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Interview with Che Yeun
Greetings and welcome to Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s Sitting in Silence, an inspirational newsletter and podcast for writers, readers, and thinkers. I hope you’re enjoying the spring as much as I am.
The interview is a popular ongoing feature...
Yes, You Need to Understand Your Childhood
Check in with your kid-self.
Having just turned in the last true revision draft of my manuscript for book four, I’m working on book five, my Guggenheim book.
You Don't Need to Know What You're Doing
Thanks to new Sitting in Silence Club/Founding Member, J. Yen. Club members get very special benefits, including a manuscript critique! Club members do a huge solid in keeping this newsletter going, so my gratitude to all of you.
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Gratitude for Guggenheim Win!
Plus, a new writing prompt for patrons.
If you saw last week’s breaking news post, you know that I got some good news. I won a Guggenheim.
Guggenheim Win! [Breaking News]
Hi y’all,
This is a brief BREAKING NEWS podcast episode about a very cool thing that happened today. I’ll be back with a regular newsletter but for now: thanks! Here’s a list of fiction winners.
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin won a 2026 Guggenheim. Since 2021, he's run Substack's Sitting in Silence, a beloved guide for creators and writers. He wrote National Bestseller The American Daughters, The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You and We Cast a Shadow.
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