Contemporary Author Randolph Randy Camp
Randolph Randy Camp, friend Kaur, daughter Randie, and grandson Noah at Veterans Talent Competition, Des Moines, Feb. 26, 2016
Randolph Randy Camp at WBFO Radio with Reporter Eileen Buckley, October 2014.
Here are brief STORY TEASERS for MONICA a Short Story Collection…
Randolph Randy Camp, Class of ’79, Spotsylvania High
In GI BLUES a homeless man’s greatest desire is to be a Marine, but is he mentally fit? In THE NEW STORE IN TOWN, where the kids are in total control, a mother finds herself in court after she goes into her son’s room and takes a few quarters out of his piggy bank. In LABREA a podcast gets heated when the subject of CRT is discussed. In LOVE AT ANY AGE a dating service for seniors makes a successful match. In 7 O’CLOCK a young man confronts White silence head on and must make a decision that will change his life forever. In THE WATCH a career police officer is forced to deal with the detrimental effect of fentanyl in a very personal way. In THE LINE an executive of a prominent restaurant franchise creatively teaches a racist manager a lesson in fairness. In MONICA a young girl is determined to expose and bring down a State Senator who voted against Roe. In TELL HIM I’M SORRY an elderly lady in a nursing home tells the staff about her past secrets. In HEAVEN two teenagers discover themselves, in more ways than one. In CHEROKEE WINGS an old Native American takes the kids in their trailer park on the ride of their lives. In RANDIE’S FREE LIBRARY a police officer uses his people skills to calm a worrisome neighbor. More details at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
Author Randolph Randy Camp at ECC, March 2014
RANDOLPH RANDY CAMP grew up in rural Spotsylvania County, Virginia during the early 60’s. It was a time in America, especially in the South, whereby America was in the midst of highly-charged racial tensions.
Writer Randy Camp at East High School in Buffalo, NY
‘…THEN THE RAIN’ (thriller novel) is now available on Amazon.
As a child, Randy would notice people’s facial expressions and body language in Spotsylvania County and the nearest town of Fredericksburg when he was out in public. At an early age, Randy picked up the keen sense of observation and this would lead him towards being very detailed-minded and his prolific writing skills today. A lot of Randy’s songs, short stories and movie scripts are mere reflections of his early years in Spotsylvania County.
Here’s a brief list of his literary titles and songs:
1. “FALSE DANDELIONS”
Randy Camp with friend Karen (dark hair) and Ms. Conley on May 2, 2014 at ECC Scholarship Luncheon in Williamsville, NY.
BOOK ISBN: 1478273720…….Set in rural Virginia, ‘FALSE DANDELIONS’ is a contemporary Southern crime fiction novel filled with romance, small town secrets, broken dreams and murder as locals from Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg, including a young disabled Iraq war veteran, stop a misguided band of Washington, DC criminals from setting up shop in their quiet town. When Lamar returned home from Iraq they gave him a hero’s welcome but he actually never felt like a true hero until he pulled off his greatest mission ever. A mission that will make this disabled vet a local legend, and a mission that will literally blow you away. Jesse is a rising star but when his mother’s body was found in the murky waters of the Rappahannock, he trades his prized guitar for a shotgun. Ever since Turtle was little, he was always somebody’s errand boy. Now, twenty years later, he decides to break the mold and that is just the beginning of many mistakes Turtle will make. Randolph Randy Camp’s ‘FALSE DANDELIONS’ is about the lives and dreams of underdogs. When you’re stuck in a nowhere place, physically or mentally, you dream of leaving. When you’ve been a nobody and strive to become somebody, sometimes you succeed, sometimes you don’t. Once again, this prolific award-winning writer paints a straight forward picture of contemporary Southern life and reminds us that, regardless of your income or race, there’s a touch of Jesse in all of us and there’s a little Turtle in all of us.
‘FALSE DANDELIONS’ is available in paperback on Amazon.
