OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

by Michael Rickard II

Aug 29, 2018
3 min

The Kindness of Strangers: Heading to Lincoln. My 13 Days in England

Copyright (C) 2018 by Michael Rickard II “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire....

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by Michael Rickard II

Aug 22, 2018
3 min

Time for Some Pub Grub! My 13 Days in England

Copyright (C) 2018 by Michael Rickard II When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can aff...

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by Michael Rickard II

Aug 15, 2018
4 min

Where's the Air Conditioning? Off to the U.K. My 13 Days in England

Copyright (C) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Your friend in the summer-Mr. Air Conditioner. My trip to the United Kingdom was going well, but...

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by Michael Rickard II

Aug 8, 2018
3 min

The English Breakfast: Off to the U.K. My 13-Days in England

Copyright (C) 2018 by Michael Rickard II The English Breakfast in all its glory! I’ve always been a firm believer of the big breakfast wh...

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by Michael Rickard II

Aug 1, 2018
5 min

Off to the U.K. My 13 Days in England

Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard It’s been said getting there is half the fun, but I disagree. My trip to the United Kingdom wasn’t a...

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by Michael Rickard II

Jul 24, 2018
5 min

Off to the U.K. My 13-Days in England

Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II One minute I’m reading about an academic conference in England concerning Mary Shelley’s Frankens...

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