Riley Passmore
@rdpassmore.bsky.social
Award-Winning SFFH & CNF writer. Creator of RHENGE 5E for Black Marble Games. Words in Swamp Ape Review, Small World City, Barnstorm Journal, Five on the Fifth, and others. Clarion 2025 alumnus. He/Him.
Going to Clarion this summer!!! 🥳🥳🥳
April 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Going to Clarion this summer!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Coming back to BlueSky with a poem:
April 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Coming back to BlueSky with a poem:
The research for my next project has officially begun! This time: a novel.
April 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The research for my next project has officially begun! This time: a novel.
Just got my Swamp Ape Review contributor's copy! Deeply honored to be the recipient of the 2025 Justin Waldron Memorial Prize for Innovative Prose. An incredible issue!
April 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Just got my Swamp Ape Review contributor's copy! Deeply honored to be the recipient of the 2025 Justin Waldron Memorial Prize for Innovative Prose. An incredible issue!
Doing some research for my next project and...guys, I have some bad news.
February 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Doing some research for my next project and...guys, I have some bad news.
When your short story collection gets two rejections in a day:
February 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
When your short story collection gets two rejections in a day:
Feeling fancy this afternoon.
February 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Feeling fancy this afternoon.
When you're a writer and Google rubs it in.
February 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
When you're a writer and Google rubs it in.
"Poem with No Speaker" by Frank Stanford.
January 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Poem with No Speaker" by Frank Stanford.
Rereading your first drafts be like...
January 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Rereading your first drafts be like...
Happy New Years, cadets. Keep those chins up. 2025 is gonna be a helluva ride.
January 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Happy New Years, cadets. Keep those chins up. 2025 is gonna be a helluva ride.
Make it, you cowards.
December 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Make it, you cowards.
"The Seeker Prince," by Emil Bilalov.
December 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
"The Seeker Prince," by Emil Bilalov.
I'm sure Corenswet's gonna do great as the new Superman, but he'll never hold a candle to the real one.
December 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I'm sure Corenswet's gonna do great as the new Superman, but he'll never hold a candle to the real one.
Writers after writing a whole-ass book and then remembering they have to write a whole-ass query letter for it now, too.
December 17, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Writers after writing a whole-ass book and then remembering they have to write a whole-ass query letter for it now, too.
My friend @profklee.bsky.social sent me this today! Such an awesome anthology. If you're a fan of CNF, it's a must buy.
December 13, 2024 at 8:21 PM
My friend @profklee.bsky.social sent me this today! Such an awesome anthology. If you're a fan of CNF, it's a must buy.
Writers after the first draft, second draft, third draft, fourth draft, editing, polishing, further editing, even more polishing, workshopping, agenting, even more editing, and and and and and and and and and and and and...
December 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Writers after the first draft, second draft, third draft, fourth draft, editing, polishing, further editing, even more polishing, workshopping, agenting, even more editing, and and and and and and and and and and and and...
Pretty much, yeah 😔
December 6, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Pretty much, yeah 😔
Fun Fact: Skarsgard isn't wearing any makeup here. This is just how he looks.
November 28, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Fun Fact: Skarsgard isn't wearing any makeup here. This is just how he looks.
An absolutely enthralling piece of creative nonfiction. Just wow. Wow wow wow.
November 28, 2024 at 5:16 PM
An absolutely enthralling piece of creative nonfiction. Just wow. Wow wow wow.
Ho ho ho-lee shit.
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Ho ho ho-lee shit.
Eating cinnamon rolls this morning before diving into revisions...
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Eating cinnamon rolls this morning before diving into revisions...