ZPP. 44 - Ryan Masters of SMOKE CHASER & THE SUBORBITALS

I talk with Ryan Masters, a writer, poet, musician, and bodysurfer from Santa Cruz, CA. Ryan is performing with both of his bands on a single bill at the Crepe Place on Friday, November 18th.

Ryan spent a decade on staff at the Santa Cruz Sentinel and The Monterey County Weekly. He's been featured in publications such as The Iowa Review, Catamaran Literary Reader, Gargoyle Magazine, Tule Review, Portland Review, Unlikely Stories, The Surfer’s Journal, Surfer, Scuba Diving, and many others. Above an Abyss: Two Novellas, his first collection of fiction, was published in 2018.

Ryan’s a longtime member of the Santa Cruz Body Surfing Association. He co-founded the OB Big Wave Bodysurfing Challenge and founded 2020’s California Bodysurf Freakout. 

Finally, he’s an EMT-Firefighter with the Zayante Fire Protection District.