TMilton

TMilton

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Poet, querying novelist and one time songwriter who has spent the last 25 years honing his storytelling skills out on a rock in the water. We are only each other, but no DMs all the same Oh yeah, all words and photos by T Milton © 2026 unless I say other

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I wrote out one hundred words And I wrote out one hundred more Just to be the guy with drabbles Out right now in most online bookstores! Pining for a good summer read? Mango suggests this gathering of grand little stories from @100footcrow.bsky.social So excited to be included!

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Want all 105 stories we published in our first two years in convenient book form? Well, now you can have exactly that! www.amazon.com/100-Foot-Cro...

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Tried to #start a poem Not knowin Where it'd go Ended with a novel Writ of love and woe #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Travel on gravel Til the roads give way Stacking the miles Over grass and clay The path dont matter If its new each day #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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We all lit a #taper for the dead. Seems to hold them at bay. And so much less hassle than the flame throwers. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Linen and #tapers Five days to prepare Best china sits bare Feastly fare for a child Who just couldn't care Arms crossed full of glare Who'd rather some noodles Distressingly bare But honestly, would be happy to share. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2

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1960 bus 53 #miles per hour 12 states 2 brothers #BlueSkyArtShow #Transportation #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #vss365

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I #doubt the things You told me Im skeptical Its true My feet are firmly planted In the past I have lived through I question And I quibble Disbelief is nothing new So sorry if it takes some time To reply to I love you. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Canine #Commitment Long walks and food in the bowl Small price for such love #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku

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Coffee fueling grueling work #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Never #nervous As he swerves us Cross the interstate Driven by The fear we share Of arriving far too late #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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I think of the days First cup of coffee As #training #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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We stood round circle Friendship tight Local style evolving Every foot clad In a Converse #sneaker Hey look, I think it was Christy The shoes All nonconformists wear But oh, the colors We could choose. Nowadays I wear slip ons Dont know a thing About Nikes #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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All along the wall Our past hangs in the garage Time for a dusting #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #HaikuSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow #Wall #halfbadpoetry

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Life's great #lottery Where are you born Whats the norm How are the storms Powerball or scratch ticket Everyone gets a roll What did you do with Your winnings #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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#Unexpected pet Got a call from the shelter Now I have a dog #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku #truestory

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Never knew who'd be at the breakfast table. #Unexpected faces. Friends of mom and teammates of dad. Kindly to me, though likely hung over. Often some roughhousing, always jokes and light roasting. Others stayed longer, healing or hiding. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2

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#dead line for submissions is today Let's go Drabblers.... @100footcrow.bsky.social #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #shamelessplug

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I woke the #dead Im sorry I thought it was a game Never knew my zombies Would become such a pain A little scare on Halloween A timid playful curse I swear i thought They'd rest again Now that its November First #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2

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Parenthood The fine art of teaching #bravery While living in absolute terror *Notes from a father watching their child get a(nother) concussion. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Stiff upper lip But the tear still drips One streak Three strikes you're up In front of all Tall standing Far as three eyes see That's that Swing #bravery #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2

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Freedom #sounds Like a pen scratch Dont forget to sign your ballot #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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I dont know But I been told The fascists here are getting bold Ice cold thugs Out on my streets But I know how they can be beat #sound off One two Sound off Three four Get it done at the ballot box Cause these jokers want a war #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #take2

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Ian wrote more of our songs than we did We play in the basement of #delta sig Tom's mom is on the wall Barb was pissing when we wrote this song. I trust you wont fuck it up SLAMHOUND I trust you wont fuck it up SLAMHOUND #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #oldlyrics

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Audiobook version...

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Ruin a book with one word. Their Eyes Were Watching God.com

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To Gruesomely Kill a Mockingbird

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Back from my travels with a challenge. Show me the best library you know. Heres my entry for the quaint category Monhegan, Maine.

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Left #calm for a week Whilst I finished with those lost My yard gone to gold. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku

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Sorry folks, the world calls again. Off to deal with the dead. See yall in a while.

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If you sit on the left, you'll get a better view of the #mountain when we land. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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She calls I'm so sorry For all these thoughts Up in my head On sex and death and suicide Pour from this book That I just read I'm chewing On my knees and ankles Heads up in a #cloud of smoke My baby Gives me a silence Thick enough We could choke #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #oldlyrics

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Mayday Is anyone receiving Mayday Can anybody hear Sing i send my message out Loud and clear Mayday Mayday No one's bringing any flowers Mayday Mayday Seems im flying blind Mayday Mayday I believe we're all going down And you don't come around What the hell we die alone

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Drip drop my water on the phone And I am made of mostly water Wearing out my place in life I look up But there's no rainbow.

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She calls I'm so sorry For all these thoughts Up in my head On sex and death and suicide Pour from this book That I just read I'm chewing On my knees and ankles Heads up in a #cloud of smoke My baby Gives me a silence Thick enough We could choke #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #oldlyrics

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Full song ~ Mayday by Planet26. I am made of mostly water. She is setting me to boil I can't tell if this is love or maybe even something more

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She calls, I'm so sorry All these thoughts up in my head on sex and death by suicide pour from this book that I just read, Chewing on my knees and ankles Heads up in a cloud of smoke. My baby gives me a silence thick enough that we could choke

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#bequests are easy The rest, not so Letters, certificates Executors' woe Affadavits and riders Leave those left worn Inheritance is fine If you get time to mourn. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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No #reprieve Still alive We'll rest up when we're not No regret Wild ride This life is all we've got #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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People Urging Righteousness? Ignore Their Yapping #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #Purity

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#Renounce my name, but locked in this body, what good can it do? Stitches and bolts all they see. My father's shame, his monstrosity. Yet I hope. Hope to find those sympathetic. Those who would see only a man, of his own making My name is Dan Franksten. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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*editors note - should read renounce the old mans name

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Birthday candles blown Another roll round the sun Guess what I wished for #HaikuSaturday #SaturdayHaiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry #PhotoCommunity #BlueSkyArtShow #Lights

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Lights #taketwo

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#Nuture my nature Best as I can Remember my roots Check my wingspan Whether we've risen From blueprints or chance Im certain I am only What I am #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Dead #reckoning Know where you are By studying where you've been History repeats At least this time You can remember To bring a paddle. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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What shall we #hunger for? Justice and truth? Freedom and liberty? A hot meal and a roof? What shall we thrist for? Magic and love? Vengeance and power? To rise up above? Are we able? Appetites drive Compare compromise Find we all share the same table #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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The kid has moved out We recline in our own chairs Middle age #passion #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Autumn rolls in on a chariot of fog Summer #embarks in a squall, carried off to bide time with Spring Winter waits patient as death. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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#Stormy skies loft us into fall Fireworks and parades Neatly folded into memory We shift mothballs Finding sweaters Bright as leaves To ward off the new length of night #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

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Equinox #conflict Autumn rains squelch Summers fire Both leave branches bare #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #haiku

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#Marvel the lad In his golden suit A grand sight to behold And me a dad Astounding proud For the gift of a son so bold. #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry #BlueSkyArtShow #Golden #oldphoto

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First grapes have fallen Autumn waits round the corner As I gather wine #SaturdayHaiku #Haiku #haiku #WritingCommunity #halfbadpoetry