Chey Rivera
@criverawrites.bsky.social
🇵🇷 SpecFic writer.
Words in Flame Tree Press’ Achilles, Heartlines Spec #8, The Skull & Laurel #4, Hexagon MYRIAD Lawless, The Scythian Wolf’s This World of Vile Wonder, and elsewhere.
Find all my work here: https://cheyrivera.carrd.co
Words in Flame Tree Press’ Achilles, Heartlines Spec #8, The Skull & Laurel #4, Hexagon MYRIAD Lawless, The Scythian Wolf’s This World of Vile Wonder, and elsewhere.
Find all my work here: https://cheyrivera.carrd.co
“The Death of the Angel Prince” reprinted in @conquestpublishing.bsky.social’s anthology, Monstrous Angels.
“Although my body and powers remained, the very nature of my being was altered, my mind, my heart. I had new fears, thoughts—longings.”
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“Although my body and powers remained, the very nature of my being was altered, my mind, my heart. I had new fears, thoughts—longings.”
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January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“The Death of the Angel Prince” reprinted in @conquestpublishing.bsky.social’s anthology, Monstrous Angels.
“Although my body and powers remained, the very nature of my being was altered, my mind, my heart. I had new fears, thoughts—longings.”
a.co/d/fEgTf59
“Although my body and powers remained, the very nature of my being was altered, my mind, my heart. I had new fears, thoughts—longings.”
a.co/d/fEgTf59
“Two Paths, One Death” published in @coyhall.bsky.social’s anthology, This World of Vile Wonder.
“She was no one. It did not matter that she was leaving this world just when it had begun to unfold its secrets. And yet, tears still ran stubbornly down her cheeks.”
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“She was no one. It did not matter that she was leaving this world just when it had begun to unfold its secrets. And yet, tears still ran stubbornly down her cheeks.”
a.co/d/3Z4J1S0
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“Two Paths, One Death” published in @coyhall.bsky.social’s anthology, This World of Vile Wonder.
“She was no one. It did not matter that she was leaving this world just when it had begun to unfold its secrets. And yet, tears still ran stubbornly down her cheeks.”
a.co/d/3Z4J1S0
“She was no one. It did not matter that she was leaving this world just when it had begun to unfold its secrets. And yet, tears still ran stubbornly down her cheeks.”
a.co/d/3Z4J1S0
“For the Pursuit of the Better” published in @heartlines-spec.com
“Karaya was eleven-years-old when Baba fused a small metal cage into her skull. He said this would give her the mind of a god, because the cage contained an imprisoned god inside it.”
www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
“Karaya was eleven-years-old when Baba fused a small metal cage into her skull. He said this would give her the mind of a god, because the cage contained an imprisoned god inside it.”
www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“For the Pursuit of the Better” published in @heartlines-spec.com
“Karaya was eleven-years-old when Baba fused a small metal cage into her skull. He said this would give her the mind of a god, because the cage contained an imprisoned god inside it.”
www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
“Karaya was eleven-years-old when Baba fused a small metal cage into her skull. He said this would give her the mind of a god, because the cage contained an imprisoned god inside it.”
www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
“‘Again!’ Atabey Commands” published in @tenebrouspress.bsky.social’s The Skull and Laurel.
“Atabey is pleased by the areíto. More than pleased, enthralled. The gold adornments in her headdress and neck clink as she follows her subjects’ movements.”
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“Atabey is pleased by the areíto. More than pleased, enthralled. The gold adornments in her headdress and neck clink as she follows her subjects’ movements.”
store.tenebrouspress.com/products/the...
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“‘Again!’ Atabey Commands” published in @tenebrouspress.bsky.social’s The Skull and Laurel.
“Atabey is pleased by the areíto. More than pleased, enthralled. The gold adornments in her headdress and neck clink as she follows her subjects’ movements.”
store.tenebrouspress.com/products/the...
“Atabey is pleased by the areíto. More than pleased, enthralled. The gold adornments in her headdress and neck clink as she follows her subjects’ movements.”
store.tenebrouspress.com/products/the...
“The Eyes of the Pentekonter” published in Flame Tree Press’ Achilles anthology.
