R.M.
Almeida
Stories that live in the dark between the lines.
For over a decade, I have been writing at the intersection of memory, myth, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. These pages hold that work — raw, layered, and unfinished in the best possible way.
Two worlds.
One voice.
1600 Broadway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest meets Stand By Me meets Alice in Wonderland.
A fictional account of a true event — the first closing of The University Center, a treatment facility for troubled adolescents, in 1974. Gritty, tender, and surreal, it is a story about what happens when the institution meant to save you becomes the thing you must escape.
Read moreWhen the Cranes Return In Spring
The curse of the unicorn. The fate of Atlantis. The last magic in our world.
A fairy tale for those who have stopped believing in them. It follows the people of Atlantis — their beauty, their hubris, and the ancient curse that unravels everything — and asks what remains when a world loses its wonder.
Read moreRecent work
Ten years. Hundreds of pages. One ongoing conversation.
Essays, stories, fragments, and long-form pieces — all of it searchable, all of it here.