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- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Laura Nevils and Books & Barrels
Ryan Nichols meets Books & Barrels owner Laura Nevils in downtown Longview and covers how the bookstore supports readers, local authors, events, and community.
- ArticleRebuild
Fighting Shadows Is Open for Pre-Order. Read the Price Twice.
The book has a door now. Fighting Shadows pre-orders are live direct from Ryan's site: $17.76 launch digital, $79 signed paperback, 250 copy Founding Supporter run.
- ArticleRebuild
The Free Door on My Book Page Is Still Open
Fighting Shadows offers the opening chapter free before you buy anything. Why I built the book page to show the work first, and why the counters did not move.
- ArticleRebuild
Amazon Gets My Book Last. My Readers Get It First.
Fighting Shadows sells direct from my own site before it ever reaches Amazon. The real pre-order counts, why I sell direct, and one price mismatch I found.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall Public Library's Last Book Sale of the Year Runs November 6 to 14
Marshall Public Library's last book sale of 2026 runs Nov. 6 to 14. Hours, the Friends of a Public Library, and free November events. Shared by Ryan Nichols.
- ArticleRebuild
Two More People Bought a Book That Still Has No Date
Fifty five people pre-ordered Fighting Shadows from a page that refuses to name a ship date and tells you which parts are memory and which are paper.
- ArticleRebuild
I Labeled My Own Book Before Anybody Else Could
Fighting Shadows says which parts are documented and which parts are my memory. People think that weakens a story. It is the opposite. Here is why.
- ArticleOp-ed
Weaponized: Lawfare in Harrison County, and the Lawyer I Can't Find
I believe Harrison County's government has been weaponized against me — multiple charges, a civil suit, and no attorney in East Texas willing to take my case. Here is what lawfare looks like up close, and how you can help me keep fighting.
- ArticleRebuild
No Ship Date. Full Refund. Fifty Three People Paid Anyway.
I refused to invent a release date for Fighting Shadows. Fifty three people pre-ordered anyway. Why removing risk beats manufacturing urgency.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should One Library Book Cost a Texas School an Entire Letter Grade?
Texas leaders may tie school library compliance to A through F ratings. Here are the strongest arguments for protecting children and preserving honest grades.
- ArticleRebuild
The Price Is a Date. The Name Stays Yours.
Fighting Shadows pre-orders run $17.76, $79, and $250. Why the bottom rung is a year, and why the man who publishes everything set his own checkout default to private.
- ArticleRebuild
The Hardest Part of Fighting Shadows Is the Cut List
Everybody asks what goes in the book. Nobody asks what comes out. The rules that decide what gets cut from Fighting Shadows, and why the cut list is the book.
- ArticleRebuild
My Book Finally Has a Price on Every Page
A thing with no price is a thing you are still allowed to quit. On the Fighting Shadows banner, the priced shelf, and what I could not verify.
- ArticleBook
They Tried To Bury Me. I'm Writing It Down. The Book Is Called Fighting Shadows.
They had years to write their version of me. I am taking mine back. One page at a time. I am writing a book. It is called Fighting Shadows. And I want to tell you what it is, and what it is not, before anybody else tells you for me. ## What
- ArticleRebuild
I Am Writing Fighting Shadows in Order. That Is the Only Rule.
Ryan Nichols on the method behind his book: written chronologically, from records instead of memory, and never letting the man on the page be smarter than he was.
- ArticleEast Texas
A Free Ride to the VA for East Texas Veterans
Ryan Nichols shares how East Texas veterans in Gregg, Harrison and Marion counties can book a free GoVET ride to the Shreveport VA, plus Marion County VSO hours.
- ArticleNews
What Longview Residents Need to Know Before Labor Day Monday
Longview city offices, transit, and the library close for Labor Day. Here is what resumes Tuesday and what residents can do at Teague Park Monday.
