Richard Huss

"If it's fun and entertaining, write about it, share it."

" A word is a terrible thing to waste."

If you want to experience the depressing slices of life that pop-up in our collective faces, then read newspapers, personality and news magazines, watch TV. This life as we know it is short...for some of us it's shorter than we want or thought it would be. So I try to enjoy everyday, and I have. I laugh out loud. I smile at strangers when I pass them. I leave divisiveness to the politicians and the ego driven. I never honk my horn in anger.

I waited over 60 years to start my writing career...it's a whole lot of fun. And I hope that feeling comes through with my writing. My characters are often zany...frequently quirky...realistically bungling....and they're often surprised at how easy it is to screw up. But, they avoid tragedy, move on to live, laugh and screw-up another day.

At this point I'm a Free Lance Writer. Isn't that a great term?

It categorizes those of us who write but haven't yet published "The Book." Once that happens, you get to be an "Author." But for now, I'm deliciously happy as I wave my lance freely for all to see, Free Lancing and sending materials to all possible outlets.

I have three manuscripts in progress...final stages...all very different. I also have a personal website in progress. When you start late, it seems everything's "In progress." Keep checking here for a direct link when my site is up.

EDUCATION:

BA degree Eckerd College 1964 Foreign Languages in Spanish and Russian. Member of Founding Freshman class and first graduating class, 1964. Member of the EC Alumni Board 2004-6. MA Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 1972. Higher Education Administration. Doctoral studies at University of Bridgeport ABD.

CAREER:

Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fl), Centenary College (Hackettstown, NJ), University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT) Served in administrative, Dean and Executive VP, adjunct faculty teaching in communications skills.

Consultant for Prep schools, colleges and universities establishing marketing based admissions/recruitment programs and for the Southern Regional College Board.

Successful Real Estate professional with my own property management company.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME:

Raised on the edge of the Everglades, when there were Everglades to explore. Moved to the northeast in 1975. After 30+ years in the cold Pocono Mountains and Connecticut, moved back to Mt. Dora, Fl in 2005 to start my long awaited life as a writer.

Richard's ramblings in Pulse Magazine

Read the latest Rambling With Richard   

  Winner of the Pulse Magazine Award for the first Flights of Fantasy held at One Flight Up Cafe', February 12th, 2009.

"Blowhard" was written from a one word prompt (blowhard) and is an example of Flash Fiction...a short story of less than 1000 words. "Blowhard" is 385 words.

"Warts and All" is also Flash Fiction and is an introduction short story for one of the recipes in my manuscript, "Mayhem and Menus." Mayhem and Menus is a collection of short stories that lead into recipes and menus I have collected and perfected over the years. "Warts and All" is 901 words. I hope you enjoy these pieces of literary lunacy.                                     

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