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M.A. Ruth
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M.A. Ruth is a college English adjunct. They have an MFA in creative writing and a BA in English-minor in Gender Studies. M.A. Ruth writes poetry and YA novels.

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Page 133 from Inferno
August 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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was coming down off his last fix, was pocketing funeral home decor. I’m not sure how much he’d get for silver lined picture frames and brass candlesticks, but he seemed to think it was enough to be worth possibly getting caught. I couldn’t help but wonder why nobody questioned his choice in clothing. The trench coat was bad enough, but the zoot suit style jacket and baggy pants with large pockets should have been a dead giveaway. Though I must admit, I kind of liked the jacket. Had a real retro feel, you know? Anyway, by the time I was buried—which let me tell you I was not happy about, I wanted to be cremated with my ashes made into a tree, or, placed on a wooden boat, set on fire, and pushed out to sea—I was more than happy for the reaper to come take me away. Which he did. Let me just say, I was extremely disappointed that my reaper ended up being a pockmarked tween with large glasses rather than a sexy, solemn woman. I would have followed her anywhere. Instead, I followed the nerd through my closet door that somehow morphed into a portal into Limbo, which raised a lot of questions. I knew he was a reaper because he showed me his official Reaper Identification Card…his RIC if you would… but I thought reapers were supposed to be black robed skeleton monsters that carried scythes and said clipped, jarring things like “Follow the River Styx,” or some crap like that. But this reaper appeared to be human. If that’s the case, then how does one become a reaper? Is it like a job you can apply for? Do you need special training? Is there a Reaper college? How many years of experience do you need for an entry level position? “Is that a pocket protector?” I’d never seen one in real life, but I’d heard about them. Apparently, they do in fact exist.
August 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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But not me, no, I was buzzed off the Hellquartz and felt like I could run a marathon, even if our earlier run in with Pluto said differently. Luckily, the cave-ins stayed in the same areas, and by the time we reached the fork, the tunnels were back to normal. Just dustier. Determining that we were safe, we decided to take a break. Ash and Ty sat Ben down so they could catch their breath. Ally came to lean beside me on the wall, reaching out a hand to brush a stray lock of hair from my face. “Are you okay? What happened?” I started to answer her then stopped. In my mad rush to escape I had forgotten about the cloak girl. “There was a girl…a cloak…she…” I looked around at our group and realized she wasn’t with us. “She’s gone.” I prayed she hadn’t gotten trapped when the floor caved in. Ally twisted her face in confusion, and it dawned on me that none of them had seen this girl before. “What girl?” I didn’t mind telling Ally the truth, but I wasn’t sure how much I could trust Ben, or even the others, so I shook my head in answer. “I’ll tell you later.” Ally didn’t look happy about it, but she knew better than to push and just nodded her understanding. Once we finished resting, we made our way back out of the cave. A relieved looking Mont rushed to greet us, Rodney and Katerina were nowhere to be seen. Mont went to help Ben, but Ben shook him off, preferring instead to try and walk on his own. I could tell that Mont was hurt by Ben’s coldness, but he tried to hide it and followed Ben back towards the houses in silence. I wasn’t sure what happened between them, but by the guilty look on Ty’s face, I had a feeling he was involved. It was a good thing Mont followed him, because about halfway back Ben collapsed and Mont ended up having to carry him the rest of the way to the infirmary.
August 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#QueerPrompts free Friday

Enjoy the opening to my book

Fun fact: Ro never specifies she’s lesbian, just falls hard for Ally throughout the book.

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August 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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This scene isn’t very sapphic but the MCs are.
August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Didn’t have frequent so went with repeat.

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August 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Dante’s Inferno x Sapphic YA Romantasy

When Ro ends 🆙 in Hell, she never dreams she’d be the one to save Hell from a demon uprising. With her LI, Ally, Ro travels the 9 levels searching for Lucifer’s missing sword. Will she save the day…and her heart?

🌙 Love
🌙 Adventure
🌙 Betrayal
August 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Looks just like my baby who also helps me write… bust mostly judges!
August 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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August 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Oldie but goodie
August 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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August 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Here is another sneak peek at my new project:
August 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Day 2 of #FantasyIndiesAugust

Snippet Saturday
August 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Happy #caturday!

Here’s a pic of Renaissance aka Renn Renn judging me from her windows hammock.

3 guesses why she’s named Renaissance.

😂
August 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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August 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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A snippet from my WIP… I don’t think this is a spoiler because you see it coming from a mile away lol
August 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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From Inferno (previously titled Good Intentions)
August 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Includes water 😊
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from your device without comment.
July 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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The first line of your MC interacting with their LI
July 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM