# Woodworms from outer space

> We're imagining things in issue #263 of your weekly poetry shot

**Published by:** [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/)
**Published on:** 2025-09-20
**Categories:** stories, storytelling, glyphs, poetry, highku
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/woodworms-from-outer-space

## Content

Think of these as alien glyphs etched in this stick: a universe of stories will unfold before your eyes.Sometimes telling a story is much more powerful than just stating the facts. Well, maybe not sometimes. Stories not only can move people, but they also open up whole new universes for you. Look at that stick in the picture above. A woodworm has carved a path on this former tree branch. But what if these are not the carvings of a woodworm, but etchings of aliens? Imagine what happens then. Of course, like any child knows, stories are not facts themselves. They are powerful carriers of messages, but are not a new truth. Don't forget that, while you imagine new universes. The poem above is a highkuIt's not hard to imagine receiving this newsletter for free every week. All you need to do is subscribe to it. However, if you love that, you can support me in making it, by becoming a Tripplr on Hypersub:Subscribe to Trpplr on HypersubTrpplrs are sending ripples of poetry through the world, to make it more fun. As a Trpplr, you will get: & special poetry drops from me and up-and-comin...https://hypersub.xyzPoésie de la vieMade by woodworms, aliens or humans, glyphs can tell wonderful stories, like these in Canada:

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