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“Lovers and Loners” at Four Ties Lit Review | Jean Ryan
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8220;Lovers and Loners” at Four Ties Lit Review. August 4, 2015. I wish to thank Matt Larrimore and the other editors at Four Ties Lit Review for publishing my story “Lovers and Loners.”. I am honored to make a second appearance in this fine literary journal. This entry was posted in Animals. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Tell Us A Story.
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April | 2015 | Jean Ryan
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Monthly Archives: April 2015. The Incomparable Mary Oliver. April 4, 2015. 8220;So it is if the heart has devoted itself to love, there is not a single inch of emptiness. Gladness gleams all the way to the grave.”. 8212; from “Honey Locust” by Mary Oliver. Or by request at your local bookstore. New Story at Damselfly Press. A Chat with The Penmen Review. Zip Lit — A Story in Ten Words. The Lesson of Flowers. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Ashland Creek Press Blog. Bring Change to Mind. Four Ties Lit Review.
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August | 2015 | Jean Ryan
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Monthly Archives: August 2015. Authors Speak at Four Ties Lit Review. August 12, 2015. Four Ties Lit Review. Has just published its Authors Speak page. I offer a one-minute audio. On the origins of my story, “Lovers and Loners.”. My thanks to editor Matt Larrimore for giving the contributors this exciting opportunity to connect with readers. August 8, 2015. There was something a little sad, we thought, about gathering in this way, exchanging rings and vows that meant nothing in the real world. By the eig...
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SURVIVAL SKILLS | Jean Ryan
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SURVIVAL SKILLS was published by Ashland Creek Press in April 2013. 8220;Ryan controls devastating psychological material with tight prose, quick scene changes, and a scientist’s observant eye.” —. 8220;With her debut collection Survival Skills, Jean Ryan brings to the short story what Mary Oliver does to poetry.” —. Los Angeles Review of Books. Or by request at your local bookstore. Excerpt from SURVIVAL SKILLS — The Side Bar. The stories I hear! Desert. By that she means Palms Springs, where she an...
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Reviews | Jean Ryan
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Publishers Weekly –. The Los Angeles Review. 8212;———–. 8220;SURVIVAL SKILLS uses the natural world to amplify its characters’ reflections on their longings, fears and losses.” —. With spot-on observations and deep compassion, Jean Ryan writes about loss and longing, grief and love, and about the human ability to go onThis book will bring you closer to the things that are important in life. Lori Ostlund, author of THE BIGNESS OF THE WORLD. SURVIVAL SKILLS by Jean Ryan is stunning, absorbing the reader in...
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December | 2014 | Jean Ryan
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Monthly Archives: December 2014. New Year’s Resolution. December 24, 2014. Be Here. Now. From Here To Eternity. December 14, 2014. Modern civilizations have their own religions, and many still believe in a waiting paradise for those who deserve it and eternal damnation for those who don’t. What. 8220;Starting Out”. December 8, 2014. Many of us started out with the sort of job we did not have in mind, one of those character-building positions that, for better or for worse, help shape who we become. Fr...
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January | 2015 | Jean Ryan
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Monthly Archives: January 2015. The Writer’s High. January 22, 2015. I have finished writing another short story. The world is not waiting for this story, I do not anticipate payment (certainly nothing commensurate with the effort), and readership will likely be modest, assuming I find a publisher. Still, I am elated. If not for payment or acclaim, why do we write? What accounts for the gratification? It is not hope. When we are fully engaged in our writing, what time is there for hope? What use is hope?
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Events | Jean Ryan
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Litquake in the Castro. Join Jean Ryan and other authors for a literary afternoon in San Francisco’s Castro district. The authors will be reading from their works. October 12, 2014. San Francisco CA 94102. Lambda Finalist Readings at the San Francisco Public Library. Jean Ryan and other Lambda Literary Finalists will be reading from their 2014 nominated books. May 1, 2014. San Francisco Public Library. Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A and B. San Francisco CA 94102. February 27, 2014. February 6, 2014.
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Greyhound Foster Family: HI'S WALKER
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Well I learned that if I walk slowly I won't go ice skating. Those steps.not a problem I was going up and down them by the second day. I kind of had to.those steps lead to the back yard. Oh yeah I let my foster parents know when I have to go outside. How cool is that! Did I mention that I loved Stuffies? I played until I feel asleep. :). Aaaahhh.rainy days are the best! August 25, 2013. September 1, 2013. Thanks for reading about me. I am off to my forever home!
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Swallowtail Setbacks | Jean Ryan
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August 3, 2015. An extraordinary post by one of my favorite bloggers. After last summer’s monarch success. I was eager to attract more butterflies to the yard. My sister-in-law frequently sees Black Swallowtail. Caterpillars on the dill she grows in her garden, so I planted a basket of dill this spring. A bit of online research convinced me to plant fennel and parsley, too. Soon there were eggs. Then there were caterpillars. And then the caterpillars began disappearing. Cutest. Cat. Ever. Notify me of ne...
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