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Royal Underwood

Welcome

I’m a writer who traded college for an education in the University of Life, while living and working among American Indians and unimaginably eccentric people.

And every time I sit down at my old Olympia SM-9, I remind myself that I walk a precarious path—one well-worn by numerous eminent writers who’ve produced fine literary works.

With this in mind, I endeavor to entertain my readers, though I often find the act of writing prose laced with considerable doubt. Consequently, I strive to be creative since, my high school English teacher taught me that nothing happens in a vacuum.

(Although if that were true, I’d never have to change the disposable bag on my vintage Kirby upright).

Meanwhile, I navigate through shifting seas of thought and imagination in a craft built from lived moments, stray observations, and half-remembered dreams. Within this vessel, I carry stories that bridge the familiar and the strange, ideas that invite reflection, and thoughts that I hope will linger long after the page is turned.

In my debut novel, RED PAINT, I explore the mysterious boundaries between this world and the cosmic unknown, weaving a tale of dimensional rifts, otherworldly beings, and the supernatural.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Red Paint

RED PAINT blends science fiction, native culture, and fantasy to evoke adventure and wonder for the reader.

Beginning in post-World War II, Red Paint is an uplifting adventure of courage and love in which a boy, born during a deadly New England blizzard, is assisted and encouraged in childhood, by local Woodland Indians, and later, mysteriously led to Montana, where as a young adult, he is mentored by elders of the Blackfeet Nation, to help humanity resist an ancient evil enemy.

  • Speculative literary fiction that weaves science fiction with Indigenous cultural traditions
  • A post‑World War II coming‑of‑age journey from New England to the American West

Contact

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I will repond as soon as possible.