Spiritual memoirs, interview with author Rick Skwiot
by Jerry Waxler
During the late 60s, when I was almost finished college, I wondered what life was going to be like...
From the UMSL Newsroom
By Rose Postma
Today University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus Rick Skwiot is an award-winning author of several books, but in 1965 he was just a...
How Paradise Affects the Memory
Frequent SLM contributor Rick Skwiot writes both fiction and nonfiction; what he’s after is truth. In his new memoir— San Miguel de Allende,...
“I thoroughly enjoyed every page. The writing is, as expected, exquisite, but there is something new and powerful about this memoir… builds a strong emotional core...
Memoir of a Sensual Quest For Spiritual Healing
Reviewed by Rosalind Brackenbury
"San Miguel de Allende, Mexico"
By Rick Skwiot
Antaeus Books, $14
A memoir of a time, a place, the people...
Romanian-born novelist Gabriela Popa (author of Kafka’s House) recently interviewed Rick about his new memoir and his work. Following are excerpts from that interview.
GABRIELA POPA: What can...
By Rick Skwiot
Excerpted from
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico:
Memoir of a Sensual Quest for Spiritual Healing
Contact: publisher@antaeusbooks.com
De Efe Mexicans call it, D.F., El Distrito Federal, or simply...