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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨
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📚 Horror, sci-fi, & lit-fic devotee.
🧠 Advocate for the neurodivergent, human rights, & the environment.
🎸Fueled by indie rock, curiosity, and overthinking
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Sharing a brief thought to start the week.
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The silhouette of a troubled looking man standing at the edge of a cliff, staring into a dark tunnel, abyss, or the unknown, which is represented by a large black circle against a dark orange background
June 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Thrifted a U.S. history book from 1928. The very last paragraph lists America’s biggest challenges. Nearly 100 years later, we’re still waiting for ‘future citizens’ to solve the exact same problems. What are we even doing?
Page from a book from 1928 with the following text highlighted: The great problems before the people of the present century are the development and conservation of natural resources, the preservation of the health and well-being of the community, the maintenance of a high standard of living and of education, and the nurturing of lofty ideals of political morality. These are a few of the problems that must be solved by the future citizens of the nation.
February 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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4. Resist Authoritarianism • Oppose policies that undermine civil liberties, target marginalized groups, or promote authoritarian ideologies. • Engage in nonviolent activism, including peaceful protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns. • Hold governments, corporations, and other institutions accountable for actions that harm communities. 4. Resist Authoritarianism • Oppose policies that undermine civil liberties, target marginalized groups, or promote authoritarian ideologies. • Engage in nonviolent activism, including peaceful protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns. • Hold governments, corporations, and other institutions accountable for actions that harm communities. 4. Resist Authoritarianism • Oppose policies that undermine civil liberties, target marginalized groups, or promote authoritarian ideologies. • Engage in nonviolent activism, including peaceful protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns. • Hold governments, corporations, and other institutions accountable for actions that harm communities.
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Key goals
1. Protect Intellectual Freedom • Advocate against censorship and laws restricting access to books, education, or digital content. • Support libraries, schools, and educators facing challenges to intellectual freedom. • Promote the preservation and accessibility of diverse ideas, cultures, and histories. 1. Protect Intellectual Freedom • Advocate against censorship and laws restricting access to books, education, or digital content. • Support libraries, schools, and educators facing challenges to intellectual freedom. • Promote the preservation and accessibility of diverse ideas, cultures, and histories. 3. Empower Through Education • Promote media literacy to combat disinformation and propaganda. • Equip people with tools to recognize and challenge oppressive systems. • Offer workshops, resources, and campaigns to foster critical thinking and solidarity.
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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4. Resist Authoritarianism • Oppose policies that undermine civil liberties, target marginalized groups, or promote authoritarian ideologies. • Engage in nonviolent activism, including peaceful protests, petitions, and public awareness campaigns. • Hold governments, corporations, and other institutions accountable for actions that harm communities.
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I’ve been playing around with this idea of creating an organized anti-fascist movement for bookworms and nerds like me:

Educated
Warriors
Organizing for
Kindness and
Safety

EWOKS 😁
Wicket the Ewok from the Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi standing in a forest while holding a spear
January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Also, this 👇😂
A book dedication reading: Amanda, You look at life Through the eyes of a child, And I don't know where you got them, And it's making me very uncomfortable. Please, stop.
January 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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This book has one of the nicest bookish scents I’ve ever experienced. Perfect fragrant blend of paper and ink! 10/10 💙📚🩸
A hardcover copy of the book, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. The cover features gold text over a drawing of a hand inside a lava lamp against a black background.
January 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Most of my books are ebooks, but the physical collection is growing.
Currently reading Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix.
January 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Getting my post-inauguration study guides together
Six books in two rows on a wooden background. From left to right top row: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, 1984 by George Orwell, Animal Farm by George Orwell. Bottom row: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.
January 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Welp, I guess go follow me on TikTok now. Looks like it’s back 🤷🏻‍♂️
January 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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And so it begins ☹️
#TikTok #BookTok
January 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Set up my new bookcase and have too much extra space. Time to go thrifting! #books #BookSky💙📚
January 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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It was a very small Christmas book haul this year, but I’m super happy with the one I got! I’ll be moving this to the top of my 2025 TBR!
#BookSky📚💙
December 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Guys! I’ve accomplished something important!
#booksky📚💙
December 19, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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One more read until my goal is met. I feel like I’m cutting it close this year.
What was your goal? Did you meet it? Exceed it?
#💙📚booksky #readinggoals #tbr
My 2024 reading stats on Fable Reader summary: Reality-Bender: Your blend of thrillers, speculative fiction, and literary depth suggests you might redefine reality if given a pen. Just don't start a cult with your book club, okay? 99 of 100 books read
December 18, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Just finished The End of October by Lawrence Wright. It’s terrifyingly plausible, deeply researched, and eerily relevant in a post-pandemic world. But man, it was dense. #booksky📚💙
⬇️ continued ⬇️
December 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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0nly two more reads to go until I hit my goal of 100 books this year. I was on a good streak until early November when I learned I would be laid off work mid December. I’ve found it’s hard to read and job hunt at the same time. I’m just thankful for books that offer an escape right now. #booksky📚💙
A graphic from the Fable app showing the number of books the user read each month in 2024, with a total of 98 books read so far.
December 11, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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“Where’s your favorite place to read? 📚✨ Share a photo of your cozy spot—I’d love to see it! #Booksky #ReadingNook”
Here’s mine 👇🏻
A comfy looking chair next to a colorfully decorated Christmas tree
December 5, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Yooo! Apple Music’s year end replay just dropped. I did not expect some of the results, but I absolutely love that new @gaslightanthem.bsky.social album! #music #applemusic #replay24
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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Our poor librarians hate this
December 3, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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Anyone else’s TBR pile getting out of hand? This is just on my Kindle! At 100-150 book/year, It’ll take me at least 6 1/2 years to get through my unread library of ~1000 books, and only if I don’t buy more 😰
#booksky #books #ihaveaproblem #mustreadfaster
A screenshot from the Kindle app showing 404 books read, 770 books unread
December 3, 2024 at 5:31 AM
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My latest rec:
The Queen by Nick Cutter. Dang, this was a creepy one!
Read it if you like mysterious events mixed with gratuitous body horror, all crammed into a timeline of one day.
Book cover for The Queen, a Horror Novel by Nick Cutter
November 28, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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Someone on my team keeps doing this to all of the binder clips.
-Aesthetically pleasing? ✅
-Kinda looks like an X-Wing? ✅
-Incredibly inconvenient when you have a stack of papers in your hand? ✅✅✅
#dontdothis
November 26, 2024 at 5:26 PM