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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I can’t wait to see how my whim fares!

Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Of course the idea for my Whimsy piece came to me at 5am mere hours from the deadline. But dang, had so much fun writing it! I dedicate my monster piece to my insomnia. Check out the @whimsyfiction.bsky.social monthly prompts for monthly fun writing challenges. #amwriting #flashfiction #whimsy

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Write-in for including this piece. I’m dedicating this to V who walked along the River Dee… #nffd2026

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This is the second time I’ve lost my “Bird by Bird” book by Anne Lamott. I keep misplacing it. Is this a sign??

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I’ve no words… it’s just so wonderful holding an actual… book… with my words and photography in it. Wow. Thank you @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social and Francois Bereaud for making a writer girl’s heart flutter today.

A hand holding up a copy of Murals book curated by Francois Bereaud.

A photo of the back cover of the Murals Book by The Hooghly Review

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

ICYMI we're open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I can’t wait to get stuck into my kawan’s first published novella-in-flash, “Mother Karma”. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social #motherlarma #writers #firstpublishedbook

A photo of a book held by one hand to the side. The book’s title is “Mother Karma” - written across the top. In the middle is an outline drawing of a child and a mother intertwined by a lotus flower in the middle.

At the bottom is the author’s name, Sumitra Singham.

The book background is earthy yellow.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

@tomljanovic.bsky.social are you almost ready for @mattkendrick.bsky.social ‘s Lyrical Writing workshops? I’m so excited to be writing with you! 💕💕💕

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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2025

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

ADHD writing is “writing an entire story” in your head while walking the dog then suddenly realising you have no idea what street you’re in or how long you’ve been writing. 🤷🏾‍♀️😁🙌🏾

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Another flash from my kawan, kaibigan, writing buddy who never fails to capture an entire generation’s vibe in a bite-sized story. @pleomorphic2.bsky.social, you’re awesome for giving voice to the things my heart could only whisper. Read for 90s nostalgia, and the… vibes. 😊😊😊😊

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Omg, I made @mariaressa.bsky.social laugh tonight while we were in the lift! This woman who founded @rappler.bsky.social and fought a brutal dictator and is a Noble Peace Laureate laughed at my geeky tech joke. Also, please buy her book “How to stand up to a dictator”.

Maria Ressa wearing a pink blazer is behind a lectern talking about the harmful effect of social media.

The panel for the South East Asian Oration

A photo of Maria Ressa with the hosts and panel for the South East Asian Oration.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I would like to tag @gretchenfilart.bsky.social for this course. She is a great poet, but I know there’s a prose in her that one of your courses, Matt, will help her write it out. 😄 P.S. @tomljanovic.bsky.social really should win it, too. 💕

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Omg. Writing Goal #4: Get a piece published in an actual printed magazine or anthology. CHECKED! #bowenstreetpress #nesting P.S. This piece was born out of a #furiousfiction prompt

A magazine cover with an outline drawing of a human with long curly-ish hair sitting inside a house. And on top the word “Nesting” with orange font.

A table of contents list with page numbers next to tiles and writer/author/poet name below the title.

An opened magazine with the “That rainy day she made more than stew” in big words with an orange box and dark flower outline in the middle on the left page: and a story on the right page.

An opened magazine with a recipe on both pages and a name/title of the recipe called “Sinigang”,

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I’m in the #furiousfiction long list!!! Woohoooo! Another writing goal I can tick off this year. Happy dance. 💃💃💃

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Gotta love a fantasy horror piece, esp ones with unicorns and dragons in it! Go, @tomljanovic.bsky.social! Love reading your flash piece. 💕

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Anyone doing @natflashfictionday.bsky.social #writein today? This will be my third year participating and I can’t wait to read the golden nuggets published this year. #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I’ve just crossed off another writer rite of passage! Finally a sub to @havehashad.com ! I’m squealing inside.

An email acknowledgement of my submission to HAD.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

- inspirations, gurus and amazing friends @tomljanovic.bsky.social @gretchenfilart.bsky.social @mattkendrick.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social I won’t be writing like I am now without you guys. 💕💕💕

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Tell me you have a VCE* student in your house without telling me you have a VCE student in your house *VCE - Victorian Certificate of Education Exams for Year 12 students

A photo of a “The Three Theban Plays” by Sophocles being held up by a person’s hand

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Still no words from me. But hey! Look at this mural. 😍

Colourful mural on a wall on AC/DC Lane, Naarm of mushrooms, a fortress of mushroom surrounded by clouds. It’s like a fantastical dream world.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

They say walking is when writing actually happens. So, I’ve been walking and marvelling at sunsets since the start of the year. #writingcommunity

A picture of a sunset on the horizon taken from the beach in Boon Wurrung Country, Victoria.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

“My yearning, sand at the bottom of an hourglass…” @gretchenfilart.bsky.social’s “Memento Mori” will make you feel all the feels. Check it out in @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social’s Murals issue. Out now! thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/

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Murals (December 2024) – THE HOOGHLY REVIEW

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

“And it’s only because you’ve taken E that you can do that, and I took K so I won’t remember tomorrow” Ahhh! As usual, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social’s pieces touch, wrap, and warm with its simplicity, elegance and familiarity. Read her piece @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social ‘s MURALS issue.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Literary Santas just dropped the best 🎄 present! Thank you @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social editors 💕 I’m so proud to have a piece (p. 16) and a photo (pp. 113-114) with so many writers friends in this issue like @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and @gretchenfilart.bsky.social!

