Ryan D. Petersen is an American writer. The writer's short fiction and essays have appeared in over a dozen contemporary literary publications, including Sakra, Recliner Magazine, King Kong Magazine, Forever Magazine, and HAD. His writing combines things like 21st century media and technology, psycho-social intimacy, and performance through a speculative lens.

Work Petersen has journalism in cultural publications like Document Journal, Paper, and 10.

He is a regular contributor to Recliner Magazine, where his stories "Vespid," “Lamprey," “Twitch," and "Incontinence" appeared between 2023 and 2024. His fiction has also been featured in Hobart, Forever Magazine, Expat Press, King Kong Magazine, The End, Charm School, sPECTRA Poets, and HAD.

Petersen is also a DJ performing under the pseudonym DJ USA. He often plays alongside music producer and DJ flirty800 (Wade Harley Harris).

Selected works

"Tokyo Story," Forever Magazine "Raze Me," Expat Press "Rest Day," sPECTRA Poets "Engine Searching," King Kong Magazine "Limit Break," Suave Magazine "The Young & the Restless," HAD "Maui Babe Browning Lotion," Charm School "Idle Animation," X-R-A-Y "AI Prompts for Charlie’s Birthday Video," HAD "Running Train," Car Crash Collective Anthology "Incontinence," Recliner Magazine "On Live," Hobart "Simple & Clean," The End Magazine "Twitch," Recliner Magazine "Let's Play Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal,” Expat Press "Lamprey," Recliner Magazine "Vespid," Recliner Magazine

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