Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Hey, I know who wrote this! (It's me!) 063
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Gotcha. I have to say, it is a super bummer that people able to pay more get access to results earlier. Other content makes sense, but results tied to something an entry fee was already paid towards... it adds some not fun feelings to the release. 250
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnSiobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think people believe that if a book was widely used and printed in the past it survives in multiple copies, at least some of which will be stored in a library somewhere. But there are many things like school books that were widely printed on the 1700s and 1800s and of which we have no copies. 1130068
Reposted by Natalie Writes Onlighthouse prince @historiancole.bsky.social · 23/05/2026tim curry keeping up the bit twenty years after the fact by writing in his memoir that he and miss piggy had an affair during the filming of muppet treasure island is just so good and funny 1564851318
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnTyson @lscpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable. 51173696424
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Is this the everyone time or the early time? 110
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnEmily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Wild Mountain Thyme (spoil yourself on this one, pals) 117810
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Never ever in a million guesses could have come up with the ending from the trailers. It still baffles me. 010
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Yeah. And that is evident in the quality of rhe story I'm sure! Lol But hey, I didn't DNF! I really want to win the raffle. 110
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Hey, I wrote mine in 40 min and submitted with 2 min to spare so... what matters is submission! It's bad! It's almost a story! It's submitted! And that's marginally better than my most recent NQW submission which I wrote in 19 min and submitted with no min to spare. 120
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026@quotatelle.bsky.social how do we submit to Bread and Butter? Not seeing anything on the submittable page. Thanks! 100
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnWhimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Whimsy August is upon us. But don’t get too comfy, because for our second contest we’re taking this show on the road with theme… Happy Travels! Writers have 7 days to whip together a 300-word tale of whimsy based on one of our five whims and the unique object that has appeared in their inbox. 0274
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnInformation is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Pollution levels in Paris after they introduced bike lanes and car restrictions Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme www.apur.org 02414
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Absolutely shameful that @change.org is allowing a racist petition on their website. The only reason to not want Mamdani at 9/11 memorial events is racism. The end. Full stop. No nuance. Allowing a petition based on bigotry is disgusting and abhorrent. 031
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnWhimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The results for the first EVER Whimsy are in! 🦙🪶🥳 A big, WHIMSICAL congratulations to our Selected Stories and Honourable Mentions. These stories BLEW US AWAY for the imagination with which they captured the VAST possibilities of whimsical storytelling! www.whimsyfiction.com/contests/res... 2263
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnAdrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Well, I say, watching my protagonist pilot an enormous tanker full of mechanical octopuses down a river while having fever dream flashbacks, I guess this is one of those books where I write to discover what happens next. 2445125
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026It is a miracle and a half that I didn't DNF this so... it would be nice to get the hoodie and coaching session for the effort since I am absolutely not long listing! lol 110
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnWhimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Whimsy July judging is officially… DONE! See you on the 28th for our first ever group of selected stories (sharing the £500 prize pool) & honourable mentions. Plus, the first addition to the Whimsy Wall of First Lines. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! whimsyfiction.com 🦙🪶 1223
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply 120125033554
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnChad Frame @probablysomeone.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Very pleased to have my poem, "What You Remember from Statistics," up at Rattle today. There's a mistake in the link posted. This is the correct one: rattle.com/what-you-rem...rattle.comWhat You Remember from Statistics by Chad Frame - Rattle: PoetryThe study of data and the properties of data and drawing conclusions from that data even though all you ever did was draw the man trying to teach you this in comics in the margins of your notebook 2103
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Exactly! A character literally tells you it isn't your job to understand it! The movie tells you to just go with it. And when you do, it's such a fun ride 030
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026TENET is maybe my favorite Nolan and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when people crap all over it 250
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnLily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"We didn't know it was AI. We just thought it was bad!" Admitting you: •framed a piss stain that looks like the Virgin Mary if you squint and tilt your head •sold tickets to see it •infantilIzed/demeaned non-native English speakers is not the defense you think it is #antiAI #bonabooks #litmag 131
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This is exactly what I've been on about 000
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"I am not disappointed, because my expectations were already quite low, but I am incandescent with rage and a little despair if we’re being honest. I am wondering what the point of any of it all is when no one can be bothered to read their own submissions closely" www.patreon.com/posts/163723...patreon.comA Little Chat: Genre Fic in the Age of Slop | Dorian DawesThere is a scene in Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V For Vendetta that is very different from how it was adapted in the 2005 film. Our eponymo 121
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026What was the process these stories went through that got them accepted in the first place? What about these stories got them chosen in the first place? 000
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026That's on these publications and it makes me question their entire submission and selection process. I fear it is another indication of so much of what we've lost in literature and literacy. 030
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026But the publications CHOSE THESE STORIES. And the ones we've read before they were removed have been low quality stories! That these places published! The stories seemed okay from a skim but not from a *read* *Reading* the stories made it clear it was empty fluff, meaningless, shallow... 131
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Obviously the people submitting AI slop are awful. But - what can you do to stop someone who claims they wrote a story they got from a plagiarism machine because they prompted it? They just suck and there's not much chance they will stop sucking UNLESS publications are better about this 120
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Since this came out I've seen stories from this author and others accused of using LLMs removed from Cast of Wonders, Apex, Orange & Bee and more. The more emails I get from pubs about removing AI stories, the angrier I get at the publications. 110
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnThe Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026DRUM ROLL!!!! Announcing the longlists for the Welkin Genre Prize 2026. Congratulations to the writers of these 50 wonderful pieces. Please feel free to celebrate wildly but don't reveal which piece is yours as judging is still ongoing! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...mattkendrick.co.ukWelkin News | MattKendrick.co.ukA writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels. 35816
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Can't wait to see the results on the 28th and read lots of whimsy! 010
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Had a busy busy weekend but managed to get a submission in before the deadline! Really enjoyed being whimsical! @whimsyfiction.bsky.social 050
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnLily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026CONGRATULATIONS TO NATALIE! This is such an amazing accomplishment from an equally amazing person.static.klipy.comDavid Rose: 'That's My Friend!' - Schitt's CreekALT: David Rose: 'That's My Friend!' - Schitt's Creek 121
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Thank you!! I'm still kind of taking it all in 010
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Ahhhh! Thank you! So glad crab apples finally has a home! 000
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnJesse @sennara.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Congrats Natalie!! These stories are both amazing! 121
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnBarb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026So happy for my friend, Natalie who won not only 2nd but also 3rd place in this contest! Congrats Natalie! 🎉 121
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026@averyother.bsky.social I guess there are limits on tags, lol 010
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Thanks BWG and Susan Kaye Quinn! Can't wait for *Illusive Worlds* to come out with three of my stories! Congrats to all the Honorable Mentions as well! 020
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Is this real life? Second **and** Third in the @bwgroundtable.bsky.social 2026 Short Story contest judged by @susankayequinn.bsky.social? And @averyother.bsky.social is on the podium with me *again*? Chuffed. Floored. Tickled. Ecstatic. 7102
Reposted by Natalie Writes OnAvery Other @averyother.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I'm so happy to share this good news—even happier to celebrate the win with a friend, again. My story, Some Things We Just Knew, won 1st place in the BWR Short Story Award. Congratulations Natalie (@nataliewriteson.bsky.social) for winning 2nd AND 3rd! 🎉🎉🎉 bwgwritersroundtable.com/short-story-... 4103
Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The United States is already an embarrassment globally, but our treatment of referees, players, and staff denied entry for the World Cup just cements our place as a laughing stock. 000