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Dave Riese

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in Boston, The United States

November 24

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Dave Riese grew up in Massachusetts and attended Bates College in Maine, majoring in English literature. During his junior year, he studied at Oxford University.

After serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, Riese worked at several Boston area companies in computer programming for forty years.

Upon retirement in 2012, he had a long talk with himself: “If you want to publish a book, you’d better take writing seriously.” He subsequently wrote Echo from Mount Royal, a novel about a young woman’s strange courtship in 1951 Montreal.

He and his wife live north of Boston.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 90 ratings · 38 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Echo from Mount Royal 4.31 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Father has Something to Tell You 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Screenplay for The Blue Dress

When I decided to try writing a screenplay, I wanted to begin with a small project. I chose one of my short stories called The Blue Dress. The screenplay is about 20 minutes. Most of the action takes place in one house (exterior, bedroom, … Continue reading →

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Dave Riese liked Tanya Hansen's review of Your Father has Something to Tell You: "A compelling story that forces all of us to deal with the fact that our parents will age, they will die, we will have to try to assist in getting them care the older they get. It also shows us a lot that we go through life not figuring out about our " Read more of this review »
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Dave Riese liked Dana's review of Your Father has Something to Tell You: "This book reads like a memoir although the author is clear that it is fiction. That being the case, I have to appreciate how real he makes it and his ability to connect and describe the emotional aspects of this book. Told in first person,the narrato" Read more of this review »
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“A writer is a dangerous friend. Everything you say, all of your life and experience, is fodder for our writing. We mean you no harm, but what you know and what you’ve done is unavoidably fascinating to us. Being friends with a writer is a bit like trying to keep a bear as a pet. They’re wonderful, friendly creatures, but they play rough and they don’t know their own strength or remember that they have claws. Choose the stories you tell to your writer friends carefully.”
― Randy Murray

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