Second Hand

Born and raised in southern New Jersey, K. Robert Campbell migrated further south to attend North Carolina State University and obtain a bachelor of science degree in Recreation and Parks Administration. His love of the outdoors came from many years as a camper and counselor at YMCA Camp Ockanickon near the New Jersey pine barrens, and as a ranger for the North Carolina State Parks system. After working as a park ranger he attended Campbell University law school, where he received his law degree in1984. He has practiced law in southeastern North Carolina since then. Over the years, a variety of part-time jobs and community activities has given him a wealth of experiences, from working side-by-side with Teamsters to chairing the local Chamber of Commerce, and these experiences have contributed to the texture of his writing. Having described himself as ＂the reason ’Murphy’s Law’ was written＂, he and his wife tend to take life as it happens, good or bad, but mostly good. Some of the good includes a trophy for having the youngest mule at Mule Days in Benson, NC; many roles on stage and backstage in community theater; and an ongoing gig as a drummer for Harbour Towne Fest Band. He began his creative writing as a camper, producing short skits. In community theater, he has scripted several productions, including: ＂Radio Play＂, a comedy in two acts, first performed by Stage II Productions in 2005; and ＂Teache’s Revenge＂, a closed-circuit radio drama in which two youngsters on a fishing excursion have a hair-raising encounter with Blackbeard’s ghost.