RANDALL RITNOUR

editor-in-chief

Randall is principal of Kgruppe LLC and keeper of Takamo lore, a rather eclectic body of work that started with the writings of gamers who played the strategic science fiction and play-by-mail game Takamo in the early 1980s. Subsequent game newsletters and magazines showcased descriptions of characters and civilizations. He was inspired to curate the collected stories and add his own. Inspiration became obsession and for forty years he continued to collaborate with writers to develop the universe that is Takamo. The result is a growing body of work that includes a score of novels written by multiple authors, hundreds of art works, and a large collection of short stories.

Randall lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he spends his days writing, and working with authors and artists, curating Takamo content, and overstaying his welcome at local coffee shops. He played rugby for thirteen years and has the broken bones to prove it. A recovering criminal trial lawyer, he delights in boring his friends with tales of criminal escapades and the resulting trials. He talks too loudly and has a terrible habit of forgetting names.