I don't get a lot of feedback or comments on my substack posts, but when I do it really makes my day. I hope you, too, will check out some of my pieces on #substack and let me know what you think. I've been a bit absented, blue from the coup, so to speak. #amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity

#booklaunch y'all! Lookit what's dropping in a few days! Pre-order now wherever books are sold online or from your fav indie bookstore! @alexystrongandsilent is the sequel to #shaythebrave and is the second installment in the @oldenshire series #kidlit #middlegradebooks #courage #friendship

He's got some terrific reviews, all deserved. Lovers of high fantasy are gobbling up #TheBlacksmithsBoy

Happy book launch! The SHARE WITH SHAY journal, companion #workbooksforkids to #shaythebrave debuted April 8th! Be sure to leave reviews to help others find & appreciate this delightful companion workbook published by Wild Ink Publishing LLC #middlegradebooks #fun www.amazon.com/Share-Shay-R...

Had a wonderful time attending and presenting at the Manuscript to Marketplace #writersconference at Shepherd University! Thank you so much for inviting me!

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Thank you for this lovely review. Please, if you've read #ShayTheBrave, take a few moments to leave a positive review on your favorite platform. It helps so much! #amwriting #middlegradebooks #librarians #teachers #multicultural #fantasy #lgbtqia #adventure #ASL #courage #friendship

So, over on not-twitter, I've been deleting old posts and backing off the platform. I've posted repeatedly for followers to please follow me over here, where I'm setting up camp. EVERY one of those tweets has disappeared by the next day. So much for #freespeech

Well, I guess he changed his mind about this one. www.comicsands.com/elon-musk-de...

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#Parents and #teachers do you have a child who is #deaf or who uses #ALS & might relate to a young character who faces similar challenges? Check out my #middlegrade #adventure #ShayTheBrave then feel free to post in comments other #book recs with deaf characters.

30 times the square root of 27, divided by ten, would still be 1000 times more fucks than I give that you think you were born with some inalienable right to own a gun, whether you're AmeriKKKan or not.

DARK TIMES an Eternal Light shines through all your broken spaces, sharing a warmth the world desperately needs, but cannot see. stumbling in blindness, the world calls you "cold," even as it thaws its frozen fingertips over the warmth of your murdered corpse. - Riley Kilmore #poetry #amwriting

Mirror, mirror on the wall, Can't I get one "like" at all? Check your desk draw; see each story? None have sex and none are gory. "Ah," I said. "Okay (I nodded, sipped some mead, then on I plotted)!" -Riley Kilmore, 2022

"From her choice of dress, she liked people to underestimate her and, from the way she spoke, she liked to remind them that they had." - from Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Share a great line from whatever you're currently reading! #books #amwriting #amreading #authorsofbluesky

Saw the most diplomatic restaurant review ever: "The service and the dining experience matched the quality of the food perfectly." This could, of course, be a review of both the best and worst restaurants on the planet. #welldone #diplomacy

So excited for this! Shay the Brave is a just kick-ass little book and this workbook will make it interactive. If ya ain't read it, you don't know whatcher missing.

What a wonderful review for @shaythebrave Thank you, Sarah Floyd, and thank you everyone who's read Shay the Brave! #middlegradebooks #librarians #teachers #STEM #adventure #multicultural #lgbtqia #fantasy #rileykilmore #shaythebrave #courage #amwriting

Writing is often akin to the ancient art of kintsugi. We reassemble the broken bits of ourselves, glue them together with golden words, and place them on display. The value of your writing doesn't decrease based on someone else's inability to see its worth. -R. Kilmore

SAIL ON Mabel Maven Mapleshank build a boat that never sank. She built it out of Hopes and Dreams, and with Hard Work she corked the seams. Her ship still sails from dawn to dawn, though Mabel Mapleshank's long gone. R. Kilmore 5/3/2022

COSMOS Faith is a black hole at the center of your heart consuming all light: the flame of empathy, the lamp of genuine love, the fire of meaningful action. The collection plate is passing by, so fill it, fill it. The cost of your conscience is a bottomless pit. R. Kilmore 2022

I adore this dude's animated shorts. Give him a follow. youtu.be/SBODF-o8FaQ?...

