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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

✨FLASH SALE✨ Today in Peru we commemorate the Battle of Angamos, a decisive naval battle in the 19th-century War of the Pacific, which just so happens to be the backdrop of my most recent horror novelette 👀 For today only, you can get Devourer for 99c! rmsayan.neocities.org/devourer 📚💙📚🩸

backdrop of a foggy ocean. Cover of the novelette DEVOURER by R.M.Sayan on the left. On the right, promotional text: "A short historical horror with eldritch sympathies. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook?" Featured review: "made me yearn for a sequel", 5 out of 5 stars, by Long and Short Reviews

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

girl that's no salvatore that's sal from the gas station

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks for hosting! Same as last time, my latest work is a short historical horror with eldritch sympathies set off the coast of 1800s Peru, featuring mutiny, pseudo-cannibalism, and language osmosis. books2read.com/devourer rmsayan.itch.io/devourer #HorrorWritersChat

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! My latest shortest (or my shortest latest?) is a buck fifty on all major retailers. DREDGE x POTC if they ate Calypso. 🌊DEVOURER 🌊 books2read.com/devourer rmsayan.itch.io/devourer

Horizontal background of open ocean and a foggy sky. On the left there is the cover of the novelette DEVOURER by R.M. Sayan. On the right there is promotional text that reads: A short historical horror with eldritch sympathies. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook? A quote from a five-star review by Long and Short Reviews reads: made me yearn for a sequel!

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

You can get my newest for FREE this weekend only for the @narratess.com Indie Book Sale! www.indiebook.sale And don't forget to check out all the bundles put together on Itch! itch.io/b/3864/narra... 💙📚🩸

Oli Jacobs - Sertraline Dreams; Gwin Savage - Insolence; Helen Whistberry - Roadkill; Robin Knabel - There's No Escape; Aisling Bird - Cut Your Teeth; Sienna Eggler - The Threads That Weave; Robin Knabel - Lurking; James Mordechai - A Crack in the World; AC Cross - The October Music; R.M. Sayan - Devourer; Seann Barbour - Scurry; Shannon Knight - Catamorphosis; K.A. Wiggins - Blind the Eyes; Paul G Zareith - The Wraith Returns

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's gonna be @narratess.com Indie Book Sale weekend soon!! Set your reminders!! 💙📚🪐📚🩸

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

cover / page one books2read.com/devourer rmsayan.itch.io/devourer quote with yours! 💙📚🩸

Cover of the novelette DEVOURER by R.M. Sayan. An ink illustration of a sailing ship in the middle of the sea, and underneath lurk the torso and tail of a serpentine dragon, framed against a weathered cerulean backdrop.

Screenshot of page one of Devourer by R.M. Sayan that reads as follows:

There was something to be said about the feeling of weightlessness when the body becomes too tired to swim, but Bo was neither lyrical nor conscious enough to put it in words. With the shoreline visible on the horizon, yet too far to possibly reach, his arms and legs moved slower with every stroke. When he gave up, his body was grateful for the respite and sank, leaving his lungs to hold the line alone against the engulfing sea.

A golden eye opened in the depths.

Then someone grabbed him by the shirt and hauled him to the surface, and everything after was a blur—the coughing up of sea foam, the wood-and-metal deck, the watchful eye of a weathered man as another sailor grabbed his face and made sure he stayed awake. A set of words, then another, then another—he was barely conscious enough to understand that they were different languages, most likely trying to say the same thing. He almost understood the one in Spanish, but he was taking so long to remember what the words meant that the sailor spoke again in another language—Bo’s own Cantonese. It was a practiced, poorly-pronounced phrase that was frequently the first thing he heard foreigners say back in Macao.

“What is your name?”

Words nearly failed him; exhaustion, gratitude, and skepticism all worked against him. “Wong Bo,” he managed.

The sailor looked relieved. “Basadre,” he said, gesturing to himself. “Captain,” he said of the weathered man watching from a few paces back. The mate—Basadre—called out, and introduced the young man who heeded his call: “Chia-Hao.”

