About Rykie

Professional

Rykie Belles (she/her) lives in Atlanta, where she has read her work with Write Club Atlanta, The Bleux Stocking Society, and Atlanta Fringe Festival. In her other life, she performs at renaissance festivals across the southeast with bands SERFs Inc, The Long and Short of It, and The Voices of Virtue. Find her on Twitter @withaYKIE.

Personal

I'm a writer, a musician, and a curator of playlists. I write, I sing, I make jokes. I live in Atlanta with my partner, Chris, and our cats: Mei-Mei, Joosh, and Corey Wolf-Hart. The first story I ever remember writing was a vampire monologuing about their intended prey. This was followed shortly by a self-insert sequel to Cutthroat Island. Then it was Newsies fanfic, and from there things spiraled out of control. In my time on this earth I've worked a variety of bizarre jobs, mostly in arts administration, but my heart is always at the renaissance faire.

Vital stats

  • Aries sun, Leo rising, Pisces moon
  • Year of the Wood Rat
  • Shoe size: 10

Five Things I Love

  1. purple
  2. cats
  3. ballet
  4. iced tea
  5. alligators

Five Things I Hate

  1. onions
  2. driving
  3. the “not like other girls” trope
  4. anxiety
  5. the prison-industrial complex