science fiction – Ryan L. Purdy

I've also taken the time today to set up a Gumroad page as a landing spot of sorts for independently publishing and selling some of the stories I'm working on. The first piece is a just-a-hair-past-nano piece of short fiction, "Rests Like a Bastard Sword," from my Short as Fictober 2019 endeavor.

The Power in Pie and Conversation: Listening to Bishop Garrison’s “Silver Door Diner”

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 by RLPurdy in Reading, writing

Good morning, all. Hope this missive finds you and yours doing well. Just finished making a bowl of savory oatmeal (I’ve been on a kick lately, taking inspiration from Kevin Hearne’s breakfast endeavors). While cooking the oatmeal, I listened to the rest of Bishop Garrison’s short story, “The Silver Door Diner,” the first featured story … Continue reading The Power in Pie and Conversation: Listening to Bishop Garrison’s “Silver Door Diner” →

Reading Rec: The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson

Posted on January 26, 2021 by RLPurdy in Essay, Literary, Reading, Writers, writing

Last Tuesday, The Forever Sea was published by DAW books, and while I'm not too far into yet, I'm absolutely enjoying the hell out of it.

Late to Dinner: Simon Stålenhag

Posted on August 5, 2019 by RLPurdy in Art, Essay, Reading

Stålenhag is a Swedish visual artist, writer, musician, and tabletop RPG designer, and it seems as though he's been churning out his creative projects for a number of years. As with much of the cool art that's out there*, I'm only learning about it now, hence the whole "late to dinner" phrase in the title.