Kaz_the_Kumquat

@odragonku

🇬🇧 ♠️ An oft' anxious yet optimistic nihilist, eclectic dyscalculic and ND nerd 🍊 🐲 Poetry Dabbler: 3Lines/Tanka/Ekphrasis 🖋️📖🍿🎮🎧🎭 Horror/Thriller/Fantasy/Romance/SciFi/History/Musicals/Manga/Anime fan Ailurophile ✨💀 🦋 My posts:

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Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· 29d

Aw thank you! 🍊🐉 DM may be difficult though 😅

A greyed out BlueSky direct message image of the with 'L. Cyrus Whelchel, @Icyruswhelcgel.bsky.social can't be messaged'.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jul 5

Forced into the skies, A captive savior dreaming, Bean Bags and Lava. 🚀 🌎 #PoetrySky #ThreeLines #Ekphrasis #InspiredBy #RylandGrace #ProjectHailMary #FilmSky #BookSky

A top-down, slightly blurred film screenshot showing a small, light-colored woven basket filled with a few tiny, colorful plush and crocheted items, including one resembling a small globe.
Out-of-focus colorful rings and craft supplies are visible in the background.

Still image: https://fancaps.net/movies/MovieImages.php?name=Project_Hail_Mary_2026&movieid=5652&page=76

Movie: Project Hail Mary

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jul 4

🌫️ ⏳ #PoetrySky #ThreeLines #MicroPoem #OptimisticNihilism #LiminalSpace #Introspection #Alexithymia #QuietMind #MovingForward #TheUnknown #Subliminal

A black background with a white text poem reading:

They ask what I dread,
Or what bright hope I foresee –
As is my future.

My calendar turns,
While thick mist rolls down the line –
No direction pulls.

The map, unwritten.
No fear, nor anticipation,
Just strange quietness.
P
“Future” approaches,
Like a phantom without shape –
Hazy and subdued.

Subliminal.

Kaz, 7/26

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jul 3

Tiny wooden stub, Too small for my hand to hold - Still life in me yet. ✏️ 🤝 #WSS366 #DailyPrompt #Graphite #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #PoetrySky #Senryu #CreativeLife #ArtAesthetic #PencilDrawing #StillLife #ArtTools #WellLoved

Sentence reading "A lifetime of work, in perspective."

An image of two pencils, one new pristine green one above a battered, scratched and taped up stub of a sharpened blue pencil. Both are laid on a concrete floor, but facing the opposite directions.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jul 1

🛡️ 🐴 #AngstPoem #CreativeWriting #DailyPrompt #Fallen #FantasyRomance #Joust #KnightInShiningArmour #MedievalAesthetic #PoetrySky #Poem #StoryPoem #Tourney #TragicRomance

A black background with white text. A poem consisting of several verses of three lines reads:

As bright banners wave,
Checking his armour,
His eyes meet yours.

Trumpets pierce the air,
Calling out his noble name -
He hears only you.

Thundering hoof beats,
Rival, racing down the rail -
Looking back, instead.

Wood shattered to dust,
A heavy blow to the shield -
As his gaze is fixed.

Tumbling, sprawled,
Armour ringing, on the ground,
Still, he looks at you.

Dreaming, hand reaching,
Basking, warm, within your grace, Searching for favour.

Dragged from off field,
Loser of the round -
But his eyes, remain.

Kaz, 07/26

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jun 18

Thank you, and glad you enjoyed it! ⚔️ 😊

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jun 4

Witty words and spells, Hiding all the deeper pain - 𝘜𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 🪄 💔 #ThreeLine #InspiredBy #HopelessNecromantic #SikrasCatseye #ShilohBriar #WittyFacade #DarkMagic #Angst #BookSky

A photograph of a page inside a book "Hopeless Necromantic" by Shiloh Briar, featuring an in-universe promotional flyer printed on a light grey, stylized parchment type background with irregular, 'torn' edges.

The text on the flyer is written in a clean, clear font, organised from top to bottom:

Header: "DEATH GOT YOU DOWN? LET US RAISE YOU BACK UP!" in all-caps, bold letters.

Sub-header: "Citizens of Nyllmas,"
Main Body Text: "Tired of your loved ones always keeling over? Have some unfinished business with a friend, relative, or stranger you found on the ground? Come on down to the home of Sikras 'Catseye' Nikabod, fabled necromancer of Nyllmas. He’ll have your corpse of choice back on his or her feet before you can say 'rigor mortis'."

Promotional Offer: "FREE INCENSE WITH EVERY RESURRECTION (You’re going to need it.)" written in smaller all-caps, with the caveat in parentheses.

