Margot Ryan
margotryanwrites.bsky.social
Margot Ryan
@margotryanwrites.bsky.social
Romance writer by night (or by early morning), scientist by day. Knitter and nerd all the time.

Repped by Melissa Edwards.
Is anyone actually sleeping anymore?
February 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I’m a continental knitter looking to improve my ergonomics and speed, so I’m trying out Norwegian style yarn holds (I.e. draped over the index finger and anchored with the middle finger). But I am struggling with my pinky. #knitting #knitsky
January 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
An independent bookstore just opened in my town and it is so romance friendly that romance is the first shelf you see when you walk in. I love this for us. My town is about to get a whole lot happier. 🥰
January 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Finished a new tweed wrap! So nice and warm and squishy. #knitsky #knitting #industrialwhimsyknits
January 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
January 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Watching Barbie for the first time. It hits differently than I think it would have before November.
January 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Being home with my parents means hearing all the ringtones.
December 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I can go how many projects without dropping stitches and then it happens so many times with this brioche project. 💀 (The brioche project that is a Christmas gift…) #knitsky #knitting
December 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I just taught myself to Norwegian purl and omg, I might not be team anti-purl anymore?! This completely changes my continental knitting game. #knitting
December 17, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One of the (many) downsides of working with very few women is that no one pulls me aside to tell me I have lipstick smeared all over my face. #WomeninSTEM
December 11, 2024 at 11:37 PM
One of the many downsides of working with very few women is that no one pulls me aside to tell me I have lipstick smeared all over my face. 🤦🏼‍♀️ #WomeninSTEM
December 11, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Last night our cat went on a bender and had her way with one of the balls of yarn for this wrap. Any suggestions for how to untangle it? I really do not want to cut it. I think as a start I’m going to look for the end because I used the center pull… #knitting
December 2, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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In June, a woman named Stephenie reached out to @propublica.org. An outreach worker told her we were reporting on cities conducting sweeps of homeless encampments, and she had a story to tell. 🧵
December 1, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Reminder that your favorite local indie bookstores make a lot of their yearly income during the holiday season.

Go shop local today. ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
How to Speak Truth to Power
...when that power is your own news organisation? I don't know. And I wish it was a question I didn't have to ask.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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Gaetz' backing out of the running for AG is a big sign that even in this new Trump era, your voice matters. When you see injustice or corruption, do not let anyone silence you. Get loud. Make noise. We won't win every battle, or even most, but you won't win any at all if you don't try.
November 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Don’t mind me, just stress buying yarn, part 2 (but really more like part 12). #knitting
November 19, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Don’t mind me, just stress buying yarn. #knitting
November 14, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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Lemme tell you - sometimes I talk with staffers who seem VERY happy to have progressive constituents making noise. Staffers sometimes really AGREE with us and our calls give them something to take back to their bosses. Call your reps, y'all. It matters.
Told my congresspersons's office they'd be hearing from me a lot and they laughed and said "Good " ❤️
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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Not comprehensive and still very much a work in progress, but I have begun building a user list of Black Romance Writers (which can also be pinned as a feed).

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 13, 2024 at 6:24 PM
We’ve reached the sportsball discourse part of the evening. With no context, some of it sounds so dirty.
November 23, 2023 at 11:50 PM
Harry Styles is an integral part of my girl dinner.
November 15, 2023 at 11:24 PM