Jeffrey Ricker (he/him)
@jeffreyricker.bsky.social
#Queer writer of #YA and speculative fiction. Expect lots of Star Trek references. Failing to meet the demands of capitalism since 1969. Can I pet your dog? https://linktr.ee/rickerje and https://ko-fi.com/jeffreyricker
November 3, 2024. Temple of Zeus, Olympia. In the abandoned sequel to The Unwanted, this is where the climax of the story took place. Every so often I pull out the manuscript and see if it’s worth salvaging. Someday, maybe. #tbt
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
November 3, 2024. Temple of Zeus, Olympia. In the abandoned sequel to The Unwanted, this is where the climax of the story took place. Every so often I pull out the manuscript and see if it’s worth salvaging. Someday, maybe. #tbt
Revisiting a classic for something I’m thinking of writing…. #WriterSky
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Revisiting a classic for something I’m thinking of writing…. #WriterSky
Reposted by Jeffrey Ricker (he/him)
I hate what the new ownership has done to Asimov's, Analog, and F&SF. Important venues and parts of SFF history strangled by greed.
Please read Scott's missive here.
Please read Scott's missive here.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I hate what the new ownership has done to Asimov's, Analog, and F&SF. Important venues and parts of SFF history strangled by greed.
Please read Scott's missive here.
Please read Scott's missive here.
This story is so wonderful! Read it if you’ve ever felt misunderstood, even by (maybe especially by) yourself.
Reading 2025 fiction? Try the short story "Six People to Revise You" by J. R. Dawson!
You can read it here!
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You can read it here!
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This story is so wonderful! Read it if you’ve ever felt misunderstood, even by (maybe especially by) yourself.
Reposted by Jeffrey Ricker (he/him)
November isn’t too early to start talking about queer holiday romance, is it? Fifteen-holidays, chosen-family, will-they-won’t-they novella, complete with hunky mermaid ornaments?
Books2Read: books2read.com/u/3GAwpa
(You should be able to request the #audiobook at your local library!) #BooksSky
Books2Read: books2read.com/u/3GAwpa
(You should be able to request the #audiobook at your local library!) #BooksSky
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Jeffrey Ricker (he/him)
A quick note on the availability of our ebooks...
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A quick note on the availability of our ebooks...
From “The Monster Under My Bed,” originally published by Pidgeonholes—sadly, now defunct. But you can still read the rest of it in the free e-book you get when you sign up for my newsletter: jeffrey-ricker.kit.com
You like free, right? Of course you do.
#1LineWed
You like free, right? Of course you do.
#1LineWed
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From “The Monster Under My Bed,” originally published by Pidgeonholes—sadly, now defunct. But you can still read the rest of it in the free e-book you get when you sign up for my newsletter: jeffrey-ricker.kit.com
You like free, right? Of course you do.
#1LineWed
You like free, right? Of course you do.
#1LineWed
Fiction is a story about something that never happened. A lie, in other words.
Here, enjoy some free lies. #BookSky #QueerWriters
Here, enjoy some free lies. #BookSky #QueerWriters
Lies I Tell Myself: Stories - Jeffrey Ricker's Ko-fi Shop
I used to listen to a podcast called "What Some Would Call Lies.” On it, Mike Lawson shared stories that he would tell “as accurately as I see fit.” W...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fiction is a story about something that never happened. A lie, in other words.
Here, enjoy some free lies. #BookSky #QueerWriters
Here, enjoy some free lies. #BookSky #QueerWriters
Aw shucks. Thanks, Anthony!
Day 9 (belatedly) of #NovellaNovember / #novellavember looks at "Roadside Assistance" by @jeffreyricker.bsky.social from the anthology Three Left Turns To Nowhere. This is a shared world anthology of three novellas that all take place in the same remote Canadian town.
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Aw shucks. Thanks, Anthony!
My favorite character in my WIP? Probably Greg, the love interest for our grumpy protagonist. He’s a relentlessly cheerful man who looks like a shorter, hairier version of this guy. #FirstDraftFall
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My favorite character in my WIP? Probably Greg, the love interest for our grumpy protagonist. He’s a relentlessly cheerful man who looks like a shorter, hairier version of this guy. #FirstDraftFall
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Supreme Court suggests that Kim Davis go fuck herself and/or one of her 37 ex-husbands.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Supreme Court suggests that Kim Davis go fuck herself and/or one of her 37 ex-husbands.
True story: My friend Karen was reading my novel when her husband walked in the room and clocked it, and asked: “ Who’s the sizzle chest on the cover?”
I have no idea, but I’d like to thank him for his service. #WriterSky #QueerBooks
I have no idea, but I’d like to thank him for his service. #WriterSky #QueerBooks
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Detours by Jeffrey Ricker
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November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
True story: My friend Karen was reading my novel when her husband walked in the room and clocked it, and asked: “ Who’s the sizzle chest on the cover?”