2. RAPPAHANNOCK DREAMS
MONICA, A SHORT STORY COLLECTION…You have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Monica is determined to bring down and expose the dirty secrets of a hypocritical State Senator who voted against Roe. Monica and the other eleven short stories in this collection are a snapshot of America today. Monica is standing up and fighting for abortion rights and for her personal freedom to choose. Sometimes, we all have to take a stand for something. Here are the titles of the twelve stories in this collection (1) GI Blues (2) 7 O’clock (3) The Watch (4) Tell Him I’m Sorry (5) Monica (6) Heaven (7) The New Store In Town (8) The Line (9) Randie’s Free Library (10) Love At Any Age (11) LaBrea (12) Cherokee Wings
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3. “TONY’S BIKE” Randolph Randy Camp’s ‘TONY’S BIKE’ Logline:
5. “LABREA’S MOON”
6. NEW K.A.N.S.A.S. (2014)
NEW K.A.N.S.A.S.
Dissatisfied with the way the adults are running the nation, a well-organized, underground society of intelligent kids demand the right to vote and to be given their own statehood or else. (The kids believe that voting should be based upon a person’s IQ, not their age.
Synopsis: ‘NEW K.A.N.S.A.S.’ (Kids’ Alliance National Society And Sanctuary): Discouraged with his lack of ability to control his own destiny fueled by his parents’ divorce and already fed up with the way the adults are running the country, a twelve year old boy forms a society to give children the Right to Vote and attempts to establish their own State in which to do it. All hell breaks when the U.S. Government starts to hunt down the leader and his underground network. In the meantime, the secretive children’s society is growing to an unbelievable size and there’s no stopping them now! TAGLINE: “Don’t underestimate the power of kids”
Although I’d originally wrote ‘NEW K.A.N.S.A.S.’ as a live action feature, it could also work as an ANIMATED feature-length movie as well. (The ‘Kansas’ in NEW K.A.N.S.A.S. stands for Kids’ Alliance National Society And Sanctuary)
U.S. Copyright: PAu002651984 (Original Screenplay Draft/ Author: Randolph Camp)
RCstories’ Children’s TV Series
MONICA, A SHORT STORY COLLECTION…You have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Monica is determined to bring down and expose the dirty secrets of a hypocritical State Senator who voted against Roe. Monica and the other eleven short stories in this collection are a snapshot of America today. Monica is standing up and fighting for abortion rights and for her personal freedom to choose. Sometimes, we all have to take a stand for something. Here are the titles of the twelve stories in this collection (1) GI Blues (2) 7 O’clock (3) The Watch (4) Tell Him I’m Sorry (5) Monica (6) Heaven (7) The New Store In Town (8) The Line (9) Randie’s Free Library (10) Love At Any Age (11) LaBrea (12) Cherokee Wings
Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
7. HARRY’S FIELD (TV Script, Children’s Series, May 2014)
8. TIME OUT TIME IN (TV Script, Children’s Series, May 2014)
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Contemporary Author Randolph Randy Camp
Randy has written over 23 titles, including songs, short stories, novels (29 Dimes, Wet Matches, False Dandelions, …Then The Rain) and feature-length movie scripts. All of Randy’s literary materials are registered with the US Copyright Office in Washington,DC (http://cocatalog.loc.gov) . If you’re interested in more info on this American writer and any of his copyrighted work, please visit the US Copyright Office website. *Please note the you should enter last name (CAMP) first, then enter first name (RANDOLPH) when using the US Copyright Office website.
Randy currently is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Randy has five daughters Natasha, Christina, Randie, Melinda, Ranielle, and one son Joshua. One of Randy’s greatest goals is to, one day, see at least one (hopefully all) of his children or grandchildren play a role, in front of the camera or possibly behind the camera, on the set of a TV show or movie he’d written.
THE LEGEND OF THREE TREES
LOGLINE: A country boy with extraordinary powers helps to free a terrified community of a notorious street gang and becomes their hero.
