In my new piece, I compare the number of shoe-sponsored skateboarders and shoe brands sponsoring skaters in 2026 with 2006. I also write about mag ads, CONS exit and more. walkerryan.substack.com/p/pr…
I haven’t skated in Orange County much, but my new short story, “Pico,” is set there. Early 2010s, about a TM tasked with cutting his riders. Hope you enjoy the read!
walkerryan.substack.com/p/pi…
I wrote a short story about skating famous and fictional hubbas in San Francisco. I’ll be releasing short fiction every month here: walkerryan.substack.com/p/cl…
Posting this mostly so I can watch it on repeat, Rodrigo Tx, a 40-something-year-old, doing the most perfect switch flip you’ll ever see. Happy new year.


