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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just missed the deadline!! 😭 Will you reopen for miCRo subs in December?

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Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hey! Dustin Nightingale & I are doing a Zoom reading for the release of our collaborative poetry chapbook from @ghostcitypress.bsky.social ! Mon Sept 15 @ 7 pm ET.
Link to register:
tinyurl.com/53p638cc
Link to get a free copy of the e-chapbook:
tinyurl.com/57bzdefr

@dustinnightingale.bsky.social

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · Sep 2

I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Aug 28

One of the cool things about the journal @flashfrog.bsky.social is that they pair visual artists with writers. 🖌️🎨 Below is a link to artist Gwen Seemel's blog on their thoughts behind "Siblings", the image paired with my story. How cool is that?!

The Upside Down House

A painting about siblings and childhood trauma by New Jersey artist Gwenn Seemel, inspired by the short story Cartwheels by Natalie Schriefer, published in the literary magazine Flash Fiction.

gwennseemel.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Aug 25

So excited to have this flash fiction piece out in the world! Thanks so much to @flashfrog.bsky.social for giving it a home 🥰🥰

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Cartwheels” by @nschriefer.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Gwenn Seemel

flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...

Cartwheels by Natalie Schriefer

Nick’s millionth cartwheel looks like his first: He plants one hand on the grass and then, before I can catch his legs and help, he tumbles into a round-off. For a moment I’m taller than him, and I…

flash-frog.com

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Mizuki @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social · Aug 25

I don't want to spoil it so go read this story by @nschriefer.bsky.social in the lovely @flashfrog.bsky.social!

The last paragraph is just 👏🏻

Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW STORY⚡️🐸

“Cartwheels” by @nschriefer.bsky.social is now up!

Art by Gwenn Seemel

flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...

Cartwheels by Natalie Schriefer

Nick’s millionth cartwheel looks like his first: He plants one hand on the grass and then, before I can catch his legs and help, he tumbles into a round-off. For a moment I’m taller than him, and I…

flash-frog.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you so much!! 😭😭

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Aug 1

Do you ever find yourself hunched over your laptop like a human shrimp? 🦐🦐 If yes, my latest piece for Next Avenue explores how that familiar slump might be hurting your head, neck, and back--and what you can do to mitigate your risk.

www.nextavenue.org/does-work-ha...

www.nextavenue.org

Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Jun 17

📢 Excited to announce that @viz.com's "Komi Can’t Communicate: Making Friends and Not Scaring People" is coming Spring 2026! 💬✨ It was an honor to work on this project as the writer 🥰

Yellow book cover featuring the character Komi holding a notebook and the title of the book: Making Friends and Not Scaring People

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Apr 16

How will tariffs impact your hobbies? From the article: "The dreaded T-word seems to be on everyone’s mind because consumers know it could mean paying more for what they love."

My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com! It was fantastic to work with @jhodiewilliams.bsky.social, as always 🥰

Why This Round of Tariffs Feels So Personal

The dreaded “T” word seems to be on everyone’s mind because consumers know it could mean paying more for what they love.

www.bloomberg.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Mar 31

I can't wait!!! 💕🎾

Caitlin Kunkel @caitlinkunkel.bsky.social · Mar 31

Next class 4/26: one of my favs, Write Like an Athlete! We mix creativity with sports psychology concepts to create a warmup routine, tinker with your environment + explore goal setting, tapering, and lots of other elements. Two hours, recorded if you can't come live, and you get the slides after!

Write Like an Athlete Class with Caitlin Kunkel | WritingWorkshops.com

Former competitive distance swimmer Caitlin Kunkel will weave together concepts from writing and sports psychology to help strengthen your creative practice.

writingworkshops.com

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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · Feb 28

🚨2 more days to submit! The inaugural Rumpus Prize closes on March 2!🚨

All submissions will be read by The Rumpus's editorial team, and our final judges are Kaveh Akbar (Poetry), Rachel Khong (Fiction), and @meganstielstra.bsky.social (Creative Nonfiction).

➡️ buff.ly/4blQsZo

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Feb 25

Happy publication anniversary to my @huffpost.com piece about leg hair, gender stereotypes, shame, and social norms. It was amazing to work with @noahmichelson.bsky.social -- he was such a kind editor for this rather prickly piece (pun very much intended 😉).

I Wrote About Not Shaving For A Month — And The Backlash Made One Thing Perfectly Clear

"Within an hour, I had a dozen emails. By the next morning, there were two dozen more — plus more than 100 Twitter notifications."

www.huffpost.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Feb 20

🥰🥰🥰

Alan Henry @halophoenix.bsky.social · Feb 20

This was such a fun story to work on! Congratulations Natalie, I'm glad you love it as much as I do!

Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Feb 20

Happy publication anniversary to one of my very first national pieces, where I got to work with phenomenal editor @halophoenix.bsky.social at @wired.com and write about psychology, gaming, and (best of all) The Legend of Zelda. Still one of my favorite pieces 💕💕

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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · Feb 11

Congratulations to @otroedgargomez.bsky.social on today's publication of ALLIGATOR TEARS with Crown! Edgar recently contributed to our folio on writing about sex.

Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez: 9780593728543 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A darkly comic memoir-in-essays about the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State—from the award-winning author of High-Risk Homosexual “Relatable,...

buff.ly

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Feb 20

Happy publication anniversary to one of my very first national pieces, where I got to work with phenomenal editor @halophoenix.bsky.social at @wired.com and write about psychology, gaming, and (best of all) The Legend of Zelda. Still one of my favorite pieces 💕💕

How to Cope With Post-Game Depression

Congratulations, you beat your favorite video game. Now it’s time to beat the feelings of emptiness.

www.wired.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Feb 6

Happy publication anniversary to this fun little Paper Mario poem, published a little over a year ago by @diegoarguello.bsky.social & @intothespine.bsky.social. I've always loved Gourmet Guy's line about learning to bake at truck driving school--this poem is an ode to laughter 🚚🚚

I Know Where Princess Peach Keeps Her Dish Detergent - Into The Spine

For Gourmet Guy, from Paper Mario 64

intothespine.com

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Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social · Jan 30

If you're a trans/queer teacher or the parent of a trans/queer kid and you've got a draft of a personal essay about what's going on right now, I'd love to have a look

I'll def publish folks anonymously

I pay for essays

1000 - 2000 words

Hit me up at [email protected] for more details

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Jan 30

Happy publication anniversary to this super-short micro fiction piece at @fivesouth.bsky.social, which was later longlisted by @wigleaf.bsky.social for the 2024 Top 50 Very Short Fictions 🎉🎉 It's winter in my neck of the woods, and every time I pass a frozen pond, I think of this piece 🧊

The First Step by Natalie Schriefer

From a snowbank I watched the squirrel run.

fivesouth.net

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Jan 21

Already ordered mine--can't wait to read it!! 💕

Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hey, so if you’d like to support a queer, gender nonconforming author and read essays that directly address the effects of Trump’s first presidency, you can preorder my first book, NO OFFENSE: A MEMOIR IN ESSAYS. It comes out in exactly one month! Please share.

NO OFFENSE: A Memoir In Essays

When Jackie “came out” in 2014, right as the Trump era was revving up, she began paying closer attention to the inappropriate questions, uncomfortable reactions, and pointed assumptions about sexua…

elj-editions.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Jan 20

Happy publication anniversary to this short poem about first sapphic crushes and the TV show THE MENTALIST, published by @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social back in 2022 📺📺 Pop culture is a powerful tool for coming to understand yourself.

I Might’ve Had a Crush on Robin Tunney

Natalie Schriefer often writes about coming of age, sexuality, and identity. She loves asking people about their fictional & celebrity crushes (hers is Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist). N…

dailydrunkmag.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy one-year publication anniversary to this short poem published by @havehashad.com -- my very first skull 💀 Fun fact: I stuck with the very first title that I drafted, which almost never happens (I'm a chronic title drafter 😭)

Self-Portrait in the Key of Masc by Natalie Schriefer

In the style of WCW’s “This is Just to Say” Today I donated the red dress I wore to that holiday party which you were probably hoping I’d wear again but the truth ...

www.havehashad.com

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Dec 30

Phenomenal, as always, to contribute to this--this year with a blurb about Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. 🐄🐔 Thanks, @intothespine.bsky.social and @diegoarguello.bsky.social!! 🥰🥰🥰 I can't wait to read the other entries!

Into The Spine @intothespine.bsky.social · Dec 30

Following the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 roundups, writers deconstruct the year with short stories.

This was 2024, told by 102 people.

intothespine.com/2024/12/30/s...

a collage of 15 images featuring different games. in order: dungeons of hinterberg, ultros, threshold, crow country, content warning, balatro, stalker 2, 1000x resist, lorelei and the laser eyes, mouthwashing, neva, elden ring shadow of the erdtree, dread delusion, nine sols, and persona 3 reload

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Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · Dec 20

Happy (almost) publication anniversary to this very cool piece I wrote for Inverse last year, talking about the science behind mindset and resilience--and how that carries over from gaming to real life. It was so great to work on this with @shannonliao.bsky.social 🥰🥰

Video Games and Resilience: Science Explains Why Playing Zelda Is Good For Your Brain

Available to players of any skill level — no Twitch subscribers required.

www.inverse.com

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Edgar Gomez @otroedgargomez.bsky.social · Dec 10

🧵Thread: How I Make Money and Survive as a Writer. I grew up with a household income of around 22k a year and recently transitioned out of the service industry to writing full-time. Hope some of this helps!

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