R.J. King is an author and illustrator who explores where the surreal meets the painfully real. His stories mix existential comedy with emotional truth, tracing the lives of characters who try to make sense of chaos without losing themselves in it. Step inside his world of fiction, art, and philosophical mischief.
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R.J. King writes the kind of stories that laugh in the dark. His work drifts between grief and humor, between order and chaos, and sometimes between universes entirely. A two-time Marine Corps veteran, he has spent his life balancing precision and imagination, repairing aircraft one decade and rebuilding fictional worlds the next.
He writes surreal, philosophical fiction about people trying to make sense of the absurd without losing their humanity. His novels, HIGH and DICHOTOMOUS, pull apart the seams between memory, identity, and philosophy: one with smoke, the other with static.
“HIGH” follows Tobi Andrews over sixteen years of friendship, loss, and impossible wonder. What begins as a hazy act of teenage curiosity unfolds into a lifelong search for meaning through grief, humor, and the slow erosion of certainty. Tobi, haunted and tethered to a reality that keeps folding in on itself, turns to philosophy, memory, and creation as survival instincts.
An adventure of ups and downs. Meet Tobi, a regular kid with dreams to follow, fighting teenage anarchy, friendship, sweat, and laughter. Life can be messy, but it is real. Plunge into a book that will make you reason, feel, and retain. Don’t miss out!
In DICHOTOMOUS, a CEO named Gus Ortega uses himself to test digital immortality. What begins as the crowning achievement of a transhumanist empire unravels into a dark meditation on memory, identity, and the illusion of self. When Gus discovers that the consciousness he uploaded is not truly him but a flawless echo, his triumph curdles into existential horror.
R.J. King’s book “DICHOTOMOUS” brings the reader close to the gritty life of human existence. It is not just a story but a journey through the fumbling experiences that we tend to keep secret. The characters are believable, imperfect, and relatable, and their plight is hard to ignore. Watch now!
“From the series exploring silence, story,
and the things left unsaid.”
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