M. Allshouse
@wordsbymallshouse.bsky.social
Writing my way through ruins.
Published poet. Emotional architect.
Ask me what your sorrow would sound like.
Published poet. Emotional architect.
Ask me what your sorrow would sound like.
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The Stigmata of a Poet
Stigmata of a poet—
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Stigmata of a poet.
A crucifix of emotion.
Bled into verse.
This one hurts. It was meant to.
“Stigmata of a Poet” is now live on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/wordsbym...
#bskypoet #poetry
© M. Allshouse | Do not reproduce.
A crucifix of emotion.
Bled into verse.
This one hurts. It was meant to.
“Stigmata of a Poet” is now live on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/wordsbym...
#bskypoet #poetry
© M. Allshouse | Do not reproduce.
January always feels like a waiting room—everyone holding their breath, waiting for their time to start.
#JanuaryMood #LiminalSeason #GothicWinter #PoetryOfTheDay
#JanuaryMood #LiminalSeason #GothicWinter #PoetryOfTheDay
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
January always feels like a waiting room—everyone holding their breath, waiting for their time to start.
#JanuaryMood #LiminalSeason #GothicWinter #PoetryOfTheDay
#JanuaryMood #LiminalSeason #GothicWinter #PoetryOfTheDay
Most of my writing happens in the in-betweens:
between work and home,
between exhaustion and one more line,
between “I can’t do this” and “just finish the stanza.”
This book was carved out of scraps of time.
#AuthorLife #WorkingWriter #AmWriting #PoetryCommunity
between work and home,
between exhaustion and one more line,
between “I can’t do this” and “just finish the stanza.”
This book was carved out of scraps of time.
#AuthorLife #WorkingWriter #AmWriting #PoetryCommunity
January 28, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Most of my writing happens in the in-betweens:
between work and home,
between exhaustion and one more line,
between “I can’t do this” and “just finish the stanza.”
This book was carved out of scraps of time.
#AuthorLife #WorkingWriter #AmWriting #PoetryCommunity
between work and home,
between exhaustion and one more line,
between “I can’t do this” and “just finish the stanza.”
This book was carved out of scraps of time.
#AuthorLife #WorkingWriter #AmWriting #PoetryCommunity
I don’t make resolutions. I make promises to the parts of me I keep neglecting.
#authorlife
#authorlife
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I don’t make resolutions. I make promises to the parts of me I keep neglecting.
#authorlife
#authorlife
I’m not hard to love. I’m just haunted. There’s a difference.
#SoftGothic #PoetryThreads #MentalHealthPoetry #IndiePoet
#SoftGothic #PoetryThreads #MentalHealthPoetry #IndiePoet
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I’m not hard to love. I’m just haunted. There’s a difference.
#SoftGothic #PoetryThreads #MentalHealthPoetry #IndiePoet
#SoftGothic #PoetryThreads #MentalHealthPoetry #IndiePoet
🍯🔥 HONEY & LIES is here.
A political romance wrapped in espionage, and dangerous attraction—where every touch is strategy, and every kiss could be a betrayal.
📌 New chapters dropping Mondays + Fridays. Link in bio.
#HoneyAndLies #PoliticalThriller #SpicyRomance #ReamReads
A political romance wrapped in espionage, and dangerous attraction—where every touch is strategy, and every kiss could be a betrayal.
📌 New chapters dropping Mondays + Fridays. Link in bio.
#HoneyAndLies #PoliticalThriller #SpicyRomance #ReamReads
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🍯🔥 HONEY & LIES is here.
A political romance wrapped in espionage, and dangerous attraction—where every touch is strategy, and every kiss could be a betrayal.
📌 New chapters dropping Mondays + Fridays. Link in bio.
#HoneyAndLies #PoliticalThriller #SpicyRomance #ReamReads
A political romance wrapped in espionage, and dangerous attraction—where every touch is strategy, and every kiss could be a betrayal.
