by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 22, 2021 | And Ampersand
Don’t squander that which remains. Honor the past. Embrace the present. Seize the future. Let’s do this now, together. And Ampersand remains available for preorder below. Preorder Now And Ampersand: Short Stories on Endings and Beginnings (of a Sort) is...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 20, 2021 | And Ampersand, Publicity
I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed for author Neda Aria’s “Writer vs. Writer” series. In it, I explore what went into And Ampersand, what didn’t go into And Ampersand, and what readers can look forward to when they read this...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 19, 2021 | And Ampersand
What does magic mean to you? Whatever it means—however it feels—you likely know the feeling, that moment of innocence lost, the sharing of words better left unsaid. These are points of no return, of horrible devastation and insurmountable grief. But within these...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 18, 2021 | And Ampersand, Book Review, On Writing
If you’re a longtime reader (or listener) of mine, you know 2020 was a year of reckoning, identity-wise. Who did I want to be as a writer? Who did I want to be as, you know, a regular old person? As one might have expected, when the clock struck midnight on the...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 16, 2021 | And Ampersand, Book Review
I’ve long struggled to embrace success, but when advance praise like this rolls in, it’s hard to not hold it close. Minimalist and visceral, these American literary short stories address the themes of fatality, mortality and the continuum of existence....
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 15, 2021 | And Ampersand
In case you missed the memo, 2021 is going to be a great year for books. I like to think And Ampersand will be part of what makes 2021 a fantastic year in the world of indie publishing, but if you’re not a short story person, there are still plenty of reasons to...