Ryan McIlvain
@rmcilvain.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, husband, father, gardener -- other identities mostly provisional.
Author of Elders, The Radicals, more TK.
Author of Elders, The Radicals, more TK.
Congrats to my friend Paul! What better way to ring in the new year than read brilliant analysis of a less than brilliant political moment
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Congrats to my friend Paul! What better way to ring in the new year than read brilliant analysis of a less than brilliant political moment
How nice to be back in the cold! At the Bloedel Reserve here, ahead of a Winter Solstice walk by lamplight
December 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How nice to be back in the cold! At the Bloedel Reserve here, ahead of a Winter Solstice walk by lamplight
This trophy is perfect, actually: it’s as if Trump’s hellish minions have come up from the deep to grab the prize. And there’s Infantino who made it for him
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This trophy is perfect, actually: it’s as if Trump’s hellish minions have come up from the deep to grab the prize. And there’s Infantino who made it for him
Winter light on a bowl of oranges. It’s the best we can do in terms of Florida hygge
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Winter light on a bowl of oranges. It’s the best we can do in terms of Florida hygge
Jamie meets Sweetie, the two-hundred-pound house-trained pig my sister’s brought into their hearth and hearts. A sweetie indeed
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Jamie meets Sweetie, the two-hundred-pound house-trained pig my sister’s brought into their hearth and hearts. A sweetie indeed
Daisy in quiet light
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Daisy in quiet light
Tuesday tableaux: car into the shop for a genuine laundry list of things to fix, but a good espresso afterward and a nice walk back along Bayshore. Tampa’s not entirely irredeemable
September 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Tuesday tableaux: car into the shop for a genuine laundry list of things to fix, but a good espresso afterward and a nice walk back along Bayshore. Tampa’s not entirely irredeemable
Daisy and me writing together. Or really Daisy’s window hunting, and I’m dreaming in my own way
August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Daisy and me writing together. Or really Daisy’s window hunting, and I’m dreaming in my own way
This is a great country
July 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is a great country
Daisy, getting ready for a Zoom interview, apparently. With all those books in the background she’s never read
July 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Daisy, getting ready for a Zoom interview, apparently. With all those books in the background she’s never read
With the fam (Sharon behind the camera) and about to see a very creepy and very good Macbeth at our local botanical garden
July 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
With the fam (Sharon behind the camera) and about to see a very creepy and very good Macbeth at our local botanical garden
I’ve been donating to help the genuine journalists at NPR stay afloat lately, and I’ll keep doing it.
Also a reminder that progressive Christians are the only ones worthy of the name anymore.
Also a reminder that progressive Christians are the only ones worthy of the name anymore.
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I’ve been donating to help the genuine journalists at NPR stay afloat lately, and I’ll keep doing it.
Also a reminder that progressive Christians are the only ones worthy of the name anymore.
Also a reminder that progressive Christians are the only ones worthy of the name anymore.
What a gift to be able to visit North Africa for the first time, enjoying every bit of a recent trip to Egypt with my dad. All the history, the people, the beautiful language, the food, the surly camels, everything!
May 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What a gift to be able to visit North Africa for the first time, enjoying every bit of a recent trip to Egypt with my dad. All the history, the people, the beautiful language, the food, the surly camels, everything!
Can you tell where sweater ends and cat begins?
April 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Can you tell where sweater ends and cat begins?
Seattle in its splendor today
April 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Seattle in its splendor today
It's happening! Bainbridge Island, Washington
March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It's happening! Bainbridge Island, Washington
If cat photos and memes are all we leave behind for the aliens to discover, I think I'm okay with that now
March 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If cat photos and memes are all we leave behind for the aliens to discover, I think I'm okay with that now