Richard S. O'Day

Just a guy from Canada that enjoys reading and writing.

Trying to get back into the fictionpress game. I have been on this site for nearly seven years and want to get involved again because it's a great place with a great community. I took down all my old stories and changed my pen name to get a fresh start. Currently working on Tainted Ashes. Also, have some ideas in my head regarding stories in the science fiction, fantasy, and western genres but not sure if anything will come out of these ideas for a while yet. I may even take a look at and repost some of my older works, though some major rewrites will be needed.

Also huge thanks to CrimsonLily for being my beta and editor!

My works:

Tainted Ashes is once again my number 1 project and lots of timing going towards writing and fine-tuning. New chapter every two weeks from now on...hopefully!

I will also be posting this story on

Tainted Ashes (c) 2016 by Richard S. O'Day

Other stuff:

I have in the out some time into research and character design for a science fiction story involving a crime-ridden future society where humans have colonised various celestial bodies. The story would follow some of these criminals as they try and survive a time of conflicting ideologies and interplanetary organised crime. This may soon come to something concrete!

I have an old action story revolving around a post-nuclear war Earth with multiple POV's where each character has their own unique storyline. I may decide to start reworking that and try to finish depending on how I am enjoying my other projects and if readers enjoy them.

Western???

Horror???