Happy Birthday worki shout out to Debbie Wilson and Diana Marie:
Deb and Di, twinning
born today, lovely day-shine
born gangsta worki 🎂
Month: February 2026
26 February
“First off, I blame Wordle for the word. They are fully responsible for any lingering nightmares today’s word foists upon the entire Worku community. But being a responsible world citizen, I apologize in advance.” — OG worki Mark on today’s constraint
25 February
On today’s constraint — SHRED refused to stay small. It cut through boredom, identity, cash, documents, flesh, powder snow, and decorum. Across the poems, shredding wasn’t tidy — it was decisive. A word about rupture became a word about change.
24 February
On today’s constraint – BUYER moved across eras and scales—tech glitches, anxious home showings, milk routes of the past, housing market tremors, and a smudged cake forgiven. Across the set, the buyer wasn’t just a consumer—it was a force. Sometimes anticipated, sometimes vanished, sometimes merciful. Today’s poems explored what it feels like to wait for, depend on, or survive the presence of one.
23 February
On today’s constraint – ATTIC became an archive. Broken sticks, creaking boards, faded photos, buried claims, even ideal brains stored for safekeeping. Across the set, the attic wasn’t just storage—it was excavation. Some poems leaned nostalgic, others ironic, but all treated the space above the house as a place where time accumulates and waits to be disturbed. This was a day about what lingers overhead.