Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec. 30, 2010
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Richard Kerr


Biography

Richard Kerr was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the end of 60s when the conflict began. He left for London 25 years later just in time for peace to break out. Despite this the 70s were a happy time and childhood was a place where everything was possible and school holidays were never long enough.

Books

The Deep Dark Woods    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 2880 words. Published on July 30, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
A version of a classic fairytale set in the 1960s. Humourous and dark.
8 Fantasy Flashes    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 2360 words. Published on June 25, 2012. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Flash fiction is a very, very short story. These 8 are just 250 words each. They are fantasy and sci-fi themed.
Fairytale Confidential    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 87900 words. Published on June 20, 2012. Fiction.
0.25 star(4.33 from 3 reviews)
Andy Clarke is a kid from the wrong side of town. Except this town is where they used to make folktales. After years of decline they're finally making a new one and Andy gets his big break. Then an actor is murdered. Unwittingly Andy and his friend Beau are drawn into the corrupt underbelly of the folktale world. Everybody has something to hide and it leads all the way to the top.
The Warren Cup    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 3230 words. Published on February 11, 2012. Fiction.
(3.00 from 1 review)
English teacher David's life isn't going anywhere fast. A brief encounter with a good looking stranger sets him on a new and unlooked for path.
From Farringdon    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 1470 words. Published on July 18, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 4 reviews)
Short, sharp queerbashing story set in London's underground 'Tube' transport.
Mrs McSorley Ain't Six Feet Under    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 4460 words. Published on July 16, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Short horror story. Two kids get caught up in the desperate, occult life of the class bully. I think this is my favourite of my stories.
Not Really Galileo    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 3010 words. Published on June 20, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
All kids have a folklore about their neighbourhood, whether it's an old woman who's really a witch or, in this case, a derelict house that's haunted. Two boys decide to watch an eclipse at the dead of night. -0- The world is full of wonder and meaning yet, today, to understand it we seem to have to choose between science and superstition. I prefer the daydeaming, storytelling way.
A Right Stitch Up    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 2230 words. Published on May 9, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Short, humourous alternative history of a famous horror story. Who is the real author?
1s Upon A Time    by Richard Kerr
Price: Free! 3840 words. Published on April 4, 2011. Nonfiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
For those who hate numbers; and those who like them. Are numbers weird, annoying things that don't mean much? And where did they come from anyway? We don't learn the history of numbers in Math class. This gives them an unreal image that confuses a lot of people. But they came from somewhere for a reason and it helps to know where. This is a short article about the invention of 1, long, long ago.
Totally For Real    by Richard Kerr
Price: $2.99 USD. 79710 words. Published on December 30, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
The white trash Watsons, ungrateful and undeserving, are the ones who end up inside the biggest online fantasy world. Naturally they become celebrities. They have to use their new super powers to find the exit. In the way are goblins, spiders, wizards and dragons. Yet the worst foes turn out to be the ones they relied on for help. Can they find redemption in a world where their reality is unreal?

Richard Kerr’s tag cloud

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Smashwords book reviews by Richard Kerr

  • Endangered (Guided #3) on July 10, 2011
    star star star star
    Okay, so there's spelling and grammar mistakes. None of this matters. These stories read like someone frantically digging down into their imagination and emotions while you're standing by getting shovel-loads of it in your face. This is what the internet is all about, at its best. Spent a Sunday night reading these three episodes and had a better time than watching TV.
  • Seeds of Healing on July 19, 2011
    star star star star star
    This is a great short piece. It has a central idea which is essentialy simple. It takes a single, real-time, event to illustrate the idea. The character, her thoughts and history all condense around this. What comes out the other end is - a story; with pace, drama, emotions etc. Not normally my chosen theme I was won round.
  • Cookery on Feb. 12, 2012
    star star star star star
    I'm so glad I read this. I love its humdrum beginning. The bleak middle. The twist near the end. And the final kick-ass conclusion. This is well written. I like the structure and motifs of weights and measures. Short and bitter, just like the lemonade. And all for free!
  • Steeplechase on Feb. 12, 2012
    star star star star star
    Short and punchy. Lots of narrative energy and some introspective philosophy cut down into rapid thoughts. Don't read this expecting drippy, lyrical gay fiction.