Ron Chandler

Ron Chandler is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and a member of the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Most of the events depicted in his writing are based on real experiences or anecdotes told to him by friends and acquaintances. These nature-inspired stories deal with a variety of subject matters, frequently represent the underrepresented, are multicultural when called for in the plot, and family oriented. His main writing influences are Charles Dickens, Daphne du Maurier, Carlos Fuentes, Thomas Hardy, Jean Giono, Pam Houston, C.M. Mayo, Edgar Allan Poe, and August Wilson. His short stories and poems have been published in over 30 literary magazines including The Aurorean, The Binnacle (University of Maine at Machias), Blueline (SUNY-Potsdam), Capper's, Creative with Words Publications, Pink Chameleon, The Poet's Pen, The Road Not Taken, Storyteller, Tale Spinners (Alberta, Canada), Timber Creek Review, and Toasted Cheese. He welcomes your readership.