SUMMARY: Abandoned as a baby in the backwoods of rural Virginia, young THREE TREES inherited a mysterious power. Gifted with an uncanny sense of strength, both physically and mentally, Three Trees was often misunderstood. Being poked and prodded as a research guinea pig took its toll on Three Trees. With the help of a concerned nurse, Three Trees escaped from the life of a lab animal and headed on a journey to find his true purpose. On his journey, Three Trees learns a lot about himself and discovers the ugly side of humans. Settling down in the seedy side of a big city, Three Trees helps to free a terrified community of a notorious street gang and becomes a legend in the process.
The Legend of Three Trees, Original Draft Screenplay, US Copyright Reg# Pau 002992813, Writers Guild of America, West (WGA,W) Reg# 1095196, Author: Randolph Randy Camp
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Growing up in rural Spotsylvania County, Virginia during the 60’s and early 70’s was rough at times, especially for people of color. As a kid, young Randy Camp found his escape in his love of reading, and when the local book mobile from the Rappahannock Regional Central Library came around it was a very special day for Randy and all the other young book lovers in the area. Randy’s early love of reading had a profound impact on his desire to create his own unique characters and original stories.
Randy Camp graduated from Spotsylvania Senior High School on June 15, 1979 as an Honor Graduate. He graduated 50th in a total class of 380. Randy’s GPA was 3.13 Randy is quoted in saying that his favorite high school class was SPEECH-DRAMA.
*’Wet Matches: A Novel’ is now available on Amazon. ‘WET MATCHES’ tells the powerful inspiring tale of five homeless teens (all HIV positive) getting a fresh start and a new lease on life when a California couple takes them in.
Author Randolph Randy Camp with friend Karen S. at ECC Graduation, NY, August 2015
Author Randolph R. Camp attends ECC Scholarship Luncheon on May 3, 2013
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Writer Randolph Randy Camp being honored at Buffalo Erie County Public Library
Randolph Camp is honored with the David Conley Perseverance Scholarship on May 3, 2013 at Erie Community College.
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Randolph Randy Camp’s fourth novel ’29 Dimes: A Love Story’ is a love story amid a crazy, hot summer.
One summer. Seven hearts. 29 Dimes. It wasn’t your typical LA summer. No one could’ve predicted what happened that day in Silver Lake. It was a summer of passion, confusion, and growth.
One hot, crazy summer.
Seven hungry hearts.
29 Dimes.
Award-winning, prolific writer Randolph Randy Camp creates a moving, tender love story amid a wild, crazy summer as Teki, Ronnie, Pepe, Brittany, Kalib, Tip, and Valerie each will have an experience that will forever shape and change their young lives.
Valerie has the kind of natural beauty that belongs on magazine covers. All the guys in Silver Lake dream about her. One guy will get lucky this summer and win her heart.
A gifted storyteller, Randolph Randy Camp offers the reader a realistic glimpse of the Los Angeles community of Silver Lake. If you still believe that love can happen to the most unlikely people and love still can be found in the most unusual place, then Randolph Randy Camp’s ’29 Dimes: A Love Story’ is certainly a must-read for you.
One Summer. Seven Hearts. 29 Dimes.
MONICA, A SHORT STORY COLLECTION…You have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Monica is determined to bring down and expose the dirty secrets of a hypocritical State Senator who voted against Roe. Monica and the other eleven short stories in this collection are a snapshot of America today. Monica is standing up and fighting for abortion rights and for her personal freedom to choose. Sometimes, we all have to take a stand for something. Here are the titles of the twelve stories in this collection (1) GI Blues (2) 7 O’clock (3) The Watch (4) Tell Him I’m Sorry (5) Monica (6) Heaven (7) The New Store In Town (8) The Line (9) Randie’s Free Library (10) Love At Any Age (11) LaBrea (12) Cherokee Wings
Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
At age 18, during June 1979, a couple weeks before Randy Camp’s High School graduation, he wrote the ‘Put Something Back’ letter-to-the-editor, as a ‘thank you’ to his teachers of Spotsylvania County, Virginia…
“LETTER TO THE EDITOR” which was published in the local newspaper FREDERICKSBURG FREE LANCE- STAR on June 5, 1979…
PUT SOMETHING BACK, GRADUATES URGED
To the Editor:
I am a senior at Spotsylvania High School and will be graduating in a couple of weeks. This year many seniors from our area high schools will be going away to colleges and trade schools to become professionals in the business world and other fields. I hope that many of us will return to this area to put our skills and special training to work. We must not forget where we come from or those who helped us to get where we are (or will be). I can’t speak for every senior, but I have taken something very valuable from this area, and I feel that I must put something back to show my appreciation. I am speaking of education. I have learned that a person should give if he or she has received. I hope that the class of ’79 will join me in the future to reimburse our hometown.
