Rick RuderExcerpt from ‘The Estranged’Every day when I walked to school I would spy this old man through the window of his house huntched over a keyboard. Sometimes he would be…2 min read·Mar 13, 2024----
Rick RuderRefugee’s RiskThrough this promised portal no safety will be found Foxes in the crosshairs of gilded master’s hound·1 min read·May 15, 2023----
Rick RuderWhy I Can’t SmirkA smirk is a smile born of the knowledge that you just got away with something. I don’t smirk — ever.·1 min read·Nov 10, 2021----
Rick RuderBane of the Holodeck JanitorHygenius de Oneiros was a low-level Enterprise crewmember. What was generally hidden from the public and most historical documentation of…4 min read·Jun 4, 2021----
Rick RuderinSettingtheSceneTuesday’s GoneI was sitting with my legs hanging out the car’s open door enjoying the wind. It was hot and I needed to stay as close to the moving air…·3 min read·Feb 5, 2021----
Rick RuderWriting WalterThe images flash by, flickering like an old motion picture. This movie, however, has no plot. The director, if he even exists, seems…5 min read·Jan 31, 2019----
Rick RuderThe Clickable ListicleIt may be time to carve out a new genre just for listicles. They’re everywhere. Is it a passing phase or should we turn our academic minds…2 min read·Aug 31, 2018----
Rick RuderWorld is SpinningWrapped in darkness cool of night home is refuge love shines bright1 min read·Aug 6, 2018--3--3