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“About, Briefly, Me”—A small ego blurb

As of February, 2012, I have this to say about myself: Dan Ryan earned BA in Journalism from Lehigh University in 1987, but has only gotten serious about publishing creative work in the last year. In the past, he has at various times been a private investigator, a market research journalist, and a public school [...]

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by on February 7, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in "About, Briefly, Me"--Read First, Abiko Free Press, Brisbane, California, Henry's Jug Of The Last, Jack Move, Kamiya Bar, Kizuna: Fiction for Japan, Quakebook, Scholars & Rogues, Tokyo in the Underbrush
Posted by Dan Ryan on February 7, 2012

http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2012/02/07/about-briefly-mea-small-ego-blurb/

It Is Good To Say Thanks To Nice People Because It Makes Them Feel Nice—A small editorial gratitude

It’s a hell of a thing getting some of your self esteem back after spending the better part of a decade wondering if you had any left. Please understand that most of where that comes from is the fact that I was a full-time American public school substitute teacher from November of 1998 until June [...]

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by on October 8, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in "Part of the New America", Henry's Jug Of The Last, It Is Good To Say Thanks To Nice People..., Jack Move, Japan Earthquake 03/11/11, Kamiya Bar, Kizuna: Fiction for Japan, Quakebook, Scholars & Rogues, Tokyo in the Underbrush
Posted by Dan Ryan on October 8, 2011

http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/10/08/it-is-good-to-say-thanks-to-nice-people-because-it-makes-them-feel-nicea-small-editorial-gratitude/

Kamiya Bar—A Small Story

The old timers had been going there for over one hundred years, and I was finally back after more than twenty. It was Kamiya Bar, in the Asakusa part of Tokyo, and it was the oldest western-style bar in the city. Western as in high ceilings, with wood-veneer wall panels, chrome light fixtures and those [...]

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by on January 21, 2010  •  Permalink
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Posted by Dan Ryan on January 21, 2010

http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2010/01/21/kamiya-bar%e2%80%94a-small-story/