Maurice Ruffin
@mauricenow.bsky.social
Maybe the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. 💐 Finest Writing Advice at my Substack: Sitting in Silence.✍️🏿https://mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/
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Maurice Ruffin
@mauricenow.bsky.social
· Nov 13
When I turned 40, I had 320 short story rejections and no books published. A few years later, I've published a short story collection and two novels with another on the way. Believe in yourself like someone who loves you.
Thank you to Dr. Greene for this brilliant review of The American Daughters!
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Sowing the Seeds of Resistance
What you need to know for now is that it was just like this. I wasn’t running away. I was running toward myself.”From The American Daughtersby Maurice Carlos Ruffin We know that spies have always been...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thank you to Dr. Greene for this brilliant review of The American Daughters!
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Dear novelists: thank you. Keep writing.
That is all.
That is all.
October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dear novelists: thank you. Keep writing.
That is all.
That is all.
I wrote this piece to help writers find their center.
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You Must Love Yourself to Write Well
The Flagship Newsletter
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September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I wrote this piece to help writers find their center.
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Oh man. I loved interviewing author Cleyvis Natera for The Grand Paloma Resort!
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Interview with Cleyvis Natera
Author of The Grand Paloma Resort
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September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Oh man. I loved interviewing author Cleyvis Natera for The Grand Paloma Resort!
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When I turned 40, I had 320 short story rejections and no books published. A few years later, I've published a short story collection and two novels with another on the way. Believe in yourself like someone who loves you.
November 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
When I turned 40, I had 320 short story rejections and no books published. A few years later, I've published a short story collection and two novels with another on the way. Believe in yourself like someone who loves you.
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‘A Noiseless Flash’: Hiroshima, 80 years later - Nieman Storyboard
The power of one story, and the need for many. Plus: Maurice Carlos Ruffin on “getting your protagonist out of the house”
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August 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @newyorker.com, Jane Mayer, Erika Hayasaki, @lesleymmblume.bsky.social, @vanityfair.com, @mauricenow.bsky.social, @jamiattenberg.bsky.social, and @brendanomeara.bsky.social
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I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kate!
By the way, this book was fantastic! So many layers of bravery and love, and the fast pacing was perfect while I bopped around NYC. I saw @mauricenow.bsky.social speak at Baldwin books! Love going there to find new authors, especially local ones :)
Is most comfortable at a wine bar
September 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Kate!
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My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Featuring @danaawilliams.bsky.social, @cmtapper.bsky.social, @texasmonthly.bsky.social, @mallarytenore.bsky.social, @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social, @minakimes.bsky.social, @pablo.show, @mauricenow.bsky.social
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Featuring @danaawilliams.bsky.social, @cmtapper.bsky.social, @texasmonthly.bsky.social, @mallarytenore.bsky.social, @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social, @minakimes.bsky.social, @pablo.show, @mauricenow.bsky.social
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Two evergreen lessons in writing and reporting - Nieman Storyboard
Author Dana A. Williams on Toni Morrison's influential work as an editor, plus Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre on the pitfalls of writing about athletes.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is my second interview with Oldster. Sari Botton always makes me pay more attention to my time on earth.
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The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire Live with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
A recording from Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Sari Botton's live video
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July 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is my second interview with Oldster. Sari Botton always makes me pay more attention to my time on earth.
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You Need to Know Your Value.
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You Need to Know Your Value
Plus, a writing prompt for you.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
You Need to Know Your Value.
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Thank y'all. Sold out!
They're running a special. You can buy The American Daughters hard cover for only $9.
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The American Daughters: A Novel
Amazon.com: The American Daughters: A Novel: 9780593729397: Ruffin, Maurice Carlos: Books
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June 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Thank y'all. Sold out!
They're running a special. You can buy The American Daughters hard cover for only $9.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0593...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0593...
The American Daughters: A Novel
Amazon.com: The American Daughters: A Novel: 9780593729397: Ruffin, Maurice Carlos: Books
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June 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
They're running a special. You can buy The American Daughters hard cover for only $9.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0593...
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A reminder:
Authoritarian capitalism, in which corporations ally themselves with repressive or anti-democratic political regimes, benefiting from protection and impunity.
Authoritarian capitalism, in which corporations ally themselves with repressive or anti-democratic political regimes, benefiting from protection and impunity.
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A reminder:
Authoritarian capitalism, in which corporations ally themselves with repressive or anti-democratic political regimes, benefiting from protection and impunity.
Authoritarian capitalism, in which corporations ally themselves with repressive or anti-democratic political regimes, benefiting from protection and impunity.
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Give the photographer the Pulitzer Prize
June 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Give the photographer the Pulitzer Prize
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My Substack is for writers, thinkers, and anyone trying to find their creative way.
June 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My Substack is for writers, thinkers, and anyone trying to find their creative way.
THIS SATURDAY. The Souf Got Something to Say.
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
THIS SATURDAY. The Souf Got Something to Say.
My Substack is for writers, thinkers, and anyone trying to find their creative way.
June 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My Substack is for writers, thinkers, and anyone trying to find their creative way.
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Hi to all the writers and creators out there. I'm Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of three fiction books. Follow me on Substack for illuminating essays, interviews, and podcast episodes about the creative experience.
April 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Hi to all the writers and creators out there. I'm Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of three fiction books. Follow me on Substack for illuminating essays, interviews, and podcast episodes about the creative experience.