Ryan TrimbleThe Unique Joy of WordleWordle is unique in that it’s an addiction you can’t indulge to your detriment. It’s like one of those after-dinner chocolate mints you get…8 min read·Apr 18, 2022--1--1
Ryan TrimbleUp In Tobacco SmokeJoplin blew out a hit. The smoke hung and twisted in the sunlight, and he studied it there, as if looking for an answer or sign.10 min read·Nov 9, 2018----
Ryan TrimbleinDigital CulturistAd-Supported Digital Media is a Threat to DemocracyHow advertisers commodify your attention and undermine the democratic nature of the web.8 min read·Mar 24, 2017--1--1
Ryan TrimbleStreet-Sweeping Street DwellerFrank was laid off two years ago because, as his employer told him, he’s a “dinosaur.”3 min read·Mar 16, 2017----
Ryan TrimbleWhy Drug Addicts Should Get High On The Pink CloudWhen a drug addict gets clean, he experiences a whole new high. This is convenient, given that the addict’s primary reason for not getting…6 min read·Mar 16, 2017----
Ryan TrimbleNatural Light, Single-Paned GlassI met Willy while riding my bike on a rural road in central Utah. A thorn had flattened my tire and, after making a couple calls with…6 min read·Dec 30, 2016----
Ryan TrimbleMark began pedaling three years ago after his wife died.His bike is a Walmart special (Mark’s words), and it weighs over 100 pounds loaded up (my estimate). It has five rusty gears, and sloppy…2 min read·Dec 20, 2016----
Ryan TrimbleI Get To Go For Walks“I got cancer in my leg when I was 16, but the doctors were able to save me and keep it from spreading. I got a prosthetic when I was…2 min read·Mar 16, 2016----
Ryan TrimbleAn Open Letter to Loved Ones“No, my friends, I have grown to understand that it is not our enemies, but our friends and lovers, who keep us from our destinies. I must…6 min read·Feb 28, 2016----
Ryan TrimbleSelf-Radicalization and The Advance of TerrorismSyed Rizwan Farook, one of the now-dead suspects in the San Bernardino shooting, was born in Illinois, raised in California, graduated…2 min read·Dec 4, 2015----