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Front cover of my second novel, "Family Ties"

Family Ties: a Novel

Finders, Losers A lakeside cabin in the Sierra foothills, a canyon village divided between old coots and laid-back hippies, and…

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The Dust Will Answer: a Novel

No Lofts, No Lattes. No Law. 1978: The wave of gentrification has yet to break over downtown Los Angeles, and…

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Front cover of my collected essays, "Our Own Day Here"

Our Own Day Here: Essays on Urbanity

Urbanist, cyclist, and lifelong flaneur Richard Risemberg explores the chaos, contradictions, and conviviality of life among the humans in and…

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Another Story Published

12 Dec 201812 Dec 2018

The Fall 2018 issue of Mystery Tribune is now available on Amazon, and includes my story, "The Natural Order of Things." Which is a very different sort of noir, set in…

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Last Chance to Vote…for Me

9 Dec 2018

Now that I'm a finalist in Short Édition's story contest, it's time to beg for votes to give me a chance at the grand prize. This prize involves both money…

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On a Roll

3 Dec 20183 Dec 2018

I seem to be on a roll lately (and I don't mean an onion roll, though I have baked some pretty good ones...). Just learned that I have placed another…

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Impression: The Neapolitan Quartet, Books I & II

2 Dec 20183 Dec 2018

The Neapolitan Quartet, by Elena Ferrante, Books I & II I came late to these controversial novels, but the old cliché of "Better late than never" certainly applies. I confess…

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Legs and Literature

25 Nov 201825 Nov 2018

Taking it to the streets...literally. Today I meet, once again, with friends, in the heart of Echo Park, LA's traditional Bohemian district (if such a phrase doesn't rebel against itself).…

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A Smidgen of Good News….

19 Nov 2018

This just popped into my email inbox, from Short Édition: Dear Richard Risemberg, Congratulations! Your story, “The Invalid,” has been selected as a finalist in the Set Stories Free…

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The Glory and the Garbage

9 Nov 201814 Nov 2018

Where I used to live, one of our neighbors was an artist who primarily made her living decorating the inside walls of nouveau riche sorts with wall textures and trompe…

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Book Review: “The Hidden Dimension,” by Edward T. Hall

1 Nov 20181 Nov 2018

Fortunately this book is available new or used online, as it is a valuable exploration of the way human beings in different times and cultures have interpreted and used space,…

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The End of Something Else

28 Oct 20189 Nov 2018

As some of you may know, I have been working part-time as an "Adult Literacy Coordinator" in the Echo Park branch of the Los Angeles Public Library for the last…

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Another Fine Mess

21 Oct 201821 Oct 2018

My flash fiction piece, "The Invalid," has been published online in Short Édition, and is entered in one of their contests, so read it and maybe also vote for it,…