Richard has been writing for over fifty years and has given readings at several libraries, Barnes & Noble, and several other places, including the Colts Neck Fair, in New Jersey, where he lives. He has also published numerous articles, both in local magazines and in chess publications and websites, such as the U.S. Chess Federation's Chess Life, chessvibes.com, and kasparovchess.com. In 2009 he contributed a chapter to the book Writing Away the Demons, a compendium of thirteen writers' stories of how each of them used their writing to cope with life crises, edited by poetry therapist Dr. Sherry Reiter.
