A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway I gave myself a little break from my James Joyce project: a palette cleanser… Read more A Moveable Feast
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.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce A novel in the form of an autobiography.… Read more A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Dubliners
Dubliners by James Joyce Joyce published this book of 15 stories in 1914 after a tortuous publication history. Three stories:… Read more Dubliners
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald After reading the story of Salka Viertel working for Irving Thalberg in Donna… Read more The Last Tycoon
The Sun and Her Stars
The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood by Donna Rifkind Salka… Read more The Sun and Her Stars
Unfollow
Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper Megan Phelps-Roper is a granddaughter of… Read more Unfollow
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Hemingway has been in the air lately because he’s the subject of Ken… Read more A Farewell to Arms
The Book of Matt
The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard by Stephen Jimenez A friend read this book… Read more The Book of Matt
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong by James McBride This book caught my attention for several reasons. It was mentioned in an end… Read more Deacon King Kong
Portrait of a Novel
Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece by Michael Gorra I read James’ The… Read more Portrait of a Novel