📌 New chapters dropping Mondays + Fridays. Link in bio.
#HoneyAndLies #PoliticalThriller #SpicyRomance #ReamReads
Grief on the page isn’t about “being sad.” It’s:
• The buttoned collar that suddenly feels too tight
• The coffee cup left on the counter for someone who isn’t coming
• The joke you almost text, then delete
That’s where the heartbreak lives.
#WritingCraft #WriteGrief #PoetryOfLoss
• The buttoned collar that suddenly feels too tight
• The coffee cup left on the counter for someone who isn’t coming
• The joke you almost text, then delete
That’s where the heartbreak lives.
#WritingCraft #WriteGrief #PoetryOfLoss
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Grief on the page isn’t about “being sad.” It’s:
• The buttoned collar that suddenly feels too tight
• The coffee cup left on the counter for someone who isn’t coming
• The joke you almost text, then delete
That’s where the heartbreak lives.
#WritingCraft #WriteGrief #PoetryOfLoss
• The buttoned collar that suddenly feels too tight
• The coffee cup left on the counter for someone who isn’t coming
• The joke you almost text, then delete
That’s where the heartbreak lives.
#WritingCraft #WriteGrief #PoetryOfLoss
Big update 🖤
Alongside traditional publishing, I’m officially stepping into serialized fiction.
A World Enough to Ruin Us is now available.
Come support the journey here:
reamstories.com/wordsbymalls...
#BookLoverVibes #DarkRomance #StoryTeaser #DarkFiction #FictionWriters
Alongside traditional publishing, I’m officially stepping into serialized fiction.
A World Enough to Ruin Us is now available.
Come support the journey here:
reamstories.com/wordsbymalls...
#BookLoverVibes #DarkRomance #StoryTeaser #DarkFiction #FictionWriters
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Big update 🖤
Alongside traditional publishing, I’m officially stepping into serialized fiction.
A World Enough to Ruin Us is now available.
Come support the journey here:
reamstories.com/wordsbymalls...
#BookLoverVibes #DarkRomance #StoryTeaser #DarkFiction #FictionWriters
Alongside traditional publishing, I’m officially stepping into serialized fiction.
A World Enough to Ruin Us is now available.
Come support the journey here:
reamstories.com/wordsbymalls...
#BookLoverVibes #DarkRomance #StoryTeaser #DarkFiction #FictionWriters
Lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea that our first drafts are little time capsules — versions of ourselves we’ll never meet again.
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Lately I’ve been obsessed with the idea that our first drafts are little time capsules — versions of ourselves we’ll never meet again.
My favorite thing about winter? The way the world goes quiet enough that my thoughts finally sound like they belong somewhere.
#WinterThoughts #GothicVibes #PoetryCommunity #Melancholy
#WinterThoughts #GothicVibes #PoetryCommunity #Melancholy
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
My favorite thing about winter? The way the world goes quiet enough that my thoughts finally sound like they belong somewhere.
#WinterThoughts #GothicVibes #PoetryCommunity #Melancholy
#WinterThoughts #GothicVibes #PoetryCommunity #Melancholy
Not every writing victory is a book deal. Sometimes it’s:
• Showing up to the page when you’re exhausted
• Editing one stubborn stanza
• Sending the email you were scared to send
Tiny wins still move the story forward.
#AuthorLife #AmWriting #SmallWins #WritingCommunity
• Showing up to the page when you’re exhausted
• Editing one stubborn stanza
• Sending the email you were scared to send
Tiny wins still move the story forward.
#AuthorLife #AmWriting #SmallWins #WritingCommunity
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Not every writing victory is a book deal. Sometimes it’s:
• Showing up to the page when you’re exhausted
• Editing one stubborn stanza
• Sending the email you were scared to send
Tiny wins still move the story forward.
