Richard Goodman born July 11, 1945 is an American writer of nonfiction. He lives in New York, New York. He is on the faculty of Spalding University's Brief Residency Master of Fine Arts Program in Louisville Kentucky.[1]. He is the author of two books of nonfiction. His articles and essays have appeared in the "Harvard Review", "Ascent", "Vanity Fair", "The New York Times", "Creative Nonfiction (magazine)", "French Review", and "The Michigan Quarterly Review", among others. He was educated at the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award and received a B.A., and at Wayne State University, where he received his M.A. [1]