by Ryan | Oct 10, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction, Personal Notes
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s the middle of October, and I’m finally feeling some nicer temps, at least in the evening and the morning. October is my favorite time of the year in the Rio Grande Valley. The weather during the day is still warm,...
by Ryan | Oct 4, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction, Personal Notes
Hope in the Face of Disaster A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, my wife and I booked a cabin in the quaint mountain town of Lake Lure, NC. It was a beautiful cabin, a stone’s throw from the lake, with a small galley kitchen and living area. The selling...
by Ryan | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured, Personal Notes
Random Thoughts It’s been a chaotic week here; among other things, we’ve had car troubles and a near miss from a tropical storm that still managed to give us widespread flooding on Tuesday. So, I don’t feel like I’ve got a unified theme to talk...
by Ryan | Sep 5, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction, Personal Notes
You Can’t Go Back, But You Can Evolve I’ve always been a “you can’t go back” kind of guy. Once I set myself on a path, that’s it—no looking back, no second-guessing. Over the years, there have been a few exceptions to this rule, but...
by Ryan | Aug 29, 2024 | Featured, Fiction
The Silent Death Review by The Boron Heist The Boron Heist recently published a review of my new book, “The Silent Death.” I’ll post a snippet of it below and a link to the article. However, it got me thinking about the importance of reviews to...