Mary and her Typos

I completely forgot to do this yesterday -- oops! You'll get another later today. Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1920 #wastrel #haikuhorrorprompt leanan sídhe you seem delicate -- a wastrel, a fairy waif yet you bleed me dry 10-27-2026

My niece made these! Beautiful, aren’t they?

These are your words of the week lawyer amontillado Baba Yaga Shylock werewolf www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...

Not horror, not haiku, and archival: Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1917 #silence #haikuhorrorprompt the silence I stand in this place, my words cradled in the palm of my hand, a strand of pearls unstrung. I open my hand; the pearls tumble skitter then nestle in dark and dusty nooks. 2025.04.07

Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1911 #thorn #haikuhorrorprompt #tercet in your dark bower softly, you lie down on a bed of thorns and stems: the roses shall not bloom. 10-22-2026

Technically, a dictionary is a book of spells.

With a still shot like this, how could I not put The Seventh Victim (1943) on my Letterboxd watch list?

Which is more beautiful: this image from the vast and wondrous Universe, or the phrase "New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia"?

Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1914 #sealed_tomb #haikuhorrorprompt #nothaiku lying in wait we tread carefully past the sealed tomb, unaware of what waits in the tomb unsealed 10-20-2026

Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1912 #mount #haikuhorrorprompt for all to see and fear upon a great mount of bone and gristle and hide, Devastation rides. 10-19-2026

#Haiku4U #shadows #senyru @arw-raw.bsky.social what lingers in corners so dark that even shadows quiver death softly abides 10-19-2026

I think my shortest job was with McDonald's. On day three, I told the manager that I was done. She scolded with the threat of "never working at another McDonald's ever again." I nodded, then as I turned to leave, I proudly responded, "Thank you, thank you very much."

Horror Writing Prompt #2345 #cinder #horrorprompt cinder and soil and tears this is the paste found under our nails, braided through our limp hair, and on the soles of our feet fusing us to this hollow earth 10-19-2026

Title found; form adjusted to tercet: Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1906 #attendant #haikuhorrorprompt #nothaiku with deepest sincerity i tend to your wounds softly singing as you willfully bleed 10-14-2026

These are most definitely Fae. Friendly guards between this world and the twilight world of Faerie. They respond well to bribes, and are fond of cheeseburgers.

Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1908 #fleshless #haikuhorrorprompt the leavings once so succulent i left you desiccated, a beautiful husk 10-16-2026

#vss365 #prompt #dead opening the envelope i knew what was inside. i had been expecting this: a stack of certificates that were needed, not wanted. the paper representation of who you once were; the official statement that you are no more. 10-16-2026

Another one from the archives, this one originally posted under Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1763: #stench Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1909 #breath #haikuhorrorprompt the breath of your skin rising from brackish water you carry a scent they cannot deny. 05-22-2026

Okey dokes. Caught up on poetry for Monday, Tuesday, and today. I just haven't been in a Bluesky mood lately, so I kept forgetting. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1905 #bequeath #haikuhorrorprompt bequest i give unto you these beloved injuries, as you gifted me 10-14-2026

Three days ago, the #vss365 #prompt was #calm. untroubled waters hushed and precise, i swim closer to you gently reaching out for you to take my hand. when our fingers touch you smile and relax, and we both are tucked in by the waters. 10-14-2026

I have a wicked headache, so what a blessing to have a prompt that I can apply to a poem from the archive. I promise two originals tomorrow, assuming that the head breaks by then. carrion queen hunger absolute, she lies in wait: bestial eater of the dead 11-14-2025

Two days ago, the #vss365 #prompt was #sin. Since it's the weekend, this one is from the archives: ash and accusation the brimstone smells of sin and implication binds you jailed by your own skin what follows now shall find you. 2025-11-06

These are your words of the week dog’s breakfast gall diesel pumpkin Frankenstein www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...

Today's #vss365 #prompt is #siren Pulling from the archive again: siren without mercy she calls your name a soft whisper you won't resist. the water pulls you to the edge beckoning you to leave your self where the waves break. 05-04-2026

I don't have any moon art, but I won't let that stop me from quote-posting.

This looks kinda like the inside of a giant oyster shell. I love the Universe: its vast beauty helps me deal with petty cruelty I see in our modern "leadership." Note: leadership is in quotes, because I don't think any of those power sick bastards know how to lead.

ICE and assorted local thugs are hitting LA and San Diego (surprise, surprise) hard right now. If you're in the groups being targeted, please take extra care and caution. If you're not, please check in with your local support orgs to see how you can help. ✊🏾💜

Oh. And for the record, this is still most definitely true:

Horror Writing Prompt #2331 #contact #horrorprompt resident it was not the other side. it was here, with us: contact made without touch, knowing sewn beneath our skin. ours to carry forward yet foreign all the same 10-07-2026