Poetry, short stories, and other creative bits to make your day a little sweeter 🍯 Mel's account: @melleesmith.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalidhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mi4473io7s26feel slightly slanted, like a dancing house on an amsterdam canal #Haiku #Poetry #Poem #PoetryDaily #MelliferaMuses #AmWriting #WritingCommunity28 Mar 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4473io7s26https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mhzzkp54zc23looking for haikus everywhere — and finding them all over the place #Haiku #PoetryDaily #Poetry #Poem #MelliferaMuses #AmWriting #WritingCommunity27 Mar 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzzkp54zc23https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mhx4mgiags2vwriting poems in the backseat of the car and counting syllables #Haiku #Poetry #Poem #PoetryDaily #MelliferaMuses #AmWriting #WritingCommunity26 Mar 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx4mgiags2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mhueksbd7k27grief isn't something you defeat or emerge from— you just gotta swim. #Haiku #Poetry #Poem #PoetryDaily #MelliferaMuses #AmWriting #WritingCommunity25 Mar 2026 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhueksbd7k27https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mht2tkj4kk2qDid you know you can commission me for poetry, short stories, obituaries, and more? 💛🐝 Prices start from just €3. Backed by: - 25+ years' personal writing experience - 10+ years' freelancing experience - 2 writing degrees Book here: ko-fi.com/melleesmith #AmWriting #Commissions #WritingCommunity https://ko-fi.com/melleesmith24 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht2tkj4kk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mhsitqndos25"La Alegria" toledo is my all-time favorite sandwich— pairs so well with soup. 🍲 #Haiku #PoetryDaily #Poetry #Poem #MelliferaMuses #WritingCommunity #AmWriting24 Mar 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsitqndos25https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3mgz5ki3fac2dMy (writing) commissions are officially open! ✨🍯🐝 Finally got the commissions page up on the website. Check it out! melliferamuses.com/commissions14 Mar 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgz5ki3fac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3m5c3ozxedc2p"Three lifetimes later, you wake to an ache in your left hip." Mellifera Muses' first commissioned short story — "Quest Started: A Man and His Cat" — is now live! A Fallout-inspired short story / side quest for my pal Keith: #AmWriting #WIP #WritingCommunity #ShortStory https://melliferamuses.com/quest-started-a-man-and-his-cat10 Nov 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c3ozxedc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lzfyx7p3uk2l"Living so far away, and knowing Mama couldn’t care less about receiving a bouquet, I decided the best birthday gift I can give her is this story, this not-so-random love letter on a Sunday, just because." Flowers for Mama is up now. #AmWriting #MelliferaMuses https://melliferamuses.com/flowers-for-mama22 Sep 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfyx7p3uk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lrq7v3jzos2cWhat else can I do, under the weight of all this grief? Just become a creature of the earth again, I guess. — #Poetry #AmWriting #ShortVerses #MelliferaMuses16 Jun 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq7v3jzos2chttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3legpl36gis2ySome days, the heartache hurts worse than others. Like a bum knee on a rainy day. Sometimes, your climate just irritates your old wounds, and you can't really put a finger on why. #Writing #AmWriting #MelliferaMuses29 Dec 2024 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3legpl36gis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lcg5mpgxf22jBend your life into whatever shape you like, and know that sorrow will thread through every part. Even when your suffering makes no sense, it is unavoidable. #Poetry #AmWriting #MelliferaMuses03 Dec 2024 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg5mpgxf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lbhku6mm3c2zShut UP, Gary, you’re gonna make me cry 😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhku6mm3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lbaqiahml22e🥹 so blessed to have folks like @gavrushka.bsky.social in my corner! 💛 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2024 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaqiahml22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lba6yxprxs2f@gavrushka.bsky.social Gary! I’m so glad you’re here, it’s Mel from way back in the Twitter days 😊 I’ve been looking for you and all my old pals since I joined! Hope you’re doing well18 Nov 2024 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lba6yxprxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lay5xiclws26"Irish butter is special." "Just like you." - Overheard in a Dublin Cafe, couplet, 2023 — #poetry #poem #micropoems #melliferamuses15 Nov 2024 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lay5xiclws26https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lavjk7asdk2tIn the wake of the election, I've started a new project: A guide on activism for people who are branded "too emotional" and "too sensitive" — particularly folks like me who are diagnosed as BPD or cPTSD. Because, if we're going to maximize our impact, we need to learn to work WITH our brains.14 Nov 2024 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavjk7asdk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3larxfiuqwe26Hey Bluesky 👋 I'm Mellissa, aka Mel. I mostly write and create stuff. Some of it lives at melliferamuses.com. I'm originally from South Carolina but have lived in Ireland for the last 8 years. The election has been rough. This site looks promising, though. Y'all be good. ✌️ https://melliferamuses.com12 Nov 2024 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:2jtwrwcben77fxqa2ch576ki/app.bsky.feed.post/3larxfiuqwe26