Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This is the last work of fiction published by Marquez. It… Read more Memories of My Melancholy Whores
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.
I am Michael Alago
I am Michael Alago: Breathing Music, Signing Metallica, Beating Death by Michael Alago with Laura Davis-Chanin Michael Alago is one… Read more I am Michael Alago
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart “Shuggie” is Hugh Bain, a boy growing up in Glasgow, Scotland in the 1980s. Clearly,… Read more Shuggie Bain
The Great Eastern
The Great Eastern by Howard A. Rodman An ingenious and very fun book bringing 19th century fictional Captains Ahab and… Read more The Great Eastern
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre My second, and I’m certain, my last, John Le Carre book. I… Read more Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John le Carre This is not the kind of novel I… Read more The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari A remarkable book by a very smart guy. I found… Read more Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie It is an unfortunate fate for a book to be best known for being… Read more The Satanic Verses
The Invention of Love
The Invention of Love by Tom Stoppard The last play I saw performed was the disappointing What the Constitution Means… Read more The Invention of Love
Democracy on the Ballot
The electoral college, the small state bias in the Senate, gerrymandering, voter suppression, the influence of money, these inequities in… Read more Democracy on the Ballot