Ryan Ritchie

Teacher, nap taker, cat lover.

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My first story for @LAist highlights a few of the 23 cups of tea I drank recently with my mom. Please click the link to tell me how much we look alike.

https://t.co/pTbCE42N1Z

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I had a shot of @JustMadeJuice's #GreenTeaGinsengEnergy wellness shot and lived to tell about it. (I haven't had #caffeine in at least a decade). @RFTCRFTC #TraderJoe's @NatProdExpo @descendents

Caffeine: A Timeline https://t.co/LYuXkoKsCC

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I begin Substack 2026 with a sad post about a friend who died far too soon.
Will Talk Soon https://t.co/zz0RSuvEDt

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'Tis the season for certain relatives and friends to remind you they don't know how to use an apostrophe.

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Orange County friends! I am reading December 3 at Arvida Book Co. Please come say hello and hear about how I got roofied in Japan.

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"What if I had followed my dream?" I ask myself whenever I'm in Hollywood. https://t.co/4W9ygvseZN

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I saw my all-time favorite band for the eighth time since October 2022. This review covers them (@RFTCRFTC ) and somehow mentions @PriceIsRight.

The Name of the Band is Rocket from the Crypt https://t.co/MeqwKtqkSf

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I reviewed an @oasis show. Kind of.

https://t.co/clD2ytmbMC

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My latest short story references #Portland, @PIXIES , #StoneRoses, #JohnColtrane, #theCramps and #theCure. Isn't #fiction fun?

https://t.co/ozrkDfaYem

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My new Substack post is my first foray into fiction (on that site, anyway). Please read and let me know what you think.
https://t.co/FP3gZbJqs2

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I started a #Substack. So far I have two posts (with audio!). The first post has a #KoolKeith reference, while the second post is about my three interactions with #BrianWilson from #TheBeachBoys.

Please take a look and let me know your thoughts.

https://t.co/eOZOx0yM8e

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I had 15 non-alcoholic drinks and two kava gummies for a @LAmag story, which made me "sober wasted." https://t.co/v4Cm6r7KCT

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I had three poems published by Literary Veganism. One poem is about a spider. The other two poems, naturally, are about cats.

https://t.co/OKh2Teqjyw

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@ReadTeachWrite Coming soon! (hopefully)

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Do you want to read about the time I got roofied in #Tokyo? If so, you are in luck because I have a story in @ribshots' new book Hell On Wheels - Revised on @UHellPress, which features stories by @Jello_Biafra_, @swamijohnreis, @EerieVon777 and many more.

https://t.co/8ZH0h65gJE

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One of my first interviews as a reporter was also one of my worst. I've waited more than two decades to tell the story and to publicly apologize to @thedamned's @CaptainSensible, who deserved better from me. Photos by @ribshots @LAmag
https://t.co/aAh4DZdBQY

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Bill Walton was so cool about our excitement. Thanks for the memories and rest easy, Bill.

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Maybe three minutes after these pictures were taken, my brother @ritchie_sean and I were in the restroom at #PauleyPavilion still excitedly talking about how we had just met #BillWalton, who was announcing a @UCLAMBB game we had attended. Sean and I kept saying

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"Bill!" because we couldn't believe we had just met him. Then the door swung open and it was him. He had heard what we were shouting and responded with, "I'm Bill!" I would have been mortified had anyone else heard us yelling their name after asking them for a picture, but

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My latest essay for @kevinmd details the struggles I have with diabetic gastroparesis and the concerns I feel when I have to cancel plans with friends.
https://t.co/SPNeXSO8Ve