James Ryan

@jamesryan

Writer, critic, occasional toruble-maker; interested in-writes SF/F/H, history in general, entertainment/mass media issues and history

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James Ryan@jamesryan· 28d

#HorrorWritersChat I'm going to be away for a while, long enough to miss this HWA event in New York on July 26th. Please show up here in my stead; the readers all have good material, and the venue's a great Village hangout:

(Illo of skeleton in sombrero on a flamingo pool float)

SUMMER CHILLS #1
Sunday, 7/26 from 6-9PM

HWA NY HORROR READING
Charles Barouch
James Chambers
John Collins
Debra Every
Amy Grech
Gordon Linzer
LindaAnn Loschiavo

Cool off with some great chills

SHADE BAR, 241 Sullivan Street
West Village/NYC

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jul 4

Picture of the Liberty Bell in black and white

Red, white, and blue text superimposed over the image:

America:
Love it?
DON’T LEAVE IT!
We can reclaim it
if we keep our
eyes, ears, and hearts open.
CALL OUT THE HATE!
CALL OUT THE LIES!
NEVER GIVE IN TO BULLIES!
Let’s make them think well of us on our Tricentennial!

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jun 12

#WIPSnips

Black test on white background:

"From out of nowhere, he produced a sickle in his right hand, its curved blade close to a foot and a half long, his grip on its hilt steady.

Rhea tried to move, just to bend backwards, but by the time she started he was on her. The point of the sickle entered her left side, going deep. She screamed as he pulled out the blade swung higher. She bent backwards to avoid her head coming off, but felt the tip scrape across her forehead."

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jun 12

Special Announcement: Join me and Susan Ryan on the FUSION PLUS w/ DAVE (Rathisher) show tomorrow night (June 12) on progrock.com, at 5 PM EDT Join us for a Beatles-themed program with Beatles covers from jazz greats and other special artists. Don't forget to let us into your hearts...

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 29

For Eloise Guerrero from STATUES TO SILENCE, I did have Zendaya in mind. Knowing full well that *if* there was ever an adaptation of the book, that she'd be WAY over budget to hire...

Grab of Zendaya at a radio interview, wearing glasses

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 23

Trying to explain to someone who’s really into home improvement shows what rewriting your manuscript is like:

A few words here and there
Just needs a coat of paint and a few decorative touches

A couple of sentences rearranged and redone
We’re putting a door in this wall and moving the closet over

A few scenes need to be added or replaced
We’re taking out this wall to make this an open concept floor plan

A chapter needs to be entirely rearranged
We have to be careful as we don’t want to mess with a load bearing wall

Huge sections of the book need to be started over from scratch
Carthago delenda est

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 16

Post a meme made by you

Two pics from DOCTOR WHO, episodes "Father's Day" "The Waters of Mars"

CAP: We're always told that you can't cross your own timeline without thigs going wrong...

Pic: Screencap from the video for "Now and Then" with Paul and Ringo interacting with their youngers selves

CAP: And yet...

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 12

Cap of Rapid Response 47 from 5/11/26, which showed President Trump asleep at an event caught by Reuters and shared by Idrees Ali, saying "He was blinking, you absolute moron"

Large type under image:

Coming soon:

BEADTIME FOR DONZO

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 12

I feel especially blessed to be recommended by the HWA Galactic Terrors Channel in their latest mailer: #Horror #HorrorWritersChat

Grab of email from GALACTIC TERRORS, the HSA New York Chapter YouTube channel, recommending James Ryan's reading in their library (link to which is in the response to this note)

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 9

Give me your favorite non-Trek performance from a Star Trek actor:

Still of Leonard Nimoy playing William Bell on the TV series FRINGE

James Ryan@jamesryan· May 1

And now, an effort at a moment of calm:

James Ryan@jamesryan· Apr 16

And now, an effort at a moment of calm…

James Ryan@jamesryan· Feb 5

Unsolicited endorsement: If you find yourself in Cork, Ireland, this is the place to stay. Fantastic service, wonderful accommodations, an amazing experience!

My hand holding up a keycard for Gabriel House in Cork, Ireland

James Ryan@jamesryan· Feb 4

And now, a moment of calm…

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jan 29

Protest sign:
Caption: BATGTLE WEAPONS READY...
Symbols: Erars, iPhone, brain, eyes, nose smelling bull crapping, "I Voted" sticker

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jan 24

This would mean a lot more than all of the other "exchanges" so far...

Altered image depicting President Trump receiving the Grammy from Milli Vanilli (who, for those who might not remember that far back, to 1990, after they received their Grammy for Best New Artists had their award revoked when it was discovered they were discovered to have been lip syncing over other talents' vocals)

James Ryan@jamesryan· Jan 4

Screen grab of headline from nytimes.com:

OPINION
Thomas L. Friedman

To Trump on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It
Jan 3, 2026

Caption under screen grab:
Considering what happened to everything else Trump has owned, I feel ^really^ sorry for Venezuela...

James Ryan@jamesryan· Dec 16

Couple of things: * Saw Peter Asher perform at the City Winery * To get there, walked through Midtown at the height of Christmas * Witnessed Santa-Con which inspired this: