Joyous oak awake
Welcoming spring's warm waxing
Ready for her new clothes

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #March #Spring #Oak #Trees #Warm #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

March 7, 2026

#Today 07

Good day!

We turn clocks ahead in the US tonight. I hope we don’t lose anyone. Time travel can get messy, especially when politicians are telling you how to do it.

I always wonder if there’s anyone who actually climbs out of bed at the designated hour to change them?

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Our favorite owl
Visits the same maple tree
Where we first met him

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Spring #Owl #BarredOwl #Shakespeare #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

February 28, 2026

Foggy bottom joys
A visual equation
Warm temps - cold structures

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #March #Spring #Akron #Fog #Mist #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

March 6, 2026

#Today 06

Good day!

Well, I’m not crazy. Not entirely. I am a writer, after all.

To this point, we’ve officially had the warmest winter on record for this region, which is the northern Rockies.

No subzero days, and few that failed to climb over freezing.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #FootpathFriday #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Lion's weakening
Now 60 - soon 70
Spring's switch has been flipped

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #March #Spring #Lion #Sculpture #Akron #Court #Courthouse #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

March 5, 2026

#Today 05

Good day!

What do I dislike about my iPhone’s weather app, to which they’ve added AI?

Rather than nuance, it’s absolutely certain in its wrongness.

Yesterday: ZERO chance of moisture until evening. It rained all day. Too, forecasts swing wildly every 15 minutes.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

We've recently set up a service called the Indie Ad Network, or IAN for short. The idea is that authors can display ads for each other's books, with no popups, cookies, tracking, data harvesting, or all the other things that make most online ads awful.

Just a picture of the book and a link to where to buy it.

And it's all free.

You can see an example of an advert at the bottom of the sidebar on Robin's author website (russellphillips.uk).

Any self-published or small press author can submit a book ad and we'll run it for six months. If you're also showing our ads, your ad will run indefinitely.

You can add a book to be advertised (one per author name, for now) here: ian.authorhelp.uk/info/submit/

If you have a website and you'd like to display adverts for other author's books, go here: ian.authorhelp.uk/info/install…

The service is currently in a limited beta. Authors of the Fediverse are welcome to join, but we'll close the forms if it gets too busy.

#WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing

@writingbooks

Typically avoid
Waxing political
These are not proud times

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Lies #POTUS #EpicFury #Truth #USA #UN #War #Israel #Iran #Bombing #WarCriminals #Photography #2026

March 4, 2026

#PhantastikPrompts 3.3.: Wäre es möglich, eine Geschichte von dir in einem ganz anderen Subgenre der Phantastik zu schreiben? Zum Beispiel Science-Fiction statt Fantasy?

Ja, auf jeden Fall.

Ich habe schon SF geschrieben, eine Steampunk-Kurzgeschichte und schreibe auch in verschiedenen Fantasy-Gernes.

Was ich nicht schreiben würde ist Horror. Das kann ich einfach nicht, das lese ich auch nicht.

#Schreiben
#Fantasy
#WritingCommunity

#Today 04

Good day!

Another night of dreaming about frustration. More spring weather in winter.

Meanwhile, I’m procrastinating on my taxes because doing it online makes my anxiety soar, and using a new service will compound that.

Good gosh, I’m a mess. Except for editing.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

#WritingCommunity
#ClimateChange
#GlobalWarming

Hive mind, I'm in #Research mode and looking for reports, papers, or articles from knowledgeable, trustworthy sources about very long term forecasts (300-400 years) of the possible effects of climate change, particularly of warming oceans. Does anyone know of any such material? Thanks.

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Bombing school children
Putin did this and we screamed
Where are your screams now?

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Lies #POTUS #EpicFury #Truth #USA #UN #War #Israel #Iran #Bombing #Children #Photography #2026

March 3, 2026

#PhantastikPrompts 02.03.
Welche deiner Figuren, abgesehen von den Hauptfiguren, magst du besonders, und warum?

Jeko, der Partner von West.

Ich mag ihn einfach dafür, dass er ehrlich und aufrichtig ist, außerdem ein guter Reiter, der sich wirklich um seine Tiere kümmert.

Jeko ist außerdem mutiger, als er selbst glaubt. Er lässt sich auf alles ein, was West so als Sturm mit sich bringt, und das würde längst nicht jeder tun.

Winds & Pillars Band 2

#Schreiben
#Fantasy
#WritingCommunity

#Today 03

Good day!

I had one of THOSE days yesterday. You know the kind.

There should be a name for them since they’ve become so common.

A day when all the pointless strife overwhelms because you had a moment when you let your guard down.

It’s like living with an abuser.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Of Epic Fury
Peace President politics
Shooting your own down

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Lies #POTUS #EpicFury #Truth #USA #UN #War #Israel #Iran #Photography #2026

March 2, 2026

#Today 02

Good day!

Mother Nature doing contrast, and the lichens are liking it.

Just as likely, the lichens were celebrating moisture. I know I did.

Meanwhile, I’m trying to write this post and Evie Cat is having a freak-out. As a Thai cat, she likes warmer temperatures.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

#Wordweavers Feb 28: Would you like to meet any of your characters? Would you tell them who you are?

I know most of my characters well enough by now that I'd really rather just explore the worlds I've created.

#Books #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity

In like a lion
True to the saying today
Snow, wind, ice return

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #March #Spring #Lion #Sculpture #Akron #Court #InLikeALion #Courthouse #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

March 1, 2026

#Today

Good day!

Winter has a sound,
as does snow,
and sometimes they sound like
peace,
an echo we know
that’s difficult to hold.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #SilentSunday #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Ein Lampenschein beleuchtet wie ein stiller Mond die Szenerie. Das Licht tastet vorsichtig über Wand und Boden, bis es das wurmartige Gebilde berührt – gebogen wie ein schlafender Drache, der seinen roten Atem hütet. In den Ecken halten feine Netze das Gleichgewicht, Spuren geduldiger Hände, die Zeit fangen möchten. Alles scheint zu lauschen, als erzähle das Licht leise von einer Ahnung einer fernen heißen Welt.

#FreitagsTexterei #ftx0926 #schreiben #writingcommunity

Nobody really pays attention to that old door or the building behind it. For some reason, your character leans against it, and it opens, dumping them inside.

#WritingPrompt #AmWriting #writing #WritingCommunity #architecture #photography

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb. 28: How well did this (short!) month go for you, in terms of writing?

#ScribesAndMakers How did your month go?

Poorly. The state of my country weighs heavily on me. It is difficult (for me) to create when my mind seeks escape from the awfulness of reality.

#Books #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity

#Today 28

Good day!

Once you see it you can’t unsee it…

I was terrorized by this band of snow ghouls, misshapen monsters who move in tight clusters.

See it now?

It’s about perspective, of course, and about the fact that my imagination is always turned on.

So, snow ghouls.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Your character can go through so much in a single moment. How do you pick the one thing to tell your readers? Or do you use the power of writing to dive into that moment in detail?

#Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #photography

Author event: Tom Newlands, Natalie Jayne Clark and Elspeth Wilson
28 Feb, Central Library, Stirling. Free, booking required

Three neurodivergent debut authors discuss their different journeys to publication and their writing processes.

stirling.gov.uk/community-life…

#Scottish #literature #writing #writingcommunity #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #Stirling

Ich habe die große Ehre, die nächste Runde der Freitagstexterei auszurichten. Teilt eure Texte als Antwort auf diesen Tröt, unter Verwendung der beiden Hashtags #FreitagsTexterei und #ftx0926. Maximal 500 Zeichen, Deadline: Mittwoch, 18 Uhr.
Hintergründe zur Bildauswahl sowie ALT-Text folgen am Mittwoch nach der Siegerehrung. Lasst eurer Kreativität freien Lauf - ich bin schon gespannt auf eure Ideen!

#schreiben #writingcommunity

Sun o' gorgeous sun
Light the landscape and warm us
Glow up the cold town

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Cold #Storm #Ohio #Freeze #USA #Photography #2026

February 26, 2026

#Today 26

*While resting:

“Hi, Christina.”

“Hi, Sasquatch, how’s it going?”

“Well, I’m a little worried about being deported, but they have to find me first.”

“That’s true.”

“How’s your hike going?”

“Great. I might try to reach the summit. Have you been there?”

“Not yeti.”

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Aging catches folks
Some lose their heads while others
May just need propped up

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Snow #Snowman #Love #Cold #Storm #Ohio #Freeze #USA #Photography #2026

February 25, 2026

#Today 25

Good day!

Yesterday morning, it was sleeting in the city, the mountains masked, so I headed up the canyon.

We’re supposed to warm to spring temps again, but not yet.

