Ryan Turner

Hello! I'm Ryan Turner, a writer and contributor for the Good Word Team. With a Master's degree in English, I am dedicated to spreading positivity and insightful stories that resonate with our audience.

Youngest Artist Painter

Toddler Becomes Youngest Artist Painter Recognized by Guinness, Paintings Selling Rapidly

A one-year-old toddler from Ghana breaks the previous world record to become the world’s youngest artist painter. One year and 152 days old Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah created history when his name was included in the Guinness World Records.  Ace-Liam from Ghana started painting at the young age of six months, according to the New York Post. Guinness World Records acknowledged […]

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Achievement
Surplus of Potatoes

A Canadian Farmer Overflowing with a Surplus of Potatoes, Generously Distributed Millions of Them

A farmer donates a surplus of potatoes from his Canadian farm to multiple food banks.   Isaiah Hofer is a potato farmer from Acadia Colony Farms, northeast of Carberry, Manitoba, Canada, who produced a terrific harvest last year.  He had a bumper crop of potatoes last year and he told CBC, “Last year was an exceptional year for potatoes…

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Inspiring
be great fitness

Be Great Fitness: 21-Year-Old’s Boxing Lessons Help Elderly Stay Fit and Focused

At 17 years of age, Bailey-Greetham Clark from Grimsby, England, started his own wellbeing company called ‘Be Great Fitness.’ Bailey-Greetham Clark had a rough childhood and at a young age was taken in by his grandparents. While living with them, he developed a natural love and affection for the elderly, as reported by Good News Network. At the age of

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Heartwarming
lonely goose in Iowa

Widowed and Lonely Goose in Iowa Finds Love Again

A resident and lonely goose in an Iowa cemetery has gotten a heartwarming second chance at love, thanks to human intervention! This is a heartwarming tale of Blossom, the resident goose of Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa. According to PEOPLE, the goose was left heartbroken and lonely after her mate, Bud, died in the summer of 2022.  

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Heartwarming, Nature & Science
strange animal friendships

Man Forms a Bond With Most Unlikely Animal Friend, A Wild Fox

Bob Dunlop, a resident of Cambridgeshire, UK, shared his unlikely and unusual friendship with a wild fox he had helped to cure. A 69-year-old kind man, Bob Dunlop from Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, has become friends with the most unlikely of animals: a fox, according to the Good News Network. In December 2023, he observed that

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Nature & Science
dylan beard walmart

Meet Dylan Beard Walmart Deli worker by day and Olympic hopeful by night

Dylan Beard Walmart Deli worker is all set to participate in the Olympic Trials to be held in Oregon this June. At first glance, Dylan Beard, a 25-year-old Walmart Deli employee from North Carolina, appears to be an ordinary person.  However, there is something special about him; he is also an Olympic hopeful. He made it

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Inspiring
Miss Universe Argentina 2024

60-Year-Old Alejandra Rodríguez Wins Miss Universe Argentina 2024

Alejandra Rodríguez, a 60-year-old lawyer and journalist from La Plata, breaks stereotypes to be crowned – Miss Universe Argentina 2024. Beauty pageants have long been seen as contests for appraising the beauty of young ladies. However, Alejandra Rodríguez, 60, made history as Miss Universe Argentina 2024, according to PEOPLE. Surprisingly, this is the 60th year of the

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Achievement
unexpected friendship is the best one

Unexpected Friendship is the Best One: Young Boy, 9, Forms Unlikely Friendship with Millionaire

An unexpected friendship blossomed between a young boy and a multimillionaire, proving that unexpected friendship is the best one. Kelvin Ellis, a 9-year-old from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a compassionate young child with a strong desire to assist the homeless, as reported by Upworthy. Whenever he came across a homeless individual, he didn’t have any money to help them. 

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Heartwarming
Down's Syndrome Marathon Runner

19-Year-Old Down’s Syndrome Marathon Runner Completes London Marathon

Lloyd Martin, the youngest ever Down’s syndrome marathon runner, completes the London Marathon. Anything is possible if you set your heart to it!  To prove this, 19-year-old athlete – Lloyd Martin with Down’s syndrome showed that his condition is no limitation when he recently completed the London Marathon. SIMILAR: Down’s syndrome did not stop this Spanish Parliamentarian!

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Achievement
ex-incarcerated

Ex-Incarcerated, Benard McKinley, Earns College Degree and Gains Law School Admission

Benard McKinley, an ex-incarcerated man is well on his way to the Northwestern Law School this fall! Benard McKinley, 16, was arrested for gang-related murder and sentenced to 100 years in prison at the age of 19. But he refused to accept defeat, promising himself that he would do better for himself while taking full

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Inspiring