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Randy Kraft

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Randy Kraft writes fiction and book reviews, and occasionally coaches aspiring writers. She holds a Masters in Writing and an MBA. She is a retired freelance journalist for regional and national magazines, as well as an education, business, culture and city reporter for local newspapers. She has also served as a communications consultant and writer for non-profits on both coasts. She has published three novels and a collection of short stories, and several stories have appeared in literary magazines. Follow her book reviews and literary blog at randykraft.substack.com.
OFF SEASON [2023] examines the afterlife of a long marriage and what it means to be devoted.
RATIONAL WOMEN, her first collection of short stories [2020] reveals the challenge ...more

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Colors of the Wheel: A novel
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Signs of Life
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Off Season
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OFF SEASON: A novel
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“In truth, age is a writer’s ally. The greater the experience, the more we have to say. More time to learn important truths, to establish a more expansive point of view, to refine skills and find your voice, and infinitely more stories to be told.”
― Randy Kraft, Colors of the Wheel: A novel
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“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
― Mary Oliver
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“In truth, age is a writer’s ally. The greater the experience, the more we have to say. More time to learn important truths, to establish a more expansive point of view, to refine skills and find your voice, and infinitely more stories to be told.”
― Randy Kraft, Colors of the Wheel: A novel
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“I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
― Colette
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“White people...have quite enough to do in learning how to accept and love themselves and each other, and when they have achieved this -- which will not be tomorrow and may very well be never -- the Negro problem will no longer exist, for it will no longer be needed.”
― James Baldwin
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