RG Ryan
I “met” RG Ryan on Twitter/X. – (RGRyan777 on X). I followed him (wow, I sound like a stalker, don’t I?) because he’s a musician playing and singing music with his band that I can appreciate; he’s a writer; and because his posts on X are witty, ironic, and sometimes make me smirk, grin, snort, or laugh out loud.
I tried one of his books from Amazon – a series with Jake Moriarity, a ‘finder of people’ as the main character. I find him fascinating. He’s a no-nonsense, “get-it-done-the-best-and-most-efficient-way-possible” type of man; yet there is a softer side he shows rarely that has brought me to tears. He has a wonderful group of friends – made family over time – who are loyal to each other, helping each other at the drop of a hat, a bond that is eternal.
I now have 9 of his books, and just downloaded, “The Last Happy Summer: A Jake Moriarity Prequel” from Amazon.
He has very recently expanded his writing to Substack, where he can write what he thinks. Substack is a platform where people appreciate well-written reasoned opinions. The people there feel free to comment, but there is less vitriol or attempts to ‘shoot people down’ because they don’t agree.
I love his posts here, too. He makes me think. He researches, states both sides of an issue, challenging his readers to not just read, not just click on an emoji, not just spew the trending meme, but THINK and maybe rethink your position.
I’m including a link to one of his posts on Substack, called. “What Ever Happened to Community?”
Interesting man with clear thinking, compassion, and many sides to enjoy. I’ve posted links to his work on Amazon, X, and Substack. Maybe I can ‘capture’ one of his posts from Twitter/X where he gives a sample of the band playing… ENJOY.
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I will check out R.G. on Substack, Linda. I’m on there too. I don’t write too often there, but I restack a LOT of articles. Of course, I’m into political discourse there, so in the stuff I read there is more vitriol there than on WordPress. I guess it just depends upon what we’re reading.
I am an Independent by nature and my politics follow that, so I tend to stay neutral as much as I can. I get caught up in my biases sometimes though, and then I go meditate on it while washing dishes or such. Ha! I meditate while doing mundane tasks. It helps me center and balance. I know life’s short and I don’t have to solve all the problems in the world. Or even in my small circle of it.
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I hope you enjoy RG Ryan, Sheila. I read his posts on Substack and I started another book in his Jake Moriarity fiction series yesterday.
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