interview with Ryan Manning.

ryan in black, me in red.

Last meal: you get three items, a beverage and a final course which can be sweet or savory. Go.

this question seems unfair of me to ask others because if it were my last meal i would be too nervous to eat anything at all. when i ask this question what i am actually asking is, what is your favorite food if there were no consequences to consuming that particular item. for instance, if someone is allergic to something, they can eat it if they know they are going to die soon anyway. i like thinking in terms of how i would live my life if i knew when i were going to die. what decisions would i make. i think a lot of people are not really living, because they are afraid or cautious for one reason or another. i think it all boils down to fear. and i'd like to see more people living from another place, rather than from a place of fear. i'd like to see people approaching their dreams, however unlikely.

Why that meal?

as for what i would choose if it were my last meal, i think i don't know the answer yet. this is a very difficult question for me, i feel.

Did you know that this supposedly mirrors your attitudes about sex? No fair if you read ahead for this one.

i'm not sure i understand this question. do you mean that my attitude toward what i would select as a final meal and why i would select that particular meal supposedly mirrors my attitude about sex? in a way, that is true. my answer would apply. i encourage people to have sex as if they know they are going to die relatively soon. life is very brief.

Why "Ryan Manning?"

i don't understand this question. based on the presence of quotation marks, i presume you're asking why i selected the name ryan manning. the truth is, i didn't select it. this is my name. the question itself seems to imply that my name is a pseudonym (it's not).

Please choose from the following: Truth/Legend. Is/Was. The/A. Word/Vision.

truth

is

a

word

Have you ever dated a 17-year-old? Don't worry, no cops read this blog.

yes, i once dated a 17-year-old (i was 15 at the time). dating underage girls is more of a fantasy than anything i actually practice or believe will ever happen. it might happen, depending on the circumstances. i may not agree with the existence of an age of consent, but that doesn't necessarily mean i'm willing to challenge it.

I am a big fan of reading your interviews. This isn't a question?

thank you very much, i'm glad you like them. not everyone does. i might like to interview you sometime, if you're into it. (are you?)