Mark Rickerby:  

Life Hello old friends, Depending on when we went to school together, you may remember me as a skateboard rat or a long-haired surfer. I still surf once in a while but only when necessary these days. I've traveled quite a bit and still think about running off to Europe again at least once a day. I lived in Paris in the summer of 1992 but my favorite place in the world is the Greek Islands. Italy is heaven on earth, too. I got a degree in stage acting. (Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking, either. haha) I did a bit of acting on stage and film before finding more pleasure in writing. If you'd like to read some of my work, just do a google search of my name. A lot of it is posted on the internet. You can also find a story of mine in Chicken Soup to Inspire the Body and Soul in any bookstore. I'm currently helping my father write his autobiography about his childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, before that city became known for all the wrong reasons. It's kind of an Irish version of "The Wonder Years." The working title is The Other Belfast. I have lived in Santa Monica mostly since high school but recently moved back to Gl...Expand for more