Ken Rand is the prolific and versatile author of more than a hundred short stories, two hundred humor columns, and a dozen books, including The Ten Percent Solution: Self-editing for the Modern Writer (Fairwood Press); The Eternity Stone; Tales of the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Second Ave, Laramie, Wyoming, US of A (Yard Dog Press); Phoenix; Rock n' Roll Universe; The Gods Perspire; Where Angels Fear; and A Cold Day In Hell. He's written thousands of articles, and has done numerous interviews for Talebones Magazine.

In 1992, after ending two-plus decades as a broadcast and print reporter and editor in Utah and then Wyoming, Ken Rand, moved back to West Jordan, Utah, remarried his ex-wife, and began his freelance writing career in earnest. In addition to numerous awards for his work as a reporter, Rand won 2nd place in the Writers of the Future contest, 3rd place in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, volume 2, and has received four honorable mentions in Year's Best anthologies.

Rand has worked as a freelance writer, reporter, photographer, talkshow host and producer, editor, PR flack, furniture mover, temporary secretary, teacher, print and broadcast ad peddler, and announcer for sports events, daredevil shows, air shows, mudbogs, and stock car races.

He grew up in the little town of Port Chicago, California, which no longer exists; the Navy bought it because it was in the way of their ammo depot. A hippie before he lost his hair, he lived in San Francisco in the 1960's, where he attended the first Be-In. Rand made kaleidoscopes just for the fun of it - he is the world's only humor kaleidoscopist. His writing and living philosophy is: "Lighten up."