Vivian Dixon Sober
@viviandixonsober.bsky.social
Literary Fiction Writer | Exploring the weight of unearned guilt and generational survival. Author of BLADE (100k words). 🕯️ Carrying a small bag. 👜
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Tisha Campbell has given us iconic comedy, unforgettable vocals, and decades of culture. Now she's opening up her heart in her memoir The A Word—a raw, funny, and deeply loving look at motherhood and advocating for her son on the autism spectrum.
#TishaCampbell
#TheAWord
#TishaCampbellMemoir
#TishaCampbell
#TheAWord
#TishaCampbellMemoir
September 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Tisha Campbell has given us iconic comedy, unforgettable vocals, and decades of culture. Now she's opening up her heart in her memoir The A Word—a raw, funny, and deeply loving look at motherhood and advocating for her son on the autism spectrum.
#TishaCampbell
#TheAWord
#TishaCampbellMemoir
#TishaCampbell
#TheAWord
#TishaCampbellMemoir
Every single one of Tayari Jones's stories hits so close to home, but Silver Sparrow, An American Marriage, and Kin resonate deeply with me. Black stories written by Black writers for Black people—and for anyone who appreciates powerful, deeply human themes.
#TayariJones #LiteraryFiction
#TayariJones #LiteraryFiction
September 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Every single one of Tayari Jones's stories hits so close to home, but Silver Sparrow, An American Marriage, and Kin resonate deeply with me. Black stories written by Black writers for Black people—and for anyone who appreciates powerful, deeply human themes.
#TayariJones #LiteraryFiction
#TayariJones #LiteraryFiction
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Good Morning Liz @beansbeth.bsky.social
August 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Good Morning Liz @beansbeth.bsky.social
I wanted to sit on my balcony but the mosquitoes, that I couldn't even see, ruined my peace.
So I rigged a mosquito net to my patio umbrella. It's giving main character energy.
#MainCharacterEnergy #Solitude
#OutdoorSanctuary #Creativity
So I rigged a mosquito net to my patio umbrella. It's giving main character energy.
#MainCharacterEnergy #Solitude
#OutdoorSanctuary #Creativity
July 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I wanted to sit on my balcony but the mosquitoes, that I couldn't even see, ruined my peace.
So I rigged a mosquito net to my patio umbrella. It's giving main character energy.
#MainCharacterEnergy #Solitude
#OutdoorSanctuary #Creativity
So I rigged a mosquito net to my patio umbrella. It's giving main character energy.
#MainCharacterEnergy #Solitude
#OutdoorSanctuary #Creativity
Mandatory creature comforts: food & shelter, everything else is extra.
#Gratitude #Mindfulness #SimpleLiving #Contentment
#Gratitude #Mindfulness #SimpleLiving #Contentment
July 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Mandatory creature comforts: food & shelter, everything else is extra.
#Gratitude #Mindfulness #SimpleLiving #Contentment
#Gratitude #Mindfulness #SimpleLiving #Contentment
Cultivating gratitude for the little things today, because they hold so much weight. Waking up, stepping into the day, and moving to the rhythm around us—be it music, nature, or our very own beat. 🤗
There is nothing beautiful about ingrates
#JoyInTheSmallThings
There is nothing beautiful about ingrates
#JoyInTheSmallThings
June 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Cultivating gratitude for the little things today, because they hold so much weight. Waking up, stepping into the day, and moving to the rhythm around us—be it music, nature, or our very own beat. 🤗
There is nothing beautiful about ingrates
#JoyInTheSmallThings
There is nothing beautiful about ingrates
#JoyInTheSmallThings
Good friends are the difference between carrying a heavy burden alone and finding the strength to laugh through the tears.
#friendships
#friendships
June 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Good friends are the difference between carrying a heavy burden alone and finding the strength to laugh through the tears.
#friendships
#friendships
What needs to be written?
Here’s how it goes: you sit down intending to write one specific thing, but something totally different lands on the page instead.
And it’s informative. It’s deep. It has an energy entirely its own.
That is what needs to be written. Trust the detour.
#Creativity #Writing
Here’s how it goes: you sit down intending to write one specific thing, but something totally different lands on the page instead.
And it’s informative. It’s deep. It has an energy entirely its own.
That is what needs to be written. Trust the detour.
#Creativity #Writing
June 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What needs to be written?
Here’s how it goes: you sit down intending to write one specific thing, but something totally different lands on the page instead.
And it’s informative. It’s deep. It has an energy entirely its own.
That is what needs to be written. Trust the detour.
#Creativity #Writing
Here’s how it goes: you sit down intending to write one specific thing, but something totally different lands on the page instead.
And it’s informative. It’s deep. It has an energy entirely its own.
