Archive - IAIN RYAN CONFIDENTIAL

Jim Thompson Connections, Fantastic Planet, and the Winter Grind

THE LIST: The Mark of Cain, The Bear, Note-taking and a band called Failure

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Short Story: GALLAGHER ISLAND

'You reckon the Gallagher brothers are dead?’

Jun 29 •

Agency, Violence, and the Worst Scene in Every Music Biopic

THE LIST: Spy shows, Dylan, Fugazi, Robotham, and Lynch’s bookshelf

Jun 21 •

Long Story: THE DEATH TWINS

"It was a long night, something to survive first and remember forever."

Jun 14 •

Short Story: PROJECTS

We figured ourselves as safe.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

POSTING TO SELF-SOOTHE

THE LIST: Widows (2018), A.I. dread, and Billy Corgan finds The One.

May 31 •

Short Story: GHOST SMOKE

‘It’s on the packet.’

May 25 •

I CLOSED MY EYES AND HEARD ELECTRIC WIZARD

Hard 8: Jarett Kobek, the Transcendental Layer, and Greenlights.

May 18 •

Short Story: THINGS I DID WHEN I WAS DEAD

"He took his pants off, leaving only his shirt."

May 11 •

Short Story: SKULL EYES

‘My fans,’ is how she described them. ‘I do what I can for them.’

May 3 •

April 2025

GENRE-BENDING, SELF-REPLICATING HYBRIDS

Hard 8: Mobland, Buzz's Golf Skills, Aaron Draplin, Orpheus Nine

Apr 27 •

Short Story: COLD FRONT

There was an order to those things, even at their worst.

Apr 20 •

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