Articles by Ryan Root

I was working in the Emergency Room, at a stand-up computer station, when I off handedly decided to check my business email to discover three new correspondents. My eyes were wide. I did not expect this. Each of them was similar, indicating that Psycho had reported to them that my products were of high quality, […]

*Note: This “In Retrospect….” chapter is a relevant interjection containing thought provoking retrospective analysis on the science of human behavior, psychology, and politics. If this chapter adversely disengages the reader from the flow of the story, it can be skipped or read later. Hospitals are abound with patients that have problems caused by obesity. Most […]

Back in 2011, sources that manufactured their owns products were rare. UGLs were in their infancy. I carefully watched to maintain a competitive edge.

I nodded. Dr. Laughlin was the most gregarious doctor on the Emergency Room staff, with a relentless sense of humor. Sam continued, “I know Dr. Laughlin very well, we talk about everything. He was asking me about products to enhance his physique. I told him that you were very well educated on that subject, and […]

I was departing my house for the gym, and then to work, when I paused because Kip was bouncing at my leg. Kip is a Maltese-Chihuahua mix that I bought from a private owner a few weeks prior. He was only a few months old, and I had already fallen in love with him. I […]

Phantom Gym was a small community of people interested in physical fitness with a section dedicated to anabolic steroids. Phantom Gym did not specifically designate users who sold anabolic steroids as a “source”, like iSteroids did. Users were free to make a text-based post in a source section to attract potential clients. I had a […]

I was in my office, working at my computer, when I heard Dave walk in. Dave and I were good enough friends where I established that he should just walk in to my house and didn’t need to knock. Although there were a few people who had the no-knock privilege, I knew it was Dave […]

I didn’t have long to ponder. I had to figure out how to deal with these three emails that I had received from my post on iSteroids, where I publicly listed my products for sale and contact information, before it was taken down by a moderator after only an hour. In retrospect, I should have […]

I looked down at my ringing phone. There were about 4 iterations of the iPhone out by now, but I was too poor to afford any of them. I had a wanna-be iPhone from some company that doesn’t exist anymore. It was embarrassing. “Hello?” It was my friend Dave. He was asking me if I […]

My new inventory came in. I was getting nervous. I hadn’t told anyone what I was doing, not even my best friends. In 2003, one of my best friends attended Cornell University. He had a Chinese steroid source bestowed upon him by a friend, which he, in turn, bestowed upon me, because he had very […]