November 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
9/10
... #firewords280 #BSPP59 #OddChallenge #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #FoxProse #OurPoetryX
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
@darkxfer.bsky.social
@fromoneline.bsky.social
@madp03t.bsky.social
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
...
... #firewords280 #BSPP59 #OddChallenge #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #FoxProse #OurPoetryX
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
@darkxfer.bsky.social
@fromoneline.bsky.social
@madp03t.bsky.social
@sonnetsmith.bsky.social
@jenthorne.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
...
November 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Let’s get ready to turkey with #Firewords280! The November theme is Secret Ingredients. Feel free to use each prompt as a phrase OR separately! Please include #firewords280 to be sure I see your writing. No AI or quote posts please. Have fun and happy creating!
November 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Let’s get ready to turkey with #Firewords280! The November theme is Secret Ingredients. Feel free to use each prompt as a phrase OR separately! Please include #firewords280 to be sure I see your writing. No AI or quote posts please. Have fun and happy creating!
Unaware prey, but
No-one could have predicted
Giant spider eggs.
#firewords280 #UnawarePrey #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
No-one could have predicted
Giant spider eggs.
#firewords280 #UnawarePrey #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 31, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Unaware prey, but
No-one could have predicted
Giant spider eggs.
#firewords280 #UnawarePrey #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
No-one could have predicted
Giant spider eggs.
#firewords280 #UnawarePrey #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Scouring markets for
Everyday essentials, long
Gone toilet paper.
#firewords280 #ScouringMarkets #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Everyday essentials, long
Gone toilet paper.
#firewords280 #ScouringMarkets #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
November 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Scouring markets for
Everyday essentials, long
Gone toilet paper.
#firewords280 #ScouringMarkets #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Everyday essentials, long
Gone toilet paper.
#firewords280 #ScouringMarkets #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Grimdark atmosphere
wears down patience,
like constant criticism
eroding confidence,
until silence feels safer
than another attempt
at understanding.
#firewords280 #prompt grimdark atmosphere #PoetryCommunity #poetry
wears down patience,
like constant criticism
eroding confidence,
until silence feels safer
than another attempt
at understanding.
#firewords280 #prompt grimdark atmosphere #PoetryCommunity #poetry
"You are not lost; you are simply forgetting to remember who you are."
Rumi
Rumi
November 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Grimdark atmosphere
wears down patience,
like constant criticism
eroding confidence,
until silence feels safer
than another attempt
at understanding.
#firewords280 #prompt grimdark atmosphere #PoetryCommunity #poetry
wears down patience,
like constant criticism
eroding confidence,
until silence feels safer
than another attempt
at understanding.
#firewords280 #prompt grimdark atmosphere #PoetryCommunity #poetry
Unrelenting march
Of amaranthine nightmares,
Pro tip, shoot the limbs.
#firewords280 #AmaranthineNightmares #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Of amaranthine nightmares,
Pro tip, shoot the limbs.
#firewords280 #AmaranthineNightmares #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 31, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Unrelenting march
Of amaranthine nightmares,
Pro tip, shoot the limbs.
#firewords280 #AmaranthineNightmares #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Of amaranthine nightmares,
Pro tip, shoot the limbs.
#firewords280 #AmaranthineNightmares #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Soaked in a grimdark
Atmosphere, armour of thorns,
Sword that collects souls.
#firewords280 #GrimdarkAtmosphere #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Atmosphere, armour of thorns,
Sword that collects souls.
#firewords280 #GrimdarkAtmosphere #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 30, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Soaked in a grimdark
Atmosphere, armour of thorns,
Sword that collects souls.
#firewords280 #GrimdarkAtmosphere #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Atmosphere, armour of thorns,
Sword that collects souls.
#firewords280 #GrimdarkAtmosphere #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
News outlets kept on
Regurgitating terror,
Rather than question.
#firewords280 #RegurgitatingTerror #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Regurgitating terror,
Rather than question.
#firewords280 #RegurgitatingTerror #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 29, 2026 at 7:59 AM
News outlets kept on
Regurgitating terror,
Rather than question.
#firewords280 #RegurgitatingTerror #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Regurgitating terror,
Rather than question.
