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
https://www.paulryanoconnor.com/stories
French Connection (1971)
February 13, 2026 at 4:21 AM
French Connection (1971)
Getting my daily word goal like pulling teeth tonight.
February 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Getting my daily word goal like pulling teeth tonight.
My recent judging efforts earned a mention in the newsletter of the Southern California newsletter for the Mystery Writers of America.
This is as close as I'll get to an Edgar.
This is as close as I'll get to an Edgar.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
My recent judging efforts earned a mention in the newsletter of the Southern California newsletter for the Mystery Writers of America.
This is as close as I'll get to an Edgar.
This is as close as I'll get to an Edgar.
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Outline is the right kind of tight, I know my characters but can still be surprised by them, notes organized and research internalized. There's no avoiding it any longer. Writing on next novel begins now. Up and at 'em. #writinglife #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Outline is the right kind of tight, I know my characters but can still be surprised by them, notes organized and research internalized. There's no avoiding it any longer. Writing on next novel begins now. Up and at 'em. #writinglife #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
My #shortstories page is always up to date, with the dozen stories I've sold so far, and the many more to come. Links to online stories and print publications -- all in one place. Please drop by and take a look!
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
My #shortstories page is always up to date, with the dozen stories I've sold so far, and the many more to come. Links to online stories and print publications -- all in one place. Please drop by and take a look!
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
paulryanoconnor.com/stories
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Low 70sF and sunny in north county San Diego today, meaning I can write outside. And that's not nothing.
January 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Low 70sF and sunny in north county San Diego today, meaning I can write outside. And that's not nothing.
Watched:
(Elevator To The Gallows)
(Elevator To The Gallows)
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Watched:
(Elevator To The Gallows)
(Elevator To The Gallows)
Happy birthday, King.
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Happy birthday, King.
The Hourglass is on the air!
Mystery, comics, movies, and science fiction podcasts and videos, direct from Hourglass secret headquarters!
www.paulryanoconnor.com/new-page
Mystery, comics, movies, and science fiction podcasts and videos, direct from Hourglass secret headquarters!
www.paulryanoconnor.com/new-page
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Hourglass is on the air!
Mystery, comics, movies, and science fiction podcasts and videos, direct from Hourglass secret headquarters!
www.paulryanoconnor.com/new-page
Mystery, comics, movies, and science fiction podcasts and videos, direct from Hourglass secret headquarters!
www.paulryanoconnor.com/new-page
New Year, same circus.
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
New Year, same circus.
Going to defy my pessimism and assert next year is going to be a banger.
Speak it into existence.
Happy new year, all.
Speak it into existence.
Happy new year, all.
December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Going to defy my pessimism and assert next year is going to be a banger.
Speak it into existence.
Happy new year, all.
Speak it into existence.
Happy new year, all.
Watched:
(Echoes From A Somber Empire)
(Echoes From A Somber Empire)
December 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Watched:
(Echoes From A Somber Empire)
(Echoes From A Somber Empire)
Brigitte Bardot in Contempt. RIP.
December 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Brigitte Bardot in Contempt. RIP.
Once each year I take out my favorite holiday photo.
This is the energy found in the best opening lines of crime fiction.
This is the energy found in the best opening lines of crime fiction.
December 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Once each year I take out my favorite holiday photo.
This is the energy found in the best opening lines of crime fiction.
This is the energy found in the best opening lines of crime fiction.
Watched:
(Daimajin)
(Daimajin)
December 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Watched:
(Daimajin)
(Daimajin)
Watched (double feature):
December 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Watched (double feature):