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Ryan McGill
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Author/Writer, photographer.

https://www.rmcgillphotos.com/
My recent Op-Ed in response to a local calling for the repealing of the 19th amendment.
A man’s insecurities should not diminish women | Opinion
Ryan McGill writes: Women's suffrage should not just be celebrated at a museum in Knoxville. It should be shouted in the streets of every city.
www.knoxnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’ve decided, after many mornings of deliberation, to rewrite the book. Strangely, I’m excited and feel at peace with the decision.

Also, here’s a few pictures I took from our recent trip to Paris. Hope you all enjoy and have peace in your life. ❤️
August 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Older work I did with Alfred. A friend in Knoxville, TN. www.rmcgillphotos.com/blog-1 — I’ve been on a long, sporadic hiatus from non-fiction, public writing. I’m also beginning a new era where I don’t predominantly use pseudonyms.
June 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I met my favorite living author a few weeks ago. We got to chatting and at the end, he ripped his agent’s information from his notebook and told me to send my book. Now I hate my book and can’t stop finding small things to ‘fix’ Just send the damn thing!
May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The world recently lost a beautiful and talented person. A person I loved to share time with.

A poem for him.
January 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New novel underway while I query the other. Anyone else never stop?
January 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Another from the Mental Illness photo series. Each photo depicts a particular mental illness and how I see/feel them.
December 9, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Headed up the mountain
December 5, 2024 at 1:18 PM
As we drove further, the blooming flowers of the higher elevations, mountain laurel, rhododendron, burst into existence like some searing need for the earth to show its beauty. As if we should apologize for being amongst it all. --

--Yet another snippet from 'The Social Outings'
December 3, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Imposter syndrome hits different when I scroll through agency websites which represent household names. Still send the query. #amquerying
December 1, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Snippet from ‘The Social Outings’ - an experimental literary fiction/memoir hybrid. Just started the query process, which is always a lovely experience.
December 1, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains NP
December 1, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Morning glow in Knoxville, TN
November 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM
The wife doing a twirl
November 25, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Reposted by Ryan McGill
I love the exact part of writing a book where you’re just working on your weird little thing, it doesn’t have to be anything yet, it’s both a masterpiece and utterly formless in your head
November 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Snippet from ‘The Social Outings’
November 24, 2024 at 1:18 AM
November 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
November 22, 2024 at 1:07 PM
OnPaper - A local magazine for creatives and the like.

My piece, ‘Joe’ was the first I wrote for the mag.

www.mattbrass.com/onpaper2
November 21, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Snippet from ‘The Social Outings’

An experimental, literary fiction/memoir hybrid recently finished.
November 21, 2024 at 6:39 PM
‘OCD’ - Part of my photographic series on mental illnesses.
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
‘Wilt’
November 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 PM
November 19, 2024 at 3:25 AM
November 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM