Author Archives: Rick Bowes

Ever go to a big zoo on a Winter’s Day. Some in habitants are very happy! Same with a toy zoo. It reminds them of the good times! Creatures great and small, furred and feathered (though all lead in the … Continue reading →

In 2011 I published eight pieces of short fiction.  I love them all. But a couple stand out in my award preferences.  Read them here and see if you agree (or not). For Short Story my favorite is my contribution to Ellen … Continue reading →

  The following are the new stories I published this year. “Mortal Bait” is a novelette (over 8K words). The rest are short stories (under 7.5K words). ‘Were’ actors are sturdy troupers giving their all every night. But under the full moon they’re … Continue reading →

MECHANICAL WONDERS – RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS Via Linda Tsao. Check out the video A La Vieille Russie and Parmigiani present Mechanical Wonders: The Sandoz Collection Parmigiani Fleurier-Mechanical Wonders – YouTube

The (approximately) 5″ tall Coldstream Guards of England pictured above were manufactured by Pfeiffer, a doll maker in Vienna in the very late 19th/very early 20th cenutury. Pfeiffer dolls’ heads, hands and feet were made of composition- a mixture of sawdust and glue. They were hand painted … Continue reading →

  At 11 AM Sunday to commemorate  the tenth anniversary of  the Twin Towers disaster my friend Jim Freund hosted an hour long show in which I read my story. This was followed by Dr. Charles B. Strozier the preeminent expert on contemporary … Continue reading →

  I’ll be reading my story “There’s a Hole in the City” which is set in lower Manhattan in the days after the event.   Kind of nice: I’ve never had a radio promo before. (script follows) [Actuality intro] — about … Continue reading →

A scene so far away that comic books were known to be a prime cause of crime and slackery.　  

PHIL OCHS (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976)- My memories of the Greenwich Village folk music scene-  in the way of old memories – have gotten crystalized into a few visuals, a few songs. Sometimes this gets jostled and … Continue reading →