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About chrisryanwrites

I tell fast-paced stories with humor and heart. My fiction work is available on amazon.com. Here, I’ll write about the sources for those stories from what I read, watch, listen to, and observe to my experiences as a former award-winning journalist, high school teacher, actor, and producer.

Soul Screaming Pop Culture

Non-Spoiler Review: Stranger Things finale was perfectly imperfect by Christopher Ryan Last night was a Nerds Holiday unlike any other New Year’s Eve I can remember. The finale of this elaborate sci-fi/horror/comic book/80’s movies/childhood-teen-adult adventure banquet of hell yeah that … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming

A weekly newsletter that today offers gifts for you In lieu of a newsletter this week, I humbly offer three gifts I hope you choose to enjoy over this holiday season: All the best to you and yours this holiday. … Continue reading

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Humor Tuesday

Bob and Grace discuss current events with a sliver of humor. I hope you enjoy it.https://ryan2pop.substack.com/p/soul-screaming-humor-be9

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Soul Screaming

Soul Screaming A weekly newsletter about writing fun stories while the world gets weirder America feels sort of like Charlie Brown right now, reluctant to run and kick that football that Government Lucy is holding the Epstein football in position. … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming Sunday Opinion

A new feature in hopes of making some sense of things Halloween is over. All Souls Day has passed. Yet the ghouls are still around. That’s how it feels anyway. I keep thinking of this one Halloween front yard display … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming

A weekly newsletter about creating even as the world burns by Christopher Ryan I’m watching video clips of ICE agents tasing and beating people they are kidnapping, and even running over a protester with their van and I’m wondering how … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming

A weekly newsletter about artistic freedom at any age, and this week finding that amid national tensions, there is local hope. Christopher Ryan Jul 02, 2025 I met the new Mayor of Hackensack, NJ when he was a seventh grader. … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming #9

A weekly newsletter by perhaps the world’s oldest emerging author by Christopher Ryan Sometimes inspiration sneaks up behind you, knocks you down, and beats your soul out of you. That happened over the past week … in the best way. … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming #8

A weekly newsletter by perhaps the world’s oldest emerging author. by Christopher Ryan Facing the unknown shakes the human sense of peace like nothing else. We saw global proof this week as billions around the world did the WTF Shuffle. … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming #7

A weekly newsletter by perhaps the world’s oldest emerging author by Christopher Ryan “Be curious, not judgmental.” – Ted Lasso Is there any pop culture quote that seems more anachronistic these days? So much of what is happening in our … Continue reading

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