Robyn Ryle (she/her/hers)
@robynryle.bsky.social
Writer. Sociologist. SEX OF THE MIDWEST, my linked short stories, coming from Galiot Press in Fall 2025. More writing at https://robynryle.substack.com/
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Happy pub day to @robynryle.bsky.social! Be sure to buy her new book and listen to her episode on The Long Road to Publishing!
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#writing #publishing
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October 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Happy pub day to @robynryle.bsky.social! Be sure to buy her new book and listen to her episode on The Long Road to Publishing!
shows.acast.com/the-long-roa...
#writing #publishing
shows.acast.com/the-long-roa...
#writing #publishing
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Is your small town the center of the universe? For @robynryle.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?
Sometimes I tell people that Madison—the small town in southern Indiana where I live—is clearly the center of the universe. Mostly, I’m joking. Everyone has had that experience of being halfway acr…
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October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is your small town the center of the universe? For @robynryle.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
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I hit two exciting milestones! 🥳 Find out what they are in my latest #Substack newsletter.
Plus the latest episode of The Long Road to Publishing with guest @robynryle.bsky.social.
And TONS of #writing links and resources! evalangston.substack.com/p/she-though...
#writingcommunity
Plus the latest episode of The Long Road to Publishing with guest @robynryle.bsky.social.
And TONS of #writing links and resources! evalangston.substack.com/p/she-though...
#writingcommunity
She Thought It'd Never Get Published, But THEN...
I hit two exciting milestones, plus TONS of writing links and resources!
evalangston.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I hit two exciting milestones! 🥳 Find out what they are in my latest #Substack newsletter.
Plus the latest episode of The Long Road to Publishing with guest @robynryle.bsky.social.
And TONS of #writing links and resources! evalangston.substack.com/p/she-though...
#writingcommunity
Plus the latest episode of The Long Road to Publishing with guest @robynryle.bsky.social.
And TONS of #writing links and resources! evalangston.substack.com/p/she-though...
#writingcommunity
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@robynryle.bsky.social has pivoted many times in her career, publishing in multiple genres and by multiple methods. Her novel-in-stories, Sex of the Midwest, is being published by @galiotpress.bsky.social.
Get the story on The Long Road to Publishing #writingpodcast
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Get the story on The Long Road to Publishing #writingpodcast
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October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@robynryle.bsky.social has pivoted many times in her career, publishing in multiple genres and by multiple methods. Her novel-in-stories, Sex of the Midwest, is being published by @galiotpress.bsky.social.
Get the story on The Long Road to Publishing #writingpodcast
shows.acast.com/the-long-roa...
Get the story on The Long Road to Publishing #writingpodcast
shows.acast.com/the-long-roa...
I’d really like to have a mid-life crisis but I’m not sure I can afford it.
May 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’d really like to have a mid-life crisis but I’m not sure I can afford it.
The amount of nature drama in this tiny backyard on an average day is fairly astounding, if you’re paying attention. Trying to do a better job paying attention.
May 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The amount of nature drama in this tiny backyard on an average day is fairly astounding, if you’re paying attention. Trying to do a better job paying attention.
I just…who did you think Bruce Springsteen was?
May 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I just…who did you think Bruce Springsteen was?
I’ve invented a new cocktail—a gin and tonic with a splash of Aperol. Possible names: The 2nd Street; The Gilly (for the cat); Sex of the Midwest (for my book).
P.S. I know this drink probably already exists and I do not care.
P.S. I know this drink probably already exists and I do not care.
April 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’ve invented a new cocktail—a gin and tonic with a splash of Aperol. Possible names: The 2nd Street; The Gilly (for the cat); Sex of the Midwest (for my book).
P.S. I know this drink probably already exists and I do not care.
P.S. I know this drink probably already exists and I do not care.
I can tell Bluesky is going to be just like Twitter because I have no idea what you’re all talking about.
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I can tell Bluesky is going to be just like Twitter because I have no idea what you’re all talking about.
When an agent asks for the first ten pages but it’s nonfiction, what are the first ten pages? First ten pages of a sample chapter? First ten pages of the book proposal, but which part?
#publishing #writingcommunity
#publishing #writingcommunity
November 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM
When an agent asks for the first ten pages but it’s nonfiction, what are the first ten pages? First ten pages of a sample chapter? First ten pages of the book proposal, but which part?