#coverreveal anyone? The #ShareWithShay workbook's at the printer! Stay tuned for pre-order info. Meanwhile, get a copy of #ShayTheBrave wherever books are sold online & at local brick 'n mortar bookstores #middlegradebooks #teachers #librarieans #lgbtdqia #fantasy #STEM #multicultural #homeschool

My entry ("Memories of a Lost Childhood") won top honors at an art show in 2023 at Shepherd Univ., WV, and appeared in the 2023 Anthology of Appalachian Writers (the Barbara Kingsolver vol.) along with two of my poems. Next month I'll be back at Shepherd presenting at a #writersconference. Join me!

Cover spread to my debut middle grade adventure, which came out in 2024. The companion workbook to #ShayTheBrave (The Share With Shay journal) will be out shortly! Stay tuned for updates!

GOODBYE Hatred fuels your anger. Yours is an anger that annihilates. It annihilates innocence. It targets love. Beware. Beware my love. It has the power to evaporate your anger, to erase your hatred, to annihilate you. R. Kilmore 2022 #poetry #amwriting #frustration #resist

COLLATERAL Look a little while before the coffee is ready between the loads of laundry before you change the channel Listen for a spell until the wine is poured until the next distraction until the pain of an entire world outweighs your compassion R. Kilmore #poetry #amwriting #coping #dystopia

Struggling in dismal times? Read, like, comment, share, & subscribe to my substack (it's free!) This issue from '23 may resonate in today's emotionally challenging political climate. #hope #amwriting #psychology #encouragement #blogs #love #readingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/rileykil...

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Post a pic in comments of (one of) you fav children's books from your own childhood. Here's one of mine. Have you read it? It's out of print and hard to find, so if you ever give me a copy I'll be your slave forever.

The new issue of Monday Morning Literary Bric-a-Brac is live! Enjoy & please subscribe #substack #authorblog #malaysia #kualalumpur #malacca #singapore #semesteratsea #worldtravel #metoomovement #shipboard #cuisinegourmande #solotravel #traintravel #southeastasia open.substack.com/pub/rileykil...

This week's Monday Morning Literary Bric-a-Brac is set to drop at dawn. Subscribe now or click in tomorrow This week continues our around-the-world adventure. Join us! #1980s #Asia #Singapore #southpacific #shipboard #collegelife #semesteratsea #writingcommunity open.substack.com/pub/rileykil...

Tea And Tyranny returns tomorrow with the latest issue. Subscribe now (it's free!) to have it land directly in your inbox and never miss another issue. #Resist #AmeriKKKa #politics #clownshow #autho #blog #bluedot #Appalachia #rileykilmore #circus #amwriting open.substack.com/pub/rileykil...

What a lovely article The Lewistown Sentinel did last year on my #MiddleGrade #novel! What do you think? #shaythebrave #rileykilmore #intercultural #vegetarianism #friendship #adventure #awardnominated #librarians #teachers #homeschoolmoms

I love the #art of Sienna Mayfair & have been keeping her work as a jealous little secret so I can collect it with little competition! But it's time to share her with the world. Find her wonderful art on #eBay literally for pennies sometimes! #CatsOfbluesky

A substack blog post I penned 13 months ago may still resonate: Hope you'll subscribe to my #substack (Monday Morning Literary Bric-a-Brac by Riley Kilmore) #despair #mindfulness #inspiration #psychology #amwriting #sociology #philosophy $beUseful rileykilmore.substack.com/p/what-littl...

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Hey, if you're an #instagram kinda person, swing by and visit me there! I'm fairly new to instagram and I'd luv more instapals! 💋😎🙄 #authorsofinstagram #middlegradebooks #shaythebrave #librarians #teachers #lgbtqia instagram.com/rileykilmore...

"… I’m hooked! The elegant, humorous, and completely distinctive voice of Shay The Brave is fantastic! And the magical yet believable world is so REAL. I feel like I could walk 1.25 steps and find myself right there, standing next to Shay in the forest." ✨--Sarah Floyd, #kidlit author

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