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Randall S. Oke

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in Exeter, Canada

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https://substack.com/@rsoke

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Biography, Memoir, Humor and Comedy

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I never planned on becoming a writer. In fact, if you had told me a few years ago that I’d be spending my retirement putting stories on paper, I probably would have laughed and asked what you were drinking.

My name is Randall S. Oke, and after more than forty years in residential construction, I traded building houses for putting words together. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that retirement isn't quite what I expected. There’s plenty of time to think, remember, laugh at yourself, and occasionally wonder what the hell you're supposed to do next.

That's where the writing started.

I write about retirement, getting older, marriage, family, friendships, and the everyday moments that make life interesting. Some stories will make you laugh, o ...more

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Just Between You and Me

You know, I spent over forty years in construction, building homes, running a business, and dealing with whatever life threw my way. Then I retired and figured I'd take it easy. Well, that didn't last long.

Somehow, I became a writer. Never saw that coming!

Now I've got three books published, more on the way, and a head full of stories that apparently won't leave me alone.

But here's the thing. I'm n Read more of this blog post »

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