💐 Maurice 💐
@MauriceRuffin
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On hiatus. Author of The American Daughters, a National Bestseller. See you on Substack at Sitting in Silence. Inquiries? Visit my website below.
New Orleans, LA
Joined October 2011
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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Every time I lose someone, I’m foolish enough to think the pain is limited in time and place. That loss does not trail behind me like a very long scarf flapping behind a convertible.
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RT @BrianaCap: Literally crying in the Target parking lot right now. 🧵 I was struggling with unloading my toddler, my bags and wrangling…
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RT @MauriceRuffin: My post is The Asteroid of Grief. I talk about the New Orleans attack and other things both in the podcast and written p…
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RT @CodeWisdom: "The first step of any project is to grossly underestimate its complexity and difficulty." – Nicoll Hunt
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My post is The Asteroid of Grief. I talk about the New Orleans attack and other things both in the podcast and written post.
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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 winter programs are based in a luxury hotel Suite Life of Zach and Cody style lol
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RT @VikingBooks: "The nation needs In Open Contempt.” —@MauriceRuffin IN OPEN CONTEMPT by Irvin Weathersby Jr. is on sale TODAY! Start re…
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I recognized 45/52 people in the Times Faces Quiz (using 14 hints). How many can you guess?
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