Ryan Mims
@ryanroomims.bsky.social
Union Organizer, amateur artist, self-published author, and my son’s favorite Dungeon Master.
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Ryan Mims
@ryanroomims.bsky.social
· Sep 16
I have two books out. Working on a third.
A Midnight Train to Everywhere is a ghost story that can feel a bit like C.S. Lewis meets Stephen King and Easy Prey is a vampire story that is a violent political satire on the way society treats homelessness.
Both are available in print and ebooks.
A Midnight Train to Everywhere is a ghost story that can feel a bit like C.S. Lewis meets Stephen King and Easy Prey is a vampire story that is a violent political satire on the way society treats homelessness.
Both are available in print and ebooks.
“If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.”
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet,write it.”
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
“I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.”
-Piers Anthony
-Piers Anthony
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
“I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.”
-Piers Anthony
-Piers Anthony
This connects to the administration’s attempts to eliminate federal employee unions.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This connects to the administration’s attempts to eliminate federal employee unions.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
They want to outsource for profit.
They want to silence the voices of workers that speak up.
They view government as a business instead of a service to the country.
They care about profits over of people.
The administration continues to attack the 1st amendment. This is outrageous.
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a Friday post on X that Lemon was arrested alongside three others "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The administration continues to attack the 1st amendment. This is outrageous.
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
#usa #resist #nokings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“The idea I had, the underlying theme, was that just because somebody is different doesn’t make them better. ... That seems to be the worst thing in human nature: We tend to dislike people who are different than we are.”
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“The idea I had, the underlying theme, was that just because somebody is different doesn’t make them better. ... That seems to be the worst thing in human nature: We tend to dislike people who are different than we are.”
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
— Stan Lee
#spiderman #acrylicpainting #stanlee #marvel #fanart #comicbooks
“I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.”
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly.”
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
-Edgar Rice Burroughs
They cannot be allowed to hold their positions after their blatant lies.
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
AFGE demands resignations of Noem, Miller following member’s slaying
The nation’s largest federal employee union said key leaders involved in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and dissent “defamed” VA nurse Alex Pretti by erroneously describing him as...
www.govexec.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They cannot be allowed to hold their positions after their blatant lies.
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
#dhs #ice
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
“My advice to “up and coming writers” is, don't write at first for anyone but yourself. It doesn't matter how many or how few universities one goes to, what matters is what one learns, either at universities or by oneself.”
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“My advice to “up and coming writers” is, don't write at first for anyone but yourself. It doesn't matter how many or how few universities one goes to, what matters is what one learns, either at universities or by oneself.”
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”-Ernest Hemingway
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”-Ernest Hemingway
Reposted by Ryan Mims
"I think if you have a good story, people will be into it regardless of its overall genre." Andy Weir
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
"I think if you have a good story, people will be into it regardless of its overall genre." Andy Weir
Great article by @kimkelly.bsky.social
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
A Piece of Work | Kim Kelly
Workers can no longer count on the Department of Labor.
thebaffler.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Great article by @kimkelly.bsky.social
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
Also, buy her book it’s a great read.
thebaffler.com/latest/a-pie...
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The violence is intentional. The Trump administration wants people to be hurt and Trump wants people to know that he can kill people with impunity. This was his dream.
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
#ice #maga #usa #nokings
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"
#ice #maga #usa #nokings
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.”
George Lucas
George Lucas
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.”
George Lucas
George Lucas
I thought COVID sucked, but we have a new epidemic in this country. It has turned conservatives into bootlickers and sycophants that fold up faster than a Gadsden Flag manufactured in China.
1/3
1/3
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I thought COVID sucked, but we have a new epidemic in this country. It has turned conservatives into bootlickers and sycophants that fold up faster than a Gadsden Flag manufactured in China.
1/3
1/3
“When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.”
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 AM
“When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.”
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“It is the first line that gives the inspiration and then it’s like riding a bull. Either you just stick with it, or you don’t."
-Bob Dylan
-Bob Dylan
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“It is the first line that gives the inspiration and then it’s like riding a bull. Either you just stick with it, or you don’t."
-Bob Dylan
-Bob Dylan
"I end each chapter with a cliffhanger, resolution, a turn, a reveal, a new wrinkle ... something that will make you want to read the next chapter of that character."George R.R. Martin
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"I end each chapter with a cliffhanger, resolution, a turn, a reveal, a new wrinkle ... something that will make you want to read the next chapter of that character."George R.R. Martin
“I can’t always write on command, but I can always work on a project. If the words aren’t flowing or I’ve run afoul plot indecision, I’ll tinker with the worldbuilding until I get a burst of inspiration again.”
Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
“I can’t always write on command, but I can always work on a project. If the words aren’t flowing or I’ve run afoul plot indecision, I’ll tinker with the worldbuilding until I get a burst of inspiration again.”
Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”