Rukman Ragas | ருக்மன்
@rukmanragas.com
writer and host of rukmanisms
work in apex, lightspeed, khōréō, the baltimore review, deadlands etc
Clarion West '25 alum
Representation: Keir Alekseii of Azantian
rukmanragas.com
work in apex, lightspeed, khōréō, the baltimore review, deadlands etc
Clarion West '25 alum
Representation: Keir Alekseii of Azantian
rukmanragas.com
Updated my years old pfp, still the same me
October 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Updated my years old pfp, still the same me
Being Aro came out today!! its a big day, and I'm beyond delighted to have a story in such a wonderful anthology. Please get your copy wherever books are sold and if possible, @ me with your pictures
May 27, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Being Aro came out today!! its a big day, and I'm beyond delighted to have a story in such a wonderful anthology. Please get your copy wherever books are sold and if possible, @ me with your pictures
Friends, "To Kill A Language" was voted as the Best Flash Fiction in Apex Choice Awards 2025. I'm officially an award winning writer!
February 21, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Friends, "To Kill A Language" was voted as the Best Flash Fiction in Apex Choice Awards 2025. I'm officially an award winning writer!
I don't think I shared it here yet but I will have a story about an aroace archivist fighting book banning by turning books into dragons in Being Ace y'all!!
August 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't think I shared it here yet but I will have a story about an aroace archivist fighting book banning by turning books into dragons in Being Ace y'all!!
The Book Eaters is part thriller, part body/social horror, part a deep dive into motherhood, and what it means to love a child who may be monster. I have loved this one for years now
August 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Book Eaters is part thriller, part body/social horror, part a deep dive into motherhood, and what it means to love a child who may be monster. I have loved this one for years now
There's simply no one quite like Mieko Kawakami who can trap the loneliness bird within pages, and make you hear every desperate beat of its wings. All The Lovers In The Night is what feels like to cry to yourself alone inside a cafe.
August 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
There's simply no one quite like Mieko Kawakami who can trap the loneliness bird within pages, and make you hear every desperate beat of its wings. All The Lovers In The Night is what feels like to cry to yourself alone inside a cafe.
Impressively original and impossibly haunting, Saint Death's Daughter follows a Miscellaneous "Lanie" Stones, a necromancer allergic to violence--the problem is, she's born into a family of royal assassins. It is tender, beautiful and horrifying in equal measure.
August 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Impressively original and impossibly haunting, Saint Death's Daughter follows a Miscellaneous "Lanie" Stones, a necromancer allergic to violence--the problem is, she's born into a family of royal assassins. It is tender, beautiful and horrifying in equal measure.
Hello friends, I've been hit with an emergency bill, so I'm opening up a few slots for editorial services. I'll cover the details in thread but would appreciate any shares. I'm a Tessera Editorial alum, have several short fiction credits, and have helped several writers with their query materials.
April 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Hello friends, I've been hit with an emergency bill, so I'm opening up a few slots for editorial services. I'll cover the details in thread but would appreciate any shares. I'm a Tessera Editorial alum, have several short fiction credits, and have helped several writers with their query materials.
But I guess the choice let them bring in Kerene Nagashi very briefly, aes sedai of the Green Ajah, one of the strongest channelers to enter the tower, second only to Cadsuane Melaidhrin
April 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
But I guess the choice let them bring in Kerene Nagashi very briefly, aes sedai of the Green Ajah, one of the strongest channelers to enter the tower, second only to Cadsuane Melaidhrin
We are here, friends, for your writing. More than ever before, its important to reject here and now, and believe in a better world, a queerer world. Join us on the Otherside.
April 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We are here, friends, for your writing. More than ever before, its important to reject here and now, and believe in a better world, a queerer world. Join us on the Otherside.
More of Luka, the ragdoll kitten born as a pup
February 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
More of Luka, the ragdoll kitten born as a pup
New kid has absolutely 0 survival instincts (I love him)
February 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
New kid has absolutely 0 survival instincts (I love him)
for myself lol. I think of this Ocean Vuong interview often because I write entirely to please myself. I don't know if my work is going to be enough for others but it is (and should be) enough for me.
January 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
for myself lol. I think of this Ocean Vuong interview often because I write entirely to please myself. I don't know if my work is going to be enough for others but it is (and should be) enough for me.
Sometimes I feel very defeated but then remember that Ryka Aoki wrote Light From Uncommon Stars
"You can always, always rewrite your song"
"You can always, always rewrite your song"
December 22, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Sometimes I feel very defeated but then remember that Ryka Aoki wrote Light From Uncommon Stars
"You can always, always rewrite your song"
"You can always, always rewrite your song"
"Planting Trees As Graves", a weird horror story on grief, trees and gardens is out at @innerworlds.bsky.social today. I'm incredibly proud of it and I would be honoured if you gave it a read
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...
December 13, 2024 at 12:59 PM
"Planting Trees As Graves", a weird horror story on grief, trees and gardens is out at @innerworlds.bsky.social today. I'm incredibly proud of it and I would be honoured if you gave it a read
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...
Another formative media is Sun Sword Saga. This series is what started my love affair with court fantasy and epic fantasy.
December 3, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Another formative media is Sun Sword Saga. This series is what started my love affair with court fantasy and epic fantasy.
If you asked me what was formative media, i would point to An Ember In The Ashes. So much of what I write is because I read and deeply connected to this series as a brown teenager who desperately needed to see books featuring and by us are possible, they can be complex and ambitious.
December 3, 2024 at 5:37 AM
If you asked me what was formative media, i would point to An Ember In The Ashes. So much of what I write is because I read and deeply connected to this series as a brown teenager who desperately needed to see books featuring and by us are possible, they can be complex and ambitious.
My favourite horror series. Super satisfying, still think about the cinematography, narrative choices and the characters
December 3, 2024 at 4:25 AM
My favourite horror series. Super satisfying, still think about the cinematography, narrative choices and the characters
Naomi Novik's work means so much to me. She takes the most simple fairytales and builds upon them to an astounding degree. I've been so consistently impressed with everything she writes but Temeraire and Uprooted take up most of the real estate inside my head
December 3, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Naomi Novik's work means so much to me. She takes the most simple fairytales and builds upon them to an astounding degree. I've been so consistently impressed with everything she writes but Temeraire and Uprooted take up most of the real estate inside my head
Currently very much into Genshin. I love this lol because it doesn't require any consoles or strong machines
December 3, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Currently very much into Genshin. I love this lol because it doesn't require any consoles or strong machines
"She who became the sun" is absolutely my brainrot book, I think about it everyday, about desire, about remaking a world that has no place for you. Also Lord Lettuce Robe, i love you
December 3, 2024 at 3:34 AM
"She who became the sun" is absolutely my brainrot book, I think about it everyday, about desire, about remaking a world that has no place for you. Also Lord Lettuce Robe, i love you
