Eliza
@elizafixlerpoetry.bsky.social
Therapist and sometimes, slowly, a poet. Still writing way too much about love. Pittsburgh, PA.
Most recent poem, published here in Up the Staircase Quarterly :) www.upthestaircase.org/eliza-fixler...
June 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Most recent poem, published here in Up the Staircase Quarterly :) www.upthestaircase.org/eliza-fixler...
Thank you @stonecirclereview.bsky.social <3
POEM 335: "Roadrunner as my heart" by Eliza Fixler (@elizafixlerpoetry.bsky.social)
"Can feel an opening, bash in
the head of the snake, she wasn’t made
to stop and think. The tip
of its tail will hang from her beak
for hours"
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#Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
"Can feel an opening, bash in
the head of the snake, she wasn’t made
to stop and think. The tip
of its tail will hang from her beak
for hours"
stonecirclereview.com/roadrunner-as/
#Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity
June 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Thank you @stonecirclereview.bsky.social <3
Reposted by Eliza
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
Every time I get a poetry submission rejection (often) I have an overwhelming urge to respond "why? >:(" and maybe that will be my new move!
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Every time I get a poetry submission rejection (often) I have an overwhelming urge to respond "why? >:(" and maybe that will be my new move!
New poem came out today with @querenciapress.bsky.social :) Can get the rest of the lovely anthology here if so inclined: www.querenciapress.com/querencia-au...
December 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
New poem came out today with @querenciapress.bsky.social :) Can get the rest of the lovely anthology here if so inclined: www.querenciapress.com/querencia-au...
Reposted by Eliza
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
Rent should be discounted for Februaries!
And by some different logic, February should be a 3 paycheck month >:)
And by some different logic, February should be a 3 paycheck month >:)
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Rent should be discounted for Februaries!
And by some different logic, February should be a 3 paycheck month >:)
And by some different logic, February should be a 3 paycheck month >:)
Reposted by Eliza
February 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My recent introduction to @cphillipspoet.bsky.social. Just a perfect poem, I think!
February 14, 2025 at 5:55 AM
My recent introduction to @cphillipspoet.bsky.social. Just a perfect poem, I think!
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Hoop skorts
February 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hoop skorts
To take a first bite of a still-skinned apple is a sensory nightmare
February 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
To take a first bite of a still-skinned apple is a sensory nightmare
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If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
If they won't put it in writing yourself. Send an email (bcc yourself?): "Following our conversation on x date at x time regarding x, I am writing to clarify your directives. According to my notes, you instructed me to A, B, and C. If any of this is incorrect, please advise. I have some concerns."
February 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
Reposted by Eliza
gonna make both hands fall asleep then high five myself so it’s like im not even a part of it just like real life
January 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
gonna make both hands fall asleep then high five myself so it’s like im not even a part of it just like real life
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Doom brain reprieve: If you have two cats, it is important that one have a Food Name and one have a Human Name. Mine for eg: Salami and Valerie. Other pairings I find aspirational:
Wesley and Strawberry
Hotdog and Ursula
Phoebe and Crouton
Tofu and Janet
I welcome help expanding this list.
Wesley and Strawberry
Hotdog and Ursula
Phoebe and Crouton
Tofu and Janet
I welcome help expanding this list.
January 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Doom brain reprieve: If you have two cats, it is important that one have a Food Name and one have a Human Name. Mine for eg: Salami and Valerie. Other pairings I find aspirational:
Wesley and Strawberry
Hotdog and Ursula
Phoebe and Crouton
Tofu and Janet
I welcome help expanding this list.
Wesley and Strawberry
Hotdog and Ursula
Phoebe and Crouton
Tofu and Janet
I welcome help expanding this list.
Revisiting old poem from first week of COVID lockdown, considering coexistence of isolation, alienation, horror & also a sort of heightened awareness of connection - connectedness of thought, connection to natural world. Includes Octavia Butler quote because she's always the one.
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Revisiting old poem from first week of COVID lockdown, considering coexistence of isolation, alienation, horror & also a sort of heightened awareness of connection - connectedness of thought, connection to natural world. Includes Octavia Butler quote because she's always the one.
I sometimes use CBT with my therapy clients which is to say i stop all conversation, tauntingly wag my finger and sing Bing Crosby's "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" from start to finish
January 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I sometimes use CBT with my therapy clients which is to say i stop all conversation, tauntingly wag my finger and sing Bing Crosby's "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" from start to finish
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Originally published in Penumbra's Art and Literary Journal, Volume 31.
January 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Originally published in Penumbra's Art and Literary Journal, Volume 31.
Posted by @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Posted by @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social
Originally published in Issue 3 of Chaotic Merge, which you can read the rest of here: chaoticmergemagazine.com/issue-3-onli...
January 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Originally published in Issue 3 of Chaotic Merge, which you can read the rest of here: chaoticmergemagazine.com/issue-3-onli...
Published originally here, by @beavermag.bsky.social :) beavermag.org/eliza-fixler/
January 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Published originally here, by @beavermag.bsky.social :) beavermag.org/eliza-fixler/
Originally published in mutiny! Issue 4 which you can read the rest of here: www.calameo.com/books/005639...
January 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Originally published in mutiny! Issue 4 which you can read the rest of here: www.calameo.com/books/005639...