Alysha Herrmann
@lylyeeoftheriver.bsky.social
Writer | Theatre-Maker | Community Organiser | Thinker | Dreamer | Teacher | #YA #MG #SFF #poetry #creativenonfiction | she/her
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I’m a writer, performance maker & creative producer.
I make performances, installations, experiences, poetry, essays, digital exchanges and other creative things in all kinds of strange places, including real-life loungerooms, trainstations and backyards.
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I’m a writer, performance maker & creative producer.
I make performances, installations, experiences, poetry, essays, digital exchanges and other creative things in all kinds of strange places, including real-life loungerooms, trainstations and backyards.
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This is not a drill ‼️
PSLA is looking for an Editorial Intern to assist the team!
If you have some publishing experience, are able to devote approximately 15 flexible hours a week, and are comfortable working remotely, please contact us!
Full details are here ⤵️
www.psliterary.com/opportunities/
PSLA is looking for an Editorial Intern to assist the team!
If you have some publishing experience, are able to devote approximately 15 flexible hours a week, and are comfortable working remotely, please contact us!
Full details are here ⤵️
www.psliterary.com/opportunities/
Opportunities - P.S. Literary Agency
www.psliterary.com
May 18, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This is not a drill ‼️
PSLA is looking for an Editorial Intern to assist the team!
If you have some publishing experience, are able to devote approximately 15 flexible hours a week, and are comfortable working remotely, please contact us!
Full details are here ⤵️
www.psliterary.com/opportunities/
PSLA is looking for an Editorial Intern to assist the team!
If you have some publishing experience, are able to devote approximately 15 flexible hours a week, and are comfortable working remotely, please contact us!
Full details are here ⤵️
www.psliterary.com/opportunities/
I crossed four things off my todo list today. None of them were working on the uni assignment that is due next week, but still, progress is progress my gang.
April 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I crossed four things off my todo list today. None of them were working on the uni assignment that is due next week, but still, progress is progress my gang.
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I've been working hard with @scyllapublishing.bsky.social and we're delighted to announce our title for the upcoming submission call for the sapphic goddesses and monsters anthology you've all been waiting for!! 🥳👏🎉
Please do share & comment if you were initially interested in this pitch.
Please do share & comment if you were initially interested in this pitch.
April 14, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I've been working hard with @scyllapublishing.bsky.social and we're delighted to announce our title for the upcoming submission call for the sapphic goddesses and monsters anthology you've all been waiting for!! 🥳👏🎉
Please do share & comment if you were initially interested in this pitch.
Please do share & comment if you were initially interested in this pitch.
I want to be able to tell you that I have not been eating Nutella on a spoon straight from the jar today but that would 100% be a lie.
April 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I want to be able to tell you that I have not been eating Nutella on a spoon straight from the jar today but that would 100% be a lie.
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The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to declare the species officially in danger of extinction.
Reporting by Damian Carrington, environment editor. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reporting by Damian Carrington, environment editor. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
April 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to declare the species officially in danger of extinction.
Reporting by Damian Carrington, environment editor. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reporting by Damian Carrington, environment editor. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sky over the Mid North of regional SA today.
Pic taken en route to Adelaide to visit my mum in hospital.
Pic taken en route to Adelaide to visit my mum in hospital.
March 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Sky over the Mid North of regional SA today.
Pic taken en route to Adelaide to visit my mum in hospital.
Pic taken en route to Adelaide to visit my mum in hospital.
Looking for inspiration, share a photo of your favourite chair with me!
March 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Looking for inspiration, share a photo of your favourite chair with me!
A lil video call with some very smart Adelaide playwrights tonight has me thinking about which projects I’m going to prioritise for the rest of this year. It’s such a gift to have time with big generous brains. A perfect end to my birthday day. 💛
March 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM
A lil video call with some very smart Adelaide playwrights tonight has me thinking about which projects I’m going to prioritise for the rest of this year. It’s such a gift to have time with big generous brains. A perfect end to my birthday day. 💛
Ready to watch the rest of Bridgerton S4. Benedict’s story is my least favourite but I love Yerin Ha on my screen. 💛
February 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Ready to watch the rest of Bridgerton S4. Benedict’s story is my least favourite but I love Yerin Ha on my screen. 💛
Ill-formed letters creep across the sky/ a brain struggling, reaching, asking why/ trapped by air-conditioning, brick walls, and the small quick answers of today/ we are all screaming, hungry to connect in a different way//
#highschool #tinypoem
#highschool #tinypoem
February 28, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Ill-formed letters creep across the sky/ a brain struggling, reaching, asking why/ trapped by air-conditioning, brick walls, and the small quick answers of today/ we are all screaming, hungry to connect in a different way//
#highschool #tinypoem
#highschool #tinypoem
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I recently led a game poems workshop in Mexico for folks from various backgrounds, most of whom had never made a game before. Everyone made two tiny game poems in four days--one using Flickgame, and one using Bitsy. Check out the beautiful results here: itch.io/jam/cadi-gam...
