R. Ruhl is Querying🌙
@writingruhls.bsky.social
Querying a horror novel!
MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. HWA member. STEM background. History, astronomy, & Renaissance fair fan. Friend of a fussy dachshund. I'm a cane user and my work focuses on disability rep.
https://linktr.ee/raruhl
MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. HWA member. STEM background. History, astronomy, & Renaissance fair fan. Friend of a fussy dachshund. I'm a cane user and my work focuses on disability rep.
https://linktr.ee/raruhl
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Also a surprise upset in St Paul, Minnesota as Kaohly Her, who came to the United States at age 4, becomes the city’s first Hmong (and first Asian) mayor.
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Kaohly Her wins historic election, will be St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor
Her, who entered the race in August, defeated her former boss Mayor Melvin Carter in his bid for a third term.
www.startribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Also a surprise upset in St Paul, Minnesota as Kaohly Her, who came to the United States at age 4, becomes the city’s first Hmong (and first Asian) mayor.
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
1 day till Halloween. Wanted to share these awesome pumpkins my mom carved! I drew the face on the little one 😄
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
1 day till Halloween. Wanted to share these awesome pumpkins my mom carved! I drew the face on the little one 😄
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I have an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT UPDATE from my local humane society
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I have an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT UPDATE from my local humane society
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Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
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If you can donate food, here's a handy list of items! 🧵 (1/4)
(graphic came from FB)
(graphic came from FB)
October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you can donate food, here's a handy list of items! 🧵 (1/4)
(graphic came from FB)
(graphic came from FB)
Today, my spooky seasonal article has been published! Read about how love for horror movies & Halloween have been a unifying factor through 3 generations of my family. It's both personal essay & an analysis of changing societal fears in the US from the 1950s to today.👻
#writesky #booksky #history
#writesky #booksky #history
Halloween Haunts: Three Generations of Halloween and Horror Love By Arin Ruhl
horror.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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What beats writers block is not treating your body like a factory. What beats writers block is healthcare. What beats writers block is gardening, & rest, & food, & companionship, & reading, & leisure, & anti-capitalism—but of course that’s not a very profitable thing to write, & won’t sell LLMs.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What beats writers block is not treating your body like a factory. What beats writers block is healthcare. What beats writers block is gardening, & rest, & food, & companionship, & reading, & leisure, & anti-capitalism—but of course that’s not a very profitable thing to write, & won’t sell LLMs.
"The Shining" inspired me to add winter weather as a source of gothic isolation and conflict.
#writesky
#writesky
October 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"The Shining" inspired me to add winter weather as a source of gothic isolation and conflict.
#writesky
#writesky
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Not feeling Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s latest Monster outing? Tired of people misremembering Ed Gein?
Let’s talk trans horror characters - and as well as the depressing history, let’s talk about some great stuff.
Let’s talk trans horror characters - and as well as the depressing history, let’s talk about some great stuff.
What We Don’t Talk About When We Make Films About Trans Killers
@kitwhitfield.bsky.social Brings you another excellent article, looking at one of the most worrying tropes in horror movies. I'm in awe of Kit's writing and depth of discussion
gnofhorror.com/the-trans-ki...
@kitwhitfield.bsky.social Brings you another excellent article, looking at one of the most worrying tropes in horror movies. I'm in awe of Kit's writing and depth of discussion
gnofhorror.com/the-trans-ki...
The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy In Horror And The Films Fighting Back - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
The Trans Killer Trope: A Harmful Legacy in Horror and the Films Fighting Back
gnofhorror.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Not feeling Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s latest Monster outing? Tired of people misremembering Ed Gein?
Let’s talk trans horror characters - and as well as the depressing history, let’s talk about some great stuff.
Let’s talk trans horror characters - and as well as the depressing history, let’s talk about some great stuff.
October 15, 2025. 10+15=25. Cool little date observations greatly please me. That is all.
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
October 15, 2025. 10+15=25. Cool little date observations greatly please me. That is all.
Anyone have recommendations for horror stories about trans men / transmascs? Self promo is okay and welcome!
#booksky #writesky #queerwriters
#booksky #writesky #queerwriters
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Anyone have recommendations for horror stories about trans men / transmascs? Self promo is okay and welcome!
#booksky #writesky #queerwriters
#booksky #writesky #queerwriters
The Scald Crow by Grace Daly is out today! I received an ARC and had nightmares about how it might end until I finished it. A woman is haunted by supernatural occurrences and undiagnosed chronic pain that make her question her perceptions of reality. And there's a cat!
#booksky 📚💙 #horror #halloween
#booksky 📚💙 #horror #halloween
October 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Scald Crow by Grace Daly is out today! I received an ARC and had nightmares about how it might end until I finished it. A woman is haunted by supernatural occurrences and undiagnosed chronic pain that make her question her perceptions of reality. And there's a cat!
#booksky 📚💙 #horror #halloween
#booksky 📚💙 #horror #halloween
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Great recs! Lots to add to the 'to-read' list!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great recs! Lots to add to the 'to-read' list!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
For anyone interested, we did an episode with Shane Hawk not too long ago all about Indigenous Horror. Really fun conversation, check it out!
