Larry Ryals

Joined January 2022

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Pizza Place
Pizza Place takes place in the absurd world of Mama Mao's Szechuan Pizza, where employees struggle with corporate demands and the stresses of the fast food business, sustained by their familial love for each other, despite their internal conflicts.
By Larry Ryals3 years ago in Humor
Viva La...Oh, Wait
We pulled into an outlying Austin 7-11 in our beat-up ’98 Civic just before sunup. I made sure the M-16A2s were secured. Jason plopped 7-11 chimichangas between us.
By Larry Ryals3 years ago in Fiction
E.D. [Epicurean Disappointment]
Lunch Buffet: All You Can Eat $11.99 'til 3:30; sweet! Excited salivation For gourmet sensation "All we got right now is stewed beet."
By Larry Ryals3 years ago in Poets
The Fly
There once was The Fly named Jeff Panned as schlock by fans of SF Rotten Tomatoes said "one star" Yet Jeff demanded an Oscar
By Larry Ryals3 years ago in Poets
Way to Go, Mr. Toscanini...I Mean Mr. Timmons
Marching band was a big part of my life in high school. And not just because it was an easy A. Or that there were always donuts and back issues of Wasting Away in Margaritaville – A Guide to Local Cocktail Lounges in the band director's office. Or that I thought being in band was actually cool and not nerdy. Or that I had no life. Although all those things did play their part.
By Larry Ryals4 years ago in Education
I Don't Care If Your Pet Cemetery IS Fortune 500-listed, I STILL Want to Speak with the Manager!
Maggie, our pet barn owl, was my best friend. I was sure she would be fine in the den while I cleaned her cage. I shrieked in horror when I saw the brown feathers wafting from our newly-purchased 600-horsepower Roomba.
By Larry Ryals4 years ago in Petlife