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Rick was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the eldest of four siblings: sister Diane and brothers Lance and Craig. Rick's
college training is in chemistry, biology, and nutrition. His linguistic skills include Spanish, French, German, and a
smattering of Biblical Hebrew.
Rick used to be an avid bike rider, having completed three "century" (100-mile) rides while in grad school in about eight
hours for each ride. (See Rick + bike photo below) Now, his writing affords him little time for that. He enjoys
woodworking as a hobby. He has two stepsons and a step-grandcat. He and his wife Rose live in Rochester, New York.
He is a member of Zoetrope.com, an excellent site where new and seasoned writers can talk with other writers and have
their work critiqued in a professional manner. He is a also member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) and is
active in his local chapter, Lake Country Romance Writers.
He also belongs to the Rochester Speculative Fiction group (R-Spec) whose goal is to discuss help promote speculative
fiction. Members include sci-fi authors Nancy Kress and Nick DiChario.
Rick has a genuine interest in helping new writers and would love your questions and comments. Email him through the
link on the HOME page.
college training is in chemistry, biology, and nutrition. His linguistic skills include Spanish, French, German, and a
smattering of Biblical Hebrew.
Rick used to be an avid bike rider, having completed three "century" (100-mile) rides while in grad school in about eight
hours for each ride. (See Rick + bike photo below) Now, his writing affords him little time for that. He enjoys
woodworking as a hobby. He has two stepsons and a step-grandcat. He and his wife Rose live in Rochester, New York.
He is a member of Zoetrope.com, an excellent site where new and seasoned writers can talk with other writers and have
their work critiqued in a professional manner. He is a also member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) and is
active in his local chapter, Lake Country Romance Writers.
He also belongs to the Rochester Speculative Fiction group (R-Spec) whose goal is to discuss help promote speculative
fiction. Members include sci-fi authors Nancy Kress and Nick DiChario.
Rick has a genuine interest in helping new writers and would love your questions and comments. Email him through the
link on the HOME page.
Interesting (or not) facts about Rick
(1) He has fond memories of life as an undergrad at the University of Akron. He involuntarily explored the storm sewers
of Akron. As a fraternity prank on him, he and another fraternity member were dropped off near Hinckley, Ohio, clad in a
dress and given a dime for a phone call. His nickname in college was Twig (What else would you call 5-10, 125 lbs?).
Once on his birthday the guys in his dorm made him a pizza: they stripped him to his underwear, tossed him in the
shower and dumped Gold Medal flour on him. Do not try this at home--you will never get the gooey mess off your clothes.
Ah, sweet college life.
(2) While a grad student (Nutritional Biochemistry) at the University of Illinois he completed three Century bicycle rides
(100 miles within 12 hours). He completed them in 7-8 hours each; Rick wrote and copyrighted a song--it's nothing you'd
want to hear--and the copyright is now expired; Rick worked occasionally as an onsite recording engineer for a Christian
recording studio.
(3) Rick can honestly write "B.S., M.S., Ph.D." after his name. There's an old joke that a lady in a church congregation
once asked her pastor what all those letters after his name meant. He replied, "You know what BS is?" "I sure do," she
said. "Well, MS is "more of the same" and PhD is "piled higher and deeper."
(4) Rick created a killer recipe for Hot Fudge. It remains his proudest culinary achievement.
(5) Rick cannot act and makes no pretentions that he can. Nevertheless, he has been twice drafted into roles in skits for
Heather Graham's Vampire Ball at the Romantic Times (RT) Booklover's Conventions, in St. Louis in 2005 and in
Daytona Beach in 2006.
(1) He has fond memories of life as an undergrad at the University of Akron. He involuntarily explored the storm sewers
of Akron. As a fraternity prank on him, he and another fraternity member were dropped off near Hinckley, Ohio, clad in a
dress and given a dime for a phone call. His nickname in college was Twig (What else would you call 5-10, 125 lbs?).
Once on his birthday the guys in his dorm made him a pizza: they stripped him to his underwear, tossed him in the
shower and dumped Gold Medal flour on him. Do not try this at home--you will never get the gooey mess off your clothes.
Ah, sweet college life.
(2) While a grad student (Nutritional Biochemistry) at the University of Illinois he completed three Century bicycle rides
(100 miles within 12 hours). He completed them in 7-8 hours each; Rick wrote and copyrighted a song--it's nothing you'd
want to hear--and the copyright is now expired; Rick worked occasionally as an onsite recording engineer for a Christian
recording studio.
(3) Rick can honestly write "B.S., M.S., Ph.D." after his name. There's an old joke that a lady in a church congregation
once asked her pastor what all those letters after his name meant. He replied, "You know what BS is?" "I sure do," she
said. "Well, MS is "more of the same" and PhD is "piled higher and deeper."
(4) Rick created a killer recipe for Hot Fudge. It remains his proudest culinary achievement.
(5) Rick cannot act and makes no pretentions that he can. Nevertheless, he has been twice drafted into roles in skits for
Heather Graham's Vampire Ball at the Romantic Times (RT) Booklover's Conventions, in St. Louis in 2005 and in
Daytona Beach in 2006.
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