Half Sick of Shadows is a gothic where horror never comes from characters' identities. Modern audience shouldn't find diversity scary! Instead, horror comes from the wealth inequality, environmental issues, & medical field hurdles of the 19th cent that remain relevant today. #DVPit #H #A #DIS #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Half Sick of Shadows: Gothic! 2 disabled & queer friends accept work from literal bloodsucking capitalists. The closer they get to uncovering the truth, the worse their symptoms get, & they must learn to trust their instincts to oppose both monsters & dismissal from doctors. #DVPit #A #H #DIS #TV
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Half Sick of Shadows: queer escapist 19th century horror with:
Subverted gothic gender expectations
Disabled MCs
Platonic love
Community vs Capitalism
Study of dark family secrets
Enemies to lovers in an aroace way
Rants against light pollution
October setting🌚
#DVPit #A #H #LGBT #TV #DIS #CI #ND
Subverted gothic gender expectations
Disabled MCs
Platonic love
Community vs Capitalism
Study of dark family secrets
Enemies to lovers in an aroace way
Rants against light pollution
October setting🌚
#DVPit #A #H #LGBT #TV #DIS #CI #ND
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Half Sick of Shadows: The vampire is explored newly through a disability lens & is a symbol for mystery diagnosis!
If a chronically ill character got a flareup, why would they assume blood loss? It's then a fight to be believed by doctors that new symptoms aren't imagined.
#DVPit #A #H #DIS #TV #CI
If a chronically ill character got a flareup, why would they assume blood loss? It's then a fight to be believed by doctors that new symptoms aren't imagined.
#DVPit #A #H #DIS #TV #CI
October 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Novel I'm querying: 1897, in late October, in an opulent manor in a mountainous place where it's always cloudy.
Novel I'm drafting: the distant future, aboard a spaceship heading for a diplomacy summit in a distant star system.
#writesky #queerwriters
Novel I'm drafting: the distant future, aboard a spaceship heading for a diplomacy summit in a distant star system.
#writesky #queerwriters
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 7:
What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Novel I'm querying: 1897, in late October, in an opulent manor in a mountainous place where it's always cloudy.
Novel I'm drafting: the distant future, aboard a spaceship heading for a diplomacy summit in a distant star system.
#writesky #queerwriters
Novel I'm drafting: the distant future, aboard a spaceship heading for a diplomacy summit in a distant star system.
#writesky #queerwriters
I gotta shift into Halloween mode
October 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I gotta shift into Halloween mode
“You may think I’m a stiff leader. I figure that if I act cool and collected, no one will know how close I come to falling.”
From my current cosmic horror/mystery WIP 🌌🔍
#writesky #lgbtqwriters
From my current cosmic horror/mystery WIP 🌌🔍
#writesky #lgbtqwriters
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 5:
Line share day! Today's theme: fall
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Line share day! Today's theme: fall
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“You may think I’m a stiff leader. I figure that if I act cool and collected, no one will know how close I come to falling.”
From my current cosmic horror/mystery WIP 🌌🔍
#writesky #lgbtqwriters
From my current cosmic horror/mystery WIP 🌌🔍
#writesky #lgbtqwriters
Gothic horror and cosmic horror are my favorites. I focus on disabled and queer characters, and often eco themes. I'm querying a novel in which the vampire is a symbol for mystery diagnosis and also is a literal bloodsucking capitalist.
There's more about my horror writing on my site! #writesky
There's more about my horror writing on my site! #writesky
October 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Gothic horror and cosmic horror are my favorites. I focus on disabled and queer characters, and often eco themes. I'm querying a novel in which the vampire is a symbol for mystery diagnosis and also is a literal bloodsucking capitalist.
There's more about my horror writing on my site! #writesky
There's more about my horror writing on my site! #writesky
My horror writing takes a disability lens.
You don't know what's causing new symptoms.
You're told your pain is all in your head.
You're told not to trust your body.
"It's just you."
You start to worry if you're really not sick. You still keep feeling worse.
It's chilling!
#writesky #pretendpanel
You don't know what's causing new symptoms.
You're told your pain is all in your head.
You're told not to trust your body.
"It's just you."
You start to worry if you're really not sick. You still keep feeling worse.
It's chilling!
#writesky #pretendpanel
#pretendpanel, I'm thrilled to be bringing you a month (of weekends) of questions by @longwaydownbook.bsky.social. Here's the first...
October 3rd: What's the scariest thing for you to write?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
October 3rd: What's the scariest thing for you to write?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My horror writing takes a disability lens.
You don't know what's causing new symptoms.
You're told your pain is all in your head.
You're told not to trust your body.
"It's just you."
You start to worry if you're really not sick. You still keep feeling worse.
It's chilling!
#writesky #pretendpanel
You don't know what's causing new symptoms.
You're told your pain is all in your head.
You're told not to trust your body.
"It's just you."
You start to worry if you're really not sick. You still keep feeling worse.
It's chilling!
#writesky #pretendpanel
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Then what the fuck is the point of you
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Then what the fuck is the point of you
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Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/