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Tag Archives: #America
Mutually Assured Destruction Takes on a Pathetic New Meaning
By Christopher Ryan So some geniuses celebrated American freedom on Saturday by attacking a statue of Frederick Douglass. Nope, this was not in the Rebel South and it wasn’t a bunch of Confederate wannabes chanting, “The South will rise again!” … Continue reading
Neil Young, Ironically
Neil Young has been contributing to pop culture with great songs full of catchy hooks and deep meaning for sixty years. Sixty years! Respect, right? To continually contribute positively to society for six decades is a truly memorable feat that … Continue reading
Alex Simmons’ Blackjack: A Quiet Coup
By Christopher Ryan and Alex Simmons There are only two cars on the street. One is running. A driver sits behind the wheel and another man is standing outside. They are talking. All around them the streets are deserted. All … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #reading, #WeThePeople, America, black lives matter, Book lovers, digital publishing, Faith, fiction, independent publishing, love, politics, pop culture, Pulp fiction, writing
Tagged #America, #amwriting, #blacklivesmatter #blm #supportlocalbusinesses, #books, #crime, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #weneeddiversebooks, family
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For all the white people who were butt hurt because they didn’t know about Juneteenth
If you were one of the many white people in America who found yourself saying, if Juneteenth is such a big holiday why didn’t I know about it? Well, I have a few answers for you. And if you were … Continue reading
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Tagged # BlackLivesMatter, #America, #Historical, #humanityrising #hope, #whiteprivilege, #whitereflection
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Pandemic Plusses: The True Test Begins, and a Mighty Strength Rises
Monday proved to be a grind. And Tuesday is serving up more of the same. This ain’t last week, folks. The adventure’s gone. The novelty’s worn off. And some of our leaders are wandering away from medical intelligence and the … Continue reading
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Tagged #America, #AmericanSpirit, #CivilRights, #COVID-19, #equalrights, #pandemic, #stayhome, #WorldWarII
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Testing, Testing….
I have had months of problems with publishing on this blog and very little time to work to correct it (happy problem: writing deadlines! Yay!) So here’s a test post and a reminder: I am a husband and father first, … Continue reading
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Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #America, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #comedy, #comics, #crime, #ebook, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Kindle, #Marvel, #Nook, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #womenwriters, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, writing
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I’ve Been Away Awhile, Rebuilding
I haven’t posted since mid-summer when I gushed about U2. Been rebuilding. This blog now appears on my new website, http://www.chrisryanwrites.com. Worth a look, if I do say so myself. Been rebuilding my social media presence, too. Much more Instagram, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Book lovers, fiction, politics, pop culture, writing
Tagged #America, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday
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U2 Uses Mysterious Brush With Death to Defend the Idea of America
My wife, known here and on my social media as the goddess, has saved my life yet again; she took me to the U2 Innocence and Experience Tour 2018 five times. Yeah, five concerts, same band, same show. Five times … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Epiphany
“It’s the final countdown…” The was the song playing when I got bagels this morning. Hard not to smirk. Harder to dismiss in this, the era of American divisiveness. But we haven’t lost all hope, not yet. At least that’s … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, #comedy, #POTUS, #Trump, America, Faith, fiction, Marvel Cinematic Universe, politics, pop culture, Spirituality, writing
Tagged #2018, #America, #American, #amwriting, #BlackMirror, #Callister, #divisiveness, #MariahCarey, #Marvel, #politics, #publishing, #selfpublishing
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10 Reasons to Applaud Tina Fey’s “Cake”
Social media is blowing up about Tina Fey’s appearance on Weekend Update Summer Edition, accusing her of white privilege and insensitivity, and all that blame misses several points. Tina Fey’s piece is brilliant and brave and aimed right at Nazis … Continue reading
Posted in #comedy, #POTUS, #Trump, America, politics, pop culture, TinaFey, Weekend Update, writing
Tagged #America, #comedy, #WeekendUpdate, #whitesupremacists, #womenwriters, TinaFey, writing
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