Rick R. Reed
@rickrreed.bsky.social
#Author of more than 60 #ownvoices novels, spanning horror, suspense, and romance. Entertainment Weekly calls my work: "heartrending & sensitive." Lambda Literary Award Finalist. Multiple Rainbow Award winner. #LGBTQ #cyclist #rescuedog lover 🏳️🌈 💙
Today, I’m #grateful for my grandmother, Grace. She passed away when I was in my early 30s, but her influence on me has never diminished—she lived an example of unfailing #kindness and #compassion. #tbt (pic from July 1982, Deerfield, IL).
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today, I’m #grateful for my grandmother, Grace. She passed away when I was in my early 30s, but her influence on me has never diminished—she lived an example of unfailing #kindness and #compassion. #tbt (pic from July 1982, Deerfield, IL).
"Letting go involves being aware of a feeling, letting it come up, staying with it, and letting it run its course without wanting to make it different or do anything about it. It means simply to let the feeling be there and to focus on letting out the energy behind it."
(David Hawkins)
(David Hawkins)
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Letting go involves being aware of a feeling, letting it come up, staying with it, and letting it run its course without wanting to make it different or do anything about it. It means simply to let the feeling be there and to focus on letting out the energy behind it."
(David Hawkins)
(David Hawkins)
17 miles this morning. #cyclinglife
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
17 miles this morning. #cyclinglife
MUTE WITNESS is one of my darkest, yet most poignant, reads. #ownvoices #LGBTQ #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... #ownvoices #amwriting
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
MUTE WITNESS is one of my darkest, yet most poignant, reads. #ownvoices #LGBTQ #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... #ownvoices #amwriting
It's a moment that never gets old. Since my 1st novel OBSESSED was released from Dell in 1991, receiving a #book with my name on the cover has never been less than a giant thrill.
It's a dream made real.
Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #LGBTQ
It's a dream made real.
Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #LGBTQ
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It's a moment that never gets old. Since my 1st novel OBSESSED was released from Dell in 1991, receiving a #book with my name on the cover has never been less than a giant thrill.
It's a dream made real.
Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #LGBTQ
It's a dream made real.
Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #LGBTQ
Today, I'm #grateful for the voice social media gives us and ask for wisdom in knowing when and when NOT to use that voice. "Make me a channel of Thy peace, that where there is hatred, let me sow love, or at least not fertilize the hate with my dainty bullshit." (Anne LaMott)
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today, I'm #grateful for the voice social media gives us and ask for wisdom in knowing when and when NOT to use that voice. "Make me a channel of Thy peace, that where there is hatred, let me sow love, or at least not fertilize the hate with my dainty bullshit." (Anne LaMott)
Reader reviews, like this one for my latest novel, JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS, make it all worthwhile. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #Goodreads
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Reader reviews, like this one for my latest novel, JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS, make it all worthwhile. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Jealous-Clou... #amwriting #thriller #suspense #Goodreads
Almost every morning, I sit on my couch, listen to music, sip coffee and enjoy this #view from my dining room window. The camera can’t really do it justice. #desertlife #Grateful
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Almost every morning, I sit on my couch, listen to music, sip coffee and enjoy this #view from my dining room window. The camera can’t really do it justice. #desertlife #Grateful
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
They are encumbrances, but also pure joy.
They can be annoying, but also endearing.
They require time and energy, but return unconditional #love and comfort.
They are the children who never grow up.
They are our hearts. #gratitude #dog #rescuedogs
They can be annoying, but also endearing.
They require time and energy, but return unconditional #love and comfort.
They are the children who never grow up.
They are our hearts. #gratitude #dog #rescuedogs
November 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
They are encumbrances, but also pure joy.
They can be annoying, but also endearing.
They require time and energy, but return unconditional #love and comfort.
They are the children who never grow up.
They are our hearts. #gratitude #dog #rescuedogs
They can be annoying, but also endearing.
They require time and energy, but return unconditional #love and comfort.
They are the children who never grow up.
They are our hearts. #gratitude #dog #rescuedogs
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Today, on #Halloween, I'm #grateful for #horror movies. A few of my faves: CARNIVAL OF SOULS, MA, PSYCHO, AUDITION, TRAIN TO BUSAN, THE EXORCIST, ROSEMARY'S BABY, HALLOWEEN, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE HAUNTING, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE... What's your fave frightfest?
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Today, on #Halloween, I'm #grateful for #horror movies. A few of my faves: CARNIVAL OF SOULS, MA, PSYCHO, AUDITION, TRAIN TO BUSAN, THE EXORCIST, ROSEMARY'S BABY, HALLOWEEN, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE HAUNTING, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE... What's your fave frightfest?
When racism, paranoia, and "get off my lawn," combine with deadly force. I watch a lot of true crime, but this #Netflix documentary, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, stands out as one of the hardest to watch. Seen it? What are your thoughts?
October 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
When racism, paranoia, and "get off my lawn," combine with deadly force. I watch a lot of true crime, but this #Netflix documentary, THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, stands out as one of the hardest to watch. Seen it? What are your thoughts?
I have a new novel out! A heart-pounding psychological thriller about love, obsession, and the dangerous pursuit of justice.
Fans of mystery, obsession, and crime fiction will love JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS: A Gripping Novel of Dark Romantic Suspense
Get yours → getbook.at/JealousOfTheClouds
Fans of mystery, obsession, and crime fiction will love JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS: A Gripping Novel of Dark Romantic Suspense
Get yours → getbook.at/JealousOfTheClouds
October 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I have a new novel out! A heart-pounding psychological thriller about love, obsession, and the dangerous pursuit of justice.
