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Kim Orendor

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My online profiles will tell you I'm a writer, but I see myself more as a storyteller. I enjoy weaving a tale with the spoken and written word.

The bulk of my career has been spent watching and reporting on sporting events. I've clocked more than twenty years of experience between The Sacramento Bee and The Davis Enterprise. At The Enterprise, I won state and national writing awards and was the sports editor in charge of multiple state and national award-winning sections. I even spent a summer writing greeting cards for African American Expressions.

My career path took a dramatic turn in 2006 when I began a five-year teaching stint at Sias International University in China's Henan Province. The administration took advantage of my experience a ...more

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	Unbound Feet: a memoir 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not When, But If?: How Sacramento Republic FC Rose From the Ashes of a Half Century of Failed Local Soccer Experiments to Win a Championship, Galvanize the City, and Become an MLS Expansion Favorite by Evan Ream, Kim Orendor (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dante Peri (illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bigfoot Homecoming 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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An American Holiday in China

When I’m traveling, I rarely know what day it is. And as for an actual date, well, that’s just crazy.
Unbound Feet: a memoir
Ironically, one of my favorite vacations also includes my favorite Valentine’s Day. Ironic, because I truly dislike the holiday. I love conversation hearts; I even enjoy pampering people I care about. What I don’t like is the stifling commercialism of it and forced romanticism Read more of this blog post »

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A Bigfoot Homecoming

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bookshelves: currently-reading, inspired-by, bigfoot, cryptozoology, sasquatch, family, potluck, recipes, fiction, road-trip

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Kim Orendor said: " This novel is a literal labor of love.

I was inspired by my dad's childhood stories of growing up in rural Missouri, including a face-to-face encounter with Bigfoot.

It features all the things my dad loved about his hometown, including potlucks. I coll ...more "

Oct 01, 2025 05:20AM · see review

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To Whom It May Concern

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bookshelves: currently-reading, coming-soon, adoption, adventure

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Kim Orendor said: " Logan Fisher has figured out the rest of his life before he turns thirteen. Well, at least the rest of the summer after his upcoming birthday. The Southern California native plans to spend his days surfing and skateboarding and his nights playing vid ...more "

Apr 07, 2023 11:46AM · see review

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Unbound Feet: a memoir

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Kim Orendor said: " While I put fingers to keyboard, a large part of this memoir is due to the encouragement of friends and family.

It seemed with every gathering as I started to retell my exploits of living over seas, someone would sigh and say, "For the love of Pete, ...more "

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