Rand Cardwell

Rand Cardwell has viewed the world through the eyes of a trained military observer with a poetic heart. Those experiences pour out in his writing and poetry. He resides in East Tennessee. The literary journals SLAB, El Portal, Evening Street Review, DASH Literary Journal, and Visitant have published or will soon publish some of Rand's poetry. Tuttle has published his non-fiction martial arts book. He enjoys frozen margaritas, trout fishing, wordsmithing, two amazing grandchildren, and the love of a very special lady.

BOOKS

Martial artists worldwide responded favorably to Rand's first book, The Western Bubishi. Due to popular demand, the second printing of this book is now available. Several friends urged him to contact a publisher and it was chosen for publication. With over fifteen years of additional insight and further research, The 36 Deadly Bubishi Points is a much deeper examination of his initial self-published effort. It is available in both paperback and Kindle versions.

After two decades of studying the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, Rand has released the first of a three-book series on that subject. Readers are positively receiving Book One: Becoming Stoic: Lessons on Perception for its detailed examination of this way of living. "Stoicism is a lifelong journey of learning about and refining yourself," Cardwell stated. "This book is a first step on the journey of discovering a more fulfilling way of approaching all of the ups and downs that occur in our lives." It is only available in paperback and Kindle versions. The second book in this series is forthcoming.

POETRY

Rand has had a long passion for creative writing and has been writing poetry for three decades. Until recently, he had been apprehensive about publishing his work but has finally relented and submitted it to numerous poetry publishers for consideration. His poetry has appeared in or is forthcoming in SLAB, El Portal, Evening Street Review, DASH Literary Journal, and Visitant.

One of the methods he is exploring is a particular style of poetry he calls "Binary Poetry," a reductionist style of two words per line that still manages to express his poetic vision. Four examples of this method are in his breakout poetry book, Unhurried and Other Poems.

PROJECTS

Currently, Cardwell is working on several writing projects, including an extensive research book on a genealogical examination of the Cardwell family, a follow-up project in the martial arts genre, and the inception of a fiction novel. Editing is underway for his upcoming non-fiction works on stoicism. Check back for updates.