Hi. I’m Richard. I write things for people. This is my homepage.

A lot of my work is for corporate, executive, PR, or similar types of clients. (I’m also a translator.) (You can find all that at blockletters.de).

Everything else — the stuff that gets my name on it — goes here.

A man hugging a dog.
Richard Block and Dexter the yellow lab.

I’m also a two-time champion on Jeopardy!. Could’ve made it three, but I was bested by a worthy opponent.

I will never forget Death on the Nile or the year Pan Am landed its last plane.