Ryan Norman

Open Your Eyes

“It’s time to get away from all of this,” Erick says sternly to himself. Closing the door behind him, Erick walks barefoot across the hardwood floor toward his ...

Moon Work

It’s the Dark Moon. I’ve been wandering these woods for hours, passing trees, each peak and valley in the bark a fingerprint, yet I circle them. Lost. Who did I...
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Ryan Norman

Ryan Norman (he/him) is a queer writer from New York living in Ohio. Ryan enjoys swimming in mountain lakes and climbing tall things. His work has appeared in X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, Black Bough Poetry, HAD, Maudlin House, and elsewhere. He has two chapbooks I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A BOND GIRL (Daily Drunk Press) and CICADA SONG (Finishing Line Press). You can find him on Twitter/BlueSky @RyanMGNorman or ryanmgnorman.com