Rick Burcham

“Mr.” or “Coach” or “Dr.” Rick Burcham (he gets called all three) enjoyed a thirty-year career as an educator in Tennessee and on an Army base in Germany. In retirement, Rick decided to finally write the book he had been imagining for years: “Stories from Homewood, Adventures in a Secret World, Book 1.” In it, Rick created the world of Homewood and filled it with characters that lead the twelve-year old hero on a series of adventures. He is working on Book 2 with more adventures in Homewood. Rick has also written “Beautiful, Delightful Imperfections! Poetry and Notes on life, loss, and love. But mostly love.” In it, he shares observations and commentary covering fifty years of his life. Both books seek to entertain first and foremost, but he never strays far from his roots as a teacher, investigating the lessons in every adventure or experience. Rick lives and loves and writes with his sweet wife, Pam, two cats, and a community of folks who probably wonder every day about the friendly guy who can talk to a rock and get something out of the conversation.