My longed for hike in the snow? I climbed Mt. Sentinel in a snowstorm! It was hard, but wondrous.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Back in the deep freeze
Snowy couple's love reformed
Quite the chill pairing

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Snow #Snowman #Love #Cold #Storm #Ohio #Freeze #USA #Photography #2026

February 24, 2026

Hello hello. Looking for my #writing, #writingcommunity, and #author friends, if anyone recognizes me from Twitter or Threads.

I took a break from social media after my Threads account was banned by their bot for no reason and lost many of my connections. Now I'm here to try Mastodon.

What's up?

I see BookTok reviewers have devalued five stars so much that they have to rate their favourites as six stars now…

Every rating system should devolve to the Reverend Lovejoy binary system:

Yes with an if, No with a but.

#WritingCommunity #BookReviews

Never too early
To think and think then to do
We vote to be free

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Vote #Voting #Life #Living #RuleOfLaw #NoKings #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw #YouChoose #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

February 19, 2026

#Today 19

Good day!

I went for a hike. Was there snow? Just a few flakes in the air, and what was hiding higher on the mountain.

It was plenty cold, though, the ground frozen.

If I want snow, I’m going to have to go where it’s hiding in gulches and on northward facing slopes.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

I set up The Indie Saloon in Fluxer for any indie creative types who would like to check out what Fluxer has to offer (e.g., as an alternative to Discord). I'd love to see activity in the #collaborations channel!

I'm new to Fluxer myself, so hopefully I have things set up right, haha...

Join via the link below!

#fluxer #artists #writingcommunity #writers #musicians #creativity #photography

fluxer.gg/L2dkahNm

Crescent sliver arcs
Sickled moon smiles in silence
Lunar reflections

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Moon #Smile #Arc #Lunar #Crescent #Silence #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026

February 18, 2026

#Today 18

Good day!

So, here’s my real issue.

Look at the width of your thumb. After four days, that’s how much moisture we got.

The west may burn this summer.

There’s snow higher, but not what’s needed. We’ve had less than half of our normal moisture—for years now.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Soon the sap will run
Lifeblood for the sugar maples
Golden syrup tapp'd

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #February #Thaw #Meltdown #Ohio #USA #Photography #MapleSyrup #Maple #Syrup #Sap #Tap #Trees #2026

February 17, 2026

#Today 17

Good day!

Day four of the great winter storm that was forecasted begins. It’s been shocking, beginning with almost enough snow to cover the grass.

It melted an hour later.

Then came the torrential drizzle. Well, sometimes.

I feel fortunate to have survived.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

The novel SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances is being serialised

page 20 now available

Chapter 3 On The Canine Wavelength

They don’t need to break into places to nick our hardware!

slenderwolf.com/novels/2026/02…

#SlenderWolf #freebook #serialisation #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor

I think I'll give up on trying to set up WooCommerce. Anybody recommend anything I can use as a shop plugin, primarily for digital downloads of ebooks and audio books off a wordpress site? Preferably on the lower side of cost (or free if viable) as I wouldn't want to strain my pockets at start up phase!

#writing #writingcommunity #webdev #wordpress

#Today 16

Good day!

February in the Rocky Mountains, hours south of the Canadian border.

Where’s the snow?

Yes, I want to hike in it, but over 50% of the way through winter and the landscape looks like this?

Can you say “wildfires?”

My damaged lungs don’t want to say it.

Be everwell.

#WritingLife #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Aging #HealthyLiving #HealthyLifestyle #GetOutside #Hiking #Trails #HikingAdventures #Nature #NaturePhotography #NatureLover #Photography #LandscapePhotography

#ScribesAndMakers ☼ 2026.02.15 — Today is SAM's first birthday. Let's celebrate with cake. Share a description, photo, art, short fiction, or other creative portrayal of cake. Or just mash a piece into the cake drive of your PC so we can all try a bite. CW: VERY EMOTIONAL

I should have thought harder than to simply search for photos of cake in my phone. I found this video of us singing Happy Birthday to my mom taken on my mother's birthday months after she passed away. I can't describe my thoughts right now. Sorry.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

#BoostingIsSharing

#writer #author
#photographer #photo #mom #birthday chef cooking
#writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
#RSdiscussion

Missed the heart candy?
The flowers? The dinner? Drinks?
Still there - just half off!

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Winter #Ohio #Weather #Snow #Ice #Subfreezing #Frigid #February #Thaw #NOAA #Ohio #USA #Photography #Art #Heart #ValentinesDay #YouKNowWhoYouAre #2026

February 15, 2026