Fine Print: A disclaimer paragraph of small, densely packed text reading: "Risks associated with the resurrection of a dead loved one include the following: nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness, intense regret, mental and emotional turmoil, damage to your person or personal belongings should you drop to your knees, wail, rend your garments, et cetera, so on and so forth. A signature is required pre-resurrection relinquishing Catseye from any liability regarding your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the services rendered."

It finishes with: "Your local, fabled necromancer," followed by a cursive, handwritten-style signature that reads, "Sikras 'Catseye' Nikabod".

At the bottom right corner of the flyer, there is a circular, hand-drawn wax seal or stamp illustration containing a stylised monogram of the interlocking letters "S" and "N".

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· May 19

Post four of your favourite Goosebumps covers

UK Scholastic Goosebumps book cover for "The Beast From the East" by R.L. Stine, featuring a blue, furry creature with sharp claws climbing a stalk against a surreal sunset backdrop.

Original UK Goosebumps book cover for "A Night in Terror Tower" by R.L. Stine, featuring a pair of chained bandaged wrapped hands reaching up from a sewer grate surrounded by purple slime and a large rat.

UK Scholastic Goosebumps book cover for "My Best Friend is Invisible" by R.L. Stine, depicting a terrified, scared hissing ginger and white cat standing on two feet in shock, on a kitchen counter where a slice of pizza and a soda can float in mid-air.

Special Edition UK Goosebumps book cover for "It Came From Beneath the Sink!" by R.L. Stine, showing a strange, yellow eyed pink monster sponge hidden among household cleaning supplies and red slime.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· May 12

Flaming memories, Laughter lost in rubble, Fuel for revenge 🚂 💥 #WSS366 #DailyPrompt #Purple #ThreeLines #MicroPoem #Webtoon #WebNovel #PurpleHyacinth #DylanRosenthal

A dramatic panel from the webnovel Purple Hyacinth showing a young woman (Lauren) standing in a high-contrast, fiery orange and red environment. She has a shocked expression and is surrounded by swirling, aggressive black ink-like strokes and red splashes of fire. In the foreground, the back of another character's head (Dylan) is visible, looking up at her as the dark energy pulses between them.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· May 6

Letters smudged in ink, Writhing snakes in the margins, So realistic! 🐍 📖 #BookPoem #Threelines #LivingLiterature #MarginalMagic #Whimsy #MedievalIllustrations #MedievalArt

A picture of medieval manuscript illumination featuring a long, pale-green serpent with a dog-like face and looped tail, positioned to the left of a decoratively illustrated, gothic-style capital letter "F"(?) in a cursive blue, red, and gold.

Image is from
https://www.instagram.com/oldenglishwordhord?igsh=ejE1cmV3ZmcwY2p0
Instagram: @OldEnglishWordhord

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Feb 22

Verdigris on bronze, a hero that the pigeons claim, Lost beneath the white. 🗽 🐦 #HaikuFeels #Park #DailyPrompt #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #PoetrySky #Statues #BirdPoem #CrapPoetry

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Feb 15

Resources UK

In the UK:

Shout (24/7 text support)
Text “SHOUT” to 85258 | Shout website(opens in a new tab)
Free, confidential support by text, 24 hours a day.

Samaritans (24/7 call support)
Call 116 123 | Samaritans website(opens in a new tab)
For anyone struggling to cope, day or night.

PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 (under 35s)
Call 0800 068 4141 | Text 07860 039967 | PAPYRUS website(opens in a new tab)
Confidential suicide prevention support for people under 35.

Stay Alive App
Download the Stay Alive app(opens in a new tab)
From Grassroots Suicide Prevention. Includes safety planning, grounding tools, and crisis contacts.

Hub of Hope (local support finder)
Hub of Hope website(opens in a new tab)
Search for mental health services and charities near you.

NHS urgent mental health support
Call NHS 111 and choose option 2 to reach your local urgent mental health helpline.

Immediate danger
If you’re in immediate danger or can’t keep yourself safe, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E.

Bereavement support
If you’ve lost a loved one to suicide, support is available at Suicide & Co (opens in a new tab), offering free, specialist bereavement counselling.

For the rest of the world:
Find a Helpline connects you to suicide and mental health crisis support services in over 150 countries.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Feb 15

The world can feel heavy, but you aren't alone 🤍 reasonstostay.co.uk is a beautiful reminder of the small things worth living for. From sunsets to cats, coffee & laughter. You are loved and the world is better with you in it ✨ #ReasonsToStay #MentalHealth #YouAreNotAlone #Stay #LettersOfHope

https://reasonstostay.co.uk/

A white paper textured background.
A smudged ink black heart in the centre.
Text reads "Reasons to Stay." In a typewriter style font.

