Barry Ryerson
@barryryerson.bsky.social
Writer. Audio nerd. Ninja. Cat dad. He/him. Pan 🌈
Books: 📖 The Child of Fire and Earth (MG fantasy)
📖 The Magic Circle (YA/NA scifi fantasy)
📘 Origins (scifi short stories)
Website: www.barryryerson.com
Quick link to books: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
Books: 📖 The Child of Fire and Earth (MG fantasy)
📖 The Magic Circle (YA/NA scifi fantasy)
📘 Origins (scifi short stories)
Website: www.barryryerson.com
Quick link to books: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
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Decades after nuclear war, magic returns.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
Saw a post on an author FB group where someone talked about using AI to review their marketing techniques and help make decisions.
My personal view on that is: it's certainly a better use than generative stuff, but why would you trust something for decision-making that keeps making stuff up?
My personal view on that is: it's certainly a better use than generative stuff, but why would you trust something for decision-making that keeps making stuff up?
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Saw a post on an author FB group where someone talked about using AI to review their marketing techniques and help make decisions.
My personal view on that is: it's certainly a better use than generative stuff, but why would you trust something for decision-making that keeps making stuff up?
My personal view on that is: it's certainly a better use than generative stuff, but why would you trust something for decision-making that keeps making stuff up?
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When I get supreme power over the world, I'm going to make it illegal for new notifications on your phone to slide the current notifications upwards.
That'll stop people selecting the wrong one just because it chose the nanosecond before you press the screen to move it to something else.
That'll stop people selecting the wrong one just because it chose the nanosecond before you press the screen to move it to something else.
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When I get supreme power over the world, I'm going to make it illegal for new notifications on your phone to slide the current notifications upwards.
That'll stop people selecting the wrong one just because it chose the nanosecond before you press the screen to move it to something else.
That'll stop people selecting the wrong one just because it chose the nanosecond before you press the screen to move it to something else.
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One of my favorite quotes ever
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One of my favorite quotes ever
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Former homeless shelter worker here. Shelters receive the majority of their donations, gifts & volunteers around Thanksgiving to Christmas. If you want to help as a family or work team, consider pledging to do something in the first few months of the year instead, when volunteering drops off.
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Former homeless shelter worker here. Shelters receive the majority of their donations, gifts & volunteers around Thanksgiving to Christmas. If you want to help as a family or work team, consider pledging to do something in the first few months of the year instead, when volunteering drops off.
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Aw did everyone see this lovely review? 🥰
Morning everyone and welcome to week two of A Month of Rain and Reads! We've got EVEN MORE posts for you, but let's start with this fantastic review of Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by @nataliekelda.bsky.social as written by @desiheart.bsky.social:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Aw did everyone see this lovely review? 🥰
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Thanking followers each day as a show of appreciation. I have to say a huge thank you to @barryryerson.bsky.social for introducing Tagonist Knights Publishing to Bluesky before the massive departure from Twitter a year ago. I am not sure if I would have known about Bluesky without him, so thank you!
a man with a mustache and a blue jacket is holding a bottle of bluesky .
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November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Thanking followers each day as a show of appreciation. I have to say a huge thank you to @barryryerson.bsky.social for introducing Tagonist Knights Publishing to Bluesky before the massive departure from Twitter a year ago. I am not sure if I would have known about Bluesky without him, so thank you!
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Convincing you to read my novel(ette) by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
Here's the opening of THE GOD SUN
Here's the opening of THE GOD SUN
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Convincing you to read my novel(ette) by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
Here's the opening of THE GOD SUN
Here's the opening of THE GOD SUN
Went to see this huge, enormous, gigantic place, but I'm not sure if there's a better word to call it?
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Went to see this huge, enormous, gigantic place, but I'm not sure if there's a better word to call it?
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Yevgeny hated flying more than he hated killing."
relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
"Yevgeny hated flying more than he hated killing."
relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Yevgeny hated flying more than he hated killing."
relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
"Yevgeny hated flying more than he hated killing."
relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (It's not out in the world yet but...)
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Somewhere, this could all be happening right now."
"Somewhere, this could all be happening right now."
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(This is the opening to Miserere: An Autumn Tale):
(This is the opening to Miserere: An Autumn Tale):
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (It's not out in the world yet but...)
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
"It's only when I hear the screaming that it occurs to me to run."
Yeah, but they were SNUG
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Yeah, but they were SNUG
Just binge-watched Néro: The Assassin on Netflix, and damn it's good.
Highly recommend it.
Great characters, betrayals, excellent fight choreo, and some dark humour.
Highly recommend it.
Great characters, betrayals, excellent fight choreo, and some dark humour.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just binge-watched Néro: The Assassin on Netflix, and damn it's good.
Highly recommend it.
Great characters, betrayals, excellent fight choreo, and some dark humour.
Highly recommend it.
Great characters, betrayals, excellent fight choreo, and some dark humour.
Stumbled across Néro: The Assassin on Netflix, and so far, it's really very good. Dark, funny, great characters, and so far, there's only 1 person in it (a side character) who could be considered a hero. Maybe 2 at a push.
The rest (and there's a few) are all shades of dirty.
The rest (and there's a few) are all shades of dirty.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Stumbled across Néro: The Assassin on Netflix, and so far, it's really very good. Dark, funny, great characters, and so far, there's only 1 person in it (a side character) who could be considered a hero. Maybe 2 at a push.
The rest (and there's a few) are all shades of dirty.
