Ryan Placchetti, WEbooker of the WEek, Does Not Fight Bears
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If you’ve been paying close attention to WEbook in the past few weeks, you may have
noticed this guy, Ryan_Placchetti,
going around writing about how
to fight a bear. Well, it turns out
that Ryan has never
actually fought a bear. He says so right
here in the first sentence of his submission to 101
Things Every Man Should Know How to Do: “I'm going to preface this article by pointing out that I have never
actually fought a bear.” That’s right. Ryan is not a superhuman
bear-wrestling machine. I’m not sure
he’s even ever seen a bear. Sorry to
disappoint you.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that Ryan writes a mean
sentence, an even meaner paragraph, and a downright vicious article. His poetry
isn’t too cuddly, either. I first
noticed Ryan over at
101
Things Every Man Should Know How to Do. He also has his own project, a collection of 20-29
poems from writers ages 20-29ish, and you’ll find him all over WEbook, helping other writers refine their
work with his insightful feedback.
“Wait a second, Melissa. You’re saying he’s never fought a bear, and he’s a poet – and now he’s insightful, too?”
Yep, that’s what I’m saying. But don’t jump to conclusions. Ryan is no ivory tower
lightweight. He just completed a six-year
stint in the Army as a signals intelligence analyst, including 12 months in
to West Chester University, where
he’ll study English and creative writing.
As of today, Ryan is the first recipient of the
soon-to-be-heralded title: WEbooker of
the WEek. Props and benefits include a
new WEbook T-shirt, future public recognition
and esteem, and crazy bragging rights. If you find yourself in Philly, keep your eyes peeled for a prodigiously
talented young writer wearing a WEbook
T-shirt, and give that man a pat on the back.
In addition to his work on WEbook,
Ryan has a blog, Perish The Reason,
and he’s writing the second draft of a novel about a schizophrenic Army
Private, which he started when he was in
Things Facebook Group, he’s posted
dozens of things every man should know how to do after learning how
to fight a bear. We’re looking
forward to his next WEbook submissions with
anticipation.
-- Melissa
2 comments
A WEbook T-shirt! Serious? Cool.
ReplyDeleteThe bookstore should sell coffee mugs to go along with Pandora.
I'm sure that if he ever met a bear, he'd win!
I appreciate your good faith estimate of my masculine prowess.
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