Richard David Kennedy is a novelist, poet, philosopher and littérateur. His works include the anthology, House Of December and his novels: Simon, The Dunning Of Harley Nesbit, The Trip and, more recently, The Encuentro. His newest volume of verse, Love & Similar States Of Insanity, was released in April of 2008: Samsson, his poetic epic, was released in the fall. The Disgrace Of MySpace, was released in July and has been followed by a second book: “It’s All About Muah!” Spills was released in August, and Lost In Place, the third book in the trilogy about the world’s largest social networking portal was released in November. In addition, he is also compiling a volume of essays, Broken Sparrows And Wild Duct Tape, Guilt, By Association: Collected Short Stories And Incidental Music; and a philosophical treatise, Psychophysics: The Point Of Everything, is scheduled to follow that. His current projects are the novels: Concurrence and The Profit. An honors graduate of the University of Houston, where he received the prestigious Houston Psychological Association’s Award For Excellence In Psychology upon graduation, he resides in the DFW area in Texas, where he has lived most of his life. Mr. Kennedy’s books are available in paperback, hardcover and eBook.