{"id":2665,"date":"2022-01-13T09:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T09:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T19:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:27:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2665\" class=\"elementor elementor-2665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e22724e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e22724e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d46f94\" data-id=\"6d46f94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c9ece1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c9ece1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c517f7\" data-id=\"5c517f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8136809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8136809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c45af\" data-id=\"b8c45af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fb3f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fb3f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"bio\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet <br>\nR. B. Wood<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d0b2cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46d0b2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e02204\" data-id=\"5e02204\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"515d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"2295\" src=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-600x738.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-1248x1536.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-1664x2048.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161234f5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"161234f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;\">Former technologist and world traveler,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b; border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0in;\"><b>\u00a0R. B. Wood <\/b>is<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;\">\u00a0a writer of speculative dark thrillers and CEO of Ruad\u00e1n Books, a Boston-based publisher of dark speculative fiction and crime noir stories. Mr. Wood has release multiple novels and is hard at work on his next book<\/span><i><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; color: #2b2b2b; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;\">His shorter, weird stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and online magazines.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da710f\" data-id=\"3da710f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f27bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f27bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>R.B. and his wife Tina adore animals and are self-professed \u201ccrazy cat people.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa0e369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa0e369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ollie-gus.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-3988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ollie-gus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ollie-gus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ollie-gus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ollie-gus-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d761d2d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d761d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bae8e9\" data-id=\"9bae8e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea792aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea792aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bio<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c017c25 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c017c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2591\" src=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/061910_WoodR_PortraitSimple_09-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Former technologist and world traveler, storyteller R. B. Wood<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>is an MFA graduate from Emerson College and a writer of speculative dark thrillers. Mr. Wood, via Crystal Lake Publishing, recently released his novel, <i>Bayou Whispers<\/i>, and is working on his next book, <em>The<\/em><i>\u00a0Glue Factory. <\/i>His shorter, weird stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and online magazines. R.B. and his wife Tina adore animals and are self-professed \u201ccrazy cat people.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Around the web:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rbwood.com\">Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rbwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rbwoodwriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/e\/B005X0IAF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon&#8217;s R.B. Wood page<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Curriculum Vitae<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">R.B. (Richard) Wood |\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rbwood.com\/\">www.rbwood.com | <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"mailto:rbwood.author@gmail.com\">rbwood.author@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDUCATION<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MFA in Creative Writing 2019 \u2013 Emerson College<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dissertation:\u00a0<em>Bayou Whispers.<\/em> Jessica Treadway, Chair<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MBA in eCommerce 2002 \u2013 University College Dublin<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, 1991 \u2013 Long Island University<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<strong>APPOINTMENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Current: Author\/Creative Writing Instructor<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Past: Thirty-three years as a technologist, consultant, and Corporate Officer.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Corporate Resume available upon request<\/em><\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PUBLICATIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Novel<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wood, R. B.\u00a0<em>The Prodigal\u2019s Foole<\/em>. New York, Amazon, 2012.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wood, R. B. <em>Bayou Whispers<\/em>. Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Short Stories<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dystopia Rising, <em>The Sea is Life, <\/em>Onyx Path Publishing, 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shallow Waters: A Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume 8, <em>A Cunning Plan Winter\u2019s Night<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shallow Waters: A Flash Fiction Anthology, Volume 6, <em>Hot Broth on a Cold Winter\u2019s Night<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2020<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Off Beat: Nine Spins on Song, <em>Thanksgiving in the Park<\/em>, 2017<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Once Upon a Cursed Time, <em>The Ink-Washed Cat<\/em>, 2016<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Unforgiven, <em>Poison Pen<\/em>, 2016<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Christmas Nightmares, <em>The Glass Bauble<\/em>, 2016<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tales of Magic and Misery: A Collection of Short Stories by Tim Marquitz, <em>Author Showcase: Portents<\/em>, 2015<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Orange Karen: Tribute to a Warrior, <em>Orange You Glad the Doctor is In<\/em>, 2013<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Online (eMag) Stories<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sick Lit Magazine \u2013 \u201cFine Print\u201d (2017)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">net \u2013 \u201cEmerald Eyes\u201d (2017)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Upcoming Publications<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">West of Hell, <em>The Trickster of Paradise<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2022<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Eternal Fantasy, <em>Exodus<\/em>, ProSe Productions, 2022<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Online Creative Writing<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Storyville Studio, 2020 &#8211; Present<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HONORS \/ AWARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Community Scholarship (Emerson College) 2017, 2018, 2019<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CIPA EVVY Award: Best Anthology 2017 (Off Beat: Nine Spins on Song)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">eLit Award (Bronze) <em>The Prodigal\u2019s Foole<\/em> 2012 Horror<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">LANGUAGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">English (native)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">German<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MEMBERSHIPS \/ AFFILIATIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Horror Writer\u2019s Association<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">International Thriller Writers<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14b43fb elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14b43fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7311f60\" data-id=\"7311f60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90800e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90800e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"cv\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum Vitae<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4f5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef4f5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R.B. (Richard) Wood<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9999ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9999ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"rbwood.com\/dir\">www.rbwood.com<\/a> | <a href=\"mailto:rbwood.author@gmail.com\">rbwood.author@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f423b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f423b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-300x4.webp 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-1024x15.webp 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-768x11.webp 768w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-1536x22.webp 1536w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dash-line-2048x30.