Richard Goodman479 West Willis, DetroitIt was a cheap hotel that rented out rooms to a hodgepodge of people. They ranged from long-term residents on social security to…11 min read·1 day ago----
Richard GoodmanSadly, the Pulitzer Prize committee has no sense of humorI don’t know if David Sedaris gives a flying hoot about literary prizes.4 min read·Jan 9, 2024----
Richard GoodmanQuincy, R.I.P.Quincy Ryland died two weeks ago. She was my good friend Alex’s cousin. She came, with her Greek boyfriend, Cristo, to stay with us in…3 min read·Dec 17, 2023----
Richard GoodmanAbuse, final updateI recently concluded my part in exposing sexual abuse that took place 60+ years ago at the boarding school I attended for five years. There…4 min read·May 5, 2023----
Richard GoodmanChristy Lorio, 1980–1922This Saturday, April 22, at 3pm, there will be tribute to Christy Lorio at the University of New Orleans, arranged by the English…4 min read·Apr 17, 2023----
Richard GoodmanWelcome to SalemI listened to the recent podcast, “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling,” as the episodes came out, one by one. I hadn’t understood what…4 min read·Apr 6, 2023--1--1
Richard GoodmanHelping to create the next generation of environmental writersFor three non-sequential semesters I co-taught environmental writing at the University of New Orleans. It was a course I created. I was…13 min read·Mar 23, 2023--1--1
Richard GoodmanShameI wrote about shame in June. About its longevity. The origin of my shame was a football coach at the boarding school I attended sixty years…2 min read·Nov 1, 2022----
Richard GoodmanA young woman in UkraineHer name is Mariya Volgushina. Or, more properly, in Ukrainian, Мария Вольгушина.2 min read·Apr 3, 2022----
Richard GoodmanThe most talented writer I have ever knownAround 1980, when I was a young man living in New York, I belonged to a writer’s group. It was a lovely group. We would meet every week or…3 min read·Dec 29, 2021----