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YoursINegritude @yoursinegritude.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

In honor of her passing, thought I’d post this excellent video of a conversation between her and James Baldwin. Even if you watch it in bits and pieces, it’s worth your time. youtu.be/AFGkNEt30Fo?...

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Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (PART 1) | ALL ARTS Vault

YouTube video by ALL ARTS TV (ALL ARTS)

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

“I dream about oaring featherlight across an ocean of words” I love that line in one of @gretchenfilart.bsky.social ‘s poems in @antiheroinchic.bsky.social . Mare, in your words, you give raw familiarity, it’s me waving across the road to your house like a kapitbahay. 😁 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Wow, so many of us following each other in such a short time! If you don’t know my writing here’s an example. 🙂 Thank you, Porch Lit Mag for publishing this piece. 💕💕💕 porch-litmag.com/a-people-ple...

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A People Pleaser’s Six Course Meal - Porch Litmag

by Elisa Dominique Rivera The Starter When I was eight years old, my mother was tamarind-sour from scooping secret bruises into her dress pockets....

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Overhead electrical cables was my main fascination visiting Manila last week. I loved its chaotic drama, disorganised sanity, dangerous functionality. It’s a feat of innovative engineering, an artwork. #observations #writingcommunity #photographt

Abandoned building with electrical wires spanning its width.

A kalesa (horse drawn carriage) on a crowded street with overhead electrical wiring.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

You know what’s better than being on a holiday? Meeting a writer friend for the first time while on a holiday. @gretchenfilart.bsky.social #writingcommunity

A photo / selfie of two women with big smiles on their faces because they are happy to finally meet each other.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

About to start my #journey as a middle-aged person, wearing Pearl Jam t-shirt, reading an obscene book with crazy hair. Wonder if they’ll let me in the country. 🤣 #vss365 #travelling 🇵🇭

A screenshot of the Philippines customs declaration for travellers entering the country.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/11/2024

If you don’t know who Jay Graber is, you will. She’s the woman behind Blue Sky. Everyone’s talking about it. In just the past week, Bluesky’s user base has exploded, more than doubling to over 16 million as people scramble for an alternative to X, Facebook, and Threads. 🧵

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Cages symbolising birds, symbolising trees we sacrificed Two buildings dominating the land where prisoners built on stolen land A perfect #postcard of my time in Sydney. #vss365 #writingcommunity

A photo of a laneway between two brown-clad buildings where 200 empty bird cages are suspended overhead the laneway. This is an art installation called “Forgotten Songs” by Michael Thomas Hill.

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I #raised my glass, made the toast, joking they were not meant to be because she looked to her 2 o’clock instead of her sister’s. If she did, she would’ve seen me. She gulped as I drank my champagne, we hoped the baby will not have the same red hair as me. #vss365 #scandal 😁

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Yesterday, I realised another neurospicy super power I have. I can be asked to present to 200+ audience without much notice (half a day) and still be funny. Note: this is a subjective post. 😁 #adhd #neurodivergent #neurospicy

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

With swollen lips and fat tongue, Sandra tried to tell her date crustaceans included #lobsters. She didn’t care how much they were. Once the EpiPen’s magic worked, she slapped his face with the limp lobster’s tail on their table, and marched out of the restaurant. #vss365 #writingcommunity

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Here’s a photo of the Chinese Garden in Tumbulong Country (Sydney Darling Harbour) for my new co-bskyers! G’day. Can’t wait to for us to create a glimmering and safe space here.

Chinese Garden showing the pond, trees, with rocks around the edge. Everything is almost all green except for the pagoda hidden amongst the green.

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Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧 @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

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Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky

Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!

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Barbara VanDenburgh @babsvan.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Now more than ever. Happy birthday to a real one.

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margaret lonsdale (🥀🇨🇦) @fhaedra.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

How did I miss the turning there were signals signs n lights caught up in my yearning dreaming left sleepwalking right Could this be my undoing my wither wish to keep What the question Who’s to answer to surrender run or weep— Know what you know Improvise n go Sun’s sinking slow🪶 #FromOneLine 361

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

More tips and tricks! Delete that other app from your phone. You can still have your account there and access it from time to time via your browser. Leaving that app in your phone means they can still gather data from you. #writingcommunity 📌 #womeninstem

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 19/10/2024

BOOKMARKING: For new Bluesky users ("newskies"!) wondering about the 📌 emoji, that's an informal bookmark feature as we await a future official one. Just reply to any post with 📌, and the post will be added to this feed (which you can pin to your top/sidebar for ready access):

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Elisa Dominique Rivera @nikkirivera.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

More Bluesky tips and tricks… this one especially for you, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social kawan. 😍

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