@the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social
I'm a writer, filmmaker, memoirist, editor, mom, and associate professor and Crow Chair of English at the University of Pittsburgh. https://linktr.ee/alexandra_hidalgo
Amazing podcast interview by my husband @billbowbaggins.bsky.social with @jessinthewild.bsky.social on all the ups and downs of rescuing birds and other animals, why you should wash your bird feeders, and why native gardens are the way to go. #Birding
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My husband @billbowbaggins.bsky.social's tribute to baby birds is beautiful and it even features quite the plot twist! #WritingCommunity #Birding #Birds
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There is a lilac post card titled "NEW POST!" below which is a subtitle "Love in Many Genres". There is puzzle multi colored heart at the left upper corner, below which is a title "How Well Can We Know Our Digital-Only Connections?โ There is a photo to the right of Alexandra Hidalgo and Cristina Carrasco sitting and smiling at a bar in New York. Alex is holding up a glass of wine and Cristina is holding a cocktail in a bag that lights up. There are glasses and drinks on shelves in the background. They are inside and it is nighttime.
"I donโt think we can turn back the digital, and as scary as it is (Are you flipping out about AI? Because I sure am), it does have its miracles." #FilmSky #WritingCommunity #Digital @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
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Iโm working on a #novel that works through #JaneAustenโs themes so Iโve been rereading her books, specifically #SenseAndSensibility. We all need love and few people write it about quite like our Jane. #WritingCommunity #BookSky
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A man (Nathaniel Bowler) and a woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) stand and pose in front of a native garden. Nate is posing like a ballerina and Alex is looking up at him with a smile. There are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
A man (Nathaniel Bowler) and a woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) stand and pose in front of a native garden. Nate is pointing at the camera with his flattened hand and Alex is looking at him with a smile. There are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
A man (Nathaniel Bowler) and a woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) stand and pose in front of a native garden. Nate is looking at Alex, mid-sentence, and Alex is looking at him with a smile. There are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
A man (Nathaniel Bowler) and a woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) stand and pose in front of a native garden. Nate has his mouth open in a shocked expression, his hands outstretched in front of him Alex is smiling at him and pointing behind them. There are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
In just its second year, our native garden is this whole universe of bugs, birds, and, of course, flowers. I wanted to show how much taller than @billbowbaggins.bsky.social our Cutleaf Coneflower is. Hereโs his take on that request! #Gardening #NativeGarden #Flowers
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A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, is holding a sparkler up above her head, and she is looking up at it. To her right, a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, holds a sparkler out in front of him and looks off to the left. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.
A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, is holding a sparkler up above her head, and she is looking up at it. To her right, a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, holds a sparkler out in front of him that is a bright white, illuminating his face and body. He looks at the sparkler with his eyes wide and mouth agape. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.
A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, and a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, look at the sparkler that the child is holding out in front of him. It is glowing orange and illuminating their faces and bodies. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.
A woman, Alexandra Hidalgo, and a child, Santiago Hidalgo Bowler, hold an orangey-yellow sparkler out in front of them, looking straight at it. They are both outside, with grass and trees behind them. It is nighttime.
Talk about revisiting your own childhood through motherhood! #Motherhood #Fireworks #Childhood #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
27.07.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A delightful account of the great adventures a birder can have without even leaving their backyard! #Birding #Birds #WritingCommunity #ADayInTheLife @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
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A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up bright white, facing down in a field of grass. He is looking down at the sparkler in awe. There are trees behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up orange and pink, facing up in a field of grass. He is looking at the camera. There are trees, a road, and a house behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up bright white, facing down in a field of grass. He is looking down with squinted eyes. There are trees behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
Who needs magic wands when you have these? #Family #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
25.07.2025 19:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"My work with Cristina, Natalia, and Andrea didnโt just turn me into a better filmmaker, it transformed my understanding of storytelling...And all that from women trapped in digital rectangles." #Filmmaking #WritingCommunity @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
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A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up orange and pink, facing up on a driveway. He is looking at the sparkler inquisitively. There are trees and a house behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up orange and pink, facing down on a driveway. He is looking at the sparkler inquisitively. There are trees and a house behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler, lit up bright white, facing up on a driveway. He is looking up at the sparkler with a smile. There are trees and a house behind him. He is outside and it is nighttime.
Multicolored sparklers yield multiple expressions! #Cousins #Family #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
24.07.2025 17:56 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A child stands and holds a sparkler facing up on a driveway. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler facing up on a driveway, smoke obscuring his face. He is outside and it is nighttime.
A child stands and holds a sparkler facing down on a driveway. He is outside and it is nighttime.
Sparklers are magical at any age but maybe even more so when youโre three! #Cousins #Family #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
23.07.2025 18:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It took 17 months but we did it. Thank you to everyone who watches and subscribes and enjoys our #YouTube channel. We're infinitely gratefulย toย you! #Monetization #Celebration #Milestone @billbowbaggins.bsky.social @nataliedc.bsky.social
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My husband, @billbowbaggins.bsky.social, recounts his journey from young artist to media maker in this loving, funny, self-deprecating tribute to our restless creative spirit and, of course, to #birds! #WritingCommunity #Nature #Birding #NatureWriting
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Hand Book: A Manual on Performance, Process, and the Labor of Laundry by @lynnesachs.bsky.social and Lizzie Olesker examines the relationship of art and social engagement in beautiful dialouge between film, feminism, and more. Check it out! @punctumbooks.bsky.social
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Remember #mixtapes? That nostalgic way to show #love and #friendship? Check out my friend Ninaโs description of them here! #WritingCommunity #Music neenotchka.substack.com/p/mixing-it-up @neenotchka.bsky.social
16.07.2025 18:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Yes, our phones can take all sorts of funky and creative #portraits, but back in the 1840s a few lucky humans had access to #Daguerreotype cameras, and they too captured the people that tickled their aesthetic fancy with this brand new #technology. #Museum youtube.com/shorts/m-W71... @metmuseum.org
15.07.2025 22:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Iโve seen a lot of #art in my life and plenty of it has been weird, but this family portrait, John Christian Rauschnerโs โFather, Mother, and Child in a Park," made of wax is in its own category. #Museum @billbowbaggins.bsky.social @metmuseum.org
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Whether you write or read upmarket #fiction (and I personally do both!), this is a fabulous guide by @karingillespie.bsky.social to how and why those stories work! #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
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While at the @metmuseum.org we ran into John Singleton Copleyโs 1771 portrait of Daniel Crommelin Verplanck and it turns out that my husband, @billbowbaggins.bsky.social, has an exciting relationship to Singleton Copley. #Museum #Family #History #Art
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Best thing about the summer? The native #garden my husband @billbowbaggins.bsky.social plants and nurtures. Hereโs the tale of the gardenโs delightful ups and less delightful downs this year! With great photos to boot! #WritingCommunity #Birding #Nature
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Our enjoyment of #movies and #TV depends on our ability to get lost in the story, forgetting it's all staged. In this video, Cristina Carrasco discusses what #editors do to make a story out of pieces of footage and shape the narrative. #venezualahttps://youtu.be/WOlwebvFq40?si=Cq2g8RQxh-dVQdJZ
10.07.2025 21:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Five children (including William and Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) sit and smile together in the grass. They are outside and it is daytime.
Cousins, grass, sun. Perfect summer afternoon! #Cousins #Family #Summer #Fun @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
09.07.2025 18:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) and a woman (Jean Bowler) sit and smile on a blue couch together. Jean has her arm around Santiagoโs shoulder. There is a white wall behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
No love quite like grandmotherโs love!! #Birthday #Grandmother #Family @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
08.07.2025 18:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) and a man sit on a blue couch together. The man holds a cane and looks at Santiago, his arm around Santiagoโs shoulder. There are trees and chairs behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
Gremlins and Grandpas! #Birthday #Grandfather #Family @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
08.07.2025 18:03 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
When Harry Met Sally is one the most beloved #romcoms of all time. We invite you to join us in this tour of #NewYork while analyzing Rob Reiner and Nora Ephronโs classic of how Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) fell madly in love. @billbowbaggins.bsky.social youtu.be/vvutJqI0pJ4?...
07.07.2025 21:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A man (Nathaniel Bowler) is standing in the grass and carrying a child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) on his back. Santiago has his hands over Nateโs shoulders. They are both smiling and there are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
A man (Nathaniel Bowler) is standing in the grass and carrying a child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) on his back. Santiago has his hands over Nateโs shoulders and is leaning back, an open-mouthed expression on both of their faces. There are trees behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
Not sure for how much longer this will go but @billbowbaggins.bsky.social can still carry Santiago on his back! #Fatherhood #Family #Fun
07.07.2025 18:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) and a woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) sit in the grass together and smile. Alex has her hand around Santiagoโs shoulder. There are bushes behind them. They are outside and it is daytime.
At some point gender will do its thing and he wonโt look so much like me, but at 11, Santiagoโs still my mini me! #HappyBirthday #Birthday #Motherhood
07.07.2025 18:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Two children (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler and William Hidalgo-Bowler) and one woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) sit on a blue couch. Alex is smiling and Santiago is looking down at a chocolate birthday cake on the table in front of them. There are two women and three children beside them, smiling. They are outside and it is daytime.
Two children (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler and William Hidalgo-Bowler) and one woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) sit and smile together on a blue couch. Alex has her hand behind William and is looking at Santiago with a smile. There is a women and two children behind them, smiling. They are outside and it is daytime.
One child (Santiago Hidalgo-Bowler) and one woman (Alexandra Hidalgo) sit on a blue couch. Santiago blows out the candles on his chocolate birthday cake on the table in front of them and Alex smiles. There are two women and three children beside them, smiling. They are outside and it is daytime.
Happy 11th birthday to our sunshine boy. Thank you, Santiago, for all the love, humor, curiosity, sweetness, and creative magic you bring into our lives! May this be your favorite year yet. #HappyBirthday #Birthday #Motherhood @billbowbaggins.bsky.social
06.07.2025 17:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
My husband @billbowbaggins.bsky.social conversing with @thebirdguy.bsky.social on all things #birding in Nepal and North Dakota. They make both of these very different locations sound absolutely fascinating! #Birds #Nature #WritingCommunity
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โI fear the possible sameness that AI will feed us. That we may be less apt to create something different, weird, and unique, because the AI is convincing us that what it is providing is optimized for the best possible impact.โ #AI @danblank.bsky.social
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