Welcome to my page! My name is Rick Cormier, and I am a Santa Fe-based author and drum mallet builder. I am a retired psychotherapist and far-from-retired drummer who also writes non-fiction books with humor, hosts a community drum circle, cooks, takes photographs, and teaches young adults with special needs as well as grammar school kids in my spare time. I like to share my experiences and insights and explain my love affair with India, Santa Fe, life, and people. 

One of my favorite compliments about my books was, "In 'Mixed Nuts', you wove humor into a serious subject. In 'Old Fart-hood' you have woven some touching moments and thoughts into a hilarious book, Bravo!"