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Riley Kilmore
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Author of SHAY THE BRAVE & other works. www.rileykilmore.com
Read Riley weekly at www.rileykilmore.substack.com
#Neurodivergent #photographer #poet #animals #bluedot #travel #Appalachian living in a cabin on an isolated mountainside in #Pennsyltucky
#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
October 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
February 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Snarky comments only
February 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#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.
February 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
February 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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
February 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
February 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#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
February 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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!
February 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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!
February 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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

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January 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
You can follow me on #substack by subscribing to Riley Kilmore's Monday Morning Literary Bric-a-Brac. It's free, but your support is richly appreciated!
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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.
December 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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
November 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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

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November 20, 2024 at 11:56 PM