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Soul Screaming – A newsletter about adventures in authoring

Posted on September 30, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

The Truth About The Red Wheelbarrow By Christopher Ryan, with apologies to William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens unless you are that poor red wheel barrow then … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #Blackjack, #comedy, #community, #DCU, #dividedAmerica, #dogs, #hardtruths, #humor, #lanterns, #productivity, #pulp, #rape, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, Cornell university, current-events, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fantasy, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, Humor, independent publishing, Jim Carroll, poetry, politics, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #America, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #CornellUniversity, #indymarketing, #indypublishing, #lanterns, #publishing, #reading, #Storytelling, #writerslife, #writingtips, book-review, fiction, writing | Leave a comment

A long-awaited unboxing!

Posted on September 25, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in #amwriting, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, horror poetry, independent publishing, poetry, pop culture, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #ampublishing, #amwriting, #authors, #bookgasm, #booklover, #bookme, #books, #bookstagram, #DarkFantasy, #ebook, #ebooks, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #horror, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indy, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #paperback, #popculture, #promotion, #publishing, #reading, #readme, #self-publishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #weneeddiversebooks, #womenwriters, fiction | Leave a comment

When fiction becomes horrifying fact

Posted on August 16, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

When fiction predicts real world catastrophes, and offers a way out.#Books #thriller #truthisstrangerthanfiction #America #Americanhorror

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #AmericanSpirit, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #dividedAmerica, #hardtruths, #humor, #inspiration, #reading, Book lovers, book recommendations, current-events, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, politics, pop culture, racism, America, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #action, #adventure, #adventurestories, #Amazon, #AmericanSpirit, #ampublishing, #amwriting, #amwritingmysteries, #amwritingthrillers, #author, #BookBuzzr, #bookgasm, #booklover, #bookme, #books, #bookstagram, #divisiveness, #ebook, #ebooks, #getcaughtreading, #hope, #horror, #humor, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #Literature, #news, #NightmareAmerica, #novel, #novels, #paperback, #popculture, #publishing, #racism, #reading, #readme, #self-publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #theideaofamerica, America, currentevents, fiction, politics | Leave a comment

Soul Screaming, A weekly newsletter about creating amid the chaos and dreaming through the dread

Posted on August 12, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say “hello,” “goodbye” ! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” —White Rabbit, from Alice in Wonderland, 1951, written by Sammy Fain and Bob Hillard *** Hi, I’m Christopher … Continue reading →

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SOUL SCREAMING – a weekly newsletter by perhaps the world’s oldest emerging author

Posted on March 24, 2025 by chrisryanwrites

by Christopher Ryan Humans make interesting connections. When our father passed, my sister started seeing cardinals (way before Kacey Musgraves released her lovely tribute to John Prine). When my wife Glorious’ father passed, we started seeing blue jays. Before anyone … Continue reading →

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What an honor!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

I am awed by this honor. Bill Thompson at TheBookcast.com has awarded my novel, City of Woe, the first-ever Book of Exceptional Quality gold seal. Thanks to Bill for this award! You can listen to my interview on Bill’s podcast … Continue reading →

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Parenting: Hulk Smash, or War of the Dads

Posted on August 14, 2012 by chrisryanwrites

As a Dad-in-Progress, I am always working to improve my parenting skills. Okay, that’s code for “I am a worrier who obsesses on whether I am doing all I can for my sons, and as a result, I tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in America, husband, kids, love, marriage, parenting, pop culture, sons, sports, teaching, teenagers, wife | Tagged #college, #essays, #friends, #kids, #privacy, #reading, #relationships, #sex, #teenagers, #work, parenting, teens | Leave a comment