Ryan

Ryan is a professional nerd, teaching engineering in the frozen north. Somewhat less professionally, he is a costumer, author, blacksmith, juggler, gamer, serial enthusiast, and supporter of the Oxford comma. He can be found on twitter and instagram @studentofwhim. If you like what I do here, feel free to leave a tip in my tipjar.

Feminism

RyanDecember 17, 2019
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The Post Paper Bag World

The iconic children’s book Paper Bag Princess is turning forty. The CBC recently ran a story about how important, revolutionary, and…
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Art

RyanNovember 29, 2019
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The Unfettered Joy of Sharing your Art

Our vigorously capitalist society has trouble with the nuances of creative production. Broadly speaking the overriding theme of our modern…
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Fiction

RyanNovember 19, 2019
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Stealing from Wizards Podcast

Curious about Stealing from Wizards but don’t want to buy it? Want to read it to your kids but can’t…
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Fiction

RyanNovember 1, 2019
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Stealing from Wizards now available!

Stealing from Wizards Volume 1: Pickpocketing is now available for both Kindle and Kobo, with paperback print copies from Amazon.…
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Fiction

RyanOctober 4, 2019
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Stealing From Wizards Book Giveaway

I am releasing my new novel, Stealing from Wizards Volume 1: Pickpocketing on November first. You can pre-order the ebook…
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Uncategorized

RyanAugust 28, 2019
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MAL at Dragon Con

Mad Art Lab is going to be at Dragon Con it Atlanta this weekend in the forms of Emily, Jim,…
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Biology

RyanAugust 22, 2019
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TzarNA

How easy would it be to falsify modern-day DNA testing? My piece is a non-fiction murder-mystery style investigation into the…
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Fiction

RyanAugust 1, 2019
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Deepish Impact

Question: How close could someone be to the impact point of a falling orbital object and still live? How close…
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