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Ryan McGill

@ryanpm1

I write things and take photos of stuff. https://www.rmcgillphotos.com/

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There are concentration camps in the USA. People are being disappeared. One facility has 3,500 people, most of them children.

Now, what are we going to do about it?!

16.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 5130 πŸ” 1810 πŸ’¬ 263 πŸ“Œ 73
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NEW: In solidarity with the January 30th ICE OUT ECONOMIC BLACKOUT, @dailybeanspod.com will air tomorrow WITH NO ADS. We've successfully negotiated with all our brands to cancel them. Subscribe for free here: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

29.01.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 6356 πŸ” 2553 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 94
When we watch brutality and call it order, fascism follows | Opinion Fascism has one purpose: power, the writer says. Obedience will not save you.

My recent opinion piece published in Knox News.

bit.ly/466JuWM

28.01.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can’t have guns” says President who has masked gestapo executing citizens with guns.

27.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 2690 πŸ” 624 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 17
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Everything of note I’ve ever written was with Philip Glass’ work in my ears. Profoundly grateful he still shows the strength his pieces always have.

27.01.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.

Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.

Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.

ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

25.01.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 41797 πŸ” 10725 πŸ’¬ 728 πŸ“Œ 328
A man’s insecurities should not diminish women | Opinion Ryan McGill writes: Women's suffrage should not just be celebrated at a museum in Knoxville. It should be shouted in the streets of every city.

My recent Op-Ed in response to a local calling for the repealing of the 19th amendment.

22.11.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve decided, after many mornings of deliberation, to rewrite the book. Strangely, I’m excited and feel at peace with the decision.

Also, here’s a few pictures I took from our recent trip to Paris. Hope you all enjoy and have peace in your life. ❀️

29.08.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Older work I did with Alfred. A friend in Knoxville, TN. www.rmcgillphotos.com/blog-1 β€” I’ve been on a long, sporadic hiatus from non-fiction, public writing. I’m also beginning a new era where I don’t predominantly use pseudonyms.

19.06.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I met my favorite living author a few weeks ago. We got to chatting and at the end, he ripped his agent’s information from his notebook and told me to send my book. Now I hate my book and can’t stop finding small things to β€˜fix’ Just send the damn thing!

21.05.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world recently lost a beautiful and talented person. A person I loved to share time with.

A poem for him.

30.01.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This one is social anxiety

09.12.2024 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another from the Mental Illness photo series. Each photo depicts a particular mental illness and how I see/feel them.

09.12.2024 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed up the mountain

05.12.2024 13:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As we drove further, the blooming flowers of the higher elevations, mountain laurel, rhododendron, burst into existence like some searing need for the earth to show its beauty. As if we should apologize for being amongst it all. --

--Yet another snippet from 'The Social Outings'

03.12.2024 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imposter syndrome hits different when I scroll through agency websites which represent household names. Still send the query. #amquerying

01.12.2024 21:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!!

01.12.2024 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains NP

01.12.2024 15:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning glow in Knoxville, TN

30.11.2024 20:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! Great feeling to have the juices flowing after a long while.

25.11.2024 18:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love varying lengths! I think if the thought feels complete and serves the story, the chapter’s length shouldn’t matter.

25.11.2024 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The wife doing a twirl

25.11.2024 12:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.11.2024 23:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Submitted!

24.11.2024 22:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the exact part of writing a book where you’re just working on your weird little thing, it doesn’t have to be anything yet, it’s both a masterpiece and utterly formless in your head

24.11.2024 18:50 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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Snippet from β€˜The Social Outings’

24.11.2024 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.11.2024 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Submitted!

22.11.2024 16:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Querying my experimental, LitFic/Memoir hybrid and reworking my PoliSci dissertation. Oh, and making a delicious lasagna soup πŸ₯„βœ’οΈ

22.11.2024 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

22.11.2024 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0