My Brother, Myself by Samuel Steward writing as Phil Andros (1970). For the main article on the Phil Andros Novels… Read more My Brother, Myself
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.
Give It a Rest
If work and play are two separate things, then work is when we earn and play is when we spend. That… Read more Give It a Rest
Wherever You Go
I’m back from a lovely vacation. Thank you for the time off. Jim and I spent two weeks in Venice,… Read more Wherever You Go
Stud
Stud by Samuel Steward writing as Phil Andros (1966). For the main article on the Phil Andros Novels and Stories,… Read more Stud
The Prince
The Prince, Machiavelli Jim and I took a trip to Italy this summer, in June and July: Venice, Florence, Rome.… Read more The Prince
Gifts of the Seasons
In serving the Fellowship this last year, I’ve become very familiar with the drive up the 5 freeway, from Santa… Read more Gifts of the Seasons
Get it Together
Healthy spiritual people learn to be ever vigilant in resisting the habit to make divisions. We divide people by race… Read more Get it Together
News Items
UUFKC Approves Budget for 2022-2023 Fiscal Year, Elects new officers, and authorizes creation of a Visioning Task ForceAt our congregational… Read more News Items
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather My husband, a teacher of American History at a middle school, was… Read more Death Comes for the Archbishop
Sweat the Small Stuff
Effective justice action comes in all shapes and sizes. Do what you can do. Do what fits your skills, your… Read more Sweat the Small Stuff