Hey, I’m Rick Foerster, a recovering startup addict turned writer. Before, I helped build and grow a company from zero to $2B+. It was the kind of career that’s supposed to fill the void and conquer all life’s questions.
For some reason, it didn’t. So I walked away from that life to disappear and start writing:
An End to Remember: my debut novel (coming soon), a post-apocalyptic survival story with a psychological bite.
The Way of Work: essays on meaning, identity, and reinvention.
Join me and let’s find a way to knock out all the big questions, while somehow remaining the center of attention. It’s the simple things, right?
Cheers, Rick
Praise for Rick’s Writing
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My debut novel coming soon:
AN END TO REMEMBER
How do you stay human when the world forgets?
When civilization falls, an orphan lives by one rule: "forget this to survive." Forget his pain. Forget his past. And forget the unforgivable moment he failed the people he loved most.
It’s been several years since the “Wild” spread, a plague that turned people mindless and violent. Now, in a walled-off camp on the outskirts of a ruined city, survivors force him and other orphans outside to scavenge what’s left.
For the boy, surviving isn’t the hardest part — it’s finding a reason to keep going, especially when a seductive voice in his head invites him to detach.
Memories and madness collide. Panic boils over inside the camp. And the boy must confront the past he buried: one that unravels the truth about the world and the truth about his parents. A truth so sharp it could break him.
In the end, we are what we remember.
Fans of The Last of Us, Wool, and The Road will love this post-apocalyptic survival story that has a dark psychological bite.
(and yes, it has an ending you won’t forget)
Advance Praise From Readers
“I woke up still thinking about it.”
Brian
“Hard to put down, so I didn’t.”
Mark
“Strong themes that are profound and engaging.”
Celia
“Tight, immersive, and filled with tension. I don’t usually read books this fast.”
Austin
“I wanted to come back to it each night.”
Kate
“Asks us what we hide away and who we truly are.”
Sara
“Had me crying [from a book] for the first time since high school.”
Diego
“Holy crap… a serious page turner.”
Noah
The Way of Work
Stories of people pushing work past its limits.
A newsletter for mid-career professionals who are successful on paper, but suspect work can’t deliver what it promised. Meaning, identity, and ambition without the hustle-guru nonsense.