Fans of mystery, obsession, and crime fiction will love JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS: A Gripping Novel of Dark Romantic Suspense
Get yours → getbook.at/JealousOfTheClouds
Fans of mystery, obsession, and crime fiction will love JEALOUS OF THE CLOUDS: A Gripping Novel of Dark Romantic Suspense
Get yours → getbook.at/JealousOfTheClouds
As the great Nina Simone sang,
“Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me…”
#sunrise #gratitude
“Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me…”
#sunrise #gratitude
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the great Nina Simone sang,
“Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me…”
#sunrise #gratitude
“Birds flying high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life for me…”
#sunrise #gratitude
#Halloween #reading & my best #horror:
TOXIC. The most terrifying #horror is the stuff that can really happen--the human monster is the one we need to fear.
"…an unmitigated triumph.”Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author)
Get your copy:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
TOXIC. The most terrifying #horror is the stuff that can really happen--the human monster is the one we need to fear.
"…an unmitigated triumph.”Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author)
Get your copy:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#Halloween #reading & my best #horror:
TOXIC. The most terrifying #horror is the stuff that can really happen--the human monster is the one we need to fear.
"…an unmitigated triumph.”Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author)
Get your copy:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
TOXIC. The most terrifying #horror is the stuff that can really happen--the human monster is the one we need to fear.
"…an unmitigated triumph.”Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author)
Get your copy:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#Halloween #reading & some of my best #horror:
A DEMON INSIDE. Our hero escapes the brutality of #urban life in #Chicago, only to find much worse in #rural #Wisconsin. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Demon-Inside... #hauntedhouse #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
A DEMON INSIDE. Our hero escapes the brutality of #urban life in #Chicago, only to find much worse in #rural #Wisconsin. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Demon-Inside... #hauntedhouse #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#Halloween #reading & some of my best #horror:
A DEMON INSIDE. Our hero escapes the brutality of #urban life in #Chicago, only to find much worse in #rural #Wisconsin. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Demon-Inside... #hauntedhouse #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
A DEMON INSIDE. Our hero escapes the brutality of #urban life in #Chicago, only to find much worse in #rural #Wisconsin. Get your copy: www.amazon.com/Demon-Inside... #hauntedhouse #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
Today, I'm grateful to whomever decided to dip stale bread in milk, egg (and a splash of dark rum?) and fry it up in a pan. #FrenchToast
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Today, I'm grateful to whomever decided to dip stale bread in milk, egg (and a splash of dark rum?) and fry it up in a pan. #FrenchToast
Ran across this picture of Bruce & me from 6 years ago, on a trip to Albuquerque, NM. Memories like these sustain me and let me know to be #grateful for the almost 23 years we had together.
I long for the day when the good memories overtake the bad ones, and smiles and laughter replace daily tears.
I long for the day when the good memories overtake the bad ones, and smiles and laughter replace daily tears.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ran across this picture of Bruce & me from 6 years ago, on a trip to Albuquerque, NM. Memories like these sustain me and let me know to be #grateful for the almost 23 years we had together.
I long for the day when the good memories overtake the bad ones, and smiles and laughter replace daily tears.
I long for the day when the good memories overtake the bad ones, and smiles and laughter replace daily tears.
Today, I’m #grateful for black jelly beans. As a kid, these were the only color and flavor of jelly beans permitted in my Easter basket.
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Today, I’m #grateful for black jelly beans. As a kid, these were the only color and flavor of jelly beans permitted in my Easter basket.
Day #3 #Halloween #reading & my best #horror:
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. They're next door and seem nice--until they don't, proving that sometimes nothing is as it seems... www.amazon.com/Couple-Next-... #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. They're next door and seem nice--until they don't, proving that sometimes nothing is as it seems... www.amazon.com/Couple-Next-... #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Day #3 #Halloween #reading & my best #horror:
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. They're next door and seem nice--until they don't, proving that sometimes nothing is as it seems... www.amazon.com/Couple-Next-... #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. They're next door and seem nice--until they don't, proving that sometimes nothing is as it seems... www.amazon.com/Couple-Next-... #ownvoices #amwritinghorror
Day #2 #Halloween #reading & my Best #Horror:
THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE. It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey #Dahmer is arrested... Emory Hughes, a closeted young man, sees in the #cannibal killer a kindred spirit...
www.amazon.com/Man-Milwauke...
THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE. It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey #Dahmer is arrested... Emory Hughes, a closeted young man, sees in the #cannibal killer a kindred spirit...
www.amazon.com/Man-Milwauke...
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Day #2 #Halloween #reading & my Best #Horror:
THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE. It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey #Dahmer is arrested... Emory Hughes, a closeted young man, sees in the #cannibal killer a kindred spirit...
www.amazon.com/Man-Milwauke...
THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE. It’s the summer of 1991 and serial killer Jeffrey #Dahmer is arrested... Emory Hughes, a closeted young man, sees in the #cannibal killer a kindred spirit...
www.amazon.com/Man-Milwauke...
Submitted for your #Halloween #reading consideration: DINNER AT THE BLUE MOON CAFE.
A monster moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from Seattle’s gay gathering areas...
www.amazon.com/Dinner-at-Bl...
#werewolves #amwritinghorror
A monster moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from Seattle’s gay gathering areas...
www.amazon.com/Dinner-at-Bl...
#werewolves #amwritinghorror
October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Submitted for your #Halloween #reading consideration: DINNER AT THE BLUE MOON CAFE.
A monster moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from Seattle’s gay gathering areas...
www.amazon.com/Dinner-at-Bl...
#werewolves #amwritinghorror
A monster moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from Seattle’s gay gathering areas...
www.amazon.com/Dinner-at-Bl...
#werewolves #amwritinghorror