Selected Works

Rick's story, "Visited by a Crane", is now appearing in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology Without Brakes - Fingers Crossed.  The collection of short stories, all centered on the urgent issue of climate change, also features a story from international bestseller Paolo Bacigalupi.    

In his contribution to health psychology icon, Dr. Andrew Weil's series on integrative medicine, Rick discusses some of the benefits of group support for those struggling with addiction.

In the run-up to the presidential election of 2024, Rick writes about Donald Trump, toxic masculinity, and Bruce Springsteen's often misinterpreted, iconic lyrics to Born in the U.S.A. to discuss the state of male American culture. 

A former Colorado Voices columnist, Rick has been a frequent opinion contributor to The Denver Post over the last two decades, providing readers with provocative and meaningful insights on topics as diverse as parenthood, the Obama presidency, the ethics of medical students training on stray dogs, Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing. 

In "Your Father's Field", Rick presents a scientific and artful explanation of how baseball reflects themes of fatherhood, and vice versa, and provides readers with a journey through iconic films and novels on baseball, while integrating real stories from fathers on how the game has affected them and their children.