Riam Griswold
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52: i am striking at freedom (like a hypodermic needle) (so fast the eyes cannot follow) / i nearly defeat the purpose / but there can be no doubt that i am independent #poetry #blackoutpoetry
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
52: i am striking at freedom (like a hypodermic needle) (so fast the eyes cannot follow) / i nearly defeat the purpose / but there can be no doubt that i am independent #poetry #blackoutpoetry
be identical / be original / no key is provided for the body #poetry #blackoutpoetry
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
be identical / be original / no key is provided for the body #poetry #blackoutpoetry
My novelette “The Exorcism” has just been published! thewritelaunch.com/2025/11/the-.... It’s about a transgender boy whose family decides to cleanse him of what they see as Satan’s influence—but instead of becoming his mother’s daughter, he gains an unlikely ally.
#fiction #trans #writesky
#fiction #trans #writesky
The Exorcism | Long Short Story by Riam Griswold in the November issue of The Write Launch
A boy floated face down in the clear and silent lake. No wind stirred the surface, though scattered webs of ripples caught the slanting morning sun. The boy wore nothing but his briefs. Minnows darted...
thewritelaunch.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My novelette “The Exorcism” has just been published! thewritelaunch.com/2025/11/the-.... It’s about a transgender boy whose family decides to cleanse him of what they see as Satan’s influence—but instead of becoming his mother’s daughter, he gains an unlikely ally.
#fiction #trans #writesky
#fiction #trans #writesky
50: be difficult to explain. / adapt to living in the present without reason: / for only the broken overlap in the middle. #poetry #blackoutpoetry
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
50: be difficult to explain. / adapt to living in the present without reason: / for only the broken overlap in the middle. #poetry #blackoutpoetry
49: i long to be temporal a little longer / yes / to be irregular and undivided #poetry #blackoutpoetry
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
49: i long to be temporal a little longer / yes / to be irregular and undivided #poetry #blackoutpoetry
48: be aggressive in the presence of man Some say / while others say It is prudent to leave them strictly alone. / though there is no reason why they could not survive without suffering / No one has reported observations of such an extraordinary event #poetry #blackoutpoetry
September 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
48: be aggressive in the presence of man Some say / while others say It is prudent to leave them strictly alone. / though there is no reason why they could not survive without suffering / No one has reported observations of such an extraordinary event #poetry #blackoutpoetry
47: no body is a spectacle separated from all touch / consider deep contact with others / separation is much more poisonous than venom #poetry #blackoutpoetry
September 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
47: no body is a spectacle separated from all touch / consider deep contact with others / separation is much more poisonous than venom #poetry #blackoutpoetry
46: Continue measuring the fear / a deadly reputation is a defensive mechanism / when its bluff is called, it will endeavor to escape its body / and death is inquisitive and insolent #poetry #blackoutpoetry
September 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
46: Continue measuring the fear / a deadly reputation is a defensive mechanism / when its bluff is called, it will endeavor to escape its body / and death is inquisitive and insolent #poetry #blackoutpoetry
45: Continue from the end of time to its mouth #poetry #blackoutpoetry
September 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
45: Continue from the end of time to its mouth #poetry #blackoutpoetry
44: only a fraction of the known is considered needed information / develop mental shields not in contact with the Eye #poetry #blackoutpoetry
August 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
44: only a fraction of the known is considered needed information / develop mental shields not in contact with the Eye #poetry #blackoutpoetry
43: it is very important to be able to set aside facts Everybody knows / stop and separate the irregular from the poisonous #poetry #blackoutpoetry
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
43: it is very important to be able to set aside facts Everybody knows / stop and separate the irregular from the poisonous #poetry #blackoutpoetry
42: Divided up / you are not complete / which is said to be key to the adult #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
42: Divided up / you are not complete / which is said to be key to the adult #poetry #blackoutpoetry
41: i have the distressing habit of entering human habitations / without a trail and invisible / right under their noses; / to belong to this family I will be overlooked. #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
41: i have the distressing habit of entering human habitations / without a trail and invisible / right under their noses; / to belong to this family I will be overlooked. #poetry #blackoutpoetry
40: Dark above Dark interrupted by black / not touching a single outer border / and much deeper on the inside #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
40: Dark above Dark interrupted by black / not touching a single outer border / and much deeper on the inside #poetry #blackoutpoetry
39: The collective respects the secret bright coloration, as long as the heart is only black and white #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
39: The collective respects the secret bright coloration, as long as the heart is only black and white #poetry #blackoutpoetry
38: i am in a mental groove / the body encased in the body / i sing rarely and only with extreme provocation #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
38: i am in a mental groove / the body encased in the body / i sing rarely and only with extreme provocation #poetry #blackoutpoetry
37: I live so indistinctly #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
37: I live so indistinctly #poetry #blackoutpoetry
36: be more than normal #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
36: be more than normal #poetry #blackoutpoetry
35: the fangless will not be considered further #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
35: the fangless will not be considered further #poetry #blackoutpoetry
34: man is a canal through which the poison flows #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
34: man is a canal through which the poison flows #poetry #blackoutpoetry
33: a simple yet accurate guide may be impossible #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
33: a simple yet accurate guide may be impossible #poetry #blackoutpoetry
32: in all cases they are separated from each other #poetry #blackoutpoetry
July 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
32: in all cases they are separated from each other #poetry #blackoutpoetry
31: I may be found in the space between #poetry #blackoutpoetry
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
31: I may be found in the space between #poetry #blackoutpoetry
30: the hands of experts are different #poetry #blackoutpoetry
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
30: the hands of experts are different #poetry #blackoutpoetry
29: probing the powerful #poetry #blackoutpoetry
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
29: probing the powerful #poetry #blackoutpoetry