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Further Examination of the Anti-Art Writer’s Block

20/12/202030/05/2022 / N. P. Ryan

It’s such a cliché to ask a writer if they get and what they do about Writer’s Block. However, if you do have any good remedies, would love to know; have had it twenty years now, as the following ‘poetry’ goes to show.

With thanks to Min An for use of the header image.

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Idle Zen vs. The Active Capitalist Agenda

13/12/202028/12/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Thoughts on Capitalism; an idea focused on nasty addiction to things like productivity, profit, progressive projections, promoting the private sector and persecuting the poor.

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Groan

07/12/202027/05/2022 / N. P. Ryan

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An ode to the power of positive posturing:

Image courtesy Krzysztof Kowalik.

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Knocking Next Door

29/11/202030/05/2022 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health.

With thanks to Jeffrey Czum for use of the header image.

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Grey Matter: I Lie

22/11/202018/12/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health. 

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Grey Matter: Autumn and Winter

15/11/202018/12/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health. 

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Fruits of the Loon: Banana

25/10/202018/12/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Four: Banana

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Fruits of the Loon: Apple

18/10/202022/09/2023 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Three: Apple

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Fruits of the Loon: Lime

11/10/202020/09/2023 / N. P. Ryan / 1 Comment

A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Two: Lime

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Fruits of the Loon: Tangerine

04/10/202020/09/2023 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number One: Tangerine

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Drinking in a dingy bar by the sea, crumpled postcard from Her and World’s Biggest Ray Zero for company; then the son of a starts saying I’m cursed. Praise Be to lighting-up another smoke. Inhale, taste a foul brand: the Hex She put on me. Promised Heaven, delivered a dive nightclub Hell. Thank the Lord for liquor loving hot chicks. Though nothing compares to how it’ll feel catching up with Her.

Wanted a quick bit of business and gone. Bath had other ideas. First, battered and left for dead after a hundred heart-breaking truths. Then a Police Chief with a saggy old treasure chest of secrets to keep needs a scapegoat. Dumps me in the middle of corruption so deep it eases through bone to suck greedy at marrow. With every gun pointing my way, Hell, not even He’s gonna get me outta this one.

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