Chia-Hao was athletic, not much older than Bo himself, and though his hair was shorn, he carried himself with the lightness of a free man. “Welcome aboard,” he said in their shared tongue, and helped him up with a smile.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

NOVELETTE OUT NOW! Half a world away from home, a castaway is saved by deserters of a naval war. But between luck spells and sea dragons, mutiny festers in the bilge. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook? Get DEVOURER Get from itchio Goodreads Request a review copy 💙📚🪐📚🩸📚

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I had a shit monday so I forgot to post that IT'S LAUNCH WEEK YIPPEEEE 💙📚🩸📚🪐📚 Preorder or wishlist | GoodReads | Request a review copy

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thanks Gabino! I have a weird little novelette coming out in a couple weeks. DEVOURER is like the game Dredge but in 19th century Peru and with a particularly hungry crew. Preorders and wishlist: books2read.com/devourer Reviewers can also request ARCs!: forms.gle/Wc6q4fvYzHcn...

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A weird little novelette about second chances, eating gods, and being an immigrant, in no particular order. DEVOURER is open for preorders and ARC requsts! #IndieApril #BookSky 💙📚🩸📚🪐📚

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Preorders are open for DEVOURER! A weird historical fantasy novelette/long short story with horror sympathies, coming May 14th. [Preorder here!](books2read.com/devourer) 💙📚🪐📚🩸📚

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Half a world away from home, a castaway is saved by deserters of a naval war. But between luck spells and sea dragons, mutiny festers in the bilge. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook? Preorders for DEVOURER open soon! #PosterPit #P #F #HF #H #A

Movie poster mockup of a sunny sky with many clouds over open sea. There's a sailing ship in the middle, and under the water, an enormous eel-like sea serpent lurks, its eye glowing golden in the middle of the image. Text overlaid on the image reads as follows: A novelette about hunger, choices, and the lack thereof. What is a captain to a god? What is a good to a cook? R.M. Sayan DEVOURER. May 14th.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

DEVOURER Half a world away from home, a castaway is saved by deserters of a naval war. But between luck spells and sea dragons, mutiny festers in the bilge. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook? Preorders open soon! #PosterPit #P #F #HF #H #A

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

COVER REVEAL: DEVOURER Half a world away from home, a castaway is saved by deserters of a naval war. But between luck spells and sea dragons, mutiny festers in the bilge. What is a captain to a god? What is a god to a cook? Novelette/long short story Cover designed by me 💙📚🪐📚🩸📚 COMING SOON

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Convincing you to read my *short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

Screenshot of text that reads: "Are you ready to tell me what you did with the arms?"

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Top line not working for me for some reason so I could only make this

Mamdani political poster-style yellow text on blue background that reads "for Frodo"

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

FER SOROLL Once, she lost her home. Now, she runs from the idea of it. When she finds community in an inhospitable place, how long will it take her to realize that they need her as much as she needs them? #PosterPit #W #F #HF #A

Movie poster style composition with the base of a symmetrical photo of the front of an old church with wild grass growing in front of it, its large wooden door barred closed in the middle. The plaster on the walls is cracked from wear and also with giant scratches. A cutout of a baroque oil painting of a man joyously playing the lute is sitting in front of the door. The text overlaid on top reads: "The easy choice would be leaving. Unfortunately, nothing in Abadosos is easy. FER SOROLL, a novel by R.M. Sayan, coming soon." The author's socials and blog are listed at the bottom. The book's tropes are listed on the posters in the style of accolades: "medieval ghost town, slow-burn romance, werewolf drama, bi F/M, queer cast".

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

(Re)reading some stories in The King In Yellow, I don’t usually do translations if I know the original language but I couldn’t resist this illustrated edition 🤩

Book cover of a Spanish translation of The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers. A hooded figure with six arms is illustrated in black ink over a black sun like a halo, yellow background. This edition is by Plutón Ediciones.

Open book showing part of the story "The Yellow Sign", on the right side is a black and white illustration of a pair of hands opening a box in which sits a black stone with a mysterious symbol.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

'If music is therapy, who is your therapist?'

