The floating bookshop was closed today as I had the honor of picking up my great nephew Onoforio, his lovely wife Noemi, and adorable one-year old Olivia from Kennedy Airport. This is the perfect time to introduce another of our All Things That Matter Press family of authors, a real fighter:
Randy woke up this morning in Vanderhoof, British Columbia, happy to be living—quite literally. We don’t have many days on this earth and Randy appreciates that fact more than many because he is a survivor of a rare kind of brain bleed—a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Although there are scars, a titanium plate and some lasting mental challenges, Randy leans on his degree in education, his past work with children, and his knowledge that a good story can change outlooks and lives. Having survived may, to large degree, fuel his drive, but his past work with children infuses his writing. Randy’s stories encourage readers and leave them wanting more.
Randy has had two books in print, his most recent, #9 Grundpark Road. The main character is a young boy named Daniel Sterling, who, like all of us, struggles with his own particular challenges. Daniel refuses to let his disadvantaged beginnings prevent him from reaching his goals. This uplifting, page turner will make you feel like you are capable of more, too.
Check Randy out at http://www.allthingsthatmatterpress.com and any of these other places:
www.randykwallace.com
justajot.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/randykwallace
twitter.com/randykwallace
Look him up at Amazon.com where you can find paper or electronic versions of his book. #9 Grundpark Road is also available in Nook.
Vic, you are the only person I know who is not related to me but has a relative named Onofrio! I had two uncles named Onofrio Pitonzo. We called one of them "Onofrio, father if Giacchino," and the other one, "Onofrio who played the violin"! Two Sicilian characters I was proud to know!!
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