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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Author, Artist, Composer

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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.

Wait for it…

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Rick

I didn’t make it all the way home on Tuesday.  After the men’s breakfast (great fun) and a good visit… Read more Wait for it…

A Dance to the Music of Time

Posted on December 13, 2021January 9, 2022 by Rick

A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell The twelve novel series collectively titled A Dance to the… Read more A Dance to the Music of Time

Hearing Secret Harmonies

Posted on December 12, 2021October 2, 2024 by Rick

Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell Hearing Secret Harmonies is the twelfth and last of the series of novels by… Read more Hearing Secret Harmonies

Sacred Texts

Posted on December 12, 2021February 6, 2022 by Rick

  The first source of our UU faith is our personal direct experience. That will probably always be the most… Read more Sacred Texts

Temporary Kings

Posted on December 9, 2021May 21, 2024 by Rick

Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell This is the eleventh novel of the series, twelve in all, that comprise Anthony Powell’s… Read more Temporary Kings

Moving Forward

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Rick

We continue to move forward making plans to return to in-person worship.  We’ve been learning a lot about how to manage… Read more Moving Forward

Books Do Furnish a Room

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Rick

Books Do Furnish a Room by Anthony Powell This is novel number 10 of Anthony Powell’s 12 novel series collectively… Read more Books Do Furnish a Room

Goals Worth NOT Fighting For

Posted on December 5, 2021February 6, 2022 by Rick

Behind the Hanukkah story of miracles and lights is a story of religious oppression and a group of believers waging… Read more Goals Worth NOT Fighting For

When the Spirit Says, “Do”!

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by Rick

Like most of you, I’m anxious for our Fellowship to begin meeting in-person again, as soon as possible. I’m craving… Read more When the Spirit Says, “Do”!

The King of California

Posted on November 29, 2021March 28, 2023 by Rick

The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire by Mark Arax and Rick… Read more The King of California

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