Hey, my name is Ryan. I wrote a novel called Nimrod which I hope you’ll check out. I’m deep into the process of writing my second one, Thing of the Past, but having Nimrod published and trying to think of ways to promote it inspired me to create a blog. This is a great way for me to share some of my more immediate thoughts. Writing novels is both a lot of fun and very fulfilling but it takes so long and sometimes I want to write something like: 

How Matt LeBlanc Became One of My Favorite Actors Post-Friends

which

1) is not fit for a novel, and

2) I don’t want to spend much time on because once I start editing it, I’ll realize that they are thoughts that should remain in my head rather than being put onto the page. So this is a way of shutting off my editing brain and diving into my stream of consciousness thoughts, like a longform Twitter. 

The plan for this blog is to put out one essay per month and then weekly I’ll write a post of recommendations of things I enjoy that I think you (yes, you) might as well. I’m obsessed with music, books, tv shows, and now I’ve even been dipping my toes in the graphic novel waters. Many of these things that I love are criminally underrated so my way of righting the wrongs of the universe is to write some blog posts that very few will ever read. Noble, huh? Anyway, I’ve had blogs before which ran until I lost interest and/or forgot the login info leading me to move onto something else (usually blathering on to my wife about the things I love). Best laid plans, right? So let’s see how far we get with this one. Over/under: 2 years. Head over to your favorite online betting site and take the under. My blog posts may be painstakingly long but my attention span is rather short.  

A Hardcore Heart
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A Hardcore Heart

There’s an unwritten rule in punk rock: if someone falls down in the pit, you pick them up. Our punk rock brother, Jesse Malin, has fallen and now it’s time for us to pick him up.

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Book Release Party
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Book Release Party

Join me for the official Nimrod Release Party at the Asbury Book Cooperative Sunday September 18th.

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This Was the Scene Podcast
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This Was the Scene Podcast

Ryan Roberts talks with This Was the Scene podcast about Nimrod, Nowhere Fast, and everything in between.

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Growing Old with Green Day
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Growing Old with Green Day

Green Day is the band that changed my life back in 1994 and is still my favorite band to this day. But that’s not to say we didn’t hit some bumps along the road. This is the story of my on-again off-again relationship with my favorite band.

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LISTEN WATCH READ
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LISTEN WATCH READ

Each week I plan to write a post with recommendations for things that I believe deserve your time. In each post I’ll include a recommendation for music, a TV series or movie, and a book. I’m not great at writing reviews. It’s not always easy for me to say why I like something, only that I do. So some will be short and sweet, simply an urge to check something out and where to find it while others might tell you why I think it’s worthy of your time. Who knows. Really this is an exercise to keep this blog active while also promoting things I love as I think it’s important to promote what’s great, not what you hate.

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