#firewords280 #RegurgitatingTerror #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
giant garuda
regurgitating terror
her gleaming talons
promising powerful pain
in a nest of broken vows
#firewords280 #tanka #poetry
regurgitating terror
her gleaming talons
promising powerful pain
in a nest of broken vows
#firewords280 #tanka #poetry
October 29, 2026 at 9:23 AM
giant garuda
regurgitating terror
her gleaming talons
promising powerful pain
in a nest of broken vows
#firewords280 #tanka #poetry
regurgitating terror
her gleaming talons
promising powerful pain
in a nest of broken vows
#firewords280 #tanka #poetry
The maid clutches
the precious satchel
full of coins
as her eyes keep
#scouring the #markets
in the vain hopes
of finding a deal
that will satisfy
her stingy masters.
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the precious satchel
full of coins
as her eyes keep
#scouring the #markets
in the vain hopes
of finding a deal
that will satisfy
her stingy masters.
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Let’s get ready to turkey with #Firewords280! The November theme is Secret Ingredients. Feel free to use each prompt as a phrase OR separately! Please include #firewords280 to be sure I see your writing. No AI or quote posts please. Have fun and happy creating!
November 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The maid clutches
the precious satchel
full of coins
as her eyes keep
#scouring the #markets
in the vain hopes
of finding a deal
that will satisfy
her stingy masters.
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the precious satchel
full of coins
as her eyes keep
#scouring the #markets
in the vain hopes
of finding a deal
that will satisfy
her stingy masters.
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
I've seen those jagged teeth
in my nightmares
the terror that paralyzes me
as I watch blood drip from them
knowing I'm next
and this is no dream
#OurPoetryX #jagged-teeth #firewords280 #nightmares #emoetry #paralyzed #poetry #writing
in my nightmares
the terror that paralyzes me
as I watch blood drip from them
knowing I'm next
and this is no dream
#OurPoetryX #jagged-teeth #firewords280 #nightmares #emoetry #paralyzed #poetry #writing
October 30, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I've seen those jagged teeth
in my nightmares
the terror that paralyzes me
as I watch blood drip from them
knowing I'm next
and this is no dream
#OurPoetryX #jagged-teeth #firewords280 #nightmares #emoetry #paralyzed #poetry #writing
in my nightmares
the terror that paralyzes me
as I watch blood drip from them
knowing I'm next
and this is no dream
#OurPoetryX #jagged-teeth #firewords280 #nightmares #emoetry #paralyzed #poetry #writing
How many times
the maid stands
in the kitchen
#privatelycooking
the lady of the house
sits at her mirror
deciding which earrings
to wear to the dinner party
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the maid stands
in the kitchen
#privatelycooking
the lady of the house
sits at her mirror
deciding which earrings
to wear to the dinner party
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
Let’s get ready to turkey with #Firewords280! The November theme is Secret Ingredients. Feel free to use each prompt as a phrase OR separately! Please include #firewords280 to be sure I see your writing. No AI or quote posts please. Have fun and happy creating!
November 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
How many times
the maid stands
in the kitchen
#privatelycooking
the lady of the house
sits at her mirror
deciding which earrings
to wear to the dinner party
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
the maid stands
in the kitchen
#privatelycooking
the lady of the house
sits at her mirror
deciding which earrings
to wear to the dinner party
#firewords280 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
4/4
...valedictorian. By now, she has almost completely faded.
-
#BlueSkyArtShow - #spooky
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro #WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 #SatSplat #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
...valedictorian. By now, she has almost completely faded.
-
#BlueSkyArtShow - #spooky
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro #WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 #SatSplat #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
October 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
4/4
...valedictorian. By now, she has almost completely faded.
-
#BlueSkyArtShow - #spooky
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro #WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 #SatSplat #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
...valedictorian. By now, she has almost completely faded.
-
#BlueSkyArtShow - #spooky
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro #WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 #SatSplat #UnchainedSymphonies #bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
4/4
...breath flattens...
-
2026-10-28:
#WritingCommunity #poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #AmpersandAfterDark #firewords280 #BSPP58
#UnchainedSymphonies #WriteMap 621
#DeCrescent_prompt #OurPoetryX #FoxProse #bionicanadian
...breath flattens...
