ML Strijdom
@mlstrijdom.bsky.social
South African Emerging Writer
Newbie Photographer
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Published in Scifi Shorts, Livina Press, Instant Noodles, HM in 10th Writers Playground Contest, Westword, Starspun Lit, Flash Phantoms, and Zoetic Press Podcast
Newbie Photographer
🦔
Published in Scifi Shorts, Livina Press, Instant Noodles, HM in 10th Writers Playground Contest, Westword, Starspun Lit, Flash Phantoms, and Zoetic Press Podcast
Made the Top 128 out of 410 stories in @writingbattle.bsky.social ! 🥳🥳
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Made the Top 128 out of 410 stories in @writingbattle.bsky.social ! 🥳🥳
Made it to final showdown of @writingbattle.bsky.social 2K contest with my Vampire Romance story! Yay!! 🥳🥳🥳 #writingbattle #shortstory #indieauthor
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Made it to final showdown of @writingbattle.bsky.social 2K contest with my Vampire Romance story! Yay!! 🥳🥳🥳 #writingbattle #shortstory #indieauthor
Made it to top 16 out of 571 stories in the Fear Pro Writing Battle Contest!! Genre: Horror! Look at us go! Yay!! 🥳🥳 @writingbattle.bsky.social #writingbattle #indieauthor #shortstory #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #writingcontest #writingcommunity #flashfiction
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Made it to top 16 out of 571 stories in the Fear Pro Writing Battle Contest!! Genre: Horror! Look at us go! Yay!! 🥳🥳 @writingbattle.bsky.social #writingbattle #indieauthor #shortstory #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #writingcontest #writingcommunity #flashfiction
My first ever real publication in a lit mag! You can find my fictional short story inside. Thank you @livinapress.bsky.social A dream came true! #publishedauthor #indieauthor #shortstory #fantasystory
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My first ever real publication in a lit mag! You can find my fictional short story inside. Thank you @livinapress.bsky.social A dream came true! #publishedauthor #indieauthor #shortstory #fantasystory
Made it to the top 128 out of 571ish stories in the Horror Genre for Fear Battle in Writting Battle!! So excited! Lets gooo!!!
#writingbattle #top128 #indieauthor #shortstorywriter
#writingbattle #top128 #indieauthor #shortstorywriter
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Made it to the top 128 out of 571ish stories in the Horror Genre for Fear Battle in Writting Battle!! So excited! Lets gooo!!!
#writingbattle #top128 #indieauthor #shortstorywriter
#writingbattle #top128 #indieauthor #shortstorywriter
My first ever hard copy Lit Mag in my hands!
Thank you Livina Press for making that dream cone true with a story that’s so close to my heart: “Of Feathers and Faun” 🥳🥳
#livinapress #indieauthor #litmag #publishedauthor #debutpub #writingcommunity #shortstory #AmWriting #InPrint #fantasywriting
Thank you Livina Press for making that dream cone true with a story that’s so close to my heart: “Of Feathers and Faun” 🥳🥳
#livinapress #indieauthor #litmag #publishedauthor #debutpub #writingcommunity #shortstory #AmWriting #InPrint #fantasywriting
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My first ever hard copy Lit Mag in my hands!
Thank you Livina Press for making that dream cone true with a story that’s so close to my heart: “Of Feathers and Faun” 🥳🥳
#livinapress #indieauthor #litmag #publishedauthor #debutpub #writingcommunity #shortstory #AmWriting #InPrint #fantasywriting
Thank you Livina Press for making that dream cone true with a story that’s so close to my heart: “Of Feathers and Faun” 🥳🥳
#livinapress #indieauthor #litmag #publishedauthor #debutpub #writingcommunity #shortstory #AmWriting #InPrint #fantasywriting
Made the Long List for the @historythroughfiction contest 2025! www.historythroughfiction.com/short-story-...
#writingcommunity #writing #historywriter #indiewriter #amwri̇ti̇ng #amwritingfiction #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #emergingwriters #shortstorywriter #historicalwriting
#writingcommunity #writing #historywriter #indiewriter #amwri̇ti̇ng #amwritingfiction #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #emergingwriters #shortstorywriter #historicalwriting
September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Made the Long List for the @historythroughfiction contest 2025! www.historythroughfiction.com/short-story-...
#writingcommunity #writing #historywriter #indiewriter #amwri̇ti̇ng #amwritingfiction #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #emergingwriters #shortstorywriter #historicalwriting
#writingcommunity #writing #historywriter #indiewriter #amwri̇ti̇ng #amwritingfiction #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #emergingwriters #shortstorywriter #historicalwriting
Leopard at night, Lower Zambezi, Zambia.
#leopard #cats #zambia #lowerzambezi #wildlifephotography #sony #safari #africa
#leopard #cats #zambia #lowerzambezi #wildlifephotography #sony #safari #africa
August 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Leopard at night, Lower Zambezi, Zambia.
#leopard #cats #zambia #lowerzambezi #wildlifephotography #sony #safari #africa
#leopard #cats #zambia #lowerzambezi #wildlifephotography #sony #safari #africa
Elephants in the Lower Zambezi, Zambia
#elephants #wildlife #safari #photography #africa #zambia #wildlifephotography
#elephants #wildlife #safari #photography #africa #zambia #wildlifephotography
August 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Elephants in the Lower Zambezi, Zambia
#elephants #wildlife #safari #photography #africa #zambia #wildlifephotography
#elephants #wildlife #safari #photography #africa #zambia #wildlifephotography
Wilddogs of the Lower Zambezi, Zambia
#wilddogs #sony #sonya6500 #zambia #wildlife #wildlifephotography #safari #lowerzambezi
#wilddogs #sony #sonya6500 #zambia #wildlife #wildlifephotography #safari #lowerzambezi
August 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Wilddogs of the Lower Zambezi, Zambia
#wilddogs #sony #sonya6500 #zambia #wildlife #wildlifephotography #safari #lowerzambezi
#wilddogs #sony #sonya6500 #zambia #wildlife #wildlifephotography #safari #lowerzambezi
Leopard mom and her cub caught peeping out from their hideout, Lower Zambezi, Zambia 🐆 #leopards #sony #lowerzambezi #zambia #bigcats #nature #wildlifephotography
August 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Leopard mom and her cub caught peeping out from their hideout, Lower Zambezi, Zambia 🐆 #leopards #sony #lowerzambezi #zambia #bigcats #nature #wildlifephotography
Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa
#capetown #bloubergstrand #sony #sonya6500 #zeisslens
#capetown #bloubergstrand #sony #sonya6500 #zeisslens
August 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa
#capetown #bloubergstrand #sony #sonya6500 #zeisslens
#capetown #bloubergstrand #sony #sonya6500 #zeisslens
Baboon posing in the morning sun, Lower Zambezi, Zambia
August 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Baboon posing in the morning sun, Lower Zambezi, Zambia
Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa 🏄🌊
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa 🏄🌊
Hippos in the Lower Zambezi, Zambia 🦛
July 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Hippos in the Lower Zambezi, Zambia 🦛
My story: ‘Of Feathers and Faun’ just published in a real physical literary magazine! Thank you Livina Press!
You can buy it here: www.amazon.com/Livina-Press...
You can buy it here: www.amazon.com/Livina-Press...
July 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My story: ‘Of Feathers and Faun’ just published in a real physical literary magazine! Thank you Livina Press!
You can buy it here: www.amazon.com/Livina-Press...
You can buy it here: www.amazon.com/Livina-Press...
Herd of Elephants in the Sabi Sands, South Africa, July 2025
July 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Herd of Elephants in the Sabi Sands, South Africa, July 2025