- ArticleReflection
I Am Not Writing Fighting Shadows to Get Even
People assume the book is my revenge. It is not. Fighting Shadows is not a knife. It is a record. There is a difference, and the difference is the whole reason I am writing it. **Revenge forgets. A record remembers.** Revenge is loud and th
- ArticleBook
Fighting Shadows: The Manuscript Is Finished
A long road, a grateful heart, and a first look coming soon.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
My Own Book Page Is Running a Sale on Nothing
My book page shows the same price twice, so it advertises a discount of zero. The fix is not remembering harder. It is a component that refuses to lie.
- ArticleThe Work
The Send Log Said Done. The Counter Said Six.
I promised 34 paying customers a PDF and sent it. Six clicked, two of those links arrived cut in half. Sending is not delivering, and here is how to find the table that tells you the truth.
- ArticleBusiness
Facebook Sent Twice the Clicks. X Sent Every Sale.
Seven book orders in seven days. Six came from X, one from Google, zero from Facebook. I pulled the numbers off my own server and published what they said, including the part that made me look dumb.
- ArticleThe Work
Every Dollar Posted in Public. The Open Book Standard.
A mission platform with a public ledger, sponsorship down to a 60 cent pair of reading glasses, and a permanent 509 photo archive.
- ArticleRebuild
The Plumber Who Tells You to Go Get Other Estimates
Streety Plumbing prints Master Plumber License M-38762 on its home page, then tells you to get multiple estimates. Here is the seven question hire check.
- ArticleRebuild
The Comeback Ledger
They wrote me off in ink. I decided to answer in receipts. When people count you out, they do it loud. When you come back, you do it in the ledger. Not the noise. The ledger. The running list of things you actually built while they were bus
- PhotoInvestigative Journal
Mother's Day at My Church. The Story Being Told In Public Isn't What Happened.
Ryan Nichols' first-hand account of the Mother's Day 2026 church-parking-lot incident in East Texas — and the blanket social-media gag order he says is unconstitutional and is challenging.
- ArticleNews
Longview’s Free Babygarten Gives Babies and Caregivers a Place to Begin
Longview Public Library hosts free Babygarten Story Time today at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 2, with songs, a short story, play, and caregiver connection.
- ArticleRebuild
The comeback ledger, quarter three
284 published articles, 112 in July alone, zero missing share images. My honest quarter three ledger, plus the 40 minute method to run your own.
- ArticleMotivation
Do One Thing You Can Point To: The One Visible Win Method
Use the One Visible Win method to finish something meaningful before noon: a practical 30-minute Build, Close, Record exercise for rebuilding momentum.
- ArticleBook
Book Release Date Announcement!
I am closing in on a final release date, and will post that here soon! Just wanted you all to know that I am working on the book actively, and cannot wait to share some of these stories with you.
- ArticleOp-ed
They Put Me in a Cell for Speaking. Here's What Harrison County Just Did.
Ryan Nichols was jailed in Harrison County after his bond was revoked and doubled to a $10,000 cash bond over Facebook posts. He pleaded not guilty, asked for a court-appointed attorney, and is asking for help.
- VideoJ6
They Called Us Liars. Now Watch the Undercover Officers in the Crowd.
For years they swore there were no undercover officers in the crowd on January 6. The proof was in the government's own discovery the whole time. Will Pope found it, Ryan Nichols edited it so you can follow along, and the courts pretended i
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Silent Failures Cost the Most. Build Checks That Speak Up.
The worst system failure is the one that says done. How I made my publishing checks stop the line, and three questions to find silent failures in your business.
- ArticleThe Work
A Mission Page That Tells Churches to Ask for the Receipts
The church page I built for Don and Patti Nichols ties its bulletin prices to the published budget. I checked every price and found one drift.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Fetch Your Own Site With No Browser and See What Is Missing
If your price, phone, or headline only appear after a script runs, link previews and quick readers see a blank. A ten minute check to find what is missing.
