Sheila Ryan
@sheilar.bsky.social
World weary. Public historian toiling at the intersection of education and the hospitality industry.
French bathroom and bedroom of "the Revolutionary Period." Thorne Rooms. Art Institute of Chicago.
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
French bathroom and bedroom of "the Revolutionary Period." Thorne Rooms. Art Institute of Chicago.
My vision of Springfield, Illinois years before I could have dreamed I'd live in Springfield, Illinois.
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My vision of Springfield, Illinois years before I could have dreamed I'd live in Springfield, Illinois.
Post-No Kings cocktail hour.
June 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Post-No Kings cocktail hour.
Topping Oregon's state capitol building is a shirtless pioneer guy in tight pants. He wields an ax and is very, very shiny. Salem, Oregon. May 2025.
May 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Topping Oregon's state capitol building is a shirtless pioneer guy in tight pants. He wields an ax and is very, very shiny. Salem, Oregon. May 2025.
Hands Off rally at State Capitol building, Springfield, Illinois. April 19, 2025.
April 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hands Off rally at State Capitol building, Springfield, Illinois. April 19, 2025.
Lincoln just sitting here asking what you gonna do.
January 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Lincoln just sitting here asking what you gonna do.
All I've been able to do is send friends an image of Klaus Kinski as Aguirre in the fullest throes of madness, presented without comment.
January 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
All I've been able to do is send friends an image of Klaus Kinski as Aguirre in the fullest throes of madness, presented without comment.
It was a David Lynch-y Christmas that year. Galena, Illinois. Some bar on Main Street. Circa 2013.
January 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It was a David Lynch-y Christmas that year. Galena, Illinois. Some bar on Main Street. Circa 2013.
Weak, dehydrated bat resting in the kitchen of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Dana-Thomas House (Springfield, Illinois). Before the day's first tour, Miki rescued and then resuscitated the little friend with a reviving dish of water to drink.
December 27, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Weak, dehydrated bat resting in the kitchen of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Dana-Thomas House (Springfield, Illinois). Before the day's first tour, Miki rescued and then resuscitated the little friend with a reviving dish of water to drink.
It cheered me to learn that at least one friend will, like me, spend Christmas Eve with the ghost of a loved one.
December 24, 2024 at 2:07 AM
It cheered me to learn that at least one friend will, like me, spend Christmas Eve with the ghost of a loved one.
As I imagine myself.
December 4, 2024 at 1:53 AM
As I imagine myself.
December 4, 2024 at 1:36 AM
December 1, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Theater at the End of the World.
November 29, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Theater at the End of the World.
November 26, 2024 at 10:43 PM
November 26, 2024 at 12:27 AM
2025-2026 travel plans: San Francisco, New York, Maine, Mexico City.
And: a long weekend in the Denver environs. Because: the revived Casa Bonita.
Expectation: totally worth it
And: a long weekend in the Denver environs. Because: the revived Casa Bonita.
Expectation: totally worth it
November 24, 2024 at 1:16 AM
2025-2026 travel plans: San Francisco, New York, Maine, Mexico City.
And: a long weekend in the Denver environs. Because: the revived Casa Bonita.
Expectation: totally worth it
And: a long weekend in the Denver environs. Because: the revived Casa Bonita.
Expectation: totally worth it
November 23, 2024 at 1:19 PM
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Found. Portland, Oregon. October 2023.
November 23, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Found. Portland, Oregon. October 2023.
Me. Central Park. 1962, I think.
November 23, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Me. Central Park. 1962, I think.