RANDOLPH CAMP
MONICA, A SHORT STORY COLLECTION…You have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. Monica is determined to bring down and expose the dirty secrets of a hypocritical State Senator who voted against Roe. Monica and the other eleven short stories in this collection are a snapshot of America today. Monica is standing up and fighting for abortion rights and for her personal freedom to choose. Sometimes, we all have to take a stand for something. Here are the titles of the twelve stories in this collection (1) GI Blues (2) 7 O’clock (3) The Watch (4) Tell Him I’m Sorry (5) Monica (6) Heaven (7) The New Store In Town (8) The Line (9) Randie’s Free Library (10) Love At Any Age (11) LaBrea (12) Cherokee Wings
In GI BLUES a homeless man’s greatest desire is to be a Marine, but is he mentally fit? In THE NEW STORE IN TOWN, where the kids are in total control, a mother finds herself in court after she goes into her son’s room and takes a few quarters out of his piggy bank. In LABREA a podcast gets heated when the subject of CRT is discussed. In LOVE AT ANY AGE a dating service for seniors makes a successful match. In 7 O’CLOCK a young man confronts White silence head on and must make a decision that will change his life forever. In THE WATCH a career police officer is forced to deal with the detrimental effect of fentanyl in a very personal way. In THE LINE an executive of a prominent restaurant franchise creatively teaches a racist manager a lesson in fairness. In MONICA a young girl is determined to expose and bring down a State Senator who voted against Roe. In TELL HIM I’M SORRY an elderly lady in a nursing home tells the staff about her past secrets. In HEAVEN two teenagers discover themselves, in more ways than one. In CHEROKEE WINGS an old Native American takes the kids in their trailer park on the ride of their lives. In RANDIE’S FREE LIBRARY a police officer uses his people skills to calm a worrisome neighbor. More details at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
I’ve been loving books ever since I was a little boy. It’s a shame and a disgrace that some politicians and school districts want to ban certain books nowadays. Placing strong restrictions on teachers and controlling how they conduct their classroom hurts the students. The classroom should be a place that nurtures open mindedness, not a place that erases history or attempts to brainwash young minds. I love it when some public libraries and book stores, large chains and small independent ones, proudly display and offer the ‘banned books’ to the general public. This photo was taken at Barnes & Noble, October 26, 2022. – Randolph Randy Camp
Rastafarians, reggae music lovers and school teachers from around the world converge on a small town in Florida to rally around and support an elementary teacher who was suspended because she allowed one of her students to use an ‘unapproved’ book about the Rastafarian culture for his class assignment. The paperback edition of ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel’ is projected to be released in mid-September 2023. – Randolph Randy Camp
The paperback edition of ‘Coreville Park, a reggae novel’ is projected to be released on September 15, 2023.…Rastafarians, reggae music lovers and teachers from around the world converge on a small community in Florida called Coreville to rally around and show their support for an elementary school teacher who was suspended for allowing one of her students to do his oral book report on a book about the Rastafarian culture, which wasn’t approved by the local school district.
I’ve always felt at home when visiting the public library. It’s a place where, regardless of your race, ethnicity, bank account or zip code, no one there ever made me feel as though I didn’t belong there. Ever since I heard ‘The Little Engine That Could’ during story time years ago, I felt the power of books and stories. Over the years I learned how bibliotherapy has helped me get through some very difficult events and rough periods. Whether it’s coping with past military trauma or loss of loved ones, reading books, listening to certain songs, journaling or writing my own stories, bibliotherapy has become a necessary outlet for me. The past year was very therapeutic for me, as I spent months rewriting several drafts of ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel’. Although grief and trauma have no expiration date and can linger for years, writing Coreville Park was extremely helpful to me during my ongoing healing process as I was able to channel out some of my pain and old wounds in a creative way.
Going to the library, for me, always meant that I could learn something new, which is one of the greatest lessons I’d learned from the teachings of Marcus Garvey. ‘To always be learning and bettering yourself’ is a lesson Marcus Garvey regularly spoke about. In writing Coreville Park a reggae novel I was able to rediscover some of the interesting facts and details of the Rastafarian and reggae culture. Marcus Garvey played such an important role in the foundation of the Rastafarian way of life. Long before there was reggae music there was Marcus Garvey. Here’s another interesting fact about the Rastafarian culture: True Rastas eat only Ital foods (natural foods from the earth). Rastafarians do not eat processed foods or canned food items.
Growing up in rural Spotsylvania County, Virginia, I used to dream about places like Australia, Japan and Jamaica, in which I would read about in the many books I’d checked out from the library as a kid. To see my book ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel’ sitting on the shelf at any public library is a dream come true. Whatever your dreams and goals are I hope that they are all realized, and please don’t hesitate to take full advantage of your local library to help and assist you along your journey. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
(Photo taken at Des Moines Central Public Library, January 2024)
STORIES THAT HEAL…
I’ve always felt at home when visiting the public library. It’s a place where, regardless of your race, ethnicity, bank account or zip code, no one there ever made me feel as though I didn’t belong there. Ever since I heard ‘The Little Engine That Could’ during story time years ago, I felt the power of books and stories. Over the years I learned how bibliotherapy has helped me get through some very difficult events and rough periods. Whether it’s coping with past military trauma or loss of loved ones, reading books, listening to certain songs, journaling or writing my own stories, bibliotherapy has become a necessary outlet for me. The past year was very therapeutic for me, as I spent months rewriting several drafts of ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel’. Although grief and trauma have no expiration date and can linger for years, writing Coreville Park was extremely helpful to me during my ongoing healing process as I was able to channel out some of my pain and old wounds in a creative way.
Going to the library, for me, always meant that I could learn something new, which is one of the greatest lessons I’d learned from the teachings of Marcus Garvey. ‘To always be learning and bettering yourself’ is a lesson Marcus Garvey regularly spoke about. In writing Coreville Park a reggae novel I was able to rediscover some of the interesting facts and details of the Rastafarian and reggae culture. Marcus Garvey played such an important role in the foundation of the Rastafarian way of life. Long before there was reggae music there was Marcus Garvey. Here’s another interesting fact about the Rastafarian culture: True Rastas eat only Ital foods (natural foods from the earth). Rastafarians do not eat processed foods or canned food items.
Growing up in rural Spotsylvania County, Virginia, I used to dream about places like Australia, Japan and Jamaica, in which I would read about in the many books I’d checked out from the library as a kid. To see my book ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel’ sitting on the shelf at any public library is a dream come true. Whatever your dreams and goals are I hope that they are all realized, and please don’t hesitate to take full advantage of your local library to help and assist you along your journey. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/author/randolphcamp
(Photo taken at Des Moines Central Public Library, January 2024)
One of the last gifts I’d received from my daughter Randie Danielle Camp was the Bob Marley reggae T-shirt. Randie’s good natured spirit was with me as I was writing and rewriting drafts of ‘Coreville Park a reggae novel.’
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I must say, before I found out about Randy’s hidden talent, it was just another employee. He still is another employee and a very pleasant one at that but I wish him the best in his future endeavors. With his experiences I am sure he will go even further.
A Friend from the VA
Hi Randy, Your friend Ray Scott gave me his book WET MATCHES to read. Thankyou so much for writing this book, it made me stop and think about how many of us never think about these children. We just blindly donate money to charities without ever thinking about the inner experience the children live with and deal with .everyday. God Bless you bring this book to those of use that have been unaware of their suffering.