Category Archives: writing

Bob and Grace

Posted on August 10, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Today we celebrate the return of Bob and Grace, a soft political humor comic strip that will poke fun at current events. All art is created by hand. All humor here, for good or ill, is mine. I hope you enjoy. Continue reading →

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Finally…

Posted on August 3, 2026 by chrisryanwrites
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Horror in Hoboken!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by chrisryanwrites
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A twist on the author unboxing

Posted on July 31, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

A new twist on author unboxing… Continue reading →

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New covers revealed!

Posted on July 29, 2026 by chrisryanwrites
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Letting my Bronx out in defense of Supergirl

Posted on July 26, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

I get feisty about all the naysayers doing their worst to negate the value of DC’s Supergirl. And trigger warning, my Bronx comes out (most colorful language of our entire 425 episode run so far). But mostly, we examine what … Continue reading →

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Writing exercise

Posted on July 18, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Christopher Nolan described the themes of his Batman trilogy with three words. What a great exercise to try on your own writing projects. Can you get their essence down to a single word?

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The work isn’t affecting me at all…

Posted on July 18, 2026 by chrisryanwrites
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Soul Screaming, a newsletter about finding reasons to keep on creating

Posted on July 17, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

She ran calling ‘Wildfire’… ––Michael Murphy, 1975 radio hit *** Hi, I’m Christopher Ryan, a hybrid author with forty years of experience in journalism, education, sketch comedy, indie film, unions, community service, parenting, public speaking, acting, podcasting, but most often … Continue reading →

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Waits reads Bukowski

Posted on July 14, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Sometimes you find what you need at the exact moment you need it.

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