On today’s constraint – The group leaned into texture — slick slopes, spilled wine, crawling thoughts, swamp water. Some poems treated slime as nuisance, others as consequence. The strongest entries didn’t just describe something gross; they showed motion first and let the residue remain. Today wasn’t about disgust. It was about what’s left behind after movement stops.
On today’s constraint – HYDRA refused simplicity. Across the poems, it became recurring threat, multiplying desire, bodily power, ego excess, and chaos barely hushed. No single head told the whole story. Today’s set understood that some forces don’t disappear — they proliferate.
Happy Birthday worki shout out to Debbie Wilson and Diana Marie:
Deb and Di, twinning
born today, lovely day-shine
born gangsta worki 🎂
“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