Essays, updates, and dispatches from the void — newest first.
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The Missing Years
Trauma can erase years you’re still living through. The Missing Years is a personal essay on dissociation, grief, and getting fourteen lost years back.
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The Gift of Silence
I spend a lot of time writing and even more thinking about writing. This is not a new phase in…
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Body & Mind
When I first got sober in February 2018, I was 120 lbs overweight. I dropped most of that weight in…
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Has the internet made the world a better place?
The short answer – I don’t know. So, let’s look at what I think I know. I’m a network engineer.…
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Lifeless and Boring
Vapid… now there’s a word with teeth. And that’s what I like—something that bites, something that cuts you in all…
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The Inmate
31 years, 10 months, 16 days. 11,643 days total, but who’s counting? My jailers have been good to me in…
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Liberty on Life Support
Moms still read bedtime stories to their kids. And while I’m pretty sure that’s not a strictly American thing, it’s…
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Fragmented
So, if you’ve been reading this page for any length of time, you know I’m writing a book. Now I…
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The House in the Hill
What do I believe? That’s a question I’ve asked myself many times over the years. I’m not sure anyone really…
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The End
We are getting very close to the published book now. Today, the real ISBN number and the Library of Congress…
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-Ryan
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