“As the waves took him away from the place that had made and unmade him, Odysseus found himself tortured by the memory of a single man—Achilles.”
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“As the waves took him away from the place that had made and unmade him, Odysseus found himself tortured by the memory of a single man—Achilles.”
www.flametreepublishing.com/achilles-isb...
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
“The Eyes of the Pentekonter” published in Flame Tree Press’ Achilles anthology.
“As the waves took him away from the place that had made and unmade him, Odysseus found himself tortured by the memory of a single man—Achilles.”
www.flametreepublishing.com/achilles-isb...
“As the waves took him away from the place that had made and unmade him, Odysseus found himself tortured by the memory of a single man—Achilles.”
www.flametreepublishing.com/achilles-isb...
✨My 2025 Publications ✨
“The Saint in the Stone” published in @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social Myriad Lawless
“You never pray to the Saint in the Stone. That’s the only thing all outlaw clans in Caona Cay can agree on.”
www.patreon.com/posts/122118...
“The Saint in the Stone” published in @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social Myriad Lawless
“You never pray to the Saint in the Stone. That’s the only thing all outlaw clans in Caona Cay can agree on.”
www.patreon.com/posts/122118...
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
✨My 2025 Publications ✨
“The Saint in the Stone” published in @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social Myriad Lawless
“You never pray to the Saint in the Stone. That’s the only thing all outlaw clans in Caona Cay can agree on.”
www.patreon.com/posts/122118...
“The Saint in the Stone” published in @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social Myriad Lawless
“You never pray to the Saint in the Stone. That’s the only thing all outlaw clans in Caona Cay can agree on.”
www.patreon.com/posts/122118...
First book I finished reading in 2026:
The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social
A lady knight and a historian trapped in a time loop. This book is so beautifully written! It will stay with me for a long time. I loved it just like I loved her excellent short story, The Six Deaths of the Saint. 🗡️
The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social
A lady knight and a historian trapped in a time loop. This book is so beautifully written! It will stay with me for a long time. I loved it just like I loved her excellent short story, The Six Deaths of the Saint. 🗡️
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 AM
First book I finished reading in 2026:
The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social
A lady knight and a historian trapped in a time loop. This book is so beautifully written! It will stay with me for a long time. I loved it just like I loved her excellent short story, The Six Deaths of the Saint. 🗡️
The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social
A lady knight and a historian trapped in a time loop. This book is so beautifully written! It will stay with me for a long time. I loved it just like I loved her excellent short story, The Six Deaths of the Saint. 🗡️
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
January 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Contract signed! I am so happy my pirate story, “The Way to Treasure,” will appear in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social’s 8th issue, out June 2026!
(The illustration below was done by my talented little sister last year, after she read the very first draft of this story. 🏴☠️✨)
(The illustration below was done by my talented little sister last year, after she read the very first draft of this story. 🏴☠️✨)
December 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Contract signed! I am so happy my pirate story, “The Way to Treasure,” will appear in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social’s 8th issue, out June 2026!
(The illustration below was done by my talented little sister last year, after she read the very first draft of this story. 🏴☠️✨)
(The illustration below was done by my talented little sister last year, after she read the very first draft of this story. 🏴☠️✨)
Some of my contributor copies of this year 📚🫶
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some of my contributor copies of this year 📚🫶
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Now Listening 🎧
“Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization” by Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization” by Neil deGrasse Tyson
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Now Listening 🎧
“Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization” by Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization” by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Now Reading 📖
“Arthur, The Always King” by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
“Arthur, The Always King” by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Now Reading 📖
“Arthur, The Always King” by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
“Arthur, The Always King” by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE BETTER: www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
This is FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE BETTER: www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE BETTER: www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
This is FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE BETTER: www.heartlines-spec.com/for-the-purs...