That is what needs to be written. Trust the detour.
#Creativity #Writing
He looked down his nose and said, condescendingly, "I have two master's degrees."
As if credentials equal clarity. Watch how you treat people. When you are flat on your back, those degrees don't have the hands to pick you up. They won't dial 911 for you, either.
#CharacterMatters #Humility
As if credentials equal clarity. Watch how you treat people. When you are flat on your back, those degrees don't have the hands to pick you up. They won't dial 911 for you, either.
#CharacterMatters #Humility
June 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
He looked down his nose and said, condescendingly, "I have two master's degrees."
As if credentials equal clarity. Watch how you treat people. When you are flat on your back, those degrees don't have the hands to pick you up. They won't dial 911 for you, either.
#CharacterMatters #Humility
As if credentials equal clarity. Watch how you treat people. When you are flat on your back, those degrees don't have the hands to pick you up. They won't dial 911 for you, either.
#CharacterMatters #Humility
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
🙏🏽
#KeepTheFaith #Hope #Inspiration #WriterSky #Community #Positivity
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
🙏🏽
#KeepTheFaith #Hope #Inspiration #WriterSky #Community #Positivity
June 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
🙏🏽
#KeepTheFaith #Hope #Inspiration #WriterSky #Community #Positivity
Keep the faith, y'all. Keep the faith!
🙏🏽
#KeepTheFaith #Hope #Inspiration #WriterSky #Community #Positivity
Why speak when you have a talking face?
The look said everything. He calmed himself right down.
#WritingCommunity #MicroFiction
The look said everything. He calmed himself right down.
#WritingCommunity #MicroFiction
June 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Why speak when you have a talking face?
The look said everything. He calmed himself right down.
#WritingCommunity #MicroFiction
The look said everything. He calmed himself right down.
#WritingCommunity #MicroFiction
They defined beauty. A standard. Theirs.
One box, one way, for people of different backgrounds, from different worlds, different vibes.
Stripped authenticity—by suggestion—for acceptance. Masks. So many masks.
The cure? Authenticity, they said. 🎭✨
#Poetry #WritingCommunity
One box, one way, for people of different backgrounds, from different worlds, different vibes.
Stripped authenticity—by suggestion—for acceptance. Masks. So many masks.
The cure? Authenticity, they said. 🎭✨
#Poetry #WritingCommunity
May 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM
They defined beauty. A standard. Theirs.
One box, one way, for people of different backgrounds, from different worlds, different vibes.
Stripped authenticity—by suggestion—for acceptance. Masks. So many masks.
The cure? Authenticity, they said. 🎭✨
#Poetry #WritingCommunity
One box, one way, for people of different backgrounds, from different worlds, different vibes.
Stripped authenticity—by suggestion—for acceptance. Masks. So many masks.
The cure? Authenticity, they said. 🎭✨
#Poetry #WritingCommunity
I woke up clothed in my right mind, able to place my feet on the floor and walk gracefully.
A kiss for my dog.
A hot cup of coffee.
The sound of my daughter’s voice.
The rain splashing against my windows ever so gently
Grateful, I tell you. Grateful. 🌧️☕✨
#grateful
A kiss for my dog.
A hot cup of coffee.
The sound of my daughter’s voice.
The rain splashing against my windows ever so gently
Grateful, I tell you. Grateful. 🌧️☕✨
#grateful
May 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I woke up clothed in my right mind, able to place my feet on the floor and walk gracefully.
A kiss for my dog.
A hot cup of coffee.
The sound of my daughter’s voice.
The rain splashing against my windows ever so gently
Grateful, I tell you. Grateful. 🌧️☕✨
#grateful
A kiss for my dog.
A hot cup of coffee.
The sound of my daughter’s voice.
The rain splashing against my windows ever so gently
Grateful, I tell you. Grateful. 🌧️☕✨
#grateful
I paid for two pitches. One was kind, but the second agent’s energy was a "no" before I even started. As a BIPOC writer, I trust my gut: that block was hers, not mine. I belong in the room. Keep your head up, writers. A rejection is a protection. ✊🏾 #BIPOCWriters #Allwriters #WritingCommunity
May 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I paid for two pitches. One was kind, but the second agent’s energy was a "no" before I even started. As a BIPOC writer, I trust my gut: that block was hers, not mine. I belong in the room. Keep your head up, writers. A rejection is a protection. ✊🏾 #BIPOCWriters #Allwriters #WritingCommunity
There’s a difference between filling your space and finding your frequency.
Surrounding yourself with people you have nothing in common with only stunts your growth. You need kindred spirits who mirror your drive—not just people who take up room. 🦋✨
#Growth #KindredSpirits #Alignment
Surrounding yourself with people you have nothing in common with only stunts your growth. You need kindred spirits who mirror your drive—not just people who take up room. 🦋✨
#Growth #KindredSpirits #Alignment
April 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
There’s a difference between filling your space and finding your frequency.
