Literary Crumbs: Poems & Short Stories to Savor by D. Ryan Lafferty

  • Learned Helplessness

    by D. Ryan Lafferty Landon was in the fourth grade the first time that his father noticed the interference. It was a small thing, barely perceivable, but he did perceive it, and it didn’t sit right with him. Not at all. If he were to think about it, and now he often did; he could… Read more

  • All My Children

    by D. Ryan Lafferty On a hot crowded bus on his way to work, Silas slid into the first seat just behind the driver. One block later, the hydraulic hiss punctuated the calm, and on walked his neighbor, James. James was a proud little man and Silas, well, Silas was often forgettable. So forgettable that… Read more

  • Mending Fences

    By D. Ryan Lafferty At one time, Carol and Amy were the closest of friends. Carol the scatter brained type, was a wide-eyed optimist with a passion for the world and everything in it. Each moment was an adventure and she’d marvel at even the most mundane facets of ordinary life. She loved softball, jogging,… Read more

  • The Liar

    By D. Ryan Lafferty It slipped out so easily the first time, he nearly laughed out loud.  David had surprised himself.  For a mere fraction of a second, his mind lurched forward to correct the misstatement out of guilt, like one would reach to catch a falling glass knocked over the precarious edge of a… Read more

  • 2081

    By D. Ryan Lafferty The distinct hum of the highway droned on just past his window, perched above the once scenic river; the trees of Pennsylvania staring back at him from the adjacent bank. Three amber lamps burned like stars in some sort of fiery industrial constellation towering above the not so distant shore. The… Read more

  • Sobriquet

    Duck and cover. So much passive aggression, incoming, steeped in your morning hello. Curves in your body language malign and sear like barbed wire beneath a surface of cool still water. Gently, I’m under fire, taking flack from side-eye artillery. No bayonets or grenades in sight; simply a coffee cup clutched in a manicured hand.I… Read more

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Literary Crumbs: Poems & Short Stories to Savor by D. Ryan Lafferty

Who is D. Ryan Lafferty?

Ryan is a local poet and the author-illustrator of his own children’s’ books, When I Grow Up! and The Adventurous Tale of Tiara Lee. He is a middle school English teacher living in Bordentown, NJ. He holds a doctorate in education and enjoys sharing his books and creative process through school visits and local readings. Feel free to reach out to arrange a visit to your school or youth organization.

Ryan loves creativity in all its forms and hopes that you do too.

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