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Darryl Ricker 🇨🇦
@darrylricker.bsky.social
Accidental author of the new book “Ignore All Previous Instructions”. Trying to make the world a better place one person at a time.

When I’m not accidentally writing books, I'm a dad, husband, vet bill financier and CTO.
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
October 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Is there any chance that this is Barry Manilow’s burner account?
August 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?

Too many to list, but I’ll pick this one, which—as long as you skip “Mother”—is one of the best albums ever.
July 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Three words: Martin Short
June 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
There’s little in life that is more disgusting than the stuff in a drain 🤮. I have found this gadget has saved me from taking apart the pipe a few times. Still super disgusting, though.
May 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm excited to report that my book ("Ignore All Previous Instructions") is #2 on Kindle in Canada within the "Happiness" category!

This is big news for me, and the good news for you is that it's free today and tomorrow on Kindle, so go download it now:

a.co/d/gCVDffX (US)
a.co/d/iFFryC2 (Canada)
March 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Shameless book plug:

My book is on for free on Kindle for three days. So even if it sucks, it doesn’t cost you anything 🤣.

I’m confident that it doesn’t suck and that it will help you live a more fulfilling life.

Check it out at:
a.co/d/gCVDffX (US)
a.co/d/iFFryC2 (Canada)

#booksky
#newauthor
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
And you’ll need one of these…

(Flashbacks to late night CS assignments)
March 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There will be signs…
February 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
As the son of a woman preacher, I am so impressed by Bishop Mariann Budde. The world desperately needs more people like her.
January 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How about a spin-off that goes totally OG on the "Real Housewives" series?

It's just Eve complaining to herself about Adam, that annoying snake, and God. I'm thinking it could be aired on AppleTV and sponsored by Hyundai or Sega.
January 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
How about a sequel where Elphaba falls in love with a rough-around-the-edges genius from south Boston and they join forces to rule Oz?

(This apparently requires Will to have a third leg.)
January 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congrats! We have a foster fail, too - he’s been with us over 10 years. It’s the best failure ever!
December 30, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Yesterday, I posted about my new book (Ignore All Previous Instructions). Today, I imported the manuscript into Google’s NotebookLM and it created a pretty impressive podcast (although it did make a few things up). It gives you a decent sense of what the book is about. The link is below.
#newauthor
December 30, 2024 at 4:24 PM
1/ I am rebooting my account here to focus on a new book I wrote accidentally.

"Ignore All Previous Instructions" presents a new way to live, focusing not on work, money, and possessions, but instead on relationships, meaning, and purpose.

(continued...)
#newauthor
#writingcommunity
December 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Hi Mr. de Adder, I followed you in the bad place before it was bad and it’s wonderful to see your art again. This is Samson - he’s at least 12 and probably won’t be with us much longer.
December 2, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Just kidding! I just wanted to see it say “No longer following God”
December 1, 2024 at 5:14 PM
December 1, 2024 at 5:14 PM