-
2026-10-28:
#WritingCommunity #poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #MPPrompt #Emotery #AmpersandAfterDark #firewords280 #BSPP58
#UnchainedSymphonies #WriteMap 621
#DeCrescent_prompt #OurPoetryX #FoxProse #bionicanadian
October 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Wore my #zombie #costume
to the bus #station
#unaware #prey that I had the wrong day
heard a voice say, Halloween's Saturday
was #ready to #howl and be #ghoulish
no #exhilaration
#what #remains
feeling foolish
#vssdaily
#BraveWrite
#2wordprompt
#firewords280
#OurPoetryX
#WIPSnips
#vss365
#BSPP58
to the bus #station
#unaware #prey that I had the wrong day
heard a voice say, Halloween's Saturday
was #ready to #howl and be #ghoulish
no #exhilaration
#what #remains
feeling foolish
#vssdaily
#BraveWrite
#2wordprompt
#firewords280
#OurPoetryX
#WIPSnips
#vss365
#BSPP58
October 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Wore my #zombie #costume
to the bus #station
#unaware #prey that I had the wrong day
heard a voice say, Halloween's Saturday
was #ready to #howl and be #ghoulish
no #exhilaration
#what #remains
feeling foolish
#vssdaily
#BraveWrite
#2wordprompt
#firewords280
#OurPoetryX
#WIPSnips
#vss365
#BSPP58
to the bus #station
#unaware #prey that I had the wrong day
heard a voice say, Halloween's Saturday
was #ready to #howl and be #ghoulish
no #exhilaration
#what #remains
feeling foolish
#vssdaily
#BraveWrite
#2wordprompt
#firewords280
#OurPoetryX
#WIPSnips
#vss365
#BSPP58
4/4
... #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58
#UnchainedSymphonies #WriteMap 622
#bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
... #MPPrompt #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58
#UnchainedSymphonies #WriteMap 622
#bionicanadian #OurPoetryX #FoxProse
October 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
These orchestrated
Sinuosities, simple
Shedding of old skin.
#firewords280 #OrchestratedSinuosities #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Sinuosities, simple
Shedding of old skin.
#firewords280 #OrchestratedSinuosities #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
These orchestrated
Sinuosities, simple
Shedding of old skin.
#firewords280 #OrchestratedSinuosities #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Sinuosities, simple
Shedding of old skin.
#firewords280 #OrchestratedSinuosities #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Regurgitating terror
keeps expired dread alive,
forcing exhausted nerves
to defend against
a danger long departed.
#firewords280 #prompt regurgitating terror #PoetryCommunity #poetry
keeps expired dread alive,
forcing exhausted nerves
to defend against
a danger long departed.
#firewords280 #prompt regurgitating terror #PoetryCommunity #poetry
Some cry with tears; others with thoughts.
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
October 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Regurgitating terror
keeps expired dread alive,
forcing exhausted nerves
to defend against
a danger long departed.
#firewords280 #prompt regurgitating terror #PoetryCommunity #poetry
keeps expired dread alive,
forcing exhausted nerves
to defend against
a danger long departed.
#firewords280 #prompt regurgitating terror #PoetryCommunity #poetry
3/4
...madness when lightning struck. This new normal was about to get the better of her. And once it did, it would forever be haunted by the first blooming meadow saffron.
-
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 ...
...madness when lightning struck. This new normal was about to get the better of her. And once it did, it would forever be haunted by the first blooming meadow saffron.
-
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 ...
October 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
3/4
...madness when lightning struck. This new normal was about to get the better of her. And once it did, it would forever be haunted by the first blooming meadow saffron.
-
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 ...
...madness when lightning struck. This new normal was about to get the better of her. And once it did, it would forever be haunted by the first blooming meadow saffron.
-
#poetry #BraveWrite #horrorprompt #WeirdMicro
#WildWalkPrompt #thingstowriteabout #Emotery #firewords280 #BSPP58 ...
Privately cooking
Up a storm for the ages,
When Nature rages.
#firewords280 #PrivatelyCooking #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Up a storm for the ages,
When Nature rages.
#firewords280 #PrivatelyCooking #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Privately cooking
Up a storm for the ages,
When Nature rages.
#firewords280 #PrivatelyCooking #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Up a storm for the ages,
When Nature rages.
#firewords280 #PrivatelyCooking #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Humble pie served cold,
Subtle discrepancies to
A bitter filling.
#firewords280 #SubtleDiscrepancies #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Subtle discrepancies to
A bitter filling.
#firewords280 #SubtleDiscrepancies #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Humble pie served cold,
Subtle discrepancies to
A bitter filling.
#firewords280 #SubtleDiscrepancies #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Subtle discrepancies to
A bitter filling.
#firewords280 #SubtleDiscrepancies #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Coated in amber,
Involuntary stasis,
Waiting to be cloned.
#firewords280 #InvoluntaryStasis #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Involuntary stasis,
Waiting to be cloned.
#firewords280 #InvoluntaryStasis #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
October 27, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Coated in amber,
Involuntary stasis,
Waiting to be cloned.
#firewords280 #InvoluntaryStasis #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social
Involuntary stasis,
Waiting to be cloned.
#firewords280 #InvoluntaryStasis #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@artinwords.bsky.social