Ruth Joffre
@ruthjoffre.bsky.social
Author of Night Beast | Co-founder, Nightjar Arts Collective | Instructor at Hugo House & StoryStudio | Editor at Reckoning | Contributing Editor at Copper Nickel | Codex | Queer | Bolivian American
www.ruthjoffre.org
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Ruth Joffre
@ruthjoffre.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I’m told I’m supposed to promote my writing here?? not just post pictures of my dog??? idk seems wrong but I’ll try it
my story collection Night Beast is for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado
it has: gay sex, sleepwalking, slime molds, soulmate timers & more
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my story collection Night Beast is for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado
it has: gay sex, sleepwalking, slime molds, soulmate timers & more
bookshop.org/p/books/nigh...
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Books Not Bars For The Holidays
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the immense violence of the prison syste...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
contract signed! so happy that my weird little cryptid story “The Jelly Heart” will appear in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social next year 💙
y'all are not going to believe this but in the middle of typing up my year end writing recap I got an acceptance for a short story! talk about a coincidence!!!
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
contract signed! so happy that my weird little cryptid story “The Jelly Heart” will appear in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social next year 💙
listened to an excellent poetry reading while baking this focaccia. a wonderful way to spend a Sunday evening!
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
listened to an excellent poetry reading while baking this focaccia. a wonderful way to spend a Sunday evening!
my writing year in review! a big year for anthologies and branching out into new genres, including my first ever piece of film criticism and my first personal essay about music. I also wrote short stories, flashes, and book reviews—too many to all fit in this one graphic! links below 🧵
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
my writing year in review! a big year for anthologies and branching out into new genres, including my first ever piece of film criticism and my first personal essay about music. I also wrote short stories, flashes, and book reviews—too many to all fit in this one graphic! links below 🧵
y'all are not going to believe this but in the middle of typing up my year end writing recap I got an acceptance for a short story! talk about a coincidence!!!
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
y'all are not going to believe this but in the middle of typing up my year end writing recap I got an acceptance for a short story! talk about a coincidence!!!
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
I stayed up too late reading and now I'm sleepy and useless: a memoir
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I stayed up too late reading and now I'm sleepy and useless: a memoir
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Just spent this flight home finishing MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS by @megiddings.bsky.social and sobbing openly in my seat. Incredible book, highly recommend if you want to be cut open (complimentary).
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just spent this flight home finishing MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS by @megiddings.bsky.social and sobbing openly in my seat. Incredible book, highly recommend if you want to be cut open (complimentary).
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
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This is our award eligibility post for 2025. We published 18 short stories this year, and love every one of them. We hope you gave them a read, were suitably haunted, and will give each one consideration. And maybe the magazine too.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is our award eligibility post for 2025. We published 18 short stories this year, and love every one of them. We hope you gave them a read, were suitably haunted, and will give each one consideration. And maybe the magazine too.
it's here! my year-end writing p—wait a minute *checks notes* apologies. these are just photos of my dog. I don't know how that happened *cough* (yes I do. please enjoy)
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
it's here! my year-end writing p—wait a minute *checks notes* apologies. these are just photos of my dog. I don't know how that happened *cough* (yes I do. please enjoy)
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WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
my longest title is “Observations on the Strange Occurrences at the Stables of the Macha'cuay School of Magic”
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
my longest title is “Observations on the Strange Occurrences at the Stables of the Macha'cuay School of Magic”
me, editing one of my stories: make it gayer! gayer!!! GAYER!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
me, editing one of my stories: make it gayer! gayer!!! GAYER!!!!!!
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The perfect merx story premise doesn't exi- Can't wait to read this in @reckoningmag.bsky.social
out now! my mermaid story about a woman who goes to repair a subsea fiber-optic cable and stumbles upon a mer society, which may or may not have some answers about her absent father, available online and in a gorgeous print anthology from @reckoningmag.bsky.social
New today from @reckoningmag.bsky.social's #neurodivergent reprint collection A CHORUS, DIVERGENT is "Icediver". This atmospheric short story by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social takes us beneath a cold, dark sea in one woman's emotional quest for answers and a sense of belonging.
reckoning.press/icediver/
reckoning.press/icediver/
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The perfect merx story premise doesn't exi- Can't wait to read this in @reckoningmag.bsky.social
my baby loves the snow ❄️
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
my baby loves the snow ❄️
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👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾
Includes numerous CREATURES.
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...
#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Includes numerous CREATURES.
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...
#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾
Includes numerous CREATURES.
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...
#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Includes numerous CREATURES.
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...
#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
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Inner Worlds is out!! My (t4t love story) of two queers healing from loss with the help of a strange octopus/alien? creature that gives them otherworldly dreams is free to read today :') & so many other creature stories! Would be so thankful if you read some 💜 🐙 inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-to-s...
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Inner Worlds is out!! My (t4t love story) of two queers healing from loss with the help of a strange octopus/alien? creature that gives them otherworldly dreams is free to read today :') & so many other creature stories! Would be so thankful if you read some 💜 🐙 inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-to-s...
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Just in time for the holiday weekend, my 10 favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from October. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just in time for the holiday weekend, my 10 favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from October. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
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Featuring stories from @ammansabet.bsky.social, @apexmag.bsky.social, @augursociety.bsky.social, @reactorsff.bsky.social, @thedeadlands.com, @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, @onspecmag.bsky.social, @reckoningmag.bsky.social, and Fantasy Magazine
Just in time for the holiday weekend, my 10 favorite short science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from October. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
reactormag.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Featuring stories from @ammansabet.bsky.social, @apexmag.bsky.social, @augursociety.bsky.social, @reactorsff.bsky.social, @thedeadlands.com, @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, @onspecmag.bsky.social, @reckoningmag.bsky.social, and Fantasy Magazine
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looking for a heartwarming, magical & surprisingly relatable story about merpeople & the high cost of living? well look no further! 👇👇👇
out now! my mermaid story about a woman who goes to repair a subsea fiber-optic cable and stumbles upon a mer society, which may or may not have some answers about her absent father, available online and in a gorgeous print anthology from @reckoningmag.bsky.social
New today from @reckoningmag.bsky.social's #neurodivergent reprint collection A CHORUS, DIVERGENT is "Icediver". This atmospheric short story by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social takes us beneath a cold, dark sea in one woman's emotional quest for answers and a sense of belonging.
reckoning.press/icediver/
reckoning.press/icediver/
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
looking for a heartwarming, magical & surprisingly relatable story about merpeople & the high cost of living? well look no further! 👇👇👇
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Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!!
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
lithub.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!!
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...
My gratitude is so deep this morning.
lithub.com/100-notable-...