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My bird app went peculiar, so I'm here, but still there. Hmmm... My post-WWII spy/action thrillers THE BORODINO SACRIFICE and THE HERRENHAUS FORFEIT are available on Amazon. Book 3 in the CHASING MERCURY series, THE SAFEHAVEN COMPLEX, is in progress.
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Hi #vss365 folks! If you enjoyed my prompts, why not try out the series from which they came? Or if you already have, please consider leaving a rating and/or a review – just a line would be fine! 🙏 mybook.to/Chasing-Mercury

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Over the past 2 weeks I've seen you do great things with words from the forthcoming 3rd book in my CHASING MERCURY spy/action thriller series: THE SAFEHAVEN #COMPLEX. It was an honour to host & I wish my #vss365 successor @jamescutley.bsky.social all the best. Follow him if you haven't yet!

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

It’s February 14th already and my final #vss365 #prompt is #complex – because they’ve all been fiendishly linked! They were all extracts from my WIP, which will be published this year. You’ve all been fantastic. Thanks for playing!

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#Safehaven (1944-48) was an intelligence program developed by the US to prevent the Nazis from hiding assets that could be used to start another war. #vss365 I can't imagine why I've been thinking about that lately... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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A proto-CIA operation? A refuge? A hide-out? You decide. The #vss365 #prompt for February 13th is #safehaven – or, if you prefer, #safe_haven

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Two books I read as a child One taught and one beguiled That mercury is a liquid That sulfur finds the wicked The splitting of a cell The burning gates of hell The dawn of nuclear fission The repetition of division That gravity causes the fall That God will judge us all #vss365 #mercury #write

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#vss365 #mercury #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #writer #writerscommunity #gorhyme

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#vss365 #mercury She thrusts the tip of the needle into the bulging purple vein on her left thigh. The mercury-laced concoction slithers into her veins, gnawing through bones and sinews and flesh, drinking up her blood and replacing it with the hot urgency of a primal, unadulterated power.

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黒鳥が 日を負い渡る 湖が 水銀如く 輝き、隠す Kokuchou ga Hi wo oi wataru Mizuumi ga SuigiN gotoku Kagayaki, kakusu... The black swan Carries the sun across The lake Which like mercury Shimmers and hides... #DailyHaikuPrompt : Blackbird #vss365 : #Mercury #Haiku #Tanka #Poetry #俳句 #詩 #短歌

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We chased after the soaring mercury breathlessly foolishly waiting without a wet towel for it to D R O P to our liberation At least stop breathing into it silly #vss365 #mercury #chase #liberation

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Hello lovely #vss365 people. As a first-time host I’ve been bowled over by the sheer quality, variety (and volume!) of your posts. My tenure ends on Friday, after which the writer @jamescutley.bsky.social - another first-timer - will be your host, starting February 15. Give him a follow today!

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Three prompts to go and things are hotting up. The #vss365 #prompt for February 12th has risen – it’s #mercury

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Catch it if you can… The #vss365 #prompt for February 11th is #chase (or #chasing)

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Heather maneuvered an arm behind her back. She unhooked and felt the release. #Liberation after a long day. They sagged heavy. She felt she only wore one to make other people more comfortable. To avoid the awkward stares at what was under her shirt. She slowly uncurled her tentacles. #vvs365

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments