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...

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!

Just missed the deadline!! 😭 Will you reopen for miCRo subs in December?

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

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.

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 🥰🥰

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 👏🏻

Thank you so much!! 😭😭

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...

Yellow book cover featuring the character Komi holding a notebook and the title of the book: Making Friends and Not Scaring People

📢 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 🥰

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.

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 🥰

I can't wait!!! 💕🎾

🚨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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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."

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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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,...

Congratulations to @otroedgargomez.bsky.social on today's publication of ALLIGATOR TEARS with Crown! Edgar recently contributed to our folio on writing about sex.

How to Cope With Post-Game Depression Congratulations, you beat your favorite video game. Now it’s time to beat the feelings of emptiness.

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 💕💕

I Know Where Princess Peach Keeps Her Dish Detergent - Into The Spine For Gourmet Guy, from Paper Mario 64

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 🚚🚚

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

The First Step by Natalie Schriefer From a snowbank I watched the squirrel run.

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!! 💕

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…

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.

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 ...

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!

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.

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 🥰🥰

🧵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!

If only your book had come out in time to make the list, lol!! 😜 In all seriousness though, I'm looking forward to your book next year!

Me too 😭 I have my local library to thank for that--though of course I've since bought a copy of my own! Looking forward to reading more of your work in the future!

Thank YOU 🥰 I have no idea how I originally came across your book, but it had a huge impact on me and I'm so glad I read it. I'm really looking forward to Alligator Tears!

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

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 🥰