Hopefulness & Adaptation.

Rick’s body of published work includes essays published in Ekstasis, Fathom, and the Boundary Waters’ Journal. He is currently working on a series of novel style memoirs dealing with challenging life stage transitions, the majesty of nature, the influence of culture and art, and the philosophy and strategy of socio-economic adaptation.

Rick Jebb

Writer // Author

Rick Jebb

Place & growth. Rick has been seriously writing since 2010, seeking a voice to speak of hopefulness and adaptation in the midst of uncertain times, learning how to be in the world but not of it. His writing includes poetry, essay and existential spiritual memoir focused on facing life’s challenges: discovery and development of spirituality, transcendence, class struggle, mental illness and substance abuse all of which he has experienced personally and as a father and a son.

 

Rick’s body of published work includes essays published in Ekstasis, Fathom, and the Boundary Waters’ Journal. He is currently working on a series of novel style memoirs dealing with challenging life stage transitions, the majesty of nature, the influence of culture and art, and the philosophy and strategy of socio-economic adaptation.

Mexican Dream.

Sideways rain rode a windstorm’s wall,

derecho drenched the girl and all

Otherworldly air between us too

That night I dreamt of Mexico and you…

Dan
A journey to the inner self

Amazon Review

“Mexican Sunset tells the story of an adolescent who, after the sudden death of his stepfather, decides to embark on different journeys to find his true self. As he goes through this adventure, he meets a girl who invites him to stop and visualize the path he has already covered and to reflect on the true meaning of life. In several opportunities I felt I could recognize myself in this protagonist. It is very well created and his story is perfectly described. I enjoyed reading this story a lot and I felt really satisfied when I reached the end of the book and thought that as the famous saying goes “sometimes we have to get lost in order to find ourselves.”
“What an exciting life some people live! Mexican Sunset is one of those stories, a recapitulation of a life filled with adventure, an author who shares his travels, his experiences living in different places and countries, and the process he went through to become the adult he is now.

I like reading this kind of book, it opens a world of opportunities, so many things I haven’t taken into consideration as possible. Rick Jebb’s book is a coming-of-age story that, in a way, gave me the courage to stop procrastinating and start moving forward into the life I want for myself: The life of a traveler!

Definitely recommended for adventurous people.”

Ivan
A great old fashion story

Amazon Review

Excerpts, Essays & Poems

Phil Bolos
Blend of memoir and travel

Amazon Review

“Mexican Sunset: The vision Quest of modern day explorer by Rick Jebb is a very well written look at the events which led Rick to be the person that he is. The story begins with Rick struggling to deal with the unexpected loss of his step-father. This pushes Rick to grow up faster than expected and to go places he never thought he would end up in his life. While we get to explore Rick as the reader of the story, we also get to explore the world with him as he sets out to find out who he was meant to be. An easy read, this memoir is just as much about the person as it is about the places he has gone. Fans of memoirs and of travel will love everything that this book has to offer.”

“Mexican Sunset: The Vision Quest of a Modern Day Explorer by Rick Jebb is classified as a type of biography / memoir. In this book, the author recounts his life journey in finding his inner self, learning lessons of life and gaining new values, and how he grew in his own self-confidence and independence. It really focuses on the part of his life traveling, which I particularly found interesting and engaging as I am a frequent traveler myself. The author uses great vocabulary and imagery throughout his retelling of his travels which really allowed me to fully envision things for myself and get a better perspective of what things were like. Additionally, I really found this book encouraging, and it helps readers think about going after what you want.”

Celeste L
Travel to independence

Amazon Review

Traveler & Explorer Biographies // Memoir

Mexican Sunset:
The Vision Quest of a Modern Day Explorer

After the unexpected death of his thirty-eight-year-old stepfather, fourteen-year-old Rick embarks on a five-year journey that begins in the Midwest’s Edenic Driftless Area canoeing a mysterious wild river in eastern Iowa.

While embracing the idealism of the 1970s counterculture, he seeks to discover himself in pursuit of his escapism. Amidst the backdrop of reconstructing his deconstructed Christian faith, sharing adventures with friends, his interior conversation gives a glimpse into the author’s inner growth during these years. If anything kept him moving forward, it was the delusion of his magical thinking: his imagination and wanting, and the wandering search through the looking glass of his impressionistic mind, slicing through glacial meltwaters of northern forests in a canoe and other evocative childhood memories.

On Colorado’s high chaparral, just as he begins to reconcile his industrialist roots with his curious artist’s soul, Rick falls in love with a girl from Sinaloa, Mexico. After high school, he hitchhikes back and forth across the country, visiting old friends before returning to Mexico to find the girl. Traveling the back roads of Mexico with new friends, looking down from the top of an active volcano, and taking a dangerous acid trip at the edge of Cholula’s Great Pyramid, he comes to see his life’s trajectory reflected in the struggles of his ancestors and buried in the secrets of Mexico’s past.