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Writings on memories from the past, about the future, and other short fictional and nonfictional stories surrounding addiction, recovery, and my life in general.

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Life In Death – Chapter 1: The Mariner

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On Camping

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Robin Red — Chapter 1

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On Smoking

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Staycationville, The Series: Ep. 1 – Pt. II

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

The second part of a series of how alcohol and other bad choices led me to a piece of who I am today.

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Dear Sister – Year 1

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

My first letter to you one year since your passing.

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Staycationville, The Series: Ep. 1 – Pt. I

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 19, 2020December 29, 2020

The first part of a series of how alcohol and other bad choices led me to a piece of who I am today.

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Life In Death – Chapter 2: The Albatross

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on November 11, 2019

A fictional story about one man’s way of coping in his world of horrors.

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Life In Death – Chapter 1: The Mariner

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on October 26, 2019November 11, 2019

A fictional story about one man’s way of coping in his world of horrors.

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On Camping

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Summer is a happy time. It’s a glorious, warm, family-friendly time. But it’s also camping time…

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That One Guy, From That One Show

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 22, 2019June 22, 2019

A close look at social stigmas, stereotypes, and labels that follow me through life, and the powerful gain through accepting them all.

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Robin Red — Chapter 3

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

The final chapter in Robin’s story.

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Robin Red — Chapter 2

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

It hadn’t started as anything major — the dates. Some call it prostitution, hooking, fishing, whatever, but…

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Robin Red — Chapter 1

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019

A fictional story of growth, love, and all of the ugliness in between.

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  • Staycationville, The Series: Ep. 1 – Pt. II

    February 25, 2021
  • Dear Sister – Year 1

    September 20, 2020
  • Staycationville, The Series: Ep. 1 – Pt. I

    June 19, 2020
  • Life In Death – Chapter 2: The Albatross

    November 11, 2019
  • Life In Death – Chapter 1: The Mariner

    October 26, 2019

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Ryan S.

Ryan S.

Born and raised in Elk Grove, CA, I've battled with various addictions throughout my entire life. I've discovered that through writing about my experiences and struggles, along with the other various forms of writing that I do, it gives my addictions, traumas, and worries of the future a little less power within my thoughts. This, to me, is therapy, and a route toward recovery through a little hindsight, which brings me to a happy medium with my struggle within my discovery of self.

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