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Todd Lyons is a Canadian writer, podcast producer, and former radio broadcaster who now works in the public service by day and tells stories—sometimes deeply personal, sometimes deeply escapist—by night. His work blends dry humour, lived experience, and the occasional existential detour.

He’s the author of You Tried: A Deadbeat’s Guide to Self-Actualization (originally drafted in 2006 and later updated for readers with deeper eye bags and lower expectations), as well as Chrysogon’s Coterie, Beneath the Silver Spire, and the upcoming Nightmare Voyager.

Todd has also produced too many podcast series including Read Me Somewhere, Indigenous Perspectives: Stories from Indigenous Public Servants, and Toddcast, with Todd Lyons—a name he did check fi ...more

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	Chrysogon's Coterie by Todd Lyons (Goodreads Author), Gabe Fua (illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Sometimes loving yourself is just being willing to carry this weird little husk of a person for one more day, like a tired parent pushing a shopping cart with one wobbly wheel and no junk food in it.”
― Todd Lyons, You Tried: A Deadbeat’s Guide to Self-Actualization

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“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”
― George Carlin

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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
― Brene Brown

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“I'm not a failure. I just haven't succeeded yet.”
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“Those who can, do; those who can't, criticize.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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