featuring a collection of ten short stories, The Undefined Use of This works as a mix tape put to paper. the stories vary in style and pace, yet each one connects to the next, weaving together a cyclical portrait of the lives of a few young idiots. make no mistake about it, this is a book for losers, by losers, and about losers.

purchase now and receive the orginal, now out-of-print version of the book, titled In the Meanwhile. first released in january 2000, this collection was met with some praise and much laughter. it wasn't the "laughing with you" sort of laughter. regardless, that collection of thirteen short stories and short scripts comes free with The Undefined Use of This. both books for just $14.00.

or send check/money order for $14.00 to:
Randall J Lotowycz
162 Mountain Ave
Warren, NJ 07059

Any questions please email me at Sombertrails@aol.com

Click here for a sample chapter, entitled "Niles and the Other Five Percent." (free Acrobat Reader required)

Click here for some of Randall's writing that isn't in the book and can't be found anywhere else. It's called "Our First Kisses." (free Acrobat Reader required)

According to one Creative Writing teacher's evaluation, Randall's testament to being a writer is the raw emotion evoked as he races to find an ending while fully aware that the pursuit is hopeless. And that was a compliment, no joke. Randall has also been noted in possessing a mastery of subtly and tragic humor.

In fifth grade, Randall wrote and performed a skit in the school talent show with a few friends. They were pulled off the stage after one of the boys read the line, "Go flunk your mother." The principal and the teachers didn't like the sexual implications.

From the age thirteen to twenty-one, Randall has continuously worked on his ode to growing up. With having published the same book twice, as IN THE MEANWHILE and THE UNDEFINED USE OF THIS, he has proved himself to be the George Lucas of teen melodrama.

He has done other stuff though, seriously. A whole collection of poetry and short, ranging in various styles and genres, remains collecting dust in Randall's desk. He promises himself to do something with them one day.

One quick excursion into the short filmmaking avenue resulted in a promising cast bringing a not so promising premise to life. CHARLIE IN CHARGE has received limited notoriety in small internet circles, namely the one you're at right now.

Randall hopes to one day achieve his dream of publishing a book that isn't a rewrite of the previous one. Kidding. His actual childhood dream is to become half man/half robot/all charm. That, or write something significant to impact a person the way he has been impacted in the past. He isn't referring to "impact" in a gay sort of way.