Natalie Schriefer
@nschriefer.bsky.social
Freelance writer | Academic editor | Bi/demi | I cover gaming, books, identity & health | www.natalieschriefer.com
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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
Link to register:
tinyurl.com/53p638cc
Link to get a free copy of the e-chapbook:
tinyurl.com/57bzdefr
@dustinnightingale.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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
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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I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
September 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.
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
August 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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?!
So excited to have this flash fiction piece out in the world! Thanks so much to @flashfrog.bsky.social for giving it a home 🥰🥰
NEW STORY⚡️🐸
“Cartwheels” by @nschriefer.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Gwenn Seemel
flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...
“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
August 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So excited to have this flash fiction piece out in the world! Thanks so much to @flashfrog.bsky.social for giving it a home 🥰🥰
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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 👏🏻
The last paragraph is just 👏🏻
NEW STORY⚡️🐸
“Cartwheels” by @nschriefer.bsky.social is now up!
Art by Gwenn Seemel
flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...
“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
August 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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 👏🏻
The last paragraph is just 👏🏻
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/does-work-ha...
www.nextavenue.org
August 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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/does-work-ha...
📢 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 🥰
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 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 🥰
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 🥰
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
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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 🥰
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com! It was fantastic to work with @jhodiewilliams.bsky.social, as always 🥰
I can't wait!!! 💕🎾
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
March 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I can't wait!!! 💕🎾
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🚨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).
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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
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚨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
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
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
February 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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 😉).
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This was such a fun story to work on! Congratulations Natalie, I'm glad you love it as much as I do!
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 💕💕
February 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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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
February 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Congratulations to @otroedgargomez.bsky.social on today's publication of ALLIGATOR TEARS with Crown! Edgar recently contributed to our folio on writing about sex.
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
February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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 💕💕
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
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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 🚚🚚
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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 Noah.Michelson@HuffPost.com for more details
I'll def publish folks anonymously
I pay for essays
1000 - 2000 words
Hit me up at Noah.Michelson@HuffPost.com for more details
January 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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 Noah.Michelson@HuffPost.com for more details
I'll def publish folks anonymously
I pay for essays
1000 - 2000 words
Hit me up at Noah.Michelson@HuffPost.com for more details
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
January 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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 🧊
Already ordered mine--can't wait to read it!! 💕
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
January 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Already ordered mine--can't wait to read it!! 💕
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
January 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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.
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
January 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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 😭)
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!
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...
This was 2024, told by 102 people.
intothespine.com/2024/12/30/s...
December 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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!
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
December 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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 🥰🥰
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🧵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!
December 10, 2024 at 6:40 PM
🧵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!
Happy publication anniversary to this memoir roundup I wrote for @xtramagazine.com in 2022, ft. books by @mlfaliveno.bsky.social, @otroedgargomez.bsky.social, Eleanor Crewes, Katie Heaney, and Grace Perry! 📚 I spent much of the pandemic reading queer memoir, and these were some of my favorites 🥰
The five queer books that helped me come out | Xtra Magazine
These five recent memoirs are queer books that helped me come out, echoing my own life, sometimes in unexpected ways
xtramagazine.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Happy publication anniversary to this memoir roundup I wrote for @xtramagazine.com in 2022, ft. books by @mlfaliveno.bsky.social, @otroedgargomez.bsky.social, Eleanor Crewes, Katie Heaney, and Grace Perry! 📚 I spent much of the pandemic reading queer memoir, and these were some of my favorites 🥰
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We’re open to submissions through Dec 21st! Let slip the dogs of poetry y’all.
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rustandmoth.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:23 PM
We’re open to submissions through Dec 21st! Let slip the dogs of poetry y’all.