I have no idea, but I’d like to thank him for his service. #WriterSky #QueerBooks
I have no idea, but I’d like to thank him for his service. #WriterSky #QueerBooks
“Is ‘funeral’ a verb?” she asked. “Because I think I need a verb that’s stronger than ‘primary’.”
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Is ‘funeral’ a verb?” she asked. “Because I think I need a verb that’s stronger than ‘primary’.”
Any Democrat who votes for this needs to fear for their — but anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Any Democrat who votes for this needs to fear for their — but anyway.
My senator’s voicemail is full. That’s probably a good sign, I think.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
My senator’s voicemail is full. That’s probably a good sign, I think.
My students recommended I watch “Lost in Starlight” so I blame them for why I’m crying tonight. This song in particular, but watch the movie if you have Netflix. It’s wonderful.
Take me by John Park & 1of1 on Apple Music
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November 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My students recommended I watch “Lost in Starlight” so I blame them for why I’m crying tonight. This song in particular, but watch the movie if you have Netflix. It’s wonderful.
“Mythological retelling of Aphrodite," you say?
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Mythological retelling of Aphrodite," you say?
Detours: “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” Pet Shop Boys
The Unwanted: "Doomsday,” Murray Gold
Harvest*: "Red Dirt Girl," Emmylou Harris
The Ghost in You*: “Hold On to Now,” Kylie
Sequel to The Unwanted*: “Day You Said Goodbye,” Allison Moorer
What’s your book’s theme song?
*unpublished
The Unwanted: "Doomsday,” Murray Gold
Harvest*: "Red Dirt Girl," Emmylou Harris
The Ghost in You*: “Hold On to Now,” Kylie
Sequel to The Unwanted*: “Day You Said Goodbye,” Allison Moorer
What’s your book’s theme song?
*unpublished
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks — "Over My Head," by Lit
Of Echoes Born — "How it Ends," DeVotchKa
Faux Ho Ho — "This Hell," Rina Sawayana
In Memoriam — "Tomorrow," Miner
Hope Echoes — "Zero," Imagine Dragons
Handmade Holidays — "Shameless," Ani DiFranco
What is your book’s theme song?
Of Echoes Born — "How it Ends," DeVotchKa
Faux Ho Ho — "This Hell," Rina Sawayana
In Memoriam — "Tomorrow," Miner
Hope Echoes — "Zero," Imagine Dragons
Handmade Holidays — "Shameless," Ani DiFranco
What is your book’s theme song?
A Damning Desire - Devil Devil by MILCK
A Vicious Thirst - Eat Your Young by Hozier
Splinter - Haunted by Poe
More to Love - Room for You by Cheeze
Fall Into You - Autumn's Song by Stephen Day or we fell in love in october by girl in red.
What is your book's theme song?
A Vicious Thirst - Eat Your Young by Hozier
Splinter - Haunted by Poe
More to Love - Room for You by Cheeze
Fall Into You - Autumn's Song by Stephen Day or we fell in love in october by girl in red.
What is your book's theme song?
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Detours: “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” Pet Shop Boys
The Unwanted: "Doomsday,” Murray Gold
Harvest*: "Red Dirt Girl," Emmylou Harris
The Ghost in You*: “Hold On to Now,” Kylie
Sequel to The Unwanted*: “Day You Said Goodbye,” Allison Moorer
What’s your book’s theme song?
*unpublished
The Unwanted: "Doomsday,” Murray Gold
Harvest*: "Red Dirt Girl," Emmylou Harris
The Ghost in You*: “Hold On to Now,” Kylie
Sequel to The Unwanted*: “Day You Said Goodbye,” Allison Moorer
What’s your book’s theme song?
*unpublished
I think at this stage it’s more about reminding myself to make this a priority. It’s way too easy to let everything else take precedence over the one thing I actually care about. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
Q5: What can we in the #WeeknightWriters community do to make the next week of #FirstDraftFall easier for you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I think at this stage it’s more about reminding myself to make this a priority. It’s way too easy to let everything else take precedence over the one thing I actually care about. #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
Take some PTO! #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
Q4: What can you do in the next three days to make the next week of #FirstDraftFall easier for yourself? #WeeknightWriters
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Take some PTO! #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
Share a film or TV character who deserved more screen time.
(I won’t be taking questions.)
(I won’t be taking questions.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Share a film or TV character who deserved more screen time.
(I won’t be taking questions.)
(I won’t be taking questions.)
The thing I really love about #FirstDraftFall is the community aspect and how it’s encouraging me to work on new material while I’m querying two novels. #WeeknightWriters
Q3: Let’s cheer things up a bit! What’s your favourite part of #FirstDraftFall so far? #WeeknightWriters
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The thing I really love about #FirstDraftFall is the community aspect and how it’s encouraging me to work on new material while I’m querying two novels. #WeeknightWriters