Richard J. Kendrick

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Richard J. Kendrick proofreads deadly serious nonfiction by day and scribbles fantasy when he can find a moment. He spends the rest of his time spoiling his family and riding his bike.

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Squawk of the Were-Chicken Jun 22, 2017

by Richard Kendrick

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Inspired by the wit and wisdom of Terry Pratchett, this clockpunk coming-of-age adventure is sure to delight anyone who loved The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Equal Rites, or the Tiffany Aching series.

Almost nothing interesting ever happens in Deidre's little village, outside of the occasional traveling merchant or troupe of players visiting the marketplace. So it's no wonder that she spends her every free moment designing and building outlandish contraptions, and then relying on her semi-autonomous tongue to get her out of trouble--or dig her in deeper--when the device inevitably slimes Momma with something.

Then that self-proclaimed were-chicken hunter rode in. His tall tales of shape-shifting chicken-beasts cock-a-doodling at the moon were good for a laugh until it looked like they were true. Will Deidre be able to catch the monster before suspicions, accusations and eight feet of giant chicken tear her homeland apart?

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New Ideas in Grain Threshing Jul 1, 2017

by Richard J. Kendrick

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On occasion, one finds oneself with a surfeit of desire to read a novella, but insufficient time to complete the experience. Rather than simply going without, or alternatively, arriving unfashionably late for one’s next social engagement, consider the flash-ovella. This rousing entertainment--set in the finest pale violet prose--has been distilled to the essential scenes of etiquette, romance, intrigue, and multi-dimensional tentacle monsters.
New Ideas in Grain Threshing. Whoever said, “Love conquers all,” never met Cthulhu.

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operation: BLACKFLAG Sep 22, 2015

by Richard Kendrick

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Citizen, have you seen the black and yellow menace?
They may have already infiltrated your workplace, your school or EVEN YOUR HOME!
I'm talking about wasps. WASPS OF THE MUTANT AND MAN-EATING VARIETY! They hate you, they hate me and they hate America.
Has a wasp stung you or someone you love for no reason at all? Well that was probably just a regular wasp. They do that. Was the wasp THE SIZE OF A TRUCK at the time? Then you encountered a mutant wasp!
Perhaps a coworker has recently called in sick with a case of BEING PARALYZED AND THEN EATEN ALIVE FROM THE INSIDE OUT BY WASP OFFSPRING. This may be a sign he chanced upon a mutant wasp!
Be vigilant! If you see one, SPEAK UP!
The Army is standing by, ready to kill on contact and keep on killing—even though this whole mutant wasp business was DEFINITELY AND TOTALLY NOT OUR FAULT. Together we can squish this threat.

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Armadillo-nado Sep 17, 2015

by Richard J. Kendrick

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As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, the perfect genetically modified armadillo meets the perfect storm. But will one armadillo be enough to save humanity?
Because sometimes NOVELLAS are just TOO LONG, this balls-to-the-wall sci-fi adventure is a FLASH-ovella. All of the action, fewer of those namby-pamby EXTRA WORDS.
ENTER the scene right at the climax. BAIL seconds later, without any CUDDLING.
BONUS haiku-ovella version included AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. All the HEART-STOPPING SUSPENSE packed into just 221-ish SYLLABLES!
CAPITAL LETTERS!!!11!!!!

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Phrases of Light Oct 26, 2014

by Richard Kendrick

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In a land where written works are held for ransom and current events are shared in song, three prodigious teens chase rumors of fantastical devices and discover a secret which could change the world.

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John was so out of his depth. No matter how prodigious his talent, the Multi Guild never trained him how to go on a date. So John just blurted it out, to impress a cute girl, to end an awkward silence: A boiler-less steam engine. Just a ridiculous rumor from some unknown minstrel. Not even a mention in the Archive, where the Multis meticulously catalogued all of the world’s knowledge. But for Caprice, an aspiring young engineer, it was something new, a mystery, an invitation to adventure.

And John could hardly sit by and let her rush off to parts unknown all by herself, could he? Not when this spontaneous quest was all his fault and the notion of a second date was still undetermined.

Lucky for the pair that Lumin, a Speaker trained in an ancient martial art, is hanging around when they promptly stumble into trouble. But Lumin's got worries of his own, including occasionally hearing voices, and a secret that he's increasingly certain is tied up with Caprice's quest.

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