The Electronic Literature Lab Celebrating 15 Years
I was honored to be among the speakers helping celebrate the ELL's 15 years of preserving and reconstructing electronic literature. Recording of the event available soon.
Recent & Featured
Figurski at Findhorn on Acid | Re-Imagined Radio (S10EP01) #Radio #Audio
On 2/23/2026, Re-Imagined Radio (RiR) re-premiered John Barber's radio adaptation of my novel "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" on its new YouTube channel, a curation and archive site for RiR episodes.
Read or Listen to "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid"
The new start page for my hypertext novel "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" now offers an integrated option to listen to the radio play adaptation.
STEP AWAY FROM THE PIZZA: Fictions, etc.
"The author's mastery of language and willingness to push boundaries make 'Step Away from the Pizza' a compelling read for those who appreciate inventive storytelling and literary risk-taking" (Carol Thompson, Readers' Favorite).
Local author presents diverse stories in "Step Away from the Pizza"
What do a Velcro theme-park fire, a cryptic murder mystery and a set of computer-generated sonnets have in common? They all appear in Richard Holeton’s new book, “Step Away from the Pizza,” a collection of 24 stories that move between satire, speculative fiction and experiments in form.
ECLECTIFICTION – Medium
"A growing collection of sometimes eclectic short fiction and experimental poetry" I'm sharing on the Medium platform from my previously published work. Because Medium has limited its free access, most of my pieces are now behind the paywall.
Goodreads ratings and reviews of "Step Away from the Pizza"
A growing number of ratings and reviews of my fiction collection on Goodreads, 5-star and 4-star reviews.
Dave Rhody's review of "Step Away from the Pizza"
Richard Holeton’s hyper-active imagination is strangely inviting, to the point of being addictive. Organized in six clusters — Future, Father and Found, then Frolic, Flash and Fauna — Step Away from the Pizza features short stories, poems, flash fiction and experimental writing so unique that it may as well be called ‘HoletonSpeak’.
"Evaluating Educational Technology: Consolidating across multiple impact indicators and rating systems"
(Co-author with Natalia Kucirkova, Per Henning Uppstad, Dan Lin, Alison Clark-Wilson, & Antonie Chigeda) Procurement of educational technologies (EdTech) requires a research-based rubric with multiple quality indicators that reflect the technology’s impact across various settings. We outline the development of the Multiple EdTech Impact Index (MEII) and an impact benchmarking formula for EdTech tools designed for K12 education.
