Poetic Outlaws

"The new bull of meaning" in literature, poetry, and critical book reviews.

I'm a poet, self-help author, novelist, kettlebell athlete, and pop culture nerd. Likely you know me from one of these descriptions if you're here. Hopefully, I'll share the rest of my world with you.

My personal Substack

New writing on landscape, music, books, folklore, psychedelia, the natural world and other misty magical things outside the mainstream.

Unraveling creativity and life purpose at the crossroads of nonduality and the daemon muse. Tapping the inner genius by embracing the unknown. Insights for writers, seekers, and spiritual wanderers by a seasoned author and educator.

Small-batch, hand-crafted, artisanal. From bestselling author and OG podcaster Chris Ryan.

Exclusive fiction too out-there for prime time, by the author of Fight Club. Writing lessons. Lurid back story.

The reader is my notebook

Politics. Culture. Sanity.