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About me - Ryan Simmons

The time has come! the walrus said,

To speak of many things,

Of shoes and ships and ceiling wax,

Of cabbages and kings!

And why the sea is boiling hot,

And whether pigs have wings.

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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Who should take a stand against abusive child labor being used in Congo to dig out coltan?
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Who should take a stand against abusive child labor being used in Congo to dig out Coltan?The Congo has been a favorite kettle for Western civil rights activists for decades. It allows them to incessantly call it black, ignoring the fact that they happen to live in the pot. Yes, there is child labor in the Congo, the by-produ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction
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Right About ThereI get off the module around midnight. No one speaks as we enter the airlock, or as we cross the companionway to the terminal. The air is stale and hot; it stings my eyes. Inside, people are stiff and gray. They know exactly where they have to go, when they have to be there, and how to get there. There is no d... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Falling in love
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Bronx Park in JulyThe bridge rose lazily from the south bank of the river, curving with a mute sigh over the water, which at this time of year was clear and brisk; from there it settled curiously down to the north bank. Leaves lay scattered along the bridge, piled on the sides and shoved into the narrow criss-crossing cracks ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Horror
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In Voluptas MorsNight! She rode swiftly down upon the moor, as still and precious as the brittle heather. A veil of shadows hid from view Her tender face. She tip-toed amongst the grass and bracken, crying "Hush! Hush!" above the nests of clever grouse and meadow pipit. A lonely nightjar sung his sorrow to the stars. A dark m... More..

Travel > Caribbean & Atlantic Travel destinations: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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It is on the 20th of January, when much of the United States is held in the grip of another long, icy winter, that San Juan becomes hottest. Sebastian, a saint and martyr in the Christian tradition, brought comfort and food to those persecuted by the Emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century C.E. When the Roman authorities grew t... More..

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