Thomas Rice
Author | Peaks Island, ME |
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Thomas Rice was born in rural Ireland and lived there until he was 16. He dropped out of school at 13, emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and, later, graduated from Cornell University. He earned a Ph.D. and spent 20 years in academe before turning to writing full-time in 2007. Along the way, he’s been a farmer, breeder o.... more
Thomas Rice was born in rural Ireland and lived there until he was 16. He dropped out of school at 13, emigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and, later, graduated from Cornell University. He earned a Ph.D. and spent 20 years in academe before turning to writing full-time in 2007. Along the way, he’s been a farmer, breeder of border collies, construction worker, tractor driver, bartender, licensed carpenter, story-teller ,social activist, and founder of an institute for social justice.
He’s published a memoir, Far From the Land: An Irish Memoir, a novella, Carby’s Fate, and several short stories . His first novella, Hard Truths was published in The Best American Mystery Stories of 2012.
