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1918

Richard Korst

Rick is a husband, father of twins, brother to two sisters and a brother, and son of parents who emigrated to the United States from Austria after World War II. A graduate of the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin, Rick spent over forty years in the corporate world, specializing in Human Resources.
Rick writes when a story hits him, and his work can be found in Spillwords, The Last Line, Books and Pieces, and Horrortree, along with a book titled “Clarence Earns His Wings Again.” His wife Kate, two dogs, Bailey and Sawyer, and sometimes their daughters (when not in school), Katie and Chloe, make their home in Illinois

Features

Grandma

The Joshua Tree

Lloré

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Angela Huskisson

Spotlight On Writers – Michael Danese

Spotlight On Writers – Kellasandra Ferrara

Grandma

And Just Like That

Welcome, Comrade

1918

Spillwords Press Awards 2026

The Joshua Tree

Hard Words

Another Year Wasted

The Proposal

Spotlight On Writers – Angela Huskisson

Grandma

Sacred Mountain

30 Minutes

Netarts Bay

Lines on Her Face