Marco Casteleijn
@rockshelter
Writer, poet, scientist, living in Finland with my fierce partner and magical children...
#Poem #WIPSnips #Writingcommunity How an twisted tree, bend to to the muddy grass, inspired this observation of an older Russian orthodox priest as a comparison. Back in 2015. I guess I do not use the word #twist often enough :D (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2015 - 2026
#DeathofanEmperor #WIPSnips #SciFi #Rockshelter #WIP #DoaE #Interview #Live "The best way to walk toward a trap is to steal it while you walk past it. Unless that was the trap..."
#DeathofanEmperor #narrowescape #WIPSnips #SciFi #DoaE #ForbiddenCity "Such an act would never happen, so when they all stare into an impossibility, when it was right in their face, well they could not see it..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
#LegacySeries #DoaE #Chapter #Inside #EarlyDraft #WIP #WIPSnips (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
From the poetry diptych, #beforememory & #thelongburn a poem that fits the #WIPSnips #WIP prompt #almost (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026 #debutpoetry #poetrydiptych #poetrycommunity #poetrybook #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
One life. Two books. One looking inward, one watching the world burn. "before memory" & "the long burn", a poetry diptych seeking a publisher. Do you know a home for serious literary poetry? I'd love to hear from you. #debutpoetry #seekingpublisher #poetrydiptych #poetrycommunity #poetrybook
#Insect #whichone #beetle #WIPSnips #OpaqueDreams #FIDES #faith #Rockshelter "Nothing says "deep, mythical connection with nature" quite like curling up in the dirt to mimic a fern while a god literally aggressively plays the aulos at you." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 1997 - 2026
#DeathofanEmperor #DoeA #WIPSnips #WIP #Rockshelter "Immense loss may feel ridiculous at the start, but we all find the need to keep our loved ones alive. In stories, in memories felt deep inside..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
#OpaqueDreams #OD #WIPSnips #Forest #Mores #Morals #Rockshelter #Epic #Poem "Under such somber notes, one can only ponder HOW then will they grow? And even more somber: into what?"
#OpaqueDreams #OD #Mores #Morals #EpicPoem #Rockshelter #WIPSnips "The birth of morals was such a disappointment..."
#WIPSnips #OpaqueDreams #OD #Sciencia #Science #Epic #Poem #Rockshelter "Oh does not such fertile ground spring wonder and awe. Yet these heights are bound to disappoint, as these are Opaque Dreams after all..." (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 1997 - 2026.
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #SciFi #Disturbing #RockShelter "On the scent of evil floats away the last pheromone of innocence..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #RockShelter #SciFi #Iamwriting #WIPSnipds "A great loss and predetermined behaviour create unnecessary tension..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
"Between two impossible choices there is always a third one. Even if you have not though of it yet..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026 #WIPSnips #Option #WIP #DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #Prompt #writing #Rockshelter
The blood moon bled out Anemic riding the sky While I walk the dog #haiku #writewhileyouwalk #bloodmoon #rockshelter (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
#WIPSnips #Prompt #Storm #SciFi #DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #Rockshelter. "The rich will live anywhere, simple rooted too deep in habits most find harmful. Ah well! Money can fix almost anything..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025-26.
#DeathofanEmperor #WIPSnips #DoaE #SciFi #Rockshelter "Over time research ethics shifted bit by bit to ensure subjects were willing, as such participation a privilege. Subjectivity has no place in Imperial funded projects." (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026
#DeathofanEmperor #WIPSnips #WIP #SciFi #Rockshelter #DoaE Not sure if staring at a life image is any better than a hologram, but hey, progress is progress... (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2026.
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #Rockshelter #WIPSnaps #SciFi "On the day of his daughter's disappearance the rituals Qiáng follows seem to most unhealthy, but he cannot live without them..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #WIPSnips #Rockshelter #City #Maimi #SciFi "Catching up when the day starts bad, it is likely to go worse. Way worse. Curo should have just stayed in bed..." (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #Rockshelter #SciFi #WIPSnips One touch is the pivot, the tiniest of seeds from where the Empire starts to crumble. (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025
#OpaqueDreams #OD #WIPSnips #Epicpoem #poem #THEORICECOGITATES #philosophy #Rockshelter Thinking about thinking, what a waste of time... Let's overthink this somewhere else! (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 1997 - 2025
#WIPSnips #BlueSky #DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #Rockshelter #SciFi "It is so nice to be a creature of habit, while you think you are in control of everything. Alas, this is the last day before Mountain's downfall..." (c) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025.
#DeathofanEmperor #DoaE #SciFi #Rockshelter #WIPSnips #WIP It is hard not to be a nepo-baby, but Curo is resisting as hard he can. Too bad descendant-cy is not a choice..." (C) Casteleijn. M.G. 2025