#AuthorLife #AmWriting #SmallWins #WritingCommunity
• Showing up to the page when you’re exhausted
• Editing one stubborn stanza
• Sending the email you were scared to send
Tiny wins still move the story forward.
#AuthorLife #AmWriting #SmallWins #WritingCommunity
There are days I don’t break out loud. I just… lose a few more pieces in silence.
#PoetryThreads #SadPoems #EmotionalArchitecture #IndieAuthor
#PoetryThreads #SadPoems #EmotionalArchitecture #IndieAuthor
January 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM
There are days I don’t break out loud. I just… lose a few more pieces in silence.
#PoetryThreads #SadPoems #EmotionalArchitecture #IndieAuthor
#PoetryThreads #SadPoems #EmotionalArchitecture #IndieAuthor
Sometimes the metaphor isn’t decoration. It’s camouflage. I don’t say “I’m breaking,” I say “the glass is spider-webbed.” It hurts less until someone looks closely.
#WritingCraft #PoetryCommunity #MetaphorAsMirror #AmWriting
#WritingCraft #PoetryCommunity #MetaphorAsMirror #AmWriting
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Sometimes the metaphor isn’t decoration. It’s camouflage. I don’t say “I’m breaking,” I say “the glass is spider-webbed.” It hurts less until someone looks closely.
#WritingCraft #PoetryCommunity #MetaphorAsMirror #AmWriting
#WritingCraft #PoetryCommunity #MetaphorAsMirror #AmWriting
There’s a version of you who never gave up.
Honor them. They’re the reason you’re here.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
Honor them. They’re the reason you’re here.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
There’s a version of you who never gave up.
Honor them. They’re the reason you’re here.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
Honor them. They’re the reason you’re here.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
Some people leave quietly…
and that’s somehow the loudest kind of goodbye.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
and that’s somehow the loudest kind of goodbye.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some people leave quietly…
and that’s somehow the loudest kind of goodbye.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
and that’s somehow the loudest kind of goodbye.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Merry Christmas from our little corner of the world 🤍
Grateful for cozy moments, shared laughter, and the people who make every season brighter.
Wishing you peace, warmth, and a little magic today.
#MerryChristmas #ChristmasDay #FamilyChristmas #HolidayMoments #SeasonOfGratitude #ChristmasJoy
Grateful for cozy moments, shared laughter, and the people who make every season brighter.
Wishing you peace, warmth, and a little magic today.
#MerryChristmas #ChristmasDay #FamilyChristmas #HolidayMoments #SeasonOfGratitude #ChristmasJoy
December 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Merry Christmas from our little corner of the world 🤍
Grateful for cozy moments, shared laughter, and the people who make every season brighter.
Wishing you peace, warmth, and a little magic today.
#MerryChristmas #ChristmasDay #FamilyChristmas #HolidayMoments #SeasonOfGratitude #ChristmasJoy
Grateful for cozy moments, shared laughter, and the people who make every season brighter.
Wishing you peace, warmth, and a little magic today.
#MerryChristmas #ChristmasDay #FamilyChristmas #HolidayMoments #SeasonOfGratitude #ChristmasJoy
Healing isn’t loud.
It’s the moment you finally let yourself rest without guilt.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
It’s the moment you finally let yourself rest without guilt.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Healing isn’t loud.
It’s the moment you finally let yourself rest without guilt.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
It’s the moment you finally let yourself rest without guilt.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
If December taught me anything,
it’s that you can be exhausted, grieving, hopeful,
and still moving forward all at once.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
it’s that you can be exhausted, grieving, hopeful,
and still moving forward all at once.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If December taught me anything,
it’s that you can be exhausted, grieving, hopeful,
and still moving forward all at once.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
it’s that you can be exhausted, grieving, hopeful,
and still moving forward all at once.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
Soft darkness is still darkness — but at least it doesn’t pretend to be light.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Soft darkness is still darkness — but at least it doesn’t pretend to be light.
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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