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Adrift, poem by Marcy S. Wood at Spillwords.com

The Castaway

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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

Author Of The Year 2025 Interview

Man Overboard, Karl!

Orange Juice

Interviews

Author Of The Year 2025 Interview

Spotlight On Writers – Jim Wilson-Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Angela Huskisson

Borderline

The Art of Everything

I’m Not Sad You’re Leaving

Adrift

Confessions of a Castaway

Grief Thief of Time

The Castaway

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Read My Lips

Man Overboard, Karl!

Orange Juice

Ascension

Claire

Author Of The Year 2025 Interview

Trauma Bonded

My Autobiography

Borderline

The Art of Everything

I’m Not Sad You’re Leaving

Cosmic Confusion