Ryan (He/Him) is an English/Creative writing Graduate from Missouri State University. He is a photographer, filmmaker, writer, and veteran. His work is available or forthcoming in Writing Lifeworlds: An Anthology of Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction Magazine, Night Picnic Journal, and Microfiction Monday Magazine. Ryan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Pyre Magazine. He lives in South West Missouri with his wife and daughters and their menagerie of domesticated animals. You can find Ryan online: TikTok @ryanthomaslabee Instagram: @oh_that_ryan