Paul Ryan O'Connor
@paulryanoconnor.bsky.social
Crime-writing blogger & award-winning mystery author. MWA. Noir, pulp, monsters, fiction, jazz, writing, film, comics. Went by @LBoxGraveyard at that other place.
https://www.paulryanoconnor.com/stories
https://www.paulryanoconnor.com/stories
Watched (in theater):
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Watched (in theater):
Nice trick-o-treat turnout tonight. Nice to have one night where the only horrors are make-believe.
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Nice trick-o-treat turnout tonight. Nice to have one night where the only horrors are make-believe.
I've got monster articles piling up like dead bodies over here. Good thing it's Halloween ... and the perfect time to visit The Hourglass:
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/happy-h...
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/happy-h...
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I've got monster articles piling up like dead bodies over here. Good thing it's Halloween ... and the perfect time to visit The Hourglass:
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/happy-h...
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/happy-h...
Watched:
(Requiem For A Vampire)
(Requiem For A Vampire)
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Watched:
(Requiem For A Vampire)
(Requiem For A Vampire)
Don't let that horror cover fool you -- my first science fiction story is a pure pulp dinosaur hollow earth adventure romance! "The Sky Falls Up" is part of "Creature Feature" from Raconteur Press.
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-sky...
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-sky...
October 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Don't let that horror cover fool you -- my first science fiction story is a pure pulp dinosaur hollow earth adventure romance! "The Sky Falls Up" is part of "Creature Feature" from Raconteur Press.
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-sky...
www.paulryanoconnor.com/blog/the-sky...
My #shortstories page is always up to date, with the dozen stories I've sold so far, and the many more to come. Links to online stories and print publications -- all in one place. Please drop by and take a look!
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My #shortstories page is always up to date, with the dozen stories I've sold so far, and the many more to come. Links to online stories and print publications -- all in one place. Please drop by and take a look!
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
Watched (in theater):
October 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Watched (in theater):
If you were going to ask an engagement question to generate activity on your social media feed, with no intention of replying or having a conversation, what would it be?
October 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you were going to ask an engagement question to generate activity on your social media feed, with no intention of replying or having a conversation, what would it be?
Saw email from Down & Out Books saying they are closing after fifteen years.
This is terrible news for the publisher, my fellow writers, and even me (I had placed two stories in future anthologies over there, both now cancelled).
Condolences to all on the loss of another market.
This is terrible news for the publisher, my fellow writers, and even me (I had placed two stories in future anthologies over there, both now cancelled).
Condolences to all on the loss of another market.
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Saw email from Down & Out Books saying they are closing after fifteen years.
This is terrible news for the publisher, my fellow writers, and even me (I had placed two stories in future anthologies over there, both now cancelled).
Condolences to all on the loss of another market.
This is terrible news for the publisher, my fellow writers, and even me (I had placed two stories in future anthologies over there, both now cancelled).
Condolences to all on the loss of another market.
Sold a hollow earth dinosaur pulp short story today!
Celebrating with Brian Valeza’s DinoCat art from Magic The Gathering, so I can acknowledge #caturday at the same time!
Celebrating with Brian Valeza’s DinoCat art from Magic The Gathering, so I can acknowledge #caturday at the same time!
September 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sold a hollow earth dinosaur pulp short story today!
Celebrating with Brian Valeza’s DinoCat art from Magic The Gathering, so I can acknowledge #caturday at the same time!
Celebrating with Brian Valeza’s DinoCat art from Magic The Gathering, so I can acknowledge #caturday at the same time!
