Richard Bausch (born April 18, 1945[1]) is an American novelist, short story writer,[2] and Professor in the Writing Program at Chapman University in Orange, California.
He served in the U.S. Air Force between 1966–1969, and toured the Midwest and South singing in a rock band, doing stand-up comedy, and writing poetry.
[7] He published his first short story in The Atlantic in April 1983: "All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona" was initially an 800-page novel that he cut down, calling the process "like passing a kidney stone".
[2][7] He is a contributor of short stories to various periodicals, including The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Harper's, The New Yorker, Playboy, Ploughshares, Narrative, and The Southern Review.
A fourth film is in progress, adapted by Julie Lipson, from the Bausch story "The Man Who Knew Belle Starr."