Retired publisher, active writer, inveterate skeptic
skeptikoi.bsky.social #vss365 Host June 1-June 15
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I told my #mother
long ago
the I would not
become like her:
My children
would not have
the burden of expectation
on their shoulders
generations change
and we must
become more flexible
she laments the future
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At night, I will crawl out of my own skin and slip into yours.
Another name for
God, in the hearts and mouths of
All children, mother.
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#vss365 #prompt for 11 June 2026 is #forbidden
#forbidden is a heavy word, but its character depends on what is forbidden and by whom. From the garden of Eden to the dictates of conscience, even who you may love. When to obey and when to rebel…that is the question. The choice is yours.
#vss365 #prompt for 7 June 2026 is #horror
From the cradle to—the grave. #Horror holds a special place in the imagination. It entertains in books and films; but it has another character altogether in the dead of our nights. Use it carefully.
#vss365 #prompt for 8 June is #mother
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” William Ross Wallace. That’s true for most of us, the fortunate. A mother’s love is a force of nature. But it is not so simple. Mother has a multitude of faces. Show us #mother.
Mother origin
The source flowing into life
Infinite breathing
Inhale and know her full truth
Exhale and know our purpose
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#vss365 #prompt for 9 June 2026 is #deadfall
An impassable tangle in the woods, a primitive trap, but why settle for the standard definition? Listen to the word, feel it. At one time, I lived in a #deadfall— but that is a story for another time…
