Mark Richard is an American short story writer, novelist, screenwriter, and poet.

"Mark Richard may be called the Joseph Conrad of our day," she says.

On the surface, Mark Richard would appear to have certain advantages.

Mark Richard has been writing, off and on, since childhood.

For a brief moment, Mark Richard is a best seller.

Mark Richard is walking in his sleep.

The couple has one son, Mark Richard, born Feb. 20, 1980.

Mark Richard is a late-20th-century writer, which is to say that, like it or not, he takes a hand in selling his product.

The next down the line, Mark Richard, awaits his gold watch after 30 years.

N2U's versatile Mark Richard likes to keep things real.