Elizabeth DeKok
@lizdekok.bsky.social
Writer || Stories: Tahoma Literary Review, The Baltimore Review, So to Speak, Allium || MSc || she/her || it’s pronounced dee-cook
I wrote a story about what happens when you let sibling rivalry ruin your vacation :)
Big thanks to Allium for publishing this story! allium.colum.edu/fall-2024-fi...
Big thanks to Allium for publishing this story! allium.colum.edu/fall-2024-fi...
Elizabeth DeKok — Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
Aliens “When I moved here, I was told that it wasn’t a matter of if you hit a sheep with your car, it was a matter of when .” The car jerked right, narrowly avoiding the cliffside ...
allium.colum.edu
November 13, 2024 at 6:46 PM
I wrote a story about what happens when you let sibling rivalry ruin your vacation :)
Big thanks to Allium for publishing this story! allium.colum.edu/fall-2024-fi...
Big thanks to Allium for publishing this story! allium.colum.edu/fall-2024-fi...
bit thanks to the Tahoma Literary Review for publishing this short story of mine! give it a read if you like stories about medical emergencies and strained relationships :)
A Broken Heart - Tahoma Literary Review
She could hear the crack of his ribs, a good sign, since it meant that the paramedic was pushing down hard enough. The trainees in the CPR certification
tahomaliteraryreview.com
February 6, 2024 at 1:34 PM
bit thanks to the Tahoma Literary Review for publishing this short story of mine! give it a read if you like stories about medical emergencies and strained relationships :)
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I'm moving to Centralia, PA, cause I'm also burning up inside, too.
January 19, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I'm moving to Centralia, PA, cause I'm also burning up inside, too.
Unfortunately, I wrote about writing, creation, and Centralia. Big thanks to the Baltimore Review for publishing this piece of flash fiction!
baltimorereview.org/winter_2024/...
baltimorereview.org/winter_2024/...
Elizabeth DeKok: Embers
Elizabeth DeKok received her MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she currently lives in the North East of England. Her work is…
baltimorereview.org
January 19, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Unfortunately, I wrote about writing, creation, and Centralia. Big thanks to the Baltimore Review for publishing this piece of flash fiction!
baltimorereview.org/winter_2024/...
baltimorereview.org/winter_2024/...
lit mages be like: give us your nightmares. give us the soft messy flesh of old fruit. give us the sound of birds attempting to fly to the stars. give us the work that leaves a mark on our souls.
word limit: 1500 words
word limit: 1500 words
November 20, 2023 at 1:28 PM
lit mages be like: give us your nightmares. give us the soft messy flesh of old fruit. give us the sound of birds attempting to fly to the stars. give us the work that leaves a mark on our souls.
word limit: 1500 words
word limit: 1500 words
if Carla Gugino wants me to die then who am i to question her
October 20, 2023 at 5:45 PM
if Carla Gugino wants me to die then who am i to question her
chronically late to every tv show that exists which is why I’ve spent my Thursday afternoon sobbing to the ending of Midnight Mass
October 19, 2023 at 3:30 PM
chronically late to every tv show that exists which is why I’ve spent my Thursday afternoon sobbing to the ending of Midnight Mass
I don’t know if anyone is watching the new season of Bake Off but I am now stronger in my belief that the british biscuit companies are paying bake off to feature their products as the technical challenges
October 14, 2023 at 12:33 PM
I don’t know if anyone is watching the new season of Bake Off but I am now stronger in my belief that the british biscuit companies are paying bake off to feature their products as the technical challenges
the people who break glass bottles on TikTok for a living must experience such a lack of anxiety that I could never even imagine
August 27, 2023 at 8:05 AM
the people who break glass bottles on TikTok for a living must experience such a lack of anxiety that I could never even imagine
I could really just destroy a five layer dip right now
August 12, 2023 at 1:00 PM
I could really just destroy a five layer dip right now
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Imagine designing and then following through with carving Mount Rushmore. Embarrassing behavior. Couldn’t be me
August 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Imagine designing and then following through with carving Mount Rushmore. Embarrassing behavior. Couldn’t be me
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FRIEND: It's called cauliflower. It's not ghost broccoli.
ME: [taking a long drag on my cigarette] Listen kid, I know what I saw.
ME: [taking a long drag on my cigarette] Listen kid, I know what I saw.
April 26, 2023 at 11:15 PM
FRIEND: It's called cauliflower. It's not ghost broccoli.
ME: [taking a long drag on my cigarette] Listen kid, I know what I saw.
ME: [taking a long drag on my cigarette] Listen kid, I know what I saw.
yes i’m new but i simply cannot, in good conscience, call posting on here a “skeet”
August 11, 2023 at 5:38 PM
yes i’m new but i simply cannot, in good conscience, call posting on here a “skeet”
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I’m happy to announce I have a two-book deal w/ @titanbooks!! Coming 2025 is a novella duology that is a blend of scifi, fantasy, & horror 🫣
🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️
&
⚙️NATURAL ENGINES⚙️
A big thank you to @cathtrech and Titan as well as my agent @lisaabellera 😭🙏🏼🤍
🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️
&
⚙️NATURAL ENGINES⚙️
A big thank you to @cathtrech and Titan as well as my agent @lisaabellera 😭🙏🏼🤍
August 2, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I’m happy to announce I have a two-book deal w/ @titanbooks!! Coming 2025 is a novella duology that is a blend of scifi, fantasy, & horror 🫣
🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️
&
⚙️NATURAL ENGINES⚙️
A big thank you to @cathtrech and Titan as well as my agent @lisaabellera 😭🙏🏼🤍
🏰A PALACE NEAR THE WIND🌬️
&
⚙️NATURAL ENGINES⚙️
A big thank you to @cathtrech and Titan as well as my agent @lisaabellera 😭🙏🏼🤍
nibbling on my single allotted Kit Kat bar like a dickens’ orphan…one day sister we will have enough money to eat a full package, mark my words
August 3, 2023 at 9:31 AM
nibbling on my single allotted Kit Kat bar like a dickens’ orphan…one day sister we will have enough money to eat a full package, mark my words
There is something so deeply embarrassing about traveling on the train with large luggage
August 2, 2023 at 10:08 PM
There is something so deeply embarrassing about traveling on the train with large luggage
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i am a penguin collecting pebbles of cursed knowledge
July 24, 2023 at 2:42 PM
i am a penguin collecting pebbles of cursed knowledge