I see these scars
And I get scared
Of new pains yet to be
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Tightly wound
Bound by my history
I see these scars
And I get scared
Of new pains yet to be
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
That time I saw God strolling by
And asked him
If you please
Why disease
catastrophes
all the troubles overseas
societal malignancies
And these new aches in my knees
Surprisingly
God answered me
Though maybe not your God
With empathy,
You were made to love and cry
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And asked him
If you please
Why disease
catastrophes
all the troubles overseas
societal malignancies
And these new aches in my knees
Surprisingly
God answered me
Though maybe not your God
With empathy,
You were made to love and cry
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
That time I saw God strolling by
And asked him
If you please
Why disease
catastrophes
all the troubles overseas
societal malignancies
And these new aches in my knees
Surprisingly
God answered me
Though maybe not your God
With empathy,
You were made to love and cry
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
And asked him
If you please
Why disease
catastrophes
all the troubles overseas
societal malignancies
And these new aches in my knees
Surprisingly
God answered me
Though maybe not your God
With empathy,
You were made to love and cry
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
It's drabble time
Come heed the call
100 words for all y'all!
Come heed the call
100 words for all y'all!
My short story 'On The Other Hand' is now live at @100footcrow.bsky.social!
You can read my little sequel to 'The Monkey's Paw' over here:
100footcrow.com/on-the-other...
You can read my little sequel to 'The Monkey's Paw' over here:
100footcrow.com/on-the-other...
On the Other Hand - 100-Foot Crow
By: William Shaw. That thing? It’s a monkey’s paw. Yes, just like in that story. Except that paw was a left-hander, whereas this is a right-hander. It makes all the difference in the world, sir. Go on...
100footcrow.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
It's drabble time
Come heed the call
100 words for all y'all!
Come heed the call
100 words for all y'all!
Campfire dwindles to #lambent embers
Shadow traced faces talk into the night
A yearly trip to help us remember
Our place in the world beneath nature's might.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Shadow traced faces talk into the night
A yearly trip to help us remember
Our place in the world beneath nature's might.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Campfire dwindles to #lambent embers
Shadow traced faces talk into the night
A yearly trip to help us remember
Our place in the world beneath nature's might.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Shadow traced faces talk into the night
A yearly trip to help us remember
Our place in the world beneath nature's might.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
The #ghosts round here are quiet
No creaks behind the stairs
No rattle of the windows
To let you know they're there
No ice cold drafts
No echoed laughs
No floating sheets in view
I guess like me
The ghosts are scared
Just watching all the news
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
No creaks behind the stairs
No rattle of the windows
To let you know they're there
No ice cold drafts
No echoed laughs
No floating sheets in view
I guess like me
The ghosts are scared
Just watching all the news
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The #ghosts round here are quiet
No creaks behind the stairs
No rattle of the windows
To let you know they're there
No ice cold drafts
No echoed laughs
No floating sheets in view
I guess like me
The ghosts are scared
Just watching all the news
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
No creaks behind the stairs
No rattle of the windows
To let you know they're there
No ice cold drafts
No echoed laughs
No floating sheets in view
I guess like me
The ghosts are scared
Just watching all the news
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Virgin Gorda....stemming from an argument while they lived in the Caribbean
Virgin Gorda....stemming from an argument while they lived in the Caribbean
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Noelle… because I was born in December.
If I had been a boy tho, Bartholomew Eugene. I’m so glad I’m a girl 😂
Noelle… because I was born in December.
If I had been a boy tho, Bartholomew Eugene. I’m so glad I’m a girl 😂
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Same I was Kelly Jean before I was born, like first girl period was going to be Kelly Jean. Luckily I like my first name and my middle name 🥰
Same I was Kelly Jean before I was born, like first girl period was going to be Kelly Jean. Luckily I like my first name and my middle name 🥰
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Virgin Gorda....stemming from an argument while they lived in the Caribbean
Virgin Gorda....stemming from an argument while they lived in the Caribbean
I
"Pain? #Pain?" the grizzled drill Sargent scoffed. "That's just weakness leaving the body. Now get over that wall, maggot".
II
Kidney stones and toes ingrown
Heartburn and back strain
Don't mind the journey, getting older
But could do without the #pain
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
"Pain? #Pain?" the grizzled drill Sargent scoffed. "That's just weakness leaving the body. Now get over that wall, maggot".
