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Inspiration for the Spirit

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Carrie Ryman

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Carrie RymanCarrie Ryman is a writer. She launched her writing career at Kent State University where she studied jouralism. She has written news stories, features, reviews, essays, poetry and prose, musical lyrics, and TV scripts . . . and has submitted work to various online publications. She blogs at Fire and Ice and lives a quiet life in Wisconsin with her husband, David, three cats (a Maine Coon and two shelter kitties), and a red albino cornsnake.

“I want to inspire, educate, and make people laugh and cry with my writing . . . Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays, critiques, music lyrics—I do it all and love every moment of it. I have always been an adventurer in life, eager to try everything at least once, and I use every experience to make my writing richer and more multi-faceted.” —Carrie Ryman

7 poems

A Familiar Taste
baseball love Baseball Love
Goodnight Kiss
home Home Still Exists
Poetry in Motion
Table Inhabitants
Twilight of Summer

Essays by Carrie Ryman

How to Make a Woman Fall in Love
Ten Tips for a Happier Life
ballerinas Pretty
man and woma What to Do When Your Relationship is Not Working Out
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