for the Good Times is the story of two people who shared a lifetime that began when they met, still in their teens, and is now recounted by just one of them. Had the other survived instead, the narrative would, no doubt, be shaded by differences in individual perception, yet it is as true a tale as the mind of the writer can conceive, told in passages of prose and poetry.
Anderson's polished and heart-rending poetry reflects his humanity, creativity, vitality and depth of thought imbued with his enticing sense of humor. Both poet and scientist, he dwells upon physical and metaphysical concerns in a constant search for understanding of the human condition. -Dr. Cecilia Castro Lee, author Anderson's second book of poetry, Potholes in Memory Lane, is well worth the wait. But forget the potholes. This is a richly rewarding ride along a smoothly paved poetic passage. Here are fresh, luxuriant offerings in a variety of styles. -Mr. Chuck Wanager, author Potholes in Memory Lane is beautifully honest. The poems are thoughtful, grounded in everyday experiences and realistic. Full of artistry and wisdom, the "Dolly" poems are my favorites. -Dr. Eleanor Wolfe Hoomes, author Richard Anderson's poetry embodies a range of forms, subjects and emotions. The variety of emotions and thoughts, from the hilarious to the thoughtful to the profoundly moving will keep the reader turning pages, following the ebb and flow of the poems. -Dr. Robert C. Covel, author
The poems in this volume were generated over the past dozen years, prompted always by his wonder of the world and its beauty, the haps and mishaps of life and the magic and mystery of love.
Drama, Hardship, Mystery, Adventure. The stories in Family Album are all of these and more. They reach back three generations into the past and conclude with a modern-day love story memoir. Photographs spanning three centuries suffuse the stories with enhanced reality. Bits of American and World history are woven into the true stories of individuals and families that immigrated to America from Norway, Sweden, Pomerania, Mecklenburg (modern-day Germany) and England, immigrants who eventually found homes from shore to shore in America and around the globe from Sweden to New Zealand. But Family Album does still more. It provides insights and reveals intricacies and intrigues one may encounter while engaged in genealogical research. In real-life examples, it illustrates the thrill of genealogical discovery. For Anderson family genealogists, extensive appendices contain pages and pages of genealogical references on which to build an ever expanding family tree.
Richard Allen Anderson has been counted as a member of the human race for eighty-seven years. Richard developed a love of literature during his primary education in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin public school system. Authors like Hawthorne, O’Henry, Dickens, Poe, Shakespeare and Sophocles were among his first tutors. Yet, his graduate and post-graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Penn State majored in math and science, enabling a working career of over 30 years in industrial research and development. Following retirement he took up writing fiction, nonfiction and poetry for his own amusement, winning prizes in each. He has had three volumes of poetry and one illustrated children’s book published to date. These short stories are his first published collection of fiction. In it you will find tales of life and death, love and hate, gods and demons, desperation and hope, justice and vengeance, mystery, history, humor and adventure—imaginative fabrications, Taradiddle and Cookie Crumbs.
Diggerydoo is an orphaned dinosaur hatched on the banks of a small pond into a fearsome world of strange sights and sounds. The brave little dinosaur sets off on an adventure to explore that world of long, long ago. He finds Taller, the biggest dinosaur, who becomes his best friend forever.