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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

The Joshua Tree

Lloré

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Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Michael Danese

Spotlight On Writers – Kellasandra Ferrara

Spotlight On Writers – Pramod Rastogi

Sana

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Tending the Flower of My Love

Yuletide

The Knight Before Christmas

Dear Saint Nick

The Night Before Christmas

St. Nick

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The French Warbride

Abandoned Things

Hard Words

The Inner Editor Speaks, But Not Quite

The Feast of Hers

The Joshua Tree

Fire

Bean

Another Year Wasted

Vacancy

Lighthouse