Donald A Ranard Non-Member Joined 2019

Writer

Fiction Poetry Nonfiction

In addition to In Short, Donald A. Ranard's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, the North American Review, New World Writing Quarterly, The Los Angeles Review, The Washington Post, The Best Travel Writing, and many other publications. In 2022, his award-winning play ELBOW APPLE CARPET SADDLE BUBBLE was performed by Veterans Repertory Theater (n Cornwall, New York. His short fiction appeared on Wigleaf's 2023 Top Very Short Fictions longlist, and his microfiction was nominated for Best Small Fictions 2026 and Best Microfiction 2021. The son of an American diplomat, he grew up in Japan, Malaya, and Korea and after college studied Chinese in Taiwan, taught English on a Fulbright grant in war-torn Laos, and, following his evacuation from Laos, worked in refugee assistance programs in Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Location:

Arlington, VA

Birthdate:

15 March

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