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/
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.
It really is! Only my guy did it three times.
May 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It really is! Only my guy did it three times.
I really enjoy teaching creative writing at LSU. My students are so great!
April 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I really enjoy teaching creative writing at LSU. My students are so great!
Thanks to both free and patron subscribers, my substack, Sitting in Silence, broke the top 100 for the first time this week. We're 65th! I'm trying to do good work, and I appreciate you. Upward.
April 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thanks to both free and patron subscribers, my substack, Sitting in Silence, broke the top 100 for the first time this week. We're 65th! I'm trying to do good work, and I appreciate you. Upward.
Our Saturday panel at AWP in Los Angeles will be fire!
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our Saturday panel at AWP in Los Angeles will be fire!
Come hang with us in New Orleans and pass a good time.
March 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Come hang with us in New Orleans and pass a good time.
Happy Paperback Publication Day to The American Daughters, a tale of resistance, liberation, and community.
March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Paperback Publication Day to The American Daughters, a tale of resistance, liberation, and community.
I hosted the awe-inspiring
@imaniperry.bsky.social at Baldwin & Co last week and a time was had in support of her latest masterwork, Black in Blues. What an honor to be involved! What an audacious book!
@imaniperry.bsky.social at Baldwin & Co last week and a time was had in support of her latest masterwork, Black in Blues. What an honor to be involved! What an audacious book!
February 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I hosted the awe-inspiring
@imaniperry.bsky.social at Baldwin & Co last week and a time was had in support of her latest masterwork, Black in Blues. What an honor to be involved! What an audacious book!
@imaniperry.bsky.social at Baldwin & Co last week and a time was had in support of her latest masterwork, Black in Blues. What an honor to be involved! What an audacious book!
Coming soon! Pre-order our essays here... www.mcnallyjackson.com/what-my-fath...
February 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Coming soon! Pre-order our essays here... www.mcnallyjackson.com/what-my-fath...
Honesty in advertising. Hello, imperialism!
February 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Honesty in advertising. Hello, imperialism!
In my latest Substack post, I ask a question for writers. Join in!
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/why-do-you...
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/why-do-you...
January 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In my latest Substack post, I ask a question for writers. Join in!
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/why-do-you...
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/why-do-you...
Finishing the winter break term at one of the most incredible writing programs ever. Amazing people. Fantastic energy. Always a good hang. Randolph Low Res MFA. Not many programs are based in a luxury hotel Suite Life of Zach and Cody style lol
January 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Finishing the winter break term at one of the most incredible writing programs ever. Amazing people. Fantastic energy. Always a good hang. Randolph Low Res MFA. Not many programs are based in a luxury hotel Suite Life of Zach and Cody style lol
In today's last pod of the year, I wish you all the best. Plus a short breathing exercise.
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/21-wishing...
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/21-wishing...
December 16, 2024 at 1:09 PM
In today's last pod of the year, I wish you all the best. Plus a short breathing exercise.
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/21-wishing...
mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/p/21-wishing...
A Perfect Hot Chocolate I Met The Other Night
December 4, 2024 at 2:39 PM
A Perfect Hot Chocolate I Met The Other Night
Hazy dinner nights with lovely friends.
November 17, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Hazy dinner nights with lovely friends.
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Joy Reid brought out the biggest literary crowd in New Orleans history. 3200+ people showed up. Great job Baldwin and Co Books at Xavier University. #themessage
November 16, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Joy Reid brought out the biggest literary crowd in New Orleans history. 3200+ people showed up. Great job Baldwin and Co Books at Xavier University. #themessage
LSU Creative Writing students and faculty at the Delta Mouth X Underpass Reading. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon!
November 4, 2024 at 1:42 PM
LSU Creative Writing students and faculty at the Delta Mouth X Underpass Reading. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon!
A loving friend shared this with me years ago. I hope it helps you as it helped me.
October 27, 2024 at 3:09 AM
A loving friend shared this with me years ago. I hope it helps you as it helped me.
I'm still vibrating over this. If you had told me I would have a two page spread in Beyonce's New York Times talking about some of my top recommended New Orleans books, bookstores, and restaurants, I would have said that sounds like fantasy. But here it is in glorious physical media.
October 25, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I'm still vibrating over this. If you had told me I would have a two page spread in Beyonce's New York Times talking about some of my top recommended New Orleans books, bookstores, and restaurants, I would have said that sounds like fantasy. But here it is in glorious physical media.
They did a wonderful job with the UK edition cover, don't you think?
October 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
They did a wonderful job with the UK edition cover, don't you think?