Ryan Rae Harbuck

Coming Spring 2026 from Barefoot Books!

A story about Vo, a young girl who wishes to be a chair... until she realizes she's so much more.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanraeharbuck/p/on-getting-a-trad-book-deal-because?r=1i81x7&utm_medium=ios

On Getting a Trad Book Deal BECAUSE of Self-Publishing: Debunking the Myth One time I received a comment on a social media promo post of my memoir that said she woukdn’t read my book BECAUSE it was self-published.

https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanraeharbuck/p/todays-life-recipe-choosing-your?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=1i81x7&utm_medium=ios

Today's Life Recipe: Choosing Your Path PREP TIME: None to all the time in the world, TOTAL TIME: Varies based on the path, SERVINGS: ALL

https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanraeharbuck/p/the-escape-or-how-things-started?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=1i81x7&utm_medium=ios

The Escape (or How Things Started...) excerpt from WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR: A MEMOIR