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R.M. Kiser

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Born

in Kingsport, The United States

Website

https://rmkiser.com/

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian

Influences

Marilynne Robinson
Wendell Berry
Barbara Kingsolver
Ron Rash ...more

Member Since

September 2025

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R. M. Kiser is a storyteller from Kingsport, Tennessee whose fiction finds its way to people who are hurting, questioning, or quietly searching for something true. Writing began as an anniversary gift for his wife of nearly 31 years. After her passing in early 2025, the stories kept coming — and they still do. She is somewhere in all of them, even the ones that do not look like grief. His work spans mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, faith-based parables, and a foster-care series that gives voice to those too often unheard. He writes characters shaped by crisis and survival, grounding them in emotional truth without flinching. A proud father to a son adopted from foster care and a committed community theater volunteer, Kiser lives surrou ...more

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Average rating: 5.0 · 1 rating · 1 review · 4 distinct works

	The Letters We Couldn't Read: A Story of Love, Faith, and the Light that Stayed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Echo Rewritten: Book One of The Echoes of Bridgefall 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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R.M. Kiser's Blog: Where Stories Begin

Welcome to the Valley

The wait is over.Dust and Mercy is live, right now, everywhere.

This book is about identity, inheritance, and the choices that define you when everything gets stripped away. We've walked the fence lines together. We've sat with the moral hinge of a stranger left in the dirt. Now the story's yours.

Whichever way you read—Kindle or paperback in your hands—I'm grateful you're here for this independent Read more of this blog post »

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R.M. Kiser made a comment on The Handshake Boundary " I keep coming back to the idea that it didn't fall apart because anyone broke the law — just because trust stopped being enough. Do you think a handsh ...more "
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R.M. Kiser made a comment on Ground Like This " I'll go first: the ground I grew up on didn't turn against me, but it changed under me — nothing stays exactly what you remember. What about you? ...more "
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