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In THE ARM COLLECTOR, a detective stumbles into a reality-bending case in which she has more in common with the perp than she thinks, and a sinister presence finds amusement in the things we do for love. Illustration by Sarah Hofheins @sarahthehof.bsky.social #Questpit #Short #P #H #MY #LGBTQ

Digital illustration of the street view of a Victorian three-story townhouse at night where the first floor has been converted into a store, with a glass display window showing all sorts of junk piled up inside, and the sign at the door reading 'open'. Next to an old bicycle, there's a bloody axe. The only light in the street is coming from the store. Art by Sarah Hofheins.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

FER SOROLL is an #A #HF #HR novel set in 15th c. Catalonia, with the added challenge of werewolves. But not everything is angst and solitude—Vadoma and Diego make quite the duo when it comes to making some noise :) #questpit #W #LGBTQ

Excerpt from Fer Soroll, by R. M. Sayan, that reads:
Vadoma squinted at him, and saw his fake-innocent smile as he continued strumming. There didn’t seem to be another verse coming, so she risked the question. “Did I hear something about taking someone’s virginity?”
He didn’t stop playing, even though the song was long over. “Whatever gave you that impression, fair lady?”
“Just, you as a person.”
He kicked her shin, she kicked back, he raised his guitar above the leg battlefield to keep it out of harm’s way and fell off-balance. They laughed, like they were kids trapped in a fruit crate again, so loud and careless that they nearly didn’t hear the stifled giggle around the corner.
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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

FER SOROLL is an #A #HF #HR novel set in 15th c. Catalonia, with the added challenge of werewolves. To keep the farm animals in town safe, there’s only one man willing and able to spend the night defending them—of course, our love interest :) #questpit #W #LGBTQ #QueerMF

Excerpt from Fer Soroll, by R. M. Sayan, that reads:
“That is one mean-looking dog. You fight that thing?”
Manel propped the pitchfork on the ground again. “Not usually. S’ not that strong, but…” He trailed off trying to find the right word, but Vadoma could sort of guess the rest. Vicious? Savage? “Desperate.”
Well, she didn’t know if any of that sympathy was deserved, but it occurred to her then that most, if not all, of the wolves they had just fought might be people Manel knew and lived with.
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Excerpt from Fer Soroll, by R. M. Sayan, that reads:
“Wait,” he said, and she almost huffed. There were no werewolves around anymore, hadn’t been for hours, and she could really use a rest now, but she waited anyways. Instead of watching the sun, she watched him, waiting for his signal. The way the gentle morning light caressed his rough features was alluring to watch, and she was glad the wolves were long gone, because right now, she couldn’t have torn her eyes away from him if she wanted to. Then a ray of sunlight peeked over the horizon, announcing the official start to the day, and he turned to look up at her probably for the first time that night, eyes gleaming like honey in this light. “Y’ can come down now. Help me pack up.”
End excerpt.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Once, she lost her home. Now, she runs from the idea of it. When she finds community in an inhospitable place, how long will it take her to realize that they need her as much as she needs them? FER SOROLL is an #A #HF #HR set in 15th c. Catalonia, with the added challenge of werewolves. #questpit #W

Excerpt from Fer Soroll, by R. M. Sayan, that reads:
“You and I don’t belong here,” she said with finality, and started heading out, hoping to God that he’d just drop it and follow her.
“You and I?” said Aldric, his voice resonating down the church. From the aisle, he looked like he was giving mass, albeit to an audience of dust and shadows. “I’m afraid I don’t follow.”
Of course he wouldn’t. He wasn’t used to having to pack up and go after staying for too long in one place, before people started calling the guards and grabbing the pitchforks. And she was having such a good run in Abadosos. “Let’s just get out of here, Father,” she insisted, and stalked towards the door.
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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Droopy! They're about the size of your hand. We call them floripondios!

Picture of a flower called Angel Trumpet - cream-colored and bell-like, drooping down.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

i really should've wet folded this but that would involve decluttering my desk and honestly, who am i without my trinkets and knicknacks. pretty unicorn anyways!

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