Alex Rieser
@rieseralex.bsky.social
Poetry. Fiction. MFA @ USF. Dr @ UCSD.
EMANCIPATOR (New Fraktur Press).
EMANCIPATOR (New Fraktur Press).
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Alex Rieser
@rieseralex.bsky.social
· Oct 3
Donate to Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer, organized by Jaclyn Snow
Just one week ago, The Riesers’ world - and ours - changed forever.
After w… Jaclyn Snow needs your support for Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer
gofund.me
We put up another update for those keeping up with Gabriels' cancer journey.
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
“Don’t think those are ravens, or crows?”
The 9yr old: “definitely crows.”
“Why do you think that?”
The 9yr old: “because they’re black.
“So are ravens.”
The 9yr old: “no ravens are blacker.”
The 9yr old: “definitely crows.”
“Why do you think that?”
The 9yr old: “because they’re black.
“So are ravens.”
The 9yr old: “no ravens are blacker.”
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Don’t think those are ravens, or crows?”
The 9yr old: “definitely crows.”
“Why do you think that?”
The 9yr old: “because they’re black.
“So are ravens.”
The 9yr old: “no ravens are blacker.”
The 9yr old: “definitely crows.”
“Why do you think that?”
The 9yr old: “because they’re black.
“So are ravens.”
The 9yr old: “no ravens are blacker.”
Let’s see if I can listen to an entire Pink Floyd song before the intro to this Quentin Tarantino movie finishes.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Let’s see if I can listen to an entire Pink Floyd song before the intro to this Quentin Tarantino movie finishes.
@bjnovak.bsky.social man this book is hilarious.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@bjnovak.bsky.social man this book is hilarious.
It is amazing how quickly a 9 year old can go from “I’m not hungry” to “one piece of pizza isn’t enough”
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It is amazing how quickly a 9 year old can go from “I’m not hungry” to “one piece of pizza isn’t enough”
A friend asked me to write lyrics for his band.
It’s that request which allowed me to understand that a poem is different from a song but a song is not different from a poem.
It’s that request which allowed me to understand that a poem is different from a song but a song is not different from a poem.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A friend asked me to write lyrics for his band.
It’s that request which allowed me to understand that a poem is different from a song but a song is not different from a poem.
It’s that request which allowed me to understand that a poem is different from a song but a song is not different from a poem.
The 8yr old:
“without Mexican food, the United States would be boring.”
“without Mexican food, the United States would be boring.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The 8yr old:
“without Mexican food, the United States would be boring.”
“without Mexican food, the United States would be boring.”
Penny is the queen of comfort.
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Penny is the queen of comfort.
lady hanging upside down on today’s hospital walk.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
lady hanging upside down on today’s hospital walk.
Me to the 8yr old: “I won’t yuck your yums.
The 8yr old: “you’re not gonna’ eww my woohoos!”
The 8yr old: “you’re not gonna’ eww my woohoos!”
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Me to the 8yr old: “I won’t yuck your yums.
The 8yr old: “you’re not gonna’ eww my woohoos!”
The 8yr old: “you’re not gonna’ eww my woohoos!”
Husband and wife? If I’m being honest were wife and husband.
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Husband and wife? If I’m being honest were wife and husband.
Have you also reached that point in adulthood where one crockpot just isn’t enough?
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Have you also reached that point in adulthood where one crockpot just isn’t enough?
A stranger in a public space has walked away from their car having forgotten to shut the trunk. The trunk has bags in it. What do you do?
I shut the trunk and have been feeling weird about touching the car knowing nothing about it or its owner.
I shut the trunk and have been feeling weird about touching the car knowing nothing about it or its owner.
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A stranger in a public space has walked away from their car having forgotten to shut the trunk. The trunk has bags in it. What do you do?
I shut the trunk and have been feeling weird about touching the car knowing nothing about it or its owner.
I shut the trunk and have been feeling weird about touching the car knowing nothing about it or its owner.
Nurse: what’s your mom’s name?
8yr old: mom.
Nurse: she has a name other than mom.
8yr old: I don’t think so.
8yr old: mom.
Nurse: she has a name other than mom.
8yr old: I don’t think so.
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Nurse: what’s your mom’s name?
8yr old: mom.
Nurse: she has a name other than mom.
8yr old: I don’t think so.
8yr old: mom.
Nurse: she has a name other than mom.
8yr old: I don’t think so.
The 8yr old: “when I grow up will my kidneys become adultneys?”
October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The 8yr old: “when I grow up will my kidneys become adultneys?”
Robert Duncan hanging with…. Who is the second guy?
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Robert Duncan hanging with…. Who is the second guy?
I need it to be the weekend so I can do book things with book people.
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I need it to be the weekend so I can do book things with book people.
We put up another update for those keeping up with Gabriels' cancer journey.
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
Donate to Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer, organized by Jaclyn Snow
Just one week ago, The Riesers’ world - and ours - changed forever.
After w… Jaclyn Snow needs your support for Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer
gofund.me
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We put up another update for those keeping up with Gabriels' cancer journey.
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
His diagnosis has changed. He is now being followed by a leading rare cancer oncologist. Any support you can provide is much needed.
gofund.me/be35d3c4c
After 6 months of asking to watch Squid Game, the 10 year old watched 2 episodes then went back to Young Sheldon.
September 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
After 6 months of asking to watch Squid Game, the 10 year old watched 2 episodes then went back to Young Sheldon.
"Why would I get a flu shot when ive never had the flu?"
Idk, why do you wear seat belts when you've never been in a collision?
Idk, why do you wear seat belts when you've never been in a collision?
September 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Why would I get a flu shot when ive never had the flu?"
Idk, why do you wear seat belts when you've never been in a collision?
Idk, why do you wear seat belts when you've never been in a collision?
Was gifted this delicious looking jalapeño jelly. Only problem is I have no idea what to do with it.
September 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Was gifted this delicious looking jalapeño jelly. Only problem is I have no idea what to do with it.
Shana tova hermanos
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Shana tova hermanos
Restaurants are amazing if you think about it: a symphony of people buying, cleaning, prepping, cooking, and delivering food to us every day. And im over here like sure they nailed the atmosphere and pricing and presentation and taste, but the dinner roll was kinda small, 3/5 stars.
September 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Restaurants are amazing if you think about it: a symphony of people buying, cleaning, prepping, cooking, and delivering food to us every day. And im over here like sure they nailed the atmosphere and pricing and presentation and taste, but the dinner roll was kinda small, 3/5 stars.
Forgive the lack of poetry posting, the only thing im reading now is the journal of oncology
September 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Forgive the lack of poetry posting, the only thing im reading now is the journal of oncology
When your world is upside-down, strangely, you return to the music that came out when you were 16.
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When your world is upside-down, strangely, you return to the music that came out when you were 16.
We just updated the fund for our son's #cancer treatment. Unexpected expenses have set us back. Any help you can provide would be life changing.
gofund.me/02db469e
gofund.me/02db469e
Donate to Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer, organized by Jaclyn Snow
Just one week ago, The Riesers’ world - and ours - changed forever.
After we… Jaclyn Snow needs your support for Help 8-year-old Gabe Fight Stage 4 Cancer
gofund.me
September 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We just updated the fund for our son's #cancer treatment. Unexpected expenses have set us back. Any help you can provide would be life changing.
gofund.me/02db469e
gofund.me/02db469e