Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Oh, hello!

    I am so glad you made it past the swamp monster, climbed the trellis of really sharp thorns, fought the mugwomp, and leapt over the fire of questionable heat! Sorry for all the security measures, but you gotta protect against so many trolls these days, am I right?

    Hey! You know who doesn’t need protection? MAX RAGE: INTERGALACTIC BADASS!

    The reviews are coming in and folks are loving them some Rage!

    “This was a fun, raunchy, kick arse book…..plain and simple.“

    “This was such a fun read!!“

    “Max Rage doesn’t disappoint! From beginning to end, the storyline is chalk-full of action, violence, coarse language, and a fair amount of hilariously random farting.”

    I’m super proud of the random farting. 🙂

    Get Max Rage: Intergalactic Badass now!

    Now, on with the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    First Step
    By
    Jake Bible

    “First step skipped. Third gate on the right. Duck.”

    Lionel held the weathered piece of paper and read the line of instructions over and over, the dark tunnel waiting before him. Lightning flashed over the snow capped mountains far behind. Five seconds later, thunder rolled, shaking the air and making Lionel jump.

    “Ok. I can do this. Just follow the instructions and I’ll be fine.”

    He knelt and made sure his boot laces were tied tight then stood again, sighed, and walked into the tunnel.

    He screamed the entire three hundred feet down.

    He forgot to skip the first step.

    ***

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: You can’t run from the Rage!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Is it Friday already? Woo, this week flew by, y’all. At least for me.

    So, how are y’all doing?

    Okay, enough about you. How about we talk about Max Rage: Intergalactic Badass! Check the cover below! Click the cover below! Buy the book!

    Bam diggity!

    Also, I dropped a new video in my YouTube Writing Advice series. Check it out!

    What else? Hmmm, oh, yes, tonight’s drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Gesundheit
    By
    Jake Bible

    “Mungo Jerry.”

    “Huh? Hand me that saw.”

    “Mungo Jerry. That’s the guy that sang Summertime.”

    “Pretty sure Summertime was from Porgy and Bess. Hand me the saw, dude.”

    “Here. Porgy and Bess? What the hell is that?”

    “Gershwin.”

    “Gesundheit.”

    “Cute. Need that length of chain there, too. No. Yeah, that one.”

    “That’s a lot of blood.”

    “Yeah, my bad.”

    “In The Summertime! That’s the name. Is the Gershwin one that Janice Joplin song, too?”

    “Yeah. What’s the other one? Screwdriver.”

    “Here. You know. Some sixties song where he goes da doo dah dah a bunch.”

    “Right. I like that one.”

    ***

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: No one ignores Max Rage!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Happy Friday, y’all!

    Time for another edition of the Friday Night Drabble Party! Huzzah!

    But, before we get into the 100 words of greatness, how about you check out the brand spanking new audiobook edition of The Flipside? DO IT! CHECK IT OUT!

    Get yourself to The Flipside!

    Oh, and something cool is NPR’s Summer Reader Poll! You can nominate a horror series! Like, say, Z-Burbia! Wouldn’t that be cool? GO DO IT!

    Now, on with the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Paper Cup
    By
    Jake Bible

    Dash ignored the man shaking the tattered paper cup up at him from the sidewalk. Lawrence paused and dropped some change in the cup. Dash waited until they’d walked a few yards away before turning to glare at Lawrence.

    “Why’d you do that? Don’t encourage the bums,” Dash said.

    “Bum? Oh, that’s Michael Namath. You know, the famous writer?” Lawrence replied.

    “What? Him? He looks homeless,” Dash said, glancing back over his shoulder at the disheveled man, cup still held up for those that cared.

    “Oh, he is homeless. He’s a writer,” Lawrence replied. “So, I’m thinking sushi for lunch.”

    ***

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: The Flipside in your earholes!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    It’s Friday!

    Time for some summer fun! While you read this, I’m roasting chestnuts on an open fire and hanging the stockings with care. …what? Oh, right…. wrong script. Gimme a sec.

    *checks notes on seasons*

    Okay, got it.

    Watermelon! Swimming holes! Sunburns! Cornhole (It’s a game. Look it up.)! Hot dogs and hangin’ with friends! BEER!

    Phew. I’m exhausted after all that summer fun listing.

    How about I talk about cool stuff that dropped this week? OKAY!

    There’s a new episode of Writing In Suburbia! I interviewed New York Times Bestselling author Beth Revis!

    And, since we’re on the subject of writing advice, I now have a series of videos on YouTube! Check them out too!

    Now, how about we get on with the drabble? Huzzah!

    Enjoy!

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    For Them
    By
    Jake Bible

    Edgar fidgeted, nearly dropping the snub nose .38 he held in his shaking, sweaty hands. The night was incredibly humid, even for the rainy season, and he was having a hard time keeping the car’s windows from steaming up so he could see the apartment building’s front door.

    “This is for them,” he whispered in the dark car. “You do this for them.”

    The apartment door opened, but Edgar couldn’t see who was coming out. He chanced it and slowly opened the car door. The person froze on the steps. Edgar jumped out, raised the revolver, and fired.

    “For them…”

    ***

    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Go get some advice!

  • Writing In Suburbia #64: Two Questions With Beth Revis!

    Yay! Finally another episode of Writing In Suburbia!

    May was a cooky kind of month and I really needed to keep my head down and write, write, write. Plus life is life and all that jazz.

    So, in this episode, I bring you Beth Revis! Beth is a New York Times Bestselling author of YA fiction, including the Star Wars novel Rebel Rising, as well as the author of the Paper Hearts series of how-to books on being a professional writer. Website is below so get to the clicking!

    Also, racists suck. Listen to the episode to find out why (in general, you should already know why).

    Enjoy the show!

    Show notes-

    Find out more about Beth at bethrevis.com

    Books and stuffs mentioned:

    The Flipside

    YouTube Writing Advice Series

    Four Weeks To Finished: How To Stop Making Excuses, Start Being Prolific, And Finish Your Novel!

    Brian Keene GoFundMe

    Theme music: “Whiskey on the Mississippi” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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