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Ryan Frawley

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Scar is a powerful meditation on death, love, loss, identity, family and the terrifying ecstasy of madness.

2011

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My Best Articles of 2021

A completely subjective, biased, opinionated list

Jan 16, 2022

My Best Articles of 2021

Jan 16, 2022

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My Best Articles of 2020

Stories from a static year

Jan 4, 2021

My Best Articles of 2020

Jan 4, 2021

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Ellemeno

Why Some Battles Aren’t Meant to Be Won

Entropy and rising water spare none of us

3h ago

A crowd of people standing in flood waters with colorful plastic coverings on their shoes.

3h ago

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The Generator

The Machines Aren’t Intelligent, but Are We Any Smarter?

Technology is amoral; we’re not

Nov 11

Close up of humanoid robot’s hand

Nov 11

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The Narrative Arc

My Friend Made Millions and All I got Was Inner Peace

Love your fate — even if it costs you dearly

Nov 5

European stone circle.

Nov 5

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Globetrotters

France’s Prehistoric Art and the Cave You Can Never Leave

Niaux Cave is the home we all secretly know

Oct 28

Photo of prehistoric cave paintings of bison and deer on the wall of a cave.

Oct 28

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Counter Arts

Living a Good Life Is About What You DON’T Have

Would you be happy owning nothing?

Oct 27

Sign in window saying For Rent with a phone number

Oct 27

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Globetrotters

A Lesson in Excess at France’s Most Unhinged Restaurant

Sometimes, being way too much is never enough

Oct 18

Dark wood-panelled door to Les Grands Buffets restaurant in France with statue outside.

Oct 18

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The Memoirist

The Question All Lovers Should Ask Themselves

How to have a love a saint would envy

Oct 8

Stained glass window showing Jesus and saints

Oct 8

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The Narrative Arc

Finding Our Way Home — Whether We Want to or Not

Here, the rain will always smell like exile

Oct 7

Interior of a bus in the United Kingdom on a rainy day

Oct 7

Ryan Frawley

Ryan Frawley

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Novelist. Essayist. Former entomologist. Now a full-time writer exploring travel, art, philosophy, psychology, and science. www.ryanfrawley.com

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