- ArticleThe Work
I Labeled Every Feature I Sell With Where You Can Check It
The LeadFlow Pro Add-On Menu labels all 41 modules with where they run. 33 point to a public site, 3 are private only. The trust lesson for your own proof.
- ArticleInvestigation
Enrique Tarrio Says It Was Thirty, Not Thirteen
In 2021 he told Reuters he did not recall cooperating with law enforcement. In 2026 he argued the number of people he helped put away was higher than reported. Both statements are his.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Screenshot Is Not a Performance Test
A polished screenshot cannot prove a website is fast or usable. Learn a practical field-data check for loading, responsiveness, and layout stability.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Missed Call Needs a Useful Text, Not an Apology
A missed-call text should reduce uncertainty and create a next step. Use this five-part response rule to recover the conversation without sounding automated.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
I Have a Quarter Million Leads and Cannot Afford to Email Them
A 200,000 address list, $500 to $1,000 a month to send, and a five year old consent problem. The case for and against hitting send, with CAN-SPAM facts.
- ArticleBusiness, Systems & Design
Harry Beck Made London Legible by Leaving Most of London Out
Harry Beck made London’s Underground usable by replacing geographic detail with a clear network diagram. The lesson still applies to business systems.
- ArticleThe Work
The Line Almost Nobody Publishes
Don and Patti Nichols publish every line of a Belize medical mission budget, including the freight bill that is the biggest number on the page. Why the ugly line makes the rest believable.
- ArticleThe Work
A Handful of Messages a Year
The most honest signup form I have built promises two texts a trip. Name the trigger, name the ceiling, then be boring about keeping it. The follow up lesson in one sentence.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Thirty Six Thousand Visits. Thirty Six Email Addresses.
I published my own capture numbers, including the zero. Why the ask belongs at the action instead of the bottom of the page, and how to count the list you actually own.
- ArticleRebuild
We Built a Waitlist That Takes No Money
Premier Dental Academy of Longview holds your spot with no deposit and hands you a free 48-question RDA practice exam. Plus the WIOA path to $0 out of pocket.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
You Did Not Come Here for Me. You Came for the Archive.
Three weeks of my own analytics: the case archive pulled 2,911 views at 75% scroll depth while my story pages pulled 47. What that changed about what I build next.
- ArticleReflection
Trust Is Built One Kind Conversation at a Time
Ryan Nichols on a day spent serving others in East Texas: a business owner, an unplanned church stop, a kind stranger, and one way you can help this week.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kilgore Christmas Under the Stars: 2026 Dates for East Texas Families
Ryan Nichols lists Kilgore's 2026 Christmas Under the Stars dates: derrick lighting Nov 12, parade Dec 1, a free drive-through nativity and more.
- ArticleThe Work
An East Texas Ministry Hosts Its Own Videos and Shares Them Home
Ryan Nichols on how Don and Patti Nichols host their Ore City ministry videos on their own site, and the data ownership lesson for East Texas businesses.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
Ryan reports freezing on concrete. “We just need some answers.”
Ryan Nichols’s family reports cold concrete, missing bedding and unanswered welfare concerns. Jail-call excerpts press Harrison County for urgent answers.
In the case files
66 matches in the record for “book”
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All 65Cleveland Meredith — Attributed January 23, 2025 Post-Pardon Statement
…r 24, 2025 New Yorker report quotes a January 23 public Facebook post in which Meredith stated that a federal probation offi…
R. Nichols handwritten notes - Inmate Handbook complaints March 2024
…by Ryan Nichols from March 2024 referencing the Inmate Handbook, naming jail staff (Sgt. Iyamah, Godfrey O., L. Johnson) an…
DC DOC Informal Complaint 3/8/24 - D. Gaskins inaccurate letter & 3 contradictory IGP policies
…notes DC DOC has 3 contradictory IGP policies (poster, handbook, form).