Smaller text reads:
"Suicide prevention Letters from people who understand"

Smaller text under that reads: "Project created by Ben West" and "reasonstostay.co.uk"

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Jan 24

Blood within the snow, Me neither warm, nor cold, Detached from pain. 🩸 🧊 #HaikuFeels #DailyPrompt #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #Detach #Apathy #DarkPoetry #InspiredBy #TokyoGhoul

A scene from Tokyo Ghoul of a white haired figure stood with his back to the camera, holding an orange haired body, facing a military men and vans in a snow covered city.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Dec 13

With the holidays approaching, I'm still around, but my sharing here may be a little more sporadic than usual! Should be back to normal in the new year! Until then, may your own inner lights burn steadily. 🍊 🐲

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Dec 9

We didn't know, then, An ordinary farewell, Was the absolute #last. 💔 💥 #WSS366 #DailyPrompt #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #InspiredBy #PurpleHyacinth #Webtoon #Webnovel #Sophism #Ephemerys #DylanRosenthal #Memories

A panel from the Webtoon series Purple Hyacinth, episode 49 'Cruel Curse' with the back of a young boy with white hair and a cap, running away down a bright street, hand raised, with speech bubbles of text 'Okay! Stay there, I'll be back!' and 'Try not to miss me too much! Haha!'

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Dec 3

I guess this is a #JorgeRivera-Herrans fan account now? 8,706 minutes is just the beginning. Huge shout out to the Cast of #EPICTheMusical and #TheChallenge for dominating my life this year, the #IthacaSaga is still, firmly, in my soul 🌊🏹♥️

Spotify wrapped page, top artist is Jorge Rivera-Herrans. 8,706 minutes and 0.6% global fan...
I guess this is a
#JorgeRivera-Herrans fan account now? #Ithaca Saga is still, firmly, in my soul 🌊🏹♥️

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Dec 3

That time again, #SpotifyWrapped, anyone?

Blasting the classics!
Mid 30's going on late 50's 🧓I already knew my music taste was chronologically challenged... 32,820 minutes later, Spotify thinks I need a retirement plan and a subscription to classic radio 😆

Minutes listened this year to Spotify... 32,820. That's 22 days 🫠

1,646 songs listened to this year... Number one?

The Challenge by Jorge Rivera-Harrans, and the Cast of Epic: The Musical. Only 130 times played 🌊⚔️♥️

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Nov 23

The delicate blue, Long sun stripped colours, A #faded memory. ☀️ 🟦 #HaikuFeels #DailyPrompt #ThreeLines #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #Cyanotype #BluePrint #Psalm118 #Biplane #FadedMemories #PrussianBlue #CyanotypeArt #OldImages

Photo taken out of a biplane with the text of Psalm 118 overlaid

BlueprintArtist

[[File:Psalm118 Biplane Blueprint.jpg|Psalm118_Biplane_Blueprint]]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Cyanotype&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&wprov=acrw1_-1&type=image

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Nov 17

Eyes remember lost, Thrill of the hunt, with sharp pain, Unable to give chase. 🦊 ⛓️ #HorrorPrompt #Taxidermy #DailyPrompt #ThreeLines #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #DarkPoetry #Vulpeslagopus #TrappedLife #SilentlyScreaming #FixedPose

Arctic Fox, preserved, Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto

Laslovarga

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

[[File:Arctic Fox Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.jpg|Arctic_Fox_Royal_Ontario_Museum_in_Toronto]]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=Fox+taxidermy+&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&wprov=acrw1_-1&type=image

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Nov 6

'Weight of ages, gently shed, As ink-spun dreams take hold; A perfect solace, found.' Thanks @cjkryppawarts.bsky.social! 🧡📚 We're completely blown away by the level of detail in this! If you're looking for #art with deep personality, Check out their stunning work! #OCArt #KumquatDragon #Poem

Close-up digital illustration by @cjkryppawarts.bsky.social of an orange kumquat dragon, Kaz, my OC, with leafy green spiny mane/hair style and curved horns, and partially visible wings. The dragon has a gentle, soft expression and is shaded with texture to emphasize his scales. He's thoughtfully resting his chin on his claws while reading an open red book whilst laid on a wooden floor surface. A blue-grey brick wall is behind him in the background.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 31

The mask is coming off... Dragon scales, kumquat rind, and the final cost of truth Choose your #poison this Halloween 🎃 But can you handle what this potent brew reveals? 🧪 🍊 🐲 #HalloweenHorror #Transform #StripTheMask #DarkPoetry #HalloweenSpell #DragonMagic #SweetButSinister

A black, cast-iron cauldron on a wooden surface emits smoke in front of a green leafy houseplant. A whole kumquat fruit, overlaid with a stylized orange dragon silhouette, rests next to the cauldron. Overlaying the entire image is a nine-line rhyming poem "TRANSFORM".
The text reads: 'TRANSFORM
Take some dragon scales and a silver claw... A sip of spite, a drop of awe.
With bile from a beast that hates the sun,
And sweet mango juice, for what's begun.
Then, add a small and bitter kumquat rind,
To strip the mask from what you find.
Now, watch silver smoke begin to sing,
And drop in a blue butterfly's wing!
When this concoction starts to turn,
Let hidden, wicked wisdom burn!
The image includes the handles @dragonku.bsky.social and 'Original writing by kaz-the-kumquat' and 'October 2025'.

The image is by Photo by Alina Vilchenko: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-close-up-shot-of-a-cauldron-11435021/

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 8

The heavy floral scent, Blends with rain and cold copper, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 is where he thrives. 🪻 🗡️ #DailyHaikuPrompt #Hyacinth #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #DarkHaiku #InspiredBy #Webtoon #PurpleHyacinth #Ephemerys #Sophism #AntiHero #Regret #PhantomScythe #KieranWhite

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 8

He weds the black Night, From their dark union, Daybreak, The father of Dawn. 🌑🌅 #ClassicsTober #ClassicsTober5 #DailyPrompt #Erebos #ThreeLines #Katabasis #FinalJourney #Underworld #Classics #PrimordialGods #DarknessAndLight #NyxAndErebos #GreekMythology #MythsAndLegends

ClassicsTober25: Katabasis

1. Hypnos
2. Thanatos
3. Graeae
4. Shroud
5. Hermes Psychopompos
6. Moirai
7. φαρμακίς (pharmakis) - witch, sorceress
8. Erebos
9. Lampades
10. Hekate
11. Torch
12. Styx
13. Empousa
14. Cocytus
15. Τέρατα (Térata) - monsters
16. Typhon
17. Echidna
18. Kharon
19. Shade
20. Acheron
21. Kerberos
22. Judge
23. Lamia
24. Phlegethon
25. Tartarus
26. Punishment
27. Erinyes
28. Phobos & Deimos
29. Mysteries
30. Lethe
31. Elysian Fields

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 6

If you see this, post a random photo from your phone without explaining it

The underneath of a child's balance bike saddle. A warning sticker reads "WARNING Not for Consumption - For External Use Only"

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 6

Thanks @Fiery for the tag! #SupportOnSunday #Solseed @anntigone.bsky.social @ahaikulife.bsky.social @saintghost.bsky.social @caterwaulerin.bsky.social @edwardstjames.bsky.social @gravitasfreezone.bsky.social @oddly-me.bsky.social @kitchenraptorj.bsky.social @mightyathena.bsky.social @tregallery.com

A yellow background with white flowers in the bottom left and upper right corners. White text in the centre reads 'Support on Sunday _ Follow Train'

White text, smaller, at the bottom reads #Solseed #SolseedJoint #Seedlings

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Oct 5

When they said 'epic,' they clearly weren't just talking about the plot - they meant the gravitational pull of the physical object! 😵‍💫 My bookshelf may be panicking, but I'm ecstatic! Time to start some strength training for this absolute unit of a book #YouAreOdysseus 🏹 💙📚

It's an immersive experience; the weight of the book alone makes you feel like you've been on a 10-year voyage 😅

A hand holding the cover of the blue and red book, 'You Are Odysseus' by Homer/ L. Jenkinson-Brown. The cover features graphic design elements related to Greek mythology, including a ship, an eye, a siren, an owl, a winged boot, a lightning bolt, and a bow and arrow.

My bookshelf will be leaning slightly to the left! When they said 'epic,' they really weren't just talking about the plot!

A photo of the width of the book 'You Are Odysseus' by L. Jenkinson-Brown.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Sep 29

Sorry! I'm having gif glitches at the moment it seems 🤣 but this guy! www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

A still from the Jurassic Park scene with a Dilophosaurus, neck frill flared open, mouth wide and about to spit venom.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Sep 28

This is the new style, Freedom from the thick, dusty #brush! You simply must try! 🦊 🧢 #BlueSkyRelay #DailyPrompt #PoetrySky #MicroPoem #ThreeLines #Fable #FoxPoem #Aesop #TheFoxWithoutATail #Vanity #CautionaryTale #Childhood #Nostalgia

A whimsical illustration of an anthropomorphic fox giving a speech in a forest to an audience of five other foxes. The speaker wears a green beret and stands on a crate. Three audience members are laughing at him, while another two on the right look very confused (with question marks above one of their heads).

The image is based on the fable 'A fox without a tail' and is trying to capture a half remembered memory of a childhood book illustration, where the fox without a tail attached his old tail to a hat, to try convince the others this is the *highest* modern fashion choice.

Although the image itself is AI.

Kaz_the_Kumquat@odragonku· Sep 25

genkigear.com/product/tiny... For this inspiration tee by @genkigear.bsky.social