Brooke Randel Writes Things

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New writing, upcoming projects and some of the inspiration behind it all. I write fiction and non-fiction, and think deeply on issues related to the Holocaust, memory and family.

About Brooke Randel

I'm a writer, editor and associate creative director. The granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, I write on issues of memory, trauma, family and history.

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