Sign in

Natalie Schriefer

@nschriefer.bsky.social
143 followers 127 following 29 posts

Freelance writer | Academic editor | Bi/demi | I cover gaming, books, identity & health | www.natalieschriefer.com

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Huge congrats to @kyleisamu.bsky.social for his Frog story "Materials Needed" landing on the Wigleaf Top 50! And a big congrats to all the Frog longlisters!! @thehagsoup.bsky.social, @lauraleighwrite.bsky.social, Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez, and @nschriefer.bsky.social!!
Blue flyer announcing the Flash Frog authors on the Wigleaf Top 50. (Names listed in caption).
0136
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Eunoia Review @eunoiareview.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Eagle Spotting eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/e...
eunoiareview.wordpress.com
Eagle Spotting
Lunchtime. Winter. Cohoes Falls. A photographer lends us binoculars, pointing downstream to a tree crowned with a smudge. They’re most active at dawn, he says. After eating, they sit for hour…
011
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Friendly reminder: We want to see fresh work that hasn’t been published anywhere before (including your personal blog or website). First-time electronic publication rights are really all we ask for 💗 Thank you so much!
0263
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
1114118623
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Very cool to have this Zelda #poem published today at @videoda.me on the same day that Nintendo confirmed Ocarina of Time for later this year! 🎮🎮 Special thanks to editor @saraclemens.com for formatting wizardry--you rock!! 💕 A short, 2-min. read if you need more Zelda content in your life ⚔️
videoda.me
Re-Playing Majora’s Mask, College
The guard who calls you a child eventually recants.
053
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
don’t think they have any plans to take anything down but this is always a smart thing to do regardless
0202
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com about HBO Max's new show #HeatedRivalry -- and the debate it's re-started, over who gets to tell the stories of marginalized communities. Special thanks to @jhodiewilliams.bsky.social, for being wonderful to work with!
bloomberg.com
Gay Romance ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Reigniting a Troubling Debate
Heated Rivalry, based on the second book in Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” series, has been a hit for HBO Max. Critics have called the gay romance about hockey players one of the best queer TV shows, p...
032
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Christopher Citro @christophercitro.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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
024
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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?!
gwennseemel.com
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.
030
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
So excited to have this flash fiction piece out in the world! Thanks so much to @flashfrog.bsky.social for giving it a home 🥰🥰
191
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Mizuki Yamamoto @mizuki-yama.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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 👏🏻
121
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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...
nextavenue.org
000
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
📢 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 🥰
Yellow book cover featuring the character Komi holding a notebook and the title of the book: Making Friends and Not Scaring People
021
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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 🥰
bloomberg.com
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.
010
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I can't wait!!! 💕🎾
021
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 28/02/2025
🚨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
056
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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 😉).
huffpost.com
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."
021
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🥰🥰🥰
000
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Congratulations to @otroedgargomez.bsky.social on today's publication of ALLIGATOR TEARS with Crown! Edgar recently contributed to our folio on writing about sex.
buff.ly
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,...
192
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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 💕💕
wired.com
How to Cope With Post-Game Depression
Congratulations, you beat your favorite video game. Now it’s time to beat the feelings of emptiness.
020
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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 🚚🚚
intothespine.com
I Know Where Princess Peach Keeps Her Dish Detergent - Into The Spine
For Gourmet Guy, from Paper Mario 64
042
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Noah Michelson @noahmichelson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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
04727
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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 🧊
fivesouth.net
The First Step by Natalie Schriefer
From a snowbank I watched the squirrel run.
030
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Already ordered mine--can't wait to read it!! 💕
110
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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.
dailydrunkmag.com
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…
010
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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 😭)
havehashad.com
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 ...
042
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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!
051
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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 🥰🥰
inverse.com
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.
061
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Edgar Gomez @otroedgargomez.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🧵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!
47323
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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 🥰
xtramagazine.com
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
382
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Rust & Moth @rustandmoth.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
We’re open to submissions through Dec 21st! Let slip the dogs of poetry y’all.
rustandmoth.com
Submissions – Rust & MothMothMenuCloseSearchFacebookTwitterWebsitePreviousNextBack to Table of ContentsFavorite
A Journal Of Poetry And The Arts
05427
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 22/11/2024
Let it be pointless. It may ultimately one day serve a purpose, but it doesn't right now and no one will ever care and that's fine. This is how you start writing.
532691
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Happy two-year publication anniversary to this flash piece about #gaming, #Zelda, and self-compassion, originally written for the wonderful @diegoarguello.bsky.social for @intothespine.bsky.social -- and since referenced in my later work for sites like @cnn.com! A short piece with a huge life ❤️❤️❤️
intothespine.com
Learning Self-Compassion - Into The Spine
With a little help from Zelda.
063
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Happy publication anniversary to my first (and only!) humor piece about (the chaos of) querying a novel. Pubbing with @therumpus.bsky.social was one of my big-dream goals last year, and I so enjoyed working with @elissabassist.bsky.social 🥰
therumpus.net
Funny Women: Query Letter for My Totally Publishable Novel - The Rumpus
(The previous sentence demonstrates both my market awareness and my forward thinking.)
1103
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Experiencing eyelid pain? 👁️ It could be the common condition blepharitis--and there are a few ways to get relief! It was great, as always, to work with the editors at Next Avenue and so lovely to work with the American Academy of Ophthalmology for the first time!
nextavenue.org
Swollen and Painful Eyelids? It May Be Blepharitis
This chronic condition is not contagious but is a problem for aging eyes
030
Natalie Schriefer @nschriefer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Happy publication anniversary to one of my favorite articles--I never imagined I'd write about Zelda for @opinion.bsky.social, or that I'd reference the infamous Zelda meme "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!" at work 😂 Special thanks to @jhodiewilliams.bsky.social, who was a dream to work with!
bloomberg.com
Nintendo Has a Silent Problem With ‘Zelda’ Film
A movie based on the popular video game will be inherently difficult because its recurring protagonist doesn’t speak. And developers have long preferred to keep it that way.
051
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Videodame @videoda.me · 06/04/2024
Videodame's videogame poetry update: we are so back. Natalie Schriefer responds to NIXEU's 2021 digital fanart ZELDA [Girl with a Pearl Earring] videoda.me/zelda-with-a...
videoda.me
Zelda With a Pearl Earring
After Nixeu’s “ZELDA [Girl with a Pearl Earring]”
032
Reposted by Natalie Schriefer
Into The Spine @intothespine.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
"No lie, I make the perfect soap cake. I don’t need a recipe—just the castle kitchen and the princess in papery pink, whipping soap in her mixing bowl." Natalie Schriefer shares a poem for Gourmet Guy from Paper Mario 64. intothespine.com/2024/01/26/p...
022