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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.

The Blessings of Our Current President, part 9 – “final words”

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “final words.” I began this series, and wrote nine parts, because I really wanted to be of some service to my … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, Part 8 – Consistency

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “consistency.” One of the key elements of leading is consistency. Whether it is in the office, at home, in school, on a … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, part 6 – discipline

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “discipline.” Yesterday, our current president issued an ultimatum essentially declaring that if Iran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by today around … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming, a weekly newsletter

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. “Still I Rise” – Maya Angelou (link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise) *** Hi, I’m Christopher Ryan, a … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, part 5 – leadership

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “leadership.” Presidents of the United States are many things, but above all they are called upon to demonstrate leadership. Webster’s Dictionary … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, part 4 – spending

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “spending.” We are currently being given the opportunity to consider the concept of spending from so many perspectives it can surely … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our President, part 3 – word choice

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “word choice.” Recently, our current president said in an NBC interview that he might continue bombing an oil facility on Iran’s … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, part 2 – fake

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of “fake.” Our current president works hard to define journalists and news outlets as fake. He does this constantly. This has led … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Our Current President, part 1- mindset

All of us should consider the blessings that our current president bestows upon us. For example, the blessing of mindset. How a president thinks helps define the direction of the country and should be considered by its population. Here are … Continue reading

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Soul Screaming in America

A weekly newsletter about being creative in the widening gyre Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide … Continue reading

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