II
Kidney stones and toes ingrown
Heartburn and back strain
Don't mind the journey, getting older
But could do without the #pain
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I
"Pain? #Pain?" the grizzled drill Sargent scoffed. "That's just weakness leaving the body. Now get over that wall, maggot".
II
Kidney stones and toes ingrown
Heartburn and back strain
Don't mind the journey, getting older
But could do without the #pain
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
"Pain? #Pain?" the grizzled drill Sargent scoffed. "That's just weakness leaving the body. Now get over that wall, maggot".
II
Kidney stones and toes ingrown
Heartburn and back strain
Don't mind the journey, getting older
But could do without the #pain
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
I
He chose to believe the #soul was something one built from scratch, a single action at a time, not a thing found or inherited whole.
II
Somewhere between the rhythm and the rests, the old song hid its #soul
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
He chose to believe the #soul was something one built from scratch, a single action at a time, not a thing found or inherited whole.
II
Somewhere between the rhythm and the rests, the old song hid its #soul
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I
He chose to believe the #soul was something one built from scratch, a single action at a time, not a thing found or inherited whole.
II
Somewhere between the rhythm and the rests, the old song hid its #soul
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
He chose to believe the #soul was something one built from scratch, a single action at a time, not a thing found or inherited whole.
II
Somewhere between the rhythm and the rests, the old song hid its #soul
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Oh Ground Hog
I beseech you
As I do every year
Tomorrow is your day of days
Do prognosticate good cheer
Do ignore your pesky #shadow
Do try ans overcome your fear
Do not speak of six more weeks
We need some Springtime here
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
I beseech you
As I do every year
Tomorrow is your day of days
Do prognosticate good cheer
Do ignore your pesky #shadow
Do try ans overcome your fear
Do not speak of six more weeks
We need some Springtime here
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Oh Ground Hog
I beseech you
As I do every year
Tomorrow is your day of days
Do prognosticate good cheer
Do ignore your pesky #shadow
Do try ans overcome your fear
Do not speak of six more weeks
We need some Springtime here
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
I beseech you
As I do every year
Tomorrow is your day of days
Do prognosticate good cheer
Do ignore your pesky #shadow
Do try ans overcome your fear
Do not speak of six more weeks
We need some Springtime here
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Head static
in my attic
Set my drive to automatic
New transmission
go fanatic
Passmesomeofthatwhileyou'reat it
#WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
in my attic
Set my drive to automatic
New transmission
go fanatic
Passmesomeofthatwhileyou'reat it
#WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
January 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Head static
in my attic
Set my drive to automatic
New transmission
go fanatic
Passmesomeofthatwhileyou'reat it
#WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
in my attic
Set my drive to automatic
New transmission
go fanatic
Passmesomeofthatwhileyou'reat it
#WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
The sooth will not #soothe
Moments becoming movements
People in the streets
##vss365 #take2 #HaikuSaturday #haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Moments becoming movements
People in the streets
##vss365 #take2 #HaikuSaturday #haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
January 31, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The sooth will not #soothe
Moments becoming movements
People in the streets
##vss365 #take2 #HaikuSaturday #haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Moments becoming movements
People in the streets
##vss365 #take2 #HaikuSaturday #haiku #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Riding on rollbars
Smooth Palouse hills #soothe
Surround like an ocean of waves
Wind rippled
But frozen in their tracks
Hawk on the power pole unconcerned
But hungry
The freedom of youth.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Smooth Palouse hills #soothe
Surround like an ocean of waves
Wind rippled
But frozen in their tracks
Hawk on the power pole unconcerned
But hungry
The freedom of youth.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Riding on rollbars
Smooth Palouse hills #soothe
Surround like an ocean of waves
Wind rippled
But frozen in their tracks
Hawk on the power pole unconcerned
But hungry
The freedom of youth.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Smooth Palouse hills #soothe
Surround like an ocean of waves
Wind rippled
But frozen in their tracks
Hawk on the power pole unconcerned
But hungry
The freedom of youth.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Next silly game
Here are five concerts, but Ive only seen four. Which one is a lie?
The Grateful Dead
Fugazi
Ice-T
Yo Yo Ma
They Might Be Giants
Here are five concerts, but Ive only seen four. Which one is a lie?
The Grateful Dead
Fugazi
Ice-T
Yo Yo Ma
They Might Be Giants
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Next silly game
Here are five concerts, but Ive only seen four. Which one is a lie?
