R. Smith

Biography

I live in Washington, and enjoy reading, writing, hiking, cooking, and good scotch.

My full length novel, "Pop Culture Sucks, Manifesto of a Vampire" is currently available on amazon and createspace. I also recently released "The Everything Sucks Anthology. A series of short stories all loosely connected to the "Pop Culture Sucks" universe. Lastly, another novel, "The Knights of Albion," is currently in the development. I hope to have it released before the end of the year.

Thus far I have truly enjoyed my adventures in indie publishing and I hope to be doing it for a long, long time.

Where to buy in print

Books

Everything Sucks Anthology
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 58,430. Language: English. Published: February 23, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
A hairy movie producer, two sociopaths, a moonshiner, a secret identity, and more. This series of short stories presents its own engaging skittles mix of characters. Eight are polished, prettied-up versions of previously released shorts, while four are exclusive to this Anthology.
Everything Sucks #8, Lucky
Price: Free! Words: 3,980. Language: English. Published: September 25, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
She wakes up crammed behind the seat of a truck, zip-tied at the wrists and ankles. Part of her brain panics, she pushes it aside so the rest of her brain can concentrate. Pay attention. Everything matters.
Everything Sucks #7, Win
Price: Free! Words: 5,060. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
Kate wasn't your typical Oklahoma farm girl. She was ambitious, brilliant, and deadly. A born predator with a sweet, bashful smile.
Everything Sucks #6, Easy.
Price: Free! Words: 3,460. Language: English. Published: July 4, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Moonshine, mayhem, poachers, and dead people. Bitsie could handle it all.
Everything Sucks #5, Tea & Victory
Price: Free! Words: 1,790. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
First, he was terrified. When the terror wore off, annoyance filled the vacancy. From pitiful life to no life at all. Wonderful. But, a few days later he realized being turned into a sentient . . . dead . . . thing was, without a doubt, the most fortunate event of his life.
Everything Sucks #4, The Twist
Price: Free! Words: 2,970. Language: English. Published: June 20, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Real pitch meetings happened in tiny, stuffy offices, stacked to the ceiling with towers of shoddy, half assed scripts, fast food wrappers littering the floor like greasy shrapnel because busy people tend to toss without looking, and to top it off they always (and I mean always) reeked of stale coffee and the even staler guys who chugged it.
Everything Sucks #3, Family Nonsense
Price: Free! Words: 2,840. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Silas needs a break from the weirdness of her own life, so she goes to visit her Aunt and Uncle in Montana, where she encounters yet more weird.
Pop Culture Sucks, Manifesto Of A Vampire
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 80,400. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
After tolerating over a decade of mass media featuring broody, mysterious man-boys with great abs and perfectly sculpted hair, Walter breaks down. Using his own experiences as a platform, he takes us from 1918, during his last days as a Human, all the way up to present day. Though not without a few adventures, his memoir features neither damsels nor apocalypses. You're welcome.
Everything Sucks #2, The Hog House
Price: Free! Words: 2,540. Language: English. Published: May 20, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » General
A '50s diner, a dime novel series, and a secret identity. This is Gary's life.
Everything Sucks #1, Underground
Price: Free! Words: 4,690. Language: English. Published: May 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
What does a small town theater in Montana have in common with a medieval Underground city? A guy named Hector. Read and find it why.