SOCIALS

    Author: Ryan Buckley

  1. A one-hour brain dump

    Stream-of-consciousness reflections on California life during the pandemic, neighborhood conversations, and considering leaving the Bay Area.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Sun 27 September 2020
    In:Personal
  2. Three early observations about writing a novel

    Three insights from writing my first novel: character development drives story, fiction flows like dreaming awake, and decision fatigue is real.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Sun 23 August 2020
    In:Personal
  3. Origin story of my protagonist's wife

    Character development exercise: creating the backstory for Jo, the protagonist's wife in my novel, through a childhood food kitchen experience.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Thu 02 July 2020
    In:Personal
  4. My first protagonist's origin story

    Origin story for my novel's protagonist: seven-year-old Ben's Air Jordan disappointment when parents lose income, shaping his adult drive for control.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Tue 30 June 2020
    In:Personal
  5. Ten years of marriage

    Celebrating ten years of marriage: from meeting in Sacramento to Boston to wine country wedding, building family and community in the suburbs.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Fri 12 June 2020
    In:Family
  6. Personal, Perceptible, Practical

    Susan Solomon's framework for solving complex problems: make solutions personal, perceptible, and practical - applied to coronavirus and climate.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Sat 28 March 2020
    In:Personal
  7. How I could be Republican

    Exploring traditional Republican values like conservation, small government, fiscal responsibility, and freedom to find common ground across party lines.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Mon 24 February 2020
    In:Politics
  8. Read Write Play: Q4 2019

    Exploring tree literature, novel writing breakthroughs, and family musical growth in Q4 2019's Read Write Play quarterly roundup.

     By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Thu 16 January 2020
    In:Personal

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