Submissions to Tec de Monterrey - CADI Game Poems 2026
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February 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I recently led a game poems workshop in Mexico for folks from various backgrounds, most of whom had never made a game before. Everyone made two tiny game poems in four days--one using Flickgame, and one using Bitsy. Check out the beautiful results here: itch.io/jam/cadi-gam...
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It's the last day of the Romance for Minnesota fundraiser!
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
It's the last day of the Romance for Minnesota fundraiser!
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
These stitched in words spell another mother’s fear/ and I keep dropping stitches because we never learned to count (together)/ and Maths isn’t silent and we are not perfect/ so the edges fray/ a little more each day//
#tinypoem
#tinypoem
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
These stitched in words spell another mother’s fear/ and I keep dropping stitches because we never learned to count (together)/ and Maths isn’t silent and we are not perfect/ so the edges fray/ a little more each day//
#tinypoem
#tinypoem
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i'm still 25% away from my goal, with two weeks to go until my surgery!
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
Donate to Help Augie get top surgery, organized by August Terrell
Hi, I'm Augie, a trans masculine non-binary person, and after over a decade of needing this,… August Terrell needs your support for Help Augie get top surgery
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
i'm still 25% away from my goal, with two weeks to go until my surgery!
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
please donate or share if you can, it all makes a difference and means the world to me
www.gofundme.com/f/augie-get-...
The air is too cold and the world is too hot and everything that is skin feels too tight/ fluoro lights and gossip mouths glitch/ above my brother’s bed/ and I am just hands typing on a screen/ all the grief we swallow hidden and unseen//
A tiny poem for today.
A tiny poem for today.
January 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM
The air is too cold and the world is too hot and everything that is skin feels too tight/ fluoro lights and gossip mouths glitch/ above my brother’s bed/ and I am just hands typing on a screen/ all the grief we swallow hidden and unseen//
A tiny poem for today.
A tiny poem for today.
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Louise Adler standing up for artistic freedom of expression
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Louise Adler standing up for artistic freedom of expression
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I have always loved to sing but had big hang ups about it because of some things that happened when I was a kid/teen.
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
January 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I have always loved to sing but had big hang ups about it because of some things that happened when I was a kid/teen.
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
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Renee Good's family closed down her fundraiser after it topped $1.5 million, asking ppl to donate to other causes.
Charlie Kirk's family, already worth more than $12 million, has received more than $8 million & their fundraising page is still active.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Charlie Kirk's family, already worth more than $12 million, has received more than $8 million & their fundraising page is still active.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
GoFundMe campaign for family of Renee Good closed at over $1.5 million
A GoFundMe campaign created to support the family of the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 was closed Jan. 9 at $1.5 million.
www.usatoday.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Renee Good's family closed down her fundraiser after it topped $1.5 million, asking ppl to donate to other causes.
Charlie Kirk's family, already worth more than $12 million, has received more than $8 million & their fundraising page is still active.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Charlie Kirk's family, already worth more than $12 million, has received more than $8 million & their fundraising page is still active.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Please take a second to do this. It makes the site so much better for everyone and also you will get a lot more engagement and reposts if you do this ♥️
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It makes things so much easier, because now alt text isn’t that one more thing you have to remember to do every time. Truly a lifesaver!
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It makes things so much easier, because now alt text isn’t that one more thing you have to remember to do every time. Truly a lifesaver!
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January 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Hey, new and returning folks!
Please take a second to do this. It makes the site so much better for everyone and also you will get a lot more engagement and reposts if you do this ♥️
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#BluePitHype ADVICE SHARE TIP 4: FEEDS (: 8/🧵)
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January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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I have always loved to sing but had big hang ups about it because of some things that happened when I was a kid/teen.
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
January 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I have always loved to sing but had big hang ups about it because of some things that happened when I was a kid/teen.
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
Just over a year ago I released a song that I co-wrote, including singing live at a public launch event. The whole process of this song coming to life was hugely healing for me 1/
Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
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DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 1
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Next will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
January 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 2
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3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 2
Today, we have some questions for your characters! Last will be posted in 30 minutes!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Welcome to the 3rd day of #BluePitHype!
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 3
Our final question today! Feel free to ask your own questions of your fellow participants too!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmQuerying #GameDev #Comics #TTRPG
DAY THREE: Character Interviews - Question 3
Our final question today! Feel free to ask your own questions of your fellow participants too!
3 days left until #BluePit on Jan 13th!
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January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Here’s a tiny sculpture of a space whale* I made in a workshop facilitated by my friend Sam. The workshop was very scary because I’m not a visual artist but it’s always good to be a learner! 💛
*from my #MG #SF verse novel Space Whale Songs.
🪐🐋🎶
#BluePitHype #Querying
*from my #MG #SF verse novel Space Whale Songs.
🪐🐋🎶
#BluePitHype #Querying
January 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Here’s a tiny sculpture of a space whale* I made in a workshop facilitated by my friend Sam. The workshop was very scary because I’m not a visual artist but it’s always good to be a learner! 💛
*from my #MG #SF verse novel Space Whale Songs.
🪐🐋🎶
#BluePitHype #Querying
*from my #MG #SF verse novel Space Whale Songs.
🪐🐋🎶
#BluePitHype #Querying