When I stepped into the shower Wednesday morning, I spotted a small mark on the wall against the white tiles,… Read more Delicate Journey
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Reading List
A list of every book I’ve read since July, 2020, arranged by authors’ last name. ACHEBE, ChinuaThings Fall Apart ALAGO,… Read more Reading List
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner I first read The Sound and the Fury in high school, more… Read more The Sound and the Fury
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner Wow! What a great book. And yes, like a Broadway show, the title ends with… Read more Absalom, Absalom!
Daily Drawings
Jack at the Gym
Jack was clearly in his sixties but looked good. He liked to cook and ate well, although simply. He still had his… Read more Jack at the Gym
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Jim and I hosted a dinner party just before the new year. Two of our… Read more Anna Karenina
Homosexual Officers in Anna Karenina
It’s rare for homosexuality to appear in nineteenth and early twentieth century novels, so I notice when it does, or… Read more Homosexual Officers in Anna Karenina
It Looked Like Forever
It Looked Like Forever by Mark Harris This is the fourth, the strangest, and the least successful of the four… Read more It Looked Like Forever