R. M. Kiser
A storyteller from Kingsport, Tennessee whose work moves between Appalachian literary fiction, contemporary stories, faith-shaped parables, and mythic fantasy.
Writing toward what is true.
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 stories that give voice to people too often unheard. He writes characters shaped by crisis and survival, grounding them in emotional truth without flinching.
A father and community-theater volunteer, Kiser writes from East Tennessee. His work does not promise resolution. It promises presence — the quiet, sustaining sense that someone else has seen what you are carrying and did not look away.
Different worlds. The same questions.
What do people owe one another? What survives loss? Who controls a story when memory and power collide? The settings change, but those questions keep returning.
Summit & Shore Publishing
The publishing imprint behind the books is named for two landscapes that have always felt like home: the mountains and the shore.
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