Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges I had finished This Side of Paradise and The Kingdom of Sand and wanted to… Read more Ficciones
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.
Busy Weekend
We have a couple of busy days this weekend at UUCSC. Most of what I’ll mention here is covered further… Read more Busy Weekend
No Gift is Too Small
On the day we honor those Americans who have given the ultimate sacrifice, I want us to also consider all… Read more No Gift is Too Small
End of Church Year Preaching Schedule
We are coming rapidly to the end of the church year. I have one more sermon to give in my… Read more End of Church Year Preaching Schedule
Divine Mother
Asherah, Coatlicue, Sybil, Diana Gaia, Hera, Quanyin, Mary Hecate, Isis, Lakshmi, Parvati Anat, Astarte, Athena, Shakti Earth mother, heavenly mother, mother of… Read more Divine Mother
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald This is Fitzgerald’s first novel, and it shows. Hugely popular when it… Read more This Side of Paradise
The Kingdom of Sand
The Kingdom of Sand by Andrew Holleran After I read Dancer From the Dance a few months ago and posted… Read more The Kingdom of Sand
Human Lives Before Ideology
Social change begins with a sense of righteousness. We know what’s wrong with the world and we’re sure we know… Read more Human Lives Before Ideology
Arts and Aesthetics Committee
I am excited to announce the creation of a new committee. Hooray! A new committee! Seriously, I am excited for… Read more Arts and Aesthetics Committee
Begin at the End
Too much of our activism is “re-activism”. We’re responding with sorrow or outrage to the latest incident. That sort of… Read more Begin at the End