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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.

Neil Young – The Troubling Duality of “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere”

Posted on May 11, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

It is impossible to pick the definitive Neil Young album because he has put out so many classics. Some will say the easy choice is Decade but I am working with a rule that anthologies and greatest hits and live … Continue reading →

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“David Johansen” Might be the Perfect Album

Posted on May 4, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Music Mondays: Steely Dan’s The Royal Scam

Posted on April 27, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Music Mondays: Lost Classic – Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes’ I Don’t Want to go Home

Posted on April 20, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Music Mondays: Rainbow and Deep Purple

Posted on April 13, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Music Mondays: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Posted on April 6, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Music Mondays: The Allman Brothers Band (first album)

Posted on March 30, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

While reading One Way Out a really strong, engaging oral history of The Allman Brothers Band, I began thinking about all the great music I grew up with, and how so much of it is now being relegated to fading … Continue reading →

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Use Whatever You Have to Help Others

Posted on January 12, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

Okay, I am an independent author with some modest sales numbers, but if I am honest, I know James Patterson and Stephen King are not shaking in their boots about the new competition on the block. I am fine with … Continue reading →

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The Life Saving Qualities of the “Extras” File

Posted on January 11, 2014 by chrisryanwrites

I am about a third of the way into the sequel to CITY OF WOE and I know where I am going and I have written some very strong chapters and things are good. So why did I slam out … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, and one Last Look Back

Posted on December 31, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

It has been a great year for me creatively, and I thank all those who helped make it happen, and those who shared in the experience. Here’s what happened: I won two awards for my debut novel, CITY OF WOE… … Continue reading →

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