The Grateful Dead
Fugazi
Ice-T
Yo Yo Ma
They Might Be Giants
Here are five concerts, but Ive only seen four. Which one is a lie?
The Grateful Dead
Fugazi
Ice-T
Yo Yo Ma
They Might Be Giants
Hunting nerve damage
Subtle #thrum and needle prick
Doctors start my day.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Subtle #thrum and needle prick
Doctors start my day.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Hunting nerve damage
Subtle #thrum and needle prick
Doctors start my day.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Subtle #thrum and needle prick
Doctors start my day.
#vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Zsa Zsa laughs from heaven
Seated now in good company
And the world spins in love and crisis
And the riots continue
And the gods enjoy their food
And a new footnote will be added
And that's the end of Dan.
Too soon too young
But who isnt
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Seated now in good company
And the world spins in love and crisis
And the riots continue
And the gods enjoy their food
And a new footnote will be added
And that's the end of Dan.
Too soon too young
But who isnt
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Zsa Zsa laughs from heaven
Seated now in good company
And the world spins in love and crisis
And the riots continue
And the gods enjoy their food
And a new footnote will be added
And that's the end of Dan.
Too soon too young
But who isnt
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Seated now in good company
And the world spins in love and crisis
And the riots continue
And the gods enjoy their food
And a new footnote will be added
And that's the end of Dan.
Too soon too young
But who isnt
#writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry
Five jobs I've had
Paper route
Psychology research assistant
Montessori guide
Freightroom manager
Legal coder/deposition digester
Paper route
Psychology research assistant
Montessori guide
Freightroom manager
Legal coder/deposition digester
Five jobs I’ve had:
✨ babysitter
✨ pet/house sitter
✨ line cook
✨ writer
✨ small business owner
✨ babysitter
✨ pet/house sitter
✨ line cook
✨ writer
✨ small business owner
Five jobs I’ve had:
- English Language Arts Teacher
- History/Politics/Government Assistant Lecturer
- Art Gallery Tour Guide
- Transcriber
- Retail/Customer Service
- English Language Arts Teacher
- History/Politics/Government Assistant Lecturer
- Art Gallery Tour Guide
- Transcriber
- Retail/Customer Service
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Five jobs I've had
Paper route
Psychology research assistant
Montessori guide
Freightroom manager
Legal coder/deposition digester
Paper route
Psychology research assistant
Montessori guide
Freightroom manager
Legal coder/deposition digester
I
Ob-vioisly,
fu-ture
sc-holars
ate up the lies of the '20s.
II
Why I
Broke up with Cate...
O fu cate
B. S.
III
#obfuscate
A little white lie
Only grows
#vss365 #WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
Ob-vioisly,
fu-ture
sc-holars
ate up the lies of the '20s.
II
Why I
Broke up with Cate...
O fu cate
B. S.
III
#obfuscate
A little white lie
Only grows
#vss365 #WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I
Ob-vioisly,
fu-ture
sc-holars
ate up the lies of the '20s.
II
Why I
Broke up with Cate...
O fu cate
B. S.
III
#obfuscate
A little white lie
Only grows
#vss365 #WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
Ob-vioisly,
fu-ture
sc-holars
ate up the lies of the '20s.
II
Why I
Broke up with Cate...
O fu cate
B. S.
III
#obfuscate
A little white lie
Only grows
#vss365 #WritingCommmunity #halfbadpoetry
Wednesdays here
Okay okay
With a drabble to end your day.
Okay okay
With a drabble to end your day.
NEW STORY! "Ghost Data" by Caroline Layne. 100footcrow.com/ghost-data/
Ghost Data - 100-Foot Crow
by Caroline Layne. I told the Therapist Bot I'm being haunted by my dead wife. He didn't believe me. "There's just no evidence," he said. Alice has been gone for months but I still feel her. Last week...
100footcrow.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Wednesdays here
Okay okay
With a drabble to end your day.
Okay okay
With a drabble to end your day.
Ignoring the roar of the crowd
Mom sees the #quiver of his lip
As the ball at the buzzer falls short
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Mom sees the #quiver of his lip
As the ball at the buzzer falls short
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Ignoring the roar of the crowd
Mom sees the #quiver of his lip
As the ball at the buzzer falls short
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry
Mom sees the #quiver of his lip
As the ball at the buzzer falls short
#vss365 #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry