River Ripa @riverripa.bsky.social Poet of the mystic forests๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ Inspired by the birds, enchanted by the cosmos, invoked by compassion, emptied by awareness.
Words and photos my ownยฉ unless otherwise noted.
โOf the Earth: planetary poetryโ at https://a.co/d/0xS2KrT
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Showcasing Northern Portugal's authentic beauty
๐ธ Travel โข Culture โข Heritage โข Photography
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Beth Surdut @bethsurdut.bsky.social Professional #wildlife artist, writer, environmental educator, creator of the multi-platform Art of Paying Attention #nature series heard and seen on #NPR, and Listening to Raven--drawings and true stories, winner Tucson Festival of Books nonfiction award.
Lena - Poet and Questioner @lena1370.bsky.social Poet, Questioner and Walker in darkness
ฦred ฦorge ๐ฆ @fred-forge.bsky.social Also known as Fred Leforgeur-Baudelaire, i'm the great-great-nephew of Charles Baudelaire. Author of two collector's books, i have several works in progress.
kt ๐๐ญ @ktsimpson.bsky.social Aimless wanderer by day. SFF writer by night. Neurodivergent extraordinare 24/7.
Occasional illustrator and benevolent #TTRPG DM.
32 ๐ queer ๐ she/her
https://www.ktsimpson.com/
Calista Larsen @calistalarsenpoet.bsky.social Hi world, I'm an artist as well as a poet. Currently working on writing and illustrating a poetry book for fun, will be published whenever it's finished.
Art account is @calistasart
i cannot read the fiery letters @aethelshane.bsky.social Listening to the Universe
Writer
Author of 'The Zemis: The Poetic Retelling Of An Old Folktale'
Host of 'Well, That's Interesting Podcast' - Available on Spotify and YT
https://linktr.ee/AethelStudios
Haiku | Flash Fiction | Anime | LOTRO | Movies
205TF @205tf.bsky.social TF, two letters that stand for Type Foundry and Typographie Franรงaise (French Typography).
https://www.205.tf/
Little Book of . . . (mwhaha) @littlebookofgd.bsky.social I am the first Little Book.
Pryde Foltz @prydefoltz.bsky.social Poetry, Enlightenment, Earth-born, Earth-toned. All well-meaning beings are welcome. Let's form a poetry posse. Love and peace are the goal.
Look for me on Hive & Substack
Only respond 2 DMS's if I've known & interacted with U 4 a while
SpokaneHappens @spokanehappens.bsky.social Sharing the local happenings in the art/music/theater/literature/film/ect world and keeping you informed on what is happening in Spokane.
sfrosebud @sfrosebud.bsky.social 
@jsteggert.bsky.social @jsteggert.bsky.social Reader/writer. Love all animals, being in nature. Above all else be kind. Democrat. ADHD. Ace. 50PreciousWords HM '24,'25. #LBGTQIA #BLM #haiku
Haiku @whitehaiku.bsky.social Haiku ไฟณๅฅ and other tales of our floating world ๆตฎไธ.
#haiku #poetry #ukiyo #Japan #Asia #photography #art #breathing
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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social Artist, writer, crow friend, hugger of trees, saver of spiders. Encouraging dreamers and believing in fairies. https://bio.site/thehermitofeverything Also hosts @thingstowriteabout.bsky.social
Rosantha Tindall @rosanthatindall.bsky.social Rosa (she/her, they/them). Queer, autistic, water-boiling device that writes fantasy crime with distant publishing dreams.
Layla 7075 @layla777.bsky.social โThere is less in this than meets the eyeโ- Talullah Bankhead
Native, DAR( daughter of American Revolution 1776). Ponderer of life and lover of words and music.
Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social i write poetry & short stories. all photography mine unless otherwise credited.
no religious or political anythings.
creator & host of #AmpersandAfterDark.
Sheila E. Young @sheilaeyoung1.bsky.social Writer. Working on the sequel to my debut novel in slow motion. ๐จ๐ฆ
Please. No DMโs unless weโre already friends.
https://linktr.ee/sheilaeyoung
Sheila Burpee Duncan @sheilabduncan.bsky.social Second Rounder @austinfilmfest. Penguin Random House Canada Student Award for Fiction. Stories in @blankspacesmag @AgnesandTrue. Words & photos all my fault.ยฉ ๐จ๐ฆ
Christina Daub @christinadaub.bsky.social Poet
Co-editor of the forthcoming poetry anthology, Turning Poetry into Food: A Collection
of Poetry X Hunger poems
Co-founded The Plum Review
Taught poetry at George Washington U.
Translates poetry from Spanish & German
SoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.social โข Academia โข Chocolate Aficionado โข Dancer โข Humanist โข Tea Lover โข
๐๏ธ Observing the social equations of Life ๐๏ธ
QueeDave @queedave.bsky.social Harpooner leveraging a legacy as the son of a South Sea chieftain. Optimizes synergies with Ishmael. Pursues the great white whale with KPI-driven determination. Aligns with 'savage' benchmarks. Consumer of free range organic cannibals.
Gabe Valentine ~ hiatus ~๐ฌ๐๐๏ธ๐ง๐ณ @poetguygabe.bsky.social Embrace life's beautiful challenges. Know when to hold on and when to let go.
My posts: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3p3lavk3p47dauzx5lioteun/feed/aaael34z6nm2q
Founder of
#7syllablesentence. Write a 7 syllable sentence using the daily prompt word.
Mo Hayes ๐๐๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ป @mohayeswriter.bsky.social I write stories for people who like a dash of humor with their suspense & intrigue.
Sorry, I donโt respond to DMs
Web: www.mohayeswriter.net
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amquerying #vss365 #writing
Carl Setzer @carlsetzer.bsky.social A Seattleite born in Rhode Island with a fondness for technology and haiku.
as the seasons change
I watch the clouds passing by
while sipping my tea
www.carlsetzer.com
Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social I share beautiful words from beautiful books. Mostly poetry. Some prose. Always attributed, always pro-author, and generative AI is theft.
(All photos original. All rights reserved by original authors.)
Get books here: https://bookshop.org/shop/litbowl
Lyn @runeverdeep.bsky.social She/they
Trans rights ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Poetry, hope, and encouragement
#lgbtq+ #hope #poetry #transandnonbinarypoetry
Noor Mahal @rubbishpoet.bsky.social Would be poet and writer. Lacking talent to be either.
Bill Crawford @bill-crawford.bsky.social Lifelong liberal. Artist, musician, writer, game designer, educator, and proud dog, lizard, spider, grasshopper, fish, and cat papa.
Nikon D90, D5600, Agfa Isolette, Pentax K1000, iPhone 14pro w/Apexel lenses.
Proud Partner of: @christacraw.bsky.social
Yong-Ju Valรฉrie Barthรฉlรฉmy @yongjudancinglight.bsky.social Psychic artist mudang, painter, dancer
Poems and haiku
DM to purchase, commissions, readings, bujeok talisman and ceremonies
https://yong-ju-art.sumupstore.com/
jmadmart @jmadmart.bsky.social poet, kind, unforgettable 
Vella Wolf @vellawolf.bsky.social Fantasy and Poetry author. Writer, tea drinker and connoisseur of chonky animals.
Gunther Hammel @stoicpoetry.bsky.social A Stoic prokopton learning how to live, processing lessons through writing haikus.
๐ poetry: www.ghammel.com/way
โ๏ธ guntherhammel.substack.com
๐ https://linktr.ee/notasage
Amy Borgman @amyborgman.bsky.social moon viewingโ
after coming home
nothing to say
โChiyo-ni
All photos Iโve taken with my iPhone unless Iโm reposting othersโ lovely work.
Sufi Spirituality @naqshbandismc.bsky.social Unofficial account for www.nurmuhammad.com
Spiritual teachings by Sheikh Nurjan Mirahmadi of Sufi Meditation Center of North America
See also Muhammadan Way YouTube channel; Muhammadan Way phone app.
Email helpme@nurmuhammad.com to interact
@muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social 
Dr. Physics @drphysics555.bsky.social A physicist and roboticist with the heart of a writer/poet. For my writing see http://nevershortonwords.wordpress.com and http://drivebyhaiku.wordpress.com.
For my current haiku story:
https://drivebyhaiku.wordpress.com/shooting-point-blank/
Alexander @fiddlas.bsky.social I try to find and create my form of poetry, whether itโs in the form of a painting, words, or music.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VtDRmW7DwdDfdbBZbpY0a?si=UPYYzBM7QIeSgkTYERYx6w
Midnight Blue @thebiddler.bsky.social Writer, Poet
Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, publishing, and community in lettering, typography, and graphic design. We post items from our collection of over 100,000 objects. Visit, take a class, buy a book: https://letterformarchive.org
Wyrdeone @wyrdeone.bsky.social Co-Producer of three critically-acclaimed humans. Unemployed IT guy or starving artist, as you like.
Was dying, now I'm on some sort of supervised work release.
Megan Elisabeth Hoffman @megehoffman.bsky.social ๐ซถ๐ฝ Professionally Human.
author. poet
words for our collective experience ๐๏ธ
๐ Find my debut poetry collection anywhere books are read.
Also here: linktr.ee/megehoffman
My Instagram, follow for more content :)
https://www.instagram.com/megehoffman/
C.S. Voll @stephlepht.bsky.social An author, historian, and gamer. Also likes to ponder the meaning of everything.
Medium: https://medium.com/@csvoll
Superjump: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/author/csvoll/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CSVollWriting
Dan/Danj/Daniel @danj72.bsky.social Maker of Lanolin, beer, pictures
Reader
Writer
Runner
Mainly #vss365 #photography #poem #moon
Pictures and writing my own unless credited
RONKIBBLE @ronkibble.bsky.social ART
Vincent Hefter @vincenthefter.bsky.social A haiku's brief is
to evoke wonder in three
lines. A haiku's brief. ยฉ Vincent Hefter 2010
thelandofcheesefondue.blogspot.com theANThologyofverse.blogspot.com thevicarsknickers.blogspot.com
Shan L. Scott @shanlscott.bsky.social Writer of Stories, Mother of Cats, Author, Aussie, Night Owl.
๐ฉท Practice kindness above all else ๐ฉท
Child of the Earth ๐
www.shanlscott.com
๐ซ no DMs
Jordana Greene - Writer (Pen name) @jordanagreene.bsky.social Tree-hugging, happily wed #cat lover #dystopian #poetry #romance #scifi #fantasy #climatechange #BLM #writingcommunity
POETRY book coming. 1st Indie dystopian novel available on KU. Trad pub under 2 other names.
NO CHAT MSGS
Mara Lynn Johnstone @marlynnofmany.bsky.social Author of science fiction and fantasy. Exploring the multiverse, with pens, pencils and enthusiasm! She/her. Further shenanigans all over the internet and at MaraLynnJohnstone.com
Aga Lokaj Art @agalokaj.bsky.social Abstract painter. Light, shadow self and reflections. UX. Tennis player, snowboarder, owned by a cat. ADHD and I express myself with paintings. London, UK. Commissions. Create your life.
https://ljagz-studio.com/
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
Truong HoangChi. Author @hoangchiauthor.bsky.social Writer
Author
Storyteller
Over 60 Advocate
Vietnamese American Culture Ambassador
Crunch Tator @doomaflatchie.bsky.social โ๏ธ Recovering lawyer
๐ Typewriter & bourbon aficionado ๐ฅ
โ Accomplice
๐ Delicious yet discontinued fried potato snack
โ๏ธ Coffee-addicted Trekkie ๐
๐ Read banned books
๐๏ธ Kill your darlings
๐ค Stay skeptical
โ๏ธ๐๐๐โ๏ธ
#IDIC #LLAP #BLM #FAFO
Res ipsa futuatur
Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social Human Writer who cares abt the environment, fairness, equality, animals...
Navigations series-dystopian, fantasy, romance, also sweet romance, fantasy. Reader
NO DMs-It can said on a post-I mute or ๐ซ
Kathryn Kirkpatrick @kathrynkirkpatrick.bsky.social poet, professor, ecofeminist
https://www.kathrynkirkpatrick.org/
Ear Candy @earcandy.bsky.social Bringing positive, flavorful music bits like candy to the ears ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ค
Charles B. Shaw @charlesbshaw.bsky.social Author, journalist, documentary filmmaker, photographer, cinephile.
Crisis Counselor, CRSS, MHP
MH First Responder
Global Iboga Therapy Alliance
Association for Peer Support Advisory Council
Andy Mattson Monkeyboy Radio @monkeyboy75.bsky.social Love dogs, tv, wrestling, music, movies, bigfoot & other cryptids, politics, collectibles, family and friends.
๐จ๐ฆ RB ๐จ๐ฆ @trickie111.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆRetired Canadian hiker, ebiker and all around woke Leftie! Looking forward to meeting all you lovely people! LGBTQ AllyโฆNo DMโs please!!๐
Dr Eliot Attridge @pursuelearning.net Iโm an author (mainly textbooks for UK), Head of Science, AI educator, MIEE and a geek. I'm an avid board gamer (one of our rooms now looks like a shop). Interested in AI, creating, science of learning & sciences. https://buymeacoffee.com/pursuelearning
DowntownDom.bsky.social @downtowndom.bsky.social OG-Downtown Jersey City, YANKEES Fan, Music= R&R, R&B, Soul; NY Giants Fan; Retired MKT Guy, Author, former 2nd LT - US Army; ๐กNO MAGA!!! ๐กNO MAGA!!! ๐๐๐
Author: "The Product Launch Checklist" Retired and former MKT Exec.
Emmy Gayle | Healing Poetry @blossomwithemmy.bsky.social Professional Energy Healer | Writer | Multi-passionate Artist โจ
๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ Current side quest: Sharing soul-led poetry daily in 2025.
๐ธ Living my childhood dream of sharing poetry with the world!
All creations ยฉ Emmy
Author Tricia Arnold @triciaarnold.bsky.social Author of the Draekkon's Fire trilogy and The Night Watch. Find my books and series at: linktr.ee/triciaarnold
Dane ๐ (they/them) @punkhippypoet.bsky.social neurospicy, disabled, educator, queer, poet, secular humanist Jew, leftist, acab, blm, Jew for a Free Palastine, science is real, fuck the patriarchy, PROTECT TRANS KIDS
Kathryn Erskine @kathyerskine.bsky.social Author of novels and picture books, https://www.kathrynerskine.com
Author Adrian Lopez @authoradrianlopez.bsky.social Horror Author
Dark Eroticist Author
Children's book author
YouTube podcaster
http://www.authoradrianlopez.com
https://linktr.ee/alstorytimellc
Michael J. Roberts @musycks.bsky.social Musician, writer and existentialist. Also - Musycks.
'I taunt you a second time.'
Author of The Virgin Sacrifice - A political satire beyond belief.
1st 7 chapters free on Kindle to see if it's your cup of poison.๐
Film buff - My site is Filmycks.com
Clyve Rose @clyverose.bsky.social Amazon bestselling regency romance author. I believe the #pastisprologue. We ignore history - & love - at our peril. Love Takes Courage.
Pendragon Rising @pendragonrising.bsky.social I am a writer, a jester, a chronicler of the Pendragon. I love everyone and hate no one, even those I dislike. I am here because someone, Elon, messed up Twitter, so he can now be like that other site. I will post poetry, photos, art, stories, anything fun
Francis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social I'm an artist, musician, poet, writer, a creative being. I live in France, but born in the UK. I have written anything from horror books to a children's book. Vegetarian, dog lover, anti war maybe a bit woke Follow me if you can.
#vss365 #writingcommunity
Kevin Morgan @bar-d-forge.bsky.social Husband, Father, artist, metalsmith, custom knife maker. #bar-d-forge offers high quality handmade goods from new and upcycled materials. Books open for orders
J. Agombar @jagombar-author.bsky.social Author of horror, dark fantasy, and crime in the short story form.
Techtastic @techtastic.tech Writing sci-fi. Building AI. Questioning reality. Tech innovator turned storyteller. Exploring the human side of our digital revolution.
linktr.ee/hammerc
https://www.patreon.com/c/ChristianHammer <- Patreon
Nico Wylde @nicowylde.bsky.social Published fiction writer | Creator firashaldonfiles | Tech-witch novastellameetup | Enby | ๐โโฌ is princesstheancient |๐งโโ๏ธ2nd Degree |
ElijaxApps @elijaxapps.bsky.social ๐ฌ #PublicDomain #Cinema
๐ฎ #Computers
๐ป #Electronics
๐น๏ธ #Videogames
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... and #Libre8 ๐ป๐ฑ
๐บ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@elijaxapps
๐ฌ Discord: https://discord.gg/FJbdUvWgsu
SaltaSoles | Cazataire @saltasoles.bsky.social Dark ambient soundtracks ๐ฌ DIY hardware and sound design ๐น #cazataire โ๏ธ Chatty musician and cheerful storyteller๐๏ธNo fash! ๐ซ
๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐ธ DM for coms & collabs!
