Ryan Mims
@ryanroomims.bsky.social
Union Organizer, amateur artist, self-published author, and my son’s favorite Dungeon Master.
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Ryan Mims
@ryanroomims.bsky.social
· Sep 16
I have two books out. Working on a third.
A Midnight Train to Everywhere is a ghost story that can feel a bit like C.S. Lewis meets Stephen King and Easy Prey is a vampire story that is a violent political satire on the way society treats homelessness.
Both are available in print and ebooks.
A Midnight Train to Everywhere is a ghost story that can feel a bit like C.S. Lewis meets Stephen King and Easy Prey is a vampire story that is a violent political satire on the way society treats homelessness.
Both are available in print and ebooks.
“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”
A. A. Milne
#winniethepooh #poohbear #aamilne #writers #booktok
A. A. Milne
#winniethepooh #poohbear #aamilne #writers #booktok
February 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”
A. A. Milne
#winniethepooh #poohbear #aamilne #writers #booktok
A. A. Milne
#winniethepooh #poohbear #aamilne #writers #booktok
“There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be a fool to follow a theory. Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.”
-William Faulkner
-William Faulkner
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be a fool to follow a theory. Teach yourself by your own mistakes; people learn only by error.”
-William Faulkner
-William Faulkner
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
“If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books.. but I'm not, so I draw cartoons!”
Charles M. Schulz
Mr. Schulz was being humble.
Stuff I made inspired by his characters.
#charliebrown #snoopy #peanuts #artistsoftiktok #writersoftiktok
Charles M. Schulz
Mr. Schulz was being humble.
Stuff I made inspired by his characters.
#charliebrown #snoopy #peanuts #artistsoftiktok #writersoftiktok
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books.. but I'm not, so I draw cartoons!”
Charles M. Schulz
Mr. Schulz was being humble.
Stuff I made inspired by his characters.
#charliebrown #snoopy #peanuts #artistsoftiktok #writersoftiktok
Charles M. Schulz
Mr. Schulz was being humble.
Stuff I made inspired by his characters.
#charliebrown #snoopy #peanuts #artistsoftiktok #writersoftiktok
The corruption never ends.
Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc — with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The corruption never ends.
“We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, ‘What is real?”
-Philip K Dick
-Philip K Dick
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
“We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, ‘What is real?”
-Philip K Dick
-Philip K Dick
That time of year again.
February 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM
That time of year again.
“Conflict is the microscope of a book. When it's trained on a character, you see what's underneath the narratives of physical description. You see whether someone is strong or weak, principled or apathetic, heroic or villainous." J.R. Ward
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“Conflict is the microscope of a book. When it's trained on a character, you see what's underneath the narratives of physical description. You see whether someone is strong or weak, principled or apathetic, heroic or villainous." J.R. Ward
"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence." Edgar Allan Poe
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence." Edgar Allan Poe
“If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.”
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.”
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
“I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.”
-Piers Anthony
-Piers Anthony
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
“I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.”
-Piers Anthony
-Piers Anthony
This connects to the administration’s attempts to eliminate federal employee unions.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This connects to the administration’s attempts to eliminate federal employee unions.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
The administration continues to attack the 1st amendment. This is outrageous.
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a Friday post on X that Lemon was arrested alongside three others "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The administration continues to attack the 1st amendment. This is outrageous.
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“The idea I had, the underlying theme, was that just because somebody is different doesn’t make them better. ... That seems to be the worst thing in human nature: We tend to dislike people who are different than we are.”
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“The idea I had, the underlying theme, was that just because somebody is different doesn’t make them better. ... That seems to be the worst thing in human nature: We tend to dislike people who are different than we are.”
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
“I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.”
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.”
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
They cannot be allowed to hold their positions after their blatant lies.
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
AFGE demands resignations of Noem, Miller following member’s slaying
The nation’s largest federal employee union said key leaders involved in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and dissent “defamed” VA nurse Alex Pretti by erroneously describing him as...
www.govexec.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They cannot be allowed to hold their positions after their blatant lies.
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
“My advice to “up and coming writers” is, don't write at first for anyone but yourself. It doesn't matter how many or how few universities one goes to, what matters is what one learns, either at universities or by oneself.”
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“My advice to “up and coming writers” is, don't write at first for anyone but yourself. It doesn't matter how many or how few universities one goes to, what matters is what one learns, either at universities or by oneself.”
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”-Ernest Hemingway
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”-Ernest Hemingway
Reposted by Ryan Mims
"I think if you have a good story, people will be into it regardless of its overall genre." Andy Weir
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
"I think if you have a good story, people will be into it regardless of its overall genre." Andy Weir
Great article by @kimkelly.bsky.social
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
A Piece of Work | Kim Kelly
Workers can no longer count on the Department of Labor.
thebaffler.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Great article by @kimkelly.bsky.social
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The violence is intentional. The Trump administration wants people to be hurt and Trump wants people to know that he can kill people with impunity. This was his dream.
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
#ice #maga #usa #nokings
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
#ice #maga #usa #nokings
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM