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Continue reading →: The Common Stuff of Everyday LifeThere’s no doubt the world is unsettled, that it is troubled. Nation rises against nation, our leaders make decisions we don’t always understand, and collectively we are divided, digging trenches around ideas and beliefs, so much so that we begin to see anyone who disagrees with us as a stranger…
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Continue reading →: HabitsWhenever there’s a change, it’s a good idea to look for new routines, new rhythms, new practices, to ask the Lord, and oneself, what should I be doing the same, and what should I be doing differently? What should I start, and what should I stop all together? I tend…
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Continue reading →: A This n’ That MissiveGreetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours feeling hearty and hale, and as ever, full of huzzahs. Lovely Saturday today. Pancakes for breakfast. For most of the batch, I added chocolate chips, pecans, and toasted coconut, which have…
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Continue reading →: CommunityGood morning from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours feeling hearty and hale as the autumnal season marches ever onward. The girls stayed over at a friend’s house last night, so it was just Audrey, the young fellow, and…
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Continue reading →: “We’re Already Doing This”Good evening to all of you from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. Hope this finds you and yours doing well and feeling hearty and hale. What a difference a day can make in temperatures. Instead of the humid, low 90s of yesterday, we saw an overcast,…
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Continue reading →: Porcupines and Bike RidesGood evening to you and yours from a basement out here in the middle or Minnesota. I hope this finds you all feeling hearty and hale and enjoying the heck out of the waning hours of your Monday evening. It was another toasty day today, though not nearly as much…
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Continue reading →: A Long Overdue Basement Missive—Summer Edition
Greetings and good evening from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours doing well, feeling hearty and hale, and enjoying the ever-loving heck out of the waning hours of your weekend. To use a well-traveled refrain on this blog, it’s…
Greetings,
I’m Ryan
I’m an E-12 Data Integrationist, amateur pasty-crafter, and sporadic storyteller. I hang my hat in central Minnesota with my wife, our three children, a labradoodle, and a couple of cats.
I earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Augsburg University, and my fiction has appeared in Talking Soup, Barstow & Grand, and Volume One.
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