Unveiling The Vision

The March

R.K. Fitten crafts a parallel narrative that transcends the ordinary, weaving intricate tapestries of heartbreak and forgiveness, and the resilience of the human spirit, against explosive backdrops of social, economic, and cultural divisions stirring in American society.

- From The March by R.K. Fitten

R.K. Fitten

A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

Imagine. Believe. Work.
Make your own magic!
Create, nurture, and cultivate
the hero or heroine of your story.
Words matter.
Resiliency matters.
Embrace paradox.
Never give up
on yourself
or your dreams.

Imagine. Hope. Believe. Work!
Life and Living Is Story.
Make Your Own Magic!
Nurture, Cultivate, and Create the Hero or Heroine of Your Story.
No matter how hard
Or
How long it takes.
Words Matter.
Resiliency Matters.
Embrace Paradox.
Never.
Ever.
Give Up
On Yourself
Or Your Dreams.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, spent a year as a Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan, and has been the recipient of more than a dozen feature and news-writing-reporting awards, including the Washington State Governor’s Journalism Award for stories about the developmentally disabled.

One of his former employers, The Seattle Times, nominated several of his articles for a Pulitzer Prize.

One of his former employers, The Seattle Times, nominated a body of his work for a Pulitzer Prize.

The March, which he characterizes as art imitating life, is his debut novel. A second novel, Music Rain, will be released in the fall of 2026.

The pandemic, Fitten revealed, compelled him to embark on a “dark night of the soul writing sojourn” that he expects to continue until he “transitions to the land of stars.”

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The March

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In R.K. Fitten’s deftly written novel, he examines the inner lives of ordinary people, their tenderness and their trauma, their toughness and their timidity, while simultaneously exploring the nexus between far-right nationalist extremism, and a calculated surge in police violence against blacks amid relentless community efforts advocating for widespread police and social reforms.

The March is R.K. Fitten’s debut novel. His second novel, Music Rain, will be released in the fall of 2026.

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The March is R.K. Fitten’s debut novel. His second novel, Music Rain, will be released in the fall of 2026.

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