Boxing Week Book Sale

Boxing Week is here, and it’s the perfect time to stock up on ebooks without emptying your wallet.

Two of my ebooks are currently free, and one of them are on sale.

The Golden Harem 

The Gilded Assassin FREE

Golden Queen of the Ashes Half Price

Robeo and Julie22 

Starcrossed Cyborgs and Clones FREE

Ronin and Samurai

By Richard Sexsmith

Upon a rickety wooden bridge the ronin waits. He turns his eyes skyward, eyeing the rain clouds on the horizon.

The old samurai in his cart halts and gets down, eyeing up the foe blocking his passage, thinking of their twin fates.

The ronin steps forward. "I know your kind. You still follow bushido. Those times are long gone, my friend. The empire is no more."

The old samurai shrugs and loosens his katana in its sheath. "Empire or not, I have not forgotten the old ways."

The ronin smiles bitterly. "Good for you, but only one of us will walk away today." He drew forth his katana, which judging by the rust on the blade had seen better days and was in dire need of oil, but looked to still be razor sharp.

The two men drew closer, but the old samurai still had not drawn his blade. He was walking slowly closer, at a snail's pace.

The ronin's eyes narrow, he saw that the old samurai was only pretending to be feeble. He was likely much faster than-

The old samurai took several rapid steps, drew his katana and stepped past the ronin.

It was over.

The ronin fell forward, a faint smile on his lips. He, who had abandoned the ways of bushido, had still died by the ways of bushido.

"Maybe there is hope yet for the old ways," muttered the samurai, kneeling by his old comrade.

The End.

Author's Note

I wrote this as an example to show people how to balance story elements like description, dialogue, action and exposition. If your story doesn't have balance, it is going to be crap. Too much exposition, action, dialogue or description will quickly ruin a story. 

 

 

The Coming of Dawn, Book I of the Merry Adventures of Lime Piss

Coming Soon!

The Coming of Dawn is an anthology of short stories, re-imagining Howard Pyle's Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, but featuring a shapechanging / gender bending prankster fairy nicknamed Lime Piss as the central character.

Cursed by an old hag, Lime Piss transforms into a female and back into a male, dependent upon the time of day. This leads to legendary hijinx and shenanigans, and romantic-whoopsy-daisies when he/she finds his/herself in... compromising positions.

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Zombie Madness, a Satirical Short Story by Richard Sexsmith

Immortality was supposed to save humanity—until it started eating it.

When the world’s first trillionaire promises humanity eternal life, the press calls it “the cure for death.” But when Egon Müller’s miracle vaccine turns test subjects into violent, mindless killers, the cover-up begins. Dubbed Zombie Madness by terrified scientists, the mutation spreads beyond containment—threatening to transform immortality into mankind’s final plague.

Blending corporate satire with apocalyptic horror, Richard Sexsmith's "Zombie Madness" is a razor-sharp tale of greed, denial, and the price of playing God.

"If zombie satire is your thing, you need to read this story."

Cover Illustrated by Drake Stig.

 

Preorder Zombie Madness now to receive your copy of the ebook on the release date: November 1st 2025.