AI-free music and artwork. Check it here:
https://linktr.ee/cazataire
https://linktr.ee/saltasoles
Skye Knight | Romance Author โจ @skyeknightwriter.bsky.social Scrappy heroines, fighting falling in love โค๏ธ๐
Neurospicy | Girl Mom | Doodle Wrangler | Tennis Fan ๐พ
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linktr.ee/skyeknightwriter
@joannelarocque.bsky.social @joannelarocque.bsky.social #family; #love; #faith; #digitalcreator; #writer; #photographer; #songwriter; #social-issues; #canadian ๐จ๐ฆ; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/joannelarocque
Stewart Bint ๐ @stewartbint.bsky.social Retired author from Leicestershire, UK.
Doctor Who ๐ฝ
Gooner โฝ๏ธ
Tennis (Janice Tjen) ๐พ
https://linktr.ee/stewartbint
@cosmicspirit1.bsky.social @cosmicspirit1.bsky.social 
Willow Ellamuse @willowellamuse.bsky.social Character designer, Illustrator, Comic artist.
Perry B. Newman ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ญ๐น @pbnewman.bsky.social "Justice, justice shall you seek." Writer, strategist, organizational leader. International management, nonprofits. Haiti. Tikkun olam. Author, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก, https://perrybnewman.substack.com/
JOY2U2> Book Author ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฆโฃ๏ธ @lookingforjoy.bsky.social TruBlue๐WOKE>โฅ๏ธCats>Nature>Sports> ๐จIโM Creative- Author> Gourmet Cook>MM Artistโฆ MY New & Timely Mystery+Satire= ALL UNDER THE SAME ROOF
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3JX78QC #BookSky #BSky Book Club
JeannineFosterPhD @jeanninefosterphd.bsky.social Professor, Author, Animal Lover
Mama Henke ๐ฅฐ @janehenke.bsky.social She/her, ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
#MentalHealth Clinician 20+ years, Trauma Therapist/EMDR
EXvangelical
Blue dot in a red state MO
Proud Mom of two amazing young adults
Cat grandma
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
๐ซDMs
Bymyown Pawz @bymyownpawz.bsky.social anyms, dsbld & autistic nb cryptid
๐๐ค๐๐ค ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ
โค๏ธโ๐ฅcompassion (for all life) & human rights 4all hmns.
Fight hate crimes & h8ful l@ws too!
WETOLDYOUSO
U ๐ซme, I ๐ซyou back & u go on my ๐ซlist.
U list me negatively, I'll list you back. Ustart it
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Nico Martinez Nocito ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social Queer SFF writer & poet โข Nebula & Rhysling finalist โข he/they ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ โข words in Strange Horizons, Apex, FFO, Flame Tree, Haven Spec & more โข SFPA, Codex
Stardust & Verse poetry reviews: patreon.com/cw/StardustAndVerse
nicomartineznocito.com
Star @quiltsbyheart.bsky.social Lifelong liberal and woke! My hobby is quilting. Love my hubby, son, grands and great grands. Also adore the queen of our home, my miniature Dachshund, Greta.
No DMโs. Hate to block but I will.
Ryn @renyuryn.bsky.social AuDHD Graphic designer and artist
(they/them)
Website: renyuryn.carrd.co
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/renyuryn
Miryam Ahlstrรถm @miryamart.bsky.social An artist who works in Sweden's largest artist shop.๐ฆ
Color explosion, indeed๐ธ๐
Find some inspo & whatever you want,
honey๐
Right now, Gouache.๐
Digital art, Software: Procreate๐
Ozma @ozmamay.bsky.social I am a mom to 3, grandmother of 5, and great grandmother to 1. College student, Liberal Democrat. Pro choice. LGBTQ+ rights. No DMs Please. You will immediately be blocked. I have been getting requests for my personal information like bank ๐๐๐๐๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐
Dr Elesa Zehndorfer @elesazehndorfer.bsky.social Award winning writer. New politics book 'Post Truth Politics: A Brave New World? (Routledge) coming soon. Author, eMBA lecturer, Psychology Today blog: Political Animals & Animal Spirits. TEDx speaker. PT/ & Pilates coach. 
Lana Lawrence @msfocused.bsky.social Retired photoJ (exhibited: Lib of Congress), Pub: WaPo. Ex-journal editor, trauma survivor/advocate c. early 1980s. Papers at Brown U.
Walked the Edmond Pettus Bridge w/ John Lewis.