by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 18, 2025 | columns and editorial, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
The last time I was part of a trend I had to change my glasses. Thick, black horn-rims had forever been my frames of choice because they were so not-in-style. Then in the mid-90s Drew Carey popped into popularity – right along with those thick black glasses. I...
by Ryn Gargulinski | May 11, 2025 | news and features, Stories
Harland with parents Brandon and Ariana Schofield and Grandma Michelle Richard (back left). This story originally appeared in the May 2025 issue of the Cape Coral Sun. While many newly married couples with a newborn may be counting the minutes until they can bring...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 19, 2023 | columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
What two little words fill us with dread as a kid and delight as an adult? Nap time! If you agree, I’m right there with you. And we’re certainly not alone. A notable 34% of American adults take daily naps, as have some of the most magnificent minds in...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 11, 2023 | column, columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
It’s not like we’re out hunting sharks or driving rickshaws for a living, but we writers do have a few unique hazards that come with the job. No, we’re not talking about sitting for hours on end or our penchant for eating things like Doritos for dinner when we’re in...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 6, 2023 | column, columns and editorial, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
If you ever want to kill off perfectionism in your writing, move to New Mexico and write a news story about gas prices. Or at least that’s how I did it. Granted, it was at a time when filling your tank didn’t cost more than your mortgage payment. So the story was a...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Oct 5, 2023 | columns and editorial, life, life improvement tips, Stories, writing
Amy Tan had Bubba Zo. E.B. White had Minnie. Stephen King had Marlowe. And I currently have dogs Reggie and Elmo, successors of Phoebe and Sawyer. While I’ve had a handful of pets that ranged from rambunctious goats to award-winning rats, nothing fuels a writer’s soul...
