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  1. I'm now an adjunct!

    Becoming an adjunct business professor at DVC, where my grandfather once performed in choir, to teach digital marketing and bring real-world experience to students.

    By:Ryan Buckley
    On:Sat 24 October 2020
    In:Personal

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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