An author and survivor excavating the darkness, Riney unravels what breaks us to reveal what makes us.
Allison’s literary debut, Shots in the Dark: A Mass Shooting Survivor’s S.O.S. to America, is the thundering response to the current wave of political violence.
About Allison
Allison Riney, author of Shots in the Dark: A Mass Shooting Survivor’s S.O.S to America, is a mass shooting survivor, writer, and speaker whose work examines the intersection of trauma, faith, and cultural renewal.
Through her platform, TheAntiHeroine, Riney challenges readers to look beyond politics and reclaim the soul of a fractured nation. She’s also a contributing writer to various online and local nonfiction outlets.
Recently, Allison’s explored writing psychological thrillers and horror short stories.
“In the aftermath of violence, the silence becomes its own battlefield. Bloody, desolate, yet magical battle for your own soul.”
– TheAntiHeroine
Born in Texas and raised in Pennsylvania, Riney earned her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma.
She currently lives and writes in Philly but misses the safe and quiet.
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More Works from Allison
Never one to back down from a challenge, when Alexander Semenyuk, The Illuminated and publisher of Lighthouse, challenged me to write psychological horror stories, for an anthology, Beyond Stories, I said YES. He even invited my twisted mind to feature in the sequel Beyond Stories 2.
Lighthouse – An Alexander Semenyuk Publication
Allison is a contributing writer to Lighthouse, a faith and spirituality-based subscription publication featuring writers from around the globe.
TheAntiHeroine
Allison’s own publication on Substack illustrates her real life character arc – a variety of pieces on survival, self-care, coping mechanisms and such.
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