Surrounding yourself with people you have nothing in common with only stunts your growth. You need kindred spirits who mirror your drive—not just people who take up room. 🦋✨
#Growth #KindredSpirits #Alignment
Surrounding yourself with people you have nothing in common with only stunts your growth. You need kindred spirits who mirror your drive—not just people who take up room. 🦋✨
#Growth #KindredSpirits #Alignment
for the drama, polka dots for the plot twists. 🖋️✨ Just a stylish introvert living in the gray and dressing for the next chapter.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #BohemianStyle #WritersOfBluesky #SacramentoWriters #LiteraryFiction
#WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #BohemianStyle #WritersOfBluesky #SacramentoWriters #LiteraryFiction
April 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
for the drama, polka dots for the plot twists. 🖋️✨ Just a stylish introvert living in the gray and dressing for the next chapter.
#WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #BohemianStyle #WritersOfBluesky #SacramentoWriters #LiteraryFiction
#WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #BohemianStyle #WritersOfBluesky #SacramentoWriters #LiteraryFiction
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54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/04/54-w...
54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees!
This May there are more than four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range fr...
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April 26, 2026 at 11:51 AM
54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2026/04/54-w...
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"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."
April 26, 2026 at 9:25 AM
"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."
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A black heron using its wings like an umbrella, creating shade to attract fish, a behavior known as “canopy feeding”.
April 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A black heron using its wings like an umbrella, creating shade to attract fish, a behavior known as “canopy feeding”.
True compatibility is about shared values and understanding each other's life experiences. If they can’t empathize with your journey, they can’t walk your path. 🤝✨
#Character #Empathy #RealConnection
#Character #Empathy #RealConnection
April 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
True compatibility is about shared values and understanding each other's life experiences. If they can’t empathize with your journey, they can’t walk your path. 🤝✨
#Character #Empathy #RealConnection
#Character #Empathy #RealConnection
You thought you fell but you only stumbled, even when you were stretched out on your back you were looking at the sky—face up. If you were on your face, you rolled over.
It’s okay. Whatever it is, it didn’t break you.
#Resilience #Identity #KeepLookingUp #PoetryCommunity #Writing #Perspective
It’s okay. Whatever it is, it didn’t break you.
#Resilience #Identity #KeepLookingUp #PoetryCommunity #Writing #Perspective
April 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
You thought you fell but you only stumbled, even when you were stretched out on your back you were looking at the sky—face up. If you were on your face, you rolled over.
It’s okay. Whatever it is, it didn’t break you.
#Resilience #Identity #KeepLookingUp #PoetryCommunity #Writing #Perspective
It’s okay. Whatever it is, it didn’t break you.
#Resilience #Identity #KeepLookingUp #PoetryCommunity #Writing #Perspective
My mother is sure-nuff a part of me. She raised me to be a decent human, instilling a respect for God that let me find my own spiritual hunger. Seek and you shall find. ✨
Today, being a decent person is my highest calling. Our parents give us what they have; we have to do the rest.
Today, being a decent person is my highest calling. Our parents give us what they have; we have to do the rest.
April 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
My mother is sure-nuff a part of me. She raised me to be a decent human, instilling a respect for God that let me find my own spiritual hunger. Seek and you shall find. ✨
Today, being a decent person is my highest calling. Our parents give us what they have; we have to do the rest.
Today, being a decent person is my highest calling. Our parents give us what they have; we have to do the rest.
Learning the hard way that not every audience deserves your best work or your deepest truths. I’m done throwing pearls before swine; from here on out, I’m only investing where there’s mutual respect. #WritingLife #Boundaries #Selfcare
April 20, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Learning the hard way that not every audience deserves your best work or your deepest truths. I’m done throwing pearls before swine; from here on out, I’m only investing where there’s mutual respect. #WritingLife #Boundaries #Selfcare
It's 7:59. Do you know who you are?
April 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's 7:59. Do you know who you are?
Am I so old I don't remember being a teen? Mad all the time, can't nobody say nothing to me. Huffing and puffing because I was asked to take out the garbage, or cleanup the mess I myself made. Being a teen has to be the most difficult years in anybody's life.
#WritingCommunity #Reflections #Teens
#WritingCommunity #Reflections #Teens
April 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Am I so old I don't remember being a teen? Mad all the time, can't nobody say nothing to me. Huffing and puffing because I was asked to take out the garbage, or cleanup the mess I myself made. Being a teen has to be the most difficult years in anybody's life.
#WritingCommunity #Reflections #Teens
#WritingCommunity #Reflections #Teens