Hi everybody! This is Ryan. Last night Dr. Cauthen told me to post this to the blog. Last year I had an essay published in Los Angeles Times' "L.A. Affairs" column. The story is now part of a book published by Los Angeles Times that is out this month and to promote the book the paper last Saturday ran what it called "10 of the best L.A. Affairs columns of all time." The link is below. My story is second ("The date was going great, until I asked for a kiss). https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-02-10/the-new-la-affairs-book-is-here

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