Ottone M. Riccio

Latest Books by OMR:

Poetry:

(New)
THE POINT OF IT ALL - PROSE POEMS – Swan Cottage Press (Autumn House), 2008. 26 pages 8 ½ x 5 ½ paper covers, stapled 5.00 p&h2.00

TO THE END OF AUTUMN AND BEYOND – Swan Cottage Press (Autumn House), 2008. poems, 48 pages. 8 ½ x 5 ½ stiff covers, stapled 7.50 p&h3.00

(Reprint)
THE OLD WOMAN - Swan Cottage Press, 1991 long poem 10 pages. pamphlet 5 ½ x 8 ½ .[Reprinted 2008] 3.50 p&h1.50

Prose

(New)
TRIO - Seahorse Press (Autumn House), (printed by Powder Horn Press, Plymouth, Massachusetts), 2008. 8 ½ x 5 ½ Perfect bound. 56 pages. 3 essays: A LITERARY ODYSSEY (Hart Crane) / HOW TO SUCCEED AS A LIBRARIAN WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (OMR – US Air Force Science Librarian) / A YOUNG POET’S MUSE (Anaïs Nin). 8.00 p&h 3.00

Prose: Novel published in 2005: (Click on Book's image or discription to see Amazon's listing.)

The Man Whose Records Were Burned. PublishAmerica, 2005. – adventure novel – When Philip Marston, former member of NSA, finds that his government, military, and school records have gone missing, he heads for Washington. NSA is alerted; his former superiors learn that Marston has uncovered their plan to test deadly viruses and has evidence to prove it, Marston becomes a target hunted by the mysterious rogue NSA unit, Project A. He and his wife Laura are fired upon and find themselves on the run through New York State. Their home in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, is burned to the ground. News reports claim that for several years the Marstons have been Soviet agents. Forced to take flight to save their lives, they strive to outwit their pursuers in an exciting chase, during which Marston relives his associations and missions as a Project A member. In the electrifying conclusion, all government hell breaks loose. [Priced by publisher – release date 3 July 2005; available from Publisher, from Amazon, from Barnes & Noble, etc.]

Autumn House, Duxbury, Massachusetts. The present home of Dolores Stewart Riccio & Ottone M. Riccio (Ricky), and their mixed breed Shepherd Blackjack (Jack).

Swan Cottage, Conimicut, Warwick, Rhode Island.

Hellric House, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Sketch by Thomas Morin.

The Riccio family home, Medford, Massachusetts. Ricky and Helen lived in the upper story of the duplex, his parents lived on the lower suite. At one time this was the residence of Ameilia Earhart and her mother.

Ricky reading his poetry