R.L. Canupp

(insider look of my book)

Sharing the first three pages of Zephyro, my retro‑futuristic sci‑fi novella set in Galaxy X.

This excerpt is watermarked and protected under © R.L. Canupp. Reblogs are welcome, but reproduction of the manuscript is not permitted. No beta readers needed at this time.

Available now on Barnes & Noble for $14.99. Link below.

Zephyro - July 5, 2026 Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi

Crimson Disco - July 22, 2026 Slasher-Horror. LAISC March 2026 Semi-Finalist & is entered in the LAISC July 2026.

Own today only on Amazon.

Own it today only on Amazon. Inspired by true events.

The desert keeps what it takes. Coming July 22, 2026 only on Amazon. LAISA Semi-Finalist.

Coming July 5, 2026 only on Amazon.

Five novels. Four novellas. One queer, haunted, analog‑stitched universe is finally complete.

On May 13, the entire Forever Tapes saga becomes available to read in full:

THE NOVELS • The First Recording: Side A • The First Recording: Side B • The First Broadcast • The First Tape Recording • The Final Tape Recording

THE NOVELLAS • A Quiet Becoming • Clean Slate • Blurred Fading • Last Summer

A full universe. A full emotional arc. A full binge‑ready experience.

If you’ve been waiting to dive into The Forever Tapes, this is the moment. If you’ve been following since the beginning, this is the completion of the cycle.

The tapes are ready. The story is whole. The world is yours on May 13. Re-released novels available May 13: • Silence Hollowed • Summer of Electric Weeds

Coming to Amazon.

Coming Soon.

Silence Hollowed has found a new home. The revised edition (new cover, new formatting, same emotional weight). Re‑releasing on May 22, 2026, exclusively on Amazon.

Summer of Electric Weeds returns June 1, 2026. A revised edition of the novella inspired by true events, now part of my unified Amazon lineup.

(insider look of my proof copy)

I got my proof copy of Side B today… and honestly, I’m still processing it.

This is the first time I’ve held it as a novel. Not a draft. Not a test print. Not the old 8×11 version from years ago when Side B was still called Forever and was meant to be the first story in the saga.

Back then, it was a short story trying to be a book. Now, it’s a book that finally knows what it is.

I opened the old prologue, skimmed chapter 2, and then read the same moment in the new Side B: darker, sharper, more honest. The growth between those pages is wild. It feels like holding two versions of myself at once.

There are a couple tiny cover tweaks I need to fix before release (trim lines, a dotted spine mark), but the story itself… it’s exactly where it needs to be.

The First Recording – Side B releasing Juneteenth, 2026 on Amazon. Press play — the tape resumes soon.