My 2025 Publications! 🫶🏻✨
I am so grateful to all the editors who believed in my stories and gave them a home. 🙏🏼
@hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Flame Tree Press
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@heartlines-spec.com
@coyhall.bsky.social
@conquestpublishing.bsky.social
I am so grateful to all the editors who believed in my stories and gave them a home. 🙏🏼
@hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Flame Tree Press
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@heartlines-spec.com
@coyhall.bsky.social
@conquestpublishing.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My 2025 Publications! 🫶🏻✨
I am so grateful to all the editors who believed in my stories and gave them a home. 🙏🏼
@hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Flame Tree Press
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@heartlines-spec.com
@coyhall.bsky.social
@conquestpublishing.bsky.social
I am so grateful to all the editors who believed in my stories and gave them a home. 🙏🏼
@hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Flame Tree Press
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@heartlines-spec.com
@coyhall.bsky.social
@conquestpublishing.bsky.social
Excited to announce that my story, “The Death of the Angel Prince,” will be reprinted in @conquestpublishing.bsky.social’s anthology, Monstrous Angels. Edited by @arwyns.bsky.social 🪽
August 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Excited to announce that my story, “The Death of the Angel Prince,” will be reprinted in @conquestpublishing.bsky.social’s anthology, Monstrous Angels. Edited by @arwyns.bsky.social 🪽
Today is my birthday, and in addition to spending some quality time with my loved ones, I’m also polishing a 7,500-word story for a sub call I’m very excited about (aka doing what I love).
Pictured below are some of the amazing books/magazines where I’ve been lucky to have my work published. 🧡💜🩵
Pictured below are some of the amazing books/magazines where I’ve been lucky to have my work published. 🧡💜🩵
June 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today is my birthday, and in addition to spending some quality time with my loved ones, I’m also polishing a 7,500-word story for a sub call I’m very excited about (aka doing what I love).
Pictured below are some of the amazing books/magazines where I’ve been lucky to have my work published. 🧡💜🩵
Pictured below are some of the amazing books/magazines where I’ve been lucky to have my work published. 🧡💜🩵
Last week I received my contributor copies of Achilles! Can’t get over how beautiful this book is 🥲❤️⚔️🛡️🩵
April 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Last week I received my contributor copies of Achilles! Can’t get over how beautiful this book is 🥲❤️⚔️🛡️🩵
just updated my website — finally starting to get the hang of carrd 😅
cheyrivera.carrd.co ✨
cheyrivera.carrd.co ✨
April 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
just updated my website — finally starting to get the hang of carrd 😅
cheyrivera.carrd.co ✨
cheyrivera.carrd.co ✨
Currently reading 📖 ✨
Giordano Bruno is the main character in this historical thriller / murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Giordano Bruno is the main character in this historical thriller / murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
February 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Currently reading 📖 ✨
Giordano Bruno is the main character in this historical thriller / murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Giordano Bruno is the main character in this historical thriller / murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
ICYMI: My story “The Eyes of the Pentekonter” will be featured in this gorgeous, hardback Achilles book by Flame Tree Press.
Out March 28, 2025 🗡️ 🛡️
Out March 28, 2025 🗡️ 🛡️
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ICYMI: My story “The Eyes of the Pentekonter” will be featured in this gorgeous, hardback Achilles book by Flame Tree Press.
Out March 28, 2025 🗡️ 🛡️
Out March 28, 2025 🗡️ 🛡️
First book I’ve finished this year: COUNTESS by @sillysyntax.bsky.social
An excellent novella! Can’t recommend it enough!
An excellent novella! Can’t recommend it enough!
January 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
First book I’ve finished this year: COUNTESS by @sillysyntax.bsky.social
An excellent novella! Can’t recommend it enough!
An excellent novella! Can’t recommend it enough!
My 2024 publications! ✨
Thanks to @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social, Haunted Words Press, @acoupofowls.bsky.social, @elegantliterature.bsky.social, and @icaruszine.bsky.social for publishing my work. 🧡
Thanks to @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social, Haunted Words Press, @acoupofowls.bsky.social, @elegantliterature.bsky.social, and @icaruszine.bsky.social for publishing my work. 🧡
November 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
My 2024 publications! ✨
Thanks to @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social, Haunted Words Press, @acoupofowls.bsky.social, @elegantliterature.bsky.social, and @icaruszine.bsky.social for publishing my work. 🧡
Thanks to @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social, Haunted Words Press, @acoupofowls.bsky.social, @elegantliterature.bsky.social, and @icaruszine.bsky.social for publishing my work. 🧡