#publishing #writingcommunity
#publishing #writingcommunity
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Reminder that while bookshop.org is amazing and you should be directing your online book sales there, I'll echo others and say that for small publishers, one of the most impactful things you can do is buy directly from our website, putting money in our bank account today for operations.
November 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Reminder that while bookshop.org is amazing and you should be directing your online book sales there, I'll echo others and say that for small publishers, one of the most impactful things you can do is buy directly from our website, putting money in our bank account today for operations.
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A buzzword I hate is how data is meant to provide "decision support," which in practice means that the data analyst nerds (it me) are pressured to massage their data until it supports whatever decision the highest-paid person in the room already wanted to make in the first place.
November 19, 2023 at 4:59 AM
A buzzword I hate is how data is meant to provide "decision support," which in practice means that the data analyst nerds (it me) are pressured to massage their data until it supports whatever decision the highest-paid person in the room already wanted to make in the first place.
I had some things to say about the Jodi Picoult thing—namely that traditional publishing isn’t a meritocracy. It excludes a lot of people, especially marginalized folks. So that “easy way out” is the only option for a lot of writers.
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Okay, let's talk about the Jodi Picoult thing
And that the "easy way out" is sometimes the only way out
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October 31, 2023 at 2:32 PM
I had some things to say about the Jodi Picoult thing—namely that traditional publishing isn’t a meritocracy. It excludes a lot of people, especially marginalized folks. So that “easy way out” is the only option for a lot of writers.
robynryle.substack.com/p/okay-lets-...
robynryle.substack.com/p/okay-lets-...
My new tattoo has reached the scabby phase and I want my husband to touch it because I find it sort of fascinating and he won’t and, I don’t know, I might have married the wrong person.
October 31, 2023 at 1:56 PM
My new tattoo has reached the scabby phase and I want my husband to touch it because I find it sort of fascinating and he won’t and, I don’t know, I might have married the wrong person.
I just want to hang out at my favorite coffee shop on gray, cold days, writing and listening to Evermore over and over again. Is that too much to ask?
October 30, 2023 at 4:26 PM
I just want to hang out at my favorite coffee shop on gray, cold days, writing and listening to Evermore over and over again. Is that too much to ask?
Thinking about rituals this week and whether or not my tattoos give me super-powers. Check it out and maybe subscribe while you’re there.
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Yes, my tattoos give me super-powers
On rituals and their purposes
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October 28, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Thinking about rituals this week and whether or not my tattoos give me super-powers. Check it out and maybe subscribe while you’re there.
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Being an academic in 2023, the satire writes itself.
October 23, 2023 at 3:23 PM
Being an academic in 2023, the satire writes itself.
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LUCILLE CLIFTON, everybody
August 19, 2023 at 6:57 PM
LUCILLE CLIFTON, everybody
A student just e-mailed to say he hoped my surgery went well (had to get a tooth removed and cancel a day of classes) and my heart is sort of bursting. What good, sweet kids I teach.
October 11, 2023 at 1:40 PM
A student just e-mailed to say he hoped my surgery went well (had to get a tooth removed and cancel a day of classes) and my heart is sort of bursting. What good, sweet kids I teach.
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Hughes Van Ellis, one of three known remaining survivors of the massacre in which a white mob killed hundreds of Black residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921, died on Monday. He was 102.
Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Massacre Survivor, Dies at 102
Mr. Ellis was one of three known remaining survivors of the massacre, in which a white mob burned down the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla., killing as many as 300 Black residents.
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October 11, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Hughes Van Ellis, one of three known remaining survivors of the massacre in which a white mob killed hundreds of Black residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921, died on Monday. He was 102.
So true.
I received the loveliest email about ENDPAPERS this weekend. If you're thinking about reaching out to an author to let them know how much their book means to you, do it (just don't be creepy!). We write in relative isolation and rarely know who our work reaches. Every reader is a gift.
October 9, 2023 at 1:30 PM
So true.
My favorite tour in my town is the loft tour, where you get to go see the very, very weird upstairs spaces above all the businesses. Small sample of the strange stuff up there. #madisonindiana
October 7, 2023 at 5:50 PM
My favorite tour in my town is the loft tour, where you get to go see the very, very weird upstairs spaces above all the businesses. Small sample of the strange stuff up there. #madisonindiana