The Amazing Race by R.G. Ryan Originally published in Snapshots At St. Arbuck's Vol 2, Available from Amazon.com Six a.m. on a mid-summer Sunday morning. I was sitting at a sidewalk table outside a St. Arbuck’s on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood—“WeHo” to the locals—doing a bit of people watching and thinking about … Continue reading The Amazing Race
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The Storehouse Of Days
The Storehouse Of Days by R.G. Ryan This story was first published in Snapshots At St. Arbuck's Vol 1, available at Amazon.com I would see him every morning without fail on the patio of a local coffee bar in Barcelona. He sat there in the sun, head back, eyes closed and simply breathing. By his … Continue reading The Storehouse Of Days
Who’ll Stop The Rain
Who’ll Stop The Rain? ©2014 R.G. Ryan The rain began ten days ago, and hasn't let up once—not even for a moment. Relentless and unceasing it falls in a seeming attempt to cover the surface of the earth in a deluge of Biblical proportions. My umbrella ceased to function the morning of the third … Continue reading Who’ll Stop The Rain
5Word Challenge
NOTE: I used to do these 5Word Challenges all the time, mainly because I enjoyed the, well...challenge. It's been a while now, but I really like this little story. twilight, crush, brazen, remind, favor Sleepy, silky streams of twilight caressed my face as the first day of summer drew to a close. Given my … Continue reading 5Word Challenge
Who Is This Guy Anyway?
You might as well know right up front that I'm not comfortable writing about myself.I find it pretentious at best and self-serving at the worst. Nevertheless, my publicist told me to come up with a short bio, so... I grew up on the Central California coast in a sleepy little agricultural community called Watsonville, but … Continue reading Who Is This Guy Anyway?