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…Apr 18, 20221Apr 18, 20221
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.Nov 9, 2018Nov 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.Mar 24, 20171Mar 24, 20171
Ryan TrimbleStreet-Sweeping Street DwellerFrank was laid off two years ago because, as his employer told him, he’s a “dinosaur.”Mar 16, 2017Mar 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…Mar 16, 2017Mar 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…Dec 30, 2016Dec 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…Dec 20, 2016Dec 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…Mar 16, 2016Mar 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…Feb 28, 2016Feb 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…Dec 4, 2015Dec 4, 2015