About Ryan W. Bradley

Ryan W. Bradley has fronted a punk band, done construction in the Arctic Circle, managed an independent children's bookstore, and now designs book covers. He is the author of three chapbooks, a story collection, PRIZE WINNERS (Artistically Declined Press, 2011) and a novel, CODE FOR FAILURE (Black Coffee Press, 2012). He received his MFA from Pacific University and lives in Oregon with his wife and two sons.

The Discomfort of the Mirror: Silver Linings Playbook, Bipolar, and Me

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Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.

We Are Not Islands

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When Ryan Bradley was suicidal, he thought he was alone. He was wrong.

We Are All Pussy Riot, We Are All Waiting To Happen

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Pussy Riot’s battle in Russia has revitalized the political backbone of the punk community, but it has also transcended punk.

Un-Defining Manhood

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Men cling to bachelorhood as a defining chapter of their lives, but becoming a husband and father is much more personally defining than being single could ever be, writes Ryan W. Bradley.

There Is No Sterility Parenting

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Every day since Ryan W. Bradley became a father, he has worked at embracing the messiness of life.