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d08abb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d08abb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ce623\" data-id=\"c9ce623\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0516547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0516547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EDUCATION<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888932e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888932e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MFA in Creative Writing<\/strong>&nbsp;2019 \u2013 Emerson College<br>Dissertation:&nbsp;<em>Bayou Whispers.<\/em>&nbsp;Jessica Treadway, Chair<\/p>\n<p><strong>MBA in eCommerce<\/strong>&nbsp;2002 \u2013 University College Dublin<br><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science<\/strong>, 1991 \u2013 Long Island University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd6a3b4\" data-id=\"dd6a3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47d2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c47d2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APPOINTMENTS<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c2623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c2623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Current:<\/strong> Author\/Creative Writing Instructor<\/p><p><strong>Past:<\/strong> Thirty-three years as a technologist, consultant, and Corporate Officer.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Corporate Resume available upon request.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c5cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65c5cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PUBLICATIONS<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d5e2b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d5e2b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5c7e19\" data-id=\"f5c7e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808e08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"808e08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Novels<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daa04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4daa04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Wood, R. B.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prodigals-Foole-Novel-Arcana-Chronicles\/dp\/1475186444\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KP2TP7W3HPUG&amp;keywords=The+Prodigal%E2%80%99s+Foole&amp;qid=1671421204&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+prodigal+s+foole%2Cstripbooks%2C82&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Prodigal\u2019s Foole<\/em><\/a>. New York, Amazon, 2012.<\/li><li>Wood, R. B.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bayou-Whispers-R-B-Wood\/dp\/1637529902\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1604HJXZRJI8W&amp;keywords=Bayou+Whispers&amp;qid=1671421235&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=bayou+whispers%2Cstripbooks%2C81&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bayou Whispers<\/em><\/a>. Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99461e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f99461e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online (eMag) Stories<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1a99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1a99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sick Lit Magazine \u2013 \u201cFine Print\u201d (2017)<\/li><li>net \u2013 \u201cEmerald Eyes\u201d (2017)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7d085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d7d085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Publications<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03a591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c03a591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>West of Hell,\u00a0<em>The Trickster of Paradise<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2022<\/li><li>Eternal Fantasy,\u00a0<em>Exodus<\/em>, ProSe Productions, 2022<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d3ec9c\" data-id=\"8d3ec9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440103a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"440103a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Short Stories<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a0bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8a0bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Dystopia Rising,\u00a0<em>The Sea is Life,\u00a0<\/em>Onyx Path Publishing, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shallow-Waters-Vol-8-Anthology-Supernatural-ebook\/dp\/B097TVDDYH\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2YI4M6XTWU4OB&amp;keywords=Shallow+Waters&amp;qid=1671420497&amp;sprefix=shallow+waters%2Caps%2C87&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shallow Waters: A Flash Fiction Anthology<\/a>, Volume 8,\u00a0<em>A Cunning Plan Winter\u2019s Night<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shallow-Waters-Vol-6-Fiction-Anthology-ebook\/dp\/B08JCMSHJ4?ref_=ast_sto_dp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shallow Waters: A Flash Fiction Anthology<\/a>, Volume 6,\u00a0<em>Hot Broth on a Cold Winter\u2019s Night<\/em>, Crystal Lake Publishing, 2020<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Off-Beat-Nine-Spins-Song\/dp\/099720981X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VA2ILGP8BR40&amp;keywords=Off+Beat%3A+Nine+Spins+on+Song&amp;qid=1671420668&amp;sprefix=off+beat+nine+spins+on+song%2Caps%2C96&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Off Beat: Nine Spins on Song<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Thanksgiving in the Park<\/em>, 2017<\/li><li>Once Upon a Cursed Time,\u00a0<em>The Ink-Washed Cat<\/em>, 2016<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unforgiven-Anthology-J-L-Clayton\/dp\/153984143X\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EICJ4PN417CV&amp;keywords=The+Unforgiven+anthology&amp;qid=1671420765&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+unforgiven+anthology%2Cstripbooks%2C82&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Unforgiven<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Poison Pen<\/em>, 2016<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christmas-Nightmares-Anthology-R-Weeks-ebook\/dp\/B01M7PXA15\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1488833949&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Christmas+Nightmares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Nightmares<\/a>,\u00a0<em>The Glass Bauble<\/em>, 2016<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/tales-of-magic-and-misery\/\">Tales of Magic and Misery: A Collection of Short Stories<\/a> by Tim Marquitz,\u00a0<em>Author Showcase: Portents<\/em>, 2015<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Orange-Karen-Tribute-Warrior-Various\/dp\/1483925846\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=59JU0709MY60&amp;keywords=Orange+Karen%3A+Tribute+to+a+Warrior&amp;qid=1671420990&amp;sprefix=orange+karen+tribute+to+a+warrior%2Caps%2C92&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange Karen: Tribute to a Warrior<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Orange You Glad the Doctor is In<\/em>, 2013<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f198b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f198b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-502539b\" data-id=\"502539b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ad9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ad9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f9809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1f9809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Online Creative Writing &#8211; <\/em><\/strong>Storyville Studio, 2020 \u2013 Present<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1543f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1543f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Languages<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a7a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a7a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>English (native) | German<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a00a94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a00a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEMBERSHIPS \/ AFFILIATIONS<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d85325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d85325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Horror Writer\u2019s Association<\/li><li>International Thriller Writers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94d2e53\" data-id=\"94d2e53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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