Begging for adoptions…

Today, I'd like to plead the case for The Life and Death of a Sex Doll and remind you that it is still 25% off at Smashwords with the code SSW25 until the end of July. It's also available on Kindle, and in a print edition, limited to 100 copies.

I realize some of you might be shying away from it because you think you know what this story is about the moment you see the words Sex Doll in the title. Let me assure you, despite the fact that multiple characters in these two novellas are sex dolls, this story is not about sex. And if you're still worried that I'm going to lead you into a porn shoot, I'd like to allay those concerns. This is not a book about sex.

Instead, these novellas are about family, and about the elastic qualities that label can have in our modern world. The story draws inspiration from The Electric Grandmother, the film adaptation of Ray Bradbury's short story I Sing the Body Electric and from an article I'd read on talking electronic companion dolls in Japan. I wondered what it would be like if someone adopted a doll not to use as a companion, but as a prop in a game of house. That reminded me of Bradbury's story, which I'd not thought of in ages. But I wondered if in a future where companions could be as expressive and real as that electric grandmother was, what would happen if someone took a machine made for pleasure and taught it to be something more?

I don't want to give too much away and take away from the journey, but I think a lot of you are avoiding this book because you're expecting something else. Let me assure you, this is one of my lighter stories, and in this world, even my zombies are polite. (Yes, there really are zombies in the story. No, they do not eat anyone. Promise.)

So, you get two novellas for the price of one, and both are guaranteed to be unique, unlike anything else you're reading. If you're still not convinced, you can try a preview through Amazon's Kindle store or on Smashwords, or use the Search Inside feature to checkout out the preview for the print edition.

So please, please, check out the preview and consider picking up a copy. I need to find more good homes willing to adopt this book.