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Jon Ryan

Jon Ryan is a writer from upstate New York who believes every problem can be solved with the right movie quote, delivered at exactly the wrong moment. He enjoys films, TV shows, and music, and is the proud author of several writing projects that have been listed as 'coming soon' for longer than some film franchises. He has no idea what else to write here, which, given the whole writing thing, is a little embarrassing.

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Selected story, The Dark Mile 2026SilenceThe first sound was a scream.

Jon Ryan, these are yours: images to post on Instagram, Facebook or anywhere else, and a badge for your website. Instagram posts can't hold a link, so the images say where to read the story. The badges link straight to it.

Silence, Selected story, instagram post size — **Instagram post**4:5, the size the feed shows largest

Silence, Selected story, story size — **Story**9:16, for Instagram and Facebook Stories

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