Bad Poet, Storyteller & Dabbler | Living life with gratitude.https://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mjn57y27r22bYour palm holds a story. A thoughtful, personal letter written from the lines, shape, and character of your hand. Single Palm Letter just $6.99 Year of Letters just $69.99 A meaningful gift for yourself or someone else. thepostmarkclub.com/palm-letters16 Apr 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn57y27r22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mi2oltp64s25If someone came to mind while reading this… that’s probably who it’s for.27 Mar 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2oltp64s25https://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mhuvne5orc2l25 Mar 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuvne5orc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mhrgeevwis2oHow the fight started...24 Mar 2026 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrgeevwis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mhqparanzk2oWhy you mad, Bro?23 Mar 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqparanzk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mhnlxlppfc2rSticks and stones may break my bones. We were taught that young, like it was armor we could just put on and... www.ThePostmarkClub.com22 Mar 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnlxlppfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mfvzds3ni22wAn open letter: You are not overhead. You are oxygen. This past week, as so many of you took a moment out of your lives to wish me a happy birthday, I was reminded of something simple and profound:28 Feb 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvzds3ni22whttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mfm3j6w2622oApply Today!24 Feb 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfm3j6w2622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mbza2sgcg22xShawmut, Maine & the Rise of the Paper Plate https://porch-post-usa-5350e1.beehiiv.com/p/shawmut-maine-the-rise-of-the-paper-plate09 Jan 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbza2sgcg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3mbvyeu4yrs2nThe semicolon is a quiet promise. A small mark. A powerful decision.08 Jan 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvyeu4yrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3magpg42oak2fThese aren’t life hacks or hot takes. They’re reminders I keep coming back to. My Rules for Being a Decent Human Being Simple on paper. Harder in practice. Worth it anyway. . Posting the first four today. If one of them sticks, that’s enough.20 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3magpg42oak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3m7pus6w65224Looking for some feedback. www.groomerengine.com #petgroomers #doggroomer11 Dec 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pus6w65224https://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3m4biv42udc2wI thank you for your patience as I explore poetry from a conservative's point of view. Your thoughts? The New Sermon They told me tolerance was love until I spoke a thought they hadn’t rehearsed. Then came the silence swift, clean, and righteous.28 Oct 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4biv42udc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3m3zk3xirmk2rMostly True Stories from a Half-Decent Man - Part I I’m no sage, no scholar, no genius with a plan. Just a man with a full gas tank, a half-charged phone, and a map that never quite matches the road....25 Oct 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zk3xirmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3m35udkupkc2xPlease Like and Share!14 Oct 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35udkupkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3m2yrngyb4k2cThe Art Of Letting Go12 Oct 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2yrngyb4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lzqgfvyaq22aThe water doesn’t hurry. It just moves steady, gentle, finding its own way. Watching it, I feel my own breath slow, the noise of the day washed into something softer. It’s a reminder: peace doesn’t shout it trickles, quiet and steady, like this brook.26 Sep 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqgfvyaq22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lysgyqmw5c2dSuccess Is Rythm Not Force14 Sep 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysgyqmw5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lypsujf7zk2wThe Weight of Your Words You think words are cheap. You think names don’t scar. But I have felt the weight of every word you’ve tried to stack on my shoulders. And still... I carry myself higher than your ceiling. Still... I breathe freer than your cages allow. Still... I rise.13 Sep 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypsujf7zk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lynxhly5l224Weather the storm and grow, my fearless friends! **Please Follow, Like, & Repost**12 Sep 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynxhly5l224https://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lyigni7fks2fMarriage & The Art Of Compromise10 Sep 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyigni7fks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3ly6hgfywks2z **Love Language** Backing up the RV might not sound romantic… But it is our love language. One of us behind the wheel. One of us waving wildly (and maybe mumbling a few “helpful” words). @rving.community06 Sep 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6hgfywks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lxeowxqgmc2oBarstool Hymn It’s funny how a barstool can feel like a church pew when you’re sitting with memories, hushed as stained glass light. I ordered two Shiners that night27 Aug 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeowxqgmc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lxa47am3gs2j25 Aug 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa47am3gs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lwvqcd4tos2lI found it! I wrote a Seuss-ish story years ago and decided to find it in my puter files last night. I used Canva to create the title page. (I feel like I might need to write something about the creatures/files that live in my computer.)21 Aug 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvqcd4tos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lwtl3hedj22eIt’s funny how a barstool can feel like a church pew when you’re sitting with memories. I ordered two Shiners that night, one for me, and one for the friends who won’t ever sit across from me again. They didn’t drink it, but I swear the silence beside me did.20 Aug 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtl3hedj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lwtbybkkvc2e20 Aug 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtbybkkvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lwbvlogwx22aRain Taps13 Aug 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvlogwx22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lw7cxujjpk2n12 Aug 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7cxujjpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/therealgrumpy.bsky.social/post/3lw6yhz22uc2nI couldn’t sleep last night. The ceiling just stared back, the clock sighed every hour, and my thoughts kept pacing like they were late for something. Some nights just refuse to let you go.12 Aug 2025 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:cr52bjs6y4637gdw47joq7gd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6yhz22uc2n