The rest (and there's a few) are all shades of dirty.
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📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology
🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Decades after nuclear war, magic returns.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Decades after nuclear war, magic returns.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The pacing was spot-on, and the last chapters—Wow!"
"I’d highly recommend this one for anyone craving a fun, action packed adventure that mixes science and magic in a way that absolutely sucks you in."
Link: relinks.me/B09XJBQMRK
#scifi 💙📚
When a hacker uses an illegal AI construct for revenge, just how far will he go?
Read the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #scifi short story described as:
"...bloody brilliant..."
"The plot was tight and immersive, and it absolutely stuck the ending."
"...vivid and enjoyable."
Link: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
#booksky
Read the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #scifi short story described as:
"...bloody brilliant..."
"The plot was tight and immersive, and it absolutely stuck the ending."
"...vivid and enjoyable."
Link: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
#booksky
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When a hacker uses an illegal AI construct for revenge, just how far will he go?
Read the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #scifi short story described as:
"...bloody brilliant..."
"The plot was tight and immersive, and it absolutely stuck the ending."
"...vivid and enjoyable."
Link: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
#booksky
Read the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #scifi short story described as:
"...bloody brilliant..."
"The plot was tight and immersive, and it absolutely stuck the ending."
"...vivid and enjoyable."
Link: www.linktr.ee/bryerson
#booksky
We had this photo of a well-known actor randomly in our Italian hotel.
My wife just now said: "It's that actor - Alpacca Cino!"
My wife just now said: "It's that actor - Alpacca Cino!"
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We had this photo of a well-known actor randomly in our Italian hotel.
My wife just now said: "It's that actor - Alpacca Cino!"
My wife just now said: "It's that actor - Alpacca Cino!"
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Have you started my *completed* trilogy yet?
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Have you started my *completed* trilogy yet?
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
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![My Vague Nervous System:
[pic of a sign in the door that says beware of - well..just beweare]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreicy5h6ssiwyln6xv2ki7eyutsyt2ak27oie5by2bm7hqyq433cywy@jpeg)
OK, I feel like I've got to talk about this.
Last day in Rome, and we'd booked a train back to the airport, as well as wheelchair assistance. For some reason, the airport shuttle train gives you a single ticket for your party (there were 4 of us).
We were told to meet at Sala Blu's office... 1/5
Last day in Rome, and we'd booked a train back to the airport, as well as wheelchair assistance. For some reason, the airport shuttle train gives you a single ticket for your party (there were 4 of us).
We were told to meet at Sala Blu's office... 1/5
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
OK, I feel like I've got to talk about this.
Last day in Rome, and we'd booked a train back to the airport, as well as wheelchair assistance. For some reason, the airport shuttle train gives you a single ticket for your party (there were 4 of us).
We were told to meet at Sala Blu's office... 1/5
Last day in Rome, and we'd booked a train back to the airport, as well as wheelchair assistance. For some reason, the airport shuttle train gives you a single ticket for your party (there were 4 of us).
We were told to meet at Sala Blu's office... 1/5
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A bunch of writer friends are noting that they have not used LLMs to write. Me either, absolutely not. I feel like we need to stop asking kids what they want to BE when they grow up and start asking them what they want to DO. Because: I am not here to BE A WRITER, I am here to WRITE.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A bunch of writer friends are noting that they have not used LLMs to write. Me either, absolutely not. I feel like we need to stop asking kids what they want to BE when they grow up and start asking them what they want to DO. Because: I am not here to BE A WRITER, I am here to WRITE.
When Italian train entrances are several feet up, how do #wheelchair users get on and off?
With this totally inconspicuous device, and two members of staff fromSala Blu.
(Wasn't sure about posting this, as I look, well, ridiculous, but thought people might find it interesting.)
With this totally inconspicuous device, and two members of staff fromSala Blu.
(Wasn't sure about posting this, as I look, well, ridiculous, but thought people might find it interesting.)
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
When Italian train entrances are several feet up, how do #wheelchair users get on and off?
With this totally inconspicuous device, and two members of staff fromSala Blu.
(Wasn't sure about posting this, as I look, well, ridiculous, but thought people might find it interesting.)
With this totally inconspicuous device, and two members of staff fromSala Blu.
(Wasn't sure about posting this, as I look, well, ridiculous, but thought people might find it interesting.)
I might add more later, but having returned from Rome, I've realised that it's a city of contradictions.
Ancient architecture with GPS-tracking audio guide.
Citizens fuelled on either coffee and cigarettes or more carbs than a marathon-runner could eat.
"Rules of the road" being an oxymoron. 1/3
Ancient architecture with GPS-tracking audio guide.
Citizens fuelled on either coffee and cigarettes or more carbs than a marathon-runner could eat.
"Rules of the road" being an oxymoron. 1/3
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I might add more later, but having returned from Rome, I've realised that it's a city of contradictions.
Ancient architecture with GPS-tracking audio guide.
Citizens fuelled on either coffee and cigarettes or more carbs than a marathon-runner could eat.
"Rules of the road" being an oxymoron. 1/3
Ancient architecture with GPS-tracking audio guide.
Citizens fuelled on either coffee and cigarettes or more carbs than a marathon-runner could eat.
"Rules of the road" being an oxymoron. 1/3
Went to Naples as part of our trip and saw the mighty Vesuvius across the bay.
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Went to Naples as part of our trip and saw the mighty Vesuvius across the bay.