The Writings of R. C. Smith

Do not read my works if you are offended by descriptions of sexuality and violence. Should you want to read them only for those descriptions, though, you may be disappointed. Or maybe not.

StoriesHerons and Heroines

NovelThe Journey

Short Stories and Vignettes

Essays, Thoughts …

German Stories with English translations

Some stories written in German, long ago, with German audio and English translations.

Audio Books and audio recordings of short stories

The Author

Also … (last update January 15,2024)

The Ladies’ Lounge

A place for friends. Texts by female authors.

Pouget Dalmas • Mara Samsara • Amrita • Lili • S. Ireland • Sammie • Rachael Ross

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Last updated: February 28, 2024

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Included are PDF, plain text and ePub files of The Journey and the collection Herons and Heroines, a PDF file of the short stories and vignettes, a PDF file of the essays, and the Allure of Agony picture essay.

All these ebook files are also included in the full download.

Last updated: November 22, 2023

What’s New:

August 26, 2024: Essay RC’s Gender Manifesto

February 19, 2024: Audio recording of the short story Grasshopper

November 22, 2023: All ebook files can be downloaded in one zip file (see above)

November 22, 2023: Audio recording of the short story The Promise

November 3, 2023: PDF version of the Essays can be downloaded

October 16, 2023: Essay Rape, Torture, Murder, Genocide

September 10, 2023: Short story Grasshopper

August 29, 2023: Audio recording of the short story Rose Offering

May 20, 2023: Essay Jack-A-Roe, or, To See Ten Thousand Fall

April 15, 2023: Audio recording of the German story Schöpfung

December 12, 2022: German story Schöpfung, with English translation

November 22, 2022: Audio recording of the short story Red Feathers

September 12, 2022: German story Besuch, with audio recording and translation

August 31, 2022: German story Applaus, with audio recording and translation

August 29, 2022: German story Zeit, with audio recording and translation

May 24, 2022: Essay Races and Racism

May 19, 2022: Audio recording of the vignette The Basement

February 14, 2022: Essay Thou Shalt Not Kill

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This does not apply to the texts by other authors in the “Ladies’ Lounge”