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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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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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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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Here, Have An Egg

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 15, 2019

One messy lesson of being a teenager.

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V for Veiled

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 13, 2019November 5, 2019

How I learned that no matter which mask I wore, I still felt all the same anxieties within myself underneath.

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On Smoking

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 16, 2019

The evolution of the things I hated to love in life.

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Freeskate

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 16, 2019

Memories about being young and free, and the future decisions that caged that spirit.

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Once — Part II

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 16, 2019

Part two of two, for now…

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Once — Part I

  • by Ryan S.
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 16, 2019

One of my first writings when I discovered it as an escape, and I used it to free myself from my situation at the time.

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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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About the author:

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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