Paul Ryan O'Connor
@paulryanoconnor.bsky.social
Blogger & award-winning crime fiction author. MWA. Noir, pulp, monsters, fiction, jazz, writing, film, comics. Went by @LBoxGraveyard at that other place.
https://www.paulryanoconnor.com/stories
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Pinned
Don't let that horror cover fool you -- my first science fiction story is a pure pulp dinosaur hollow earth adventure romance! "The Sky Falls Up" is part of "Creature Feature" from Raconteur Press.
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After the fifteenth day of being thanked three times a day, Darren leaned over the sink, fed the end of his Macclesfield silk tie into the drain, tangled the tie in the In-Sink-Erator’s steel tines, and flipped the switch.
January 30, 2026 at 5:50 AM
After the fifteenth day of being thanked three times a day, Darren leaned over the sink, fed the end of his Macclesfield silk tie into the drain, tangled the tie in the In-Sink-Erator’s steel tines, and flipped the switch.
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It’s W. C. Fields's birthday.
‘If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.’
Think Samuel Beckett would have liked that.
‘If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.’
Think Samuel Beckett would have liked that.
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It’s W. C. Fields's birthday.
‘If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.’
Think Samuel Beckett would have liked that.
‘If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.’
Think Samuel Beckett would have liked that.
Measurements, numbers, and notes behind "As You See The World" -- my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
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The World By The Numbers — Paul O'Connor
Numbers, notes, and measurements behind creation of my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine .
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January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Measurements, numbers, and notes behind "As You See The World" -- my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
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#writingcommunity
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Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Alfred Hitchcock on set of Notorious (1946)
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Alfred Hitchcock on set of Notorious (1946)
My second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine was "As You See The World," a tale of obsession, taking risks, fresh starts and ... how you see the world.
As You See The World — Paul O'Connor
“As You See The World” is my second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, a story of obsession, taking risks, fresh starts, and how you look at life.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
My second story for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine was "As You See The World," a tale of obsession, taking risks, fresh starts and ... how you see the world.
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"I, for one, bet on science as helping us. I have yet to see how it fundamentally endangers us, even with the H-bomb lurking about. Science has given us more lives than it has taken; we must remember that."
Philip K. Dick, born 16 December 1928.
Philip K. Dick, born 16 December 1928.
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"I, for one, bet on science as helping us. I have yet to see how it fundamentally endangers us, even with the H-bomb lurking about. Science has given us more lives than it has taken; we must remember that."
Philip K. Dick, born 16 December 1928.
Philip K. Dick, born 16 December 1928.
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Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile
December 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile
You never give up on a lost cat.
Lost Cats & Orphans In The Storm — Paul O'Connor
Where a story goes when it leaves your home.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
You never give up on a lost cat.
The numbers behind the secret desert treasure -- Fantasma By The Numbers
Fantasma By The Numbers — Paul O'Connor
Years of wandering in the desert strike gold at last.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The numbers behind the secret desert treasure -- Fantasma By The Numbers
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'Made In USA' (1966)
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
'Made In USA' (1966)
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
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Oliver Reed in Hammer's Paranoiac - Released in the UK this day in 1964 - French release poster
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Oliver Reed in Hammer's Paranoiac - Released in the UK this day in 1964 - French release poster
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William Powell and Asta 1934
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
William Powell and Asta 1934
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Magpie and Soldier
📷Fatih Çindemir
📷Fatih Çindemir
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Magpie and Soldier
📷Fatih Çindemir
📷Fatih Çindemir
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January 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Confessions of an Edgars Judge.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Confessions of an Edgars Judge — Paul O'Connor
Revealing (not quite) all about a year as an Edgars judge.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Confessions of an Edgars Judge.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Reposted by Paul Ryan O'Connor
Reposted by Paul Ryan O'Connor
Voting for the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Awards has been extended to February 1st. Details of how to vote, and eligible stories from your humble correspondent are at the link.
Vote Now (And Tomorrow, Too) — Paul O'Connor
These are the final days to vote for the 2025 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Awards!
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January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Voting for the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Awards has been extended to February 1st. Details of how to vote, and eligible stories from your humble correspondent are at the link.
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"Youths Escape Injury" in three-car collision, Minneapolis (1936)
Photo: Minneapolis Tribune / Hennepin County Library
Photo: Minneapolis Tribune / Hennepin County Library
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Youths Escape Injury" in three-car collision, Minneapolis (1936)
Photo: Minneapolis Tribune / Hennepin County Library
Photo: Minneapolis Tribune / Hennepin County Library
Confessions of an Edgars Judge.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Confessions of an Edgars Judge — Paul O'Connor
Revealing (not quite) all about a year as an Edgars judge.
www.paulryanoconnor.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Confessions of an Edgars Judge.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Seeing the sausage get made inside the Oscars of the mystery business.
Reposted by Paul Ryan O'Connor
Broken Forms, Franz Marc 1914
January 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Broken Forms, Franz Marc 1914