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James Ryan
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Writer, critic, occasional toruble-maker; interested in-writes SF/F/H, history in general, entertainment/mass media issues and history
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Protest sign: Caption: BATGTLE WEAPONS READY... Symbols: Erars, iPhone, brain, eyes, nose smelling bull crapping, "I Voted" sticker
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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This would mean a lot more than all of the other "exchanges" so far...
Altered image depicting President Trump receiving the Grammy from Milli Vanilli (who, for those who might not remember that far back, to 1990, after they received their Grammy for Best New Artists had their award revoked when it was discovered they were discovered to have been lip syncing over other talents' vocals)
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Screen grab of headline from nytimes.com: OPINION Thomas L. Friedman To Trump on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It Jan 3, 2026 Caption under screen grab: Considering what happened to everything else Trump has owned, I feel ^really^ sorry for Venezuela...
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Couple of things:

* Saw Peter Asher perform at the City Winery

* To get there, walked through Midtown at the height of Christmas

* Witnessed Santa-Con which inspired this:
TOP: Picture of people doing Santa-Con You better watch out You may want to hide Stay off of the streets For today and tonight Santa-Con is coming around They’re in their red suits Around near and far All of them going Down to the nearest bar Santa-Con is coming around They start around mid morning And party through the night Until they get oh so blotto They become an awful sight… So, you better watch out You may want to hide Stay off of the streets For today and tonight Santa-Con is coming around...
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Top row, left to right: Film posters for THIS IS SPINAL TAP, THE SURE THING, STABD BY ME, and THE PRINCESS BRIDE Second row, left to right: Film posters for WHEN HARRY MET SALLY..., MISERY. A FEW GOOD MEN, and THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT Main Caption: I'll have what he's directing.. Lower Caption: Rob Reiner 1947 - 2025
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Went out into Midtown last night and got inspired by what I saw...
Top of image is crowd getting ready for Santa-Con, over the following set of lyrics to tune of "Santa Clause is Coming to Town": You better watch out You may want to hide Stay off of the streets For today and tonight Santa-Con is coming around They’re in their red suits Around near and far All of them going Down to the nearest bar Santa-Con is coming around They start around mid-morning And party through the night Until they get oh so blotto They become an awful sight… So, you better watch out You may want to hide Stay off of the streets For today and tonight Santa-Con is coming around…
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
Cover of HOWLING MAD by Peter David (1989, Ace Books) Image of a wolf under a full moon looking aghast as he develops human hands (which pretty much gives where this story is going...)
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Top line text: The worst part about elevating his birthday: Image: Waving US flag Bottom line text: We lose Flag Day to him...
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Top: "Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of MAGA...?" Image: The Shadow, mystery man character and pulp legend from the 1930s Bottom: "The SHADOW DOCKET knows..."
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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And now, some calm this weekend…
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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And now, a chance to breathe…
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Black text on white background: 1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood asks: “Are we living in a land where sex and horror are the new gods?" 2025 Everyone hearing the song answers: “Yeah, pretty much…”
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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My interview with Fitz of Writing will drop on Tuesday the 19th at 8:00 PM EST.

Links when it goes live:
Ad card for Fitz of Writing with interview subject's portrait (mine) on left. Text: New Episode 11/19/2025 Red Jenny and the Pirates... Statues to Silence Raging Gail Horror and Speculative Fiction Depth of Experience History Within the Publishing Industry Feathring: James Ryan #JUSTICE4GORGONS
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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URL: politico.com/news/2025/11/13/rubios-diplomats-to-consider-obesity-as-cause-for-rejecting-visas-00650810 Headline from POLITICO: "Rubio instructs US diplomats to consider obesity as a cause for rejecting visas" Subheadline: "White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the guidance is an extension of the administration’s efforts to focus federal spending on US citizens." Byline: "By GREGORY SVIRNOVSKIY and NAHAL TOOSI 11/13/2025 02:37 PM EST" Caption: Fat Shaming is now official US policy! FFS... Signature: https://jamesyanfiction substack com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Thoughts...?
Screen cap in browser of story at nytimes.com (URL at top of pic) of story "Have Halloween Decorations Become Too Scary?" Headline is on the left hand side of the screen, white letters on black background; right hand side of pic shows a clown with sharp teeth and empty eye sockets. (On the page itself, there's a carousel of footage clips that plays in that space.)
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Wishing a Happy Mole Day to everyone who celebra-

Wait, this isn't what that means...?
Picture of the Mole Man, a Marvel Comics villain best known for being the first foe faced by the Fantastic Four. Artist uncredited.
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

My latest, "Ivy, Lichens, and Wallflowers" is in the collection TOIL AND TROUBLE from DCL Publications:

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Cover for TOIL AND TROUBLE by DCL Publications, showing an attractive witch looking in her crystal ball at a handsome man. Cover notes that contents contain stories by Jennifer Patricia O'Keefe, Lynn Hubbard, James Ryan, Cindy Lewis Smith, Juan Christian, and Jae El Foster (who is also credited on the cover as the editor).
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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And now, a moment of calm…
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Cartoon by Ann Telnaes, dated October 1, 2025: Upside down American flag with Trump lifting up and peering out from the red and white stripes of the flag that cross the entire banner (as opposed to sharing space with the blue field) like a peeping Tom or a burglar chasing the joint before the break in. Caption by Telnaes: "THE ACTUAL ENEMY FROM WITHIN"
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Left: Tim Curry as Wadsworth in CLUE Right: Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N. Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
October 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Screencap of X.com post from Karoline Leavitt Leavitt's message: "Democrats must stop demonizing the hertoic men and women of ICE who are just doing their jobs to keep America safe." Image in post: Shield of DHS dwarfed by message "I STAND WITH ICE" Caption beneath screencap: "After all, they were only following orders..."
September 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Picture of Jimmy Kimmel at the wheel of his car. Upper caption: GET IN LOSERS Lower Caption: WE'RE WATCHING JIMMY KIMMEL TONIGHT! (11:30 PM / 10:30 Central) Pic is based on the "Get In Losers" meme, using a line from MEAN GIRLS from which to build a one-line joke...
September 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Yes, we know, but it’s worth pointing it out again.

His whole schtick in a nutshell, folks…
September 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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No New Pictures, Where Are You Mentally?
Extracted molar, in two pieces, mere moments after being removed by the dentist from the mouth
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM