PEABODY, Richard (Myers), (Jr.)

PEABODY, Richard (Myers), (Jr.). American, b. 1951. Genres: Novellas/ Short stories, Poetry, Administration/Management. Career: Poet, writer, and editor. Worked in used and rare book business, 1971-92; Gargoyle magazine, co-founder and editor, 1976-; Paycock Press, founder 1979; St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, fiction workshops instructor, 1985-87; Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD, fiction workshops instructor, 1987-; Georgetown University, Washington, DC, creative writing instructor, 1993; University of Maryland, College Park, creative writing instructor, 1993-97; University of Virginia, Falls Church, fiction workshops instructor, 1993-97; Johns Hopkins University, advanced studies program 19; Atticus Books, co-owner, 1995-99. Co-host of weekly radio show for WPFW-FM, Washington, DC, 1978-79. Publications: Monaural (fiction), 1980; Paraffin Days (stories), 1995; Open Joints on Bridge (stories), 1999; Sugar Mountain (novella), 2000. POEMS: I'm in Love with the Morton Salt Girl, 1979; Echt & Ersatz/I'm in Love with the Morton Salt Girl, 1985; Sad Fashions, 1990; Buoyancy and Other Myths, 1995; Mood Vertigo, 1999; Rein Flowers, 2002; Mercy Beat, 2003. EDITOR: DC Magazines: A Literary Retrospective, 1982; Mavericks: Nine Independent Publishers, 1983; (with L. Ebersole) Mondo Barbie, 1993; (with L. Ebersole) Mondo Elvis, 1994; (with L. Ebersole) Coming to Terms: A Literary Response to Abortion, 1995; (with L. Ebersole) Mondo Marilyn, 1995; (with L. Ebersole) Mondo James Dean, 1996; A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation, 1997. Contributor of stories, poems, and reviews to magazines and newspapers. Address: 3819 N 13th St, Arlington, VA 22201-4922, U.S.A. Online address: hedgehog2@erols.com