Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Holy Schmokeses! Is it Friday already?

    Yeah, baby!

    Time for another Party made of 100 word micro-fiction!

    Before that, how about I show you my schedule for Dragon Con? I’m there/here right now!

    Friday:

    Writing A Horror Book Series
    Description: Pros share tips on designing and maintaining multibook narratives
    Time: Fri 04:00 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
    (Tentative Panelists: Scott Sigler, Jake Bible, James R. Tuck, Michelle Belanger, Karen E. Taylor, Richard Lee Byers)

    Saturday:

    SFWA Booth from 10am-12pm.

    21st Century Zombies
    Description: The public’s hunger for zombies is insatiable, and this hour explores how writers keep the topic fresh
    Time: Sat 01:00 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
    (Tentative Panelists: Madeleine Roux, Jake Bible, Richard Lee Byers, Jonathan Maberry, John Hornor Jacobs)

    Autograph signing at SFWA booth from 4pm-6pm

    Body Horror: The New Flesh
    Description: Authors discuss themes of transformation, transcendence, and the human form in revolt
    Time: Sat 07:00 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
    (Tentative Panelists: Jake Bible, Scott Sigler, Richard Kadrey, Ego Likeness)

    Sunday:

    SFWA Booth from 10am-12pm

    Come say hello and chat with me at the SFWA booth or one of my panels!

    Ready for the Drabble?

    Hold on, and you knew this was coming, let’s pimp a bit first!

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    Now, on to the Drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Questers
    By
    Jake Bible

    The wizard stared at the runes, eyes narrowed, sweat dripping from his brow.

    “Can you decipher it, old man?” Vorgoron asked.

    “Give me time, give me time,” the wizard said, scratching his stubbled chin.

    “Should you cast a spell?” Malkorn asked, twirling an arrow between his fingers.

    “Hush. I have this, elf,” the wizard replied.

    They stood there for a moment then the grand stone door creaked open.

    “I thought I heard someone out here,” the troll said. He looked at the weapons. “Huh. Questers. I thought you were the pixies selling cookies. Oh, well, lets get on with this.”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: The way is secret. SECRET!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    We are back! Another Friday and another Drabble!

    LET”S PARTY!

    But, before we party, did you see my announcement about the fifth ScareScapes book dropping? Yep. ScareScapes Book Five: End Of Life Exams! is now out and ready for your eyes to read, read, read! It may be for 8-12 year olds, but screw that! You’ll want to read this series too!

    GET TO IT!

    Now, on to the micro-fiction!

    Enjoy!

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    Float Above
    By
    Jake Bible

    Missy sat there, her chin cupped in her hands, her eyes locked onto the man on stage. She couldn’t turn away, couldn’t even stop staring to pick up her drink (twelve dollars!) and have a sip. All she could do was watch his fingers and how they flew across the guitar strings.

    As the song ended, Missy sighed and eased back, relaxing into her plush chair. She watched the last of the musical notes float above her head. The man on stage said a few words of gratitude into the microphone, but Missy didn’t care. She wasn’t there for words.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: What’s that sound coming out of the hole in the wood? It’s the guitar!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Well, hello there! Back for more awesome micro-fiction? FREE micro-fiction? I know you are, you little scamps, you!

    Don’t forget, folks, that you can subscribe to this blog/website/vomitorium by clicking on that handy link above. See the orange square peeking out in the header? Yeah, that. Click on it and you can be alerted every time a new Drabble Party gets a rockin’! How cool is that?

    SCIENCE!

    Now, before we get into tonight’s drabble, how about a little pimpin’?

    Z-Burbia 6: Rocky Mountain Die is racking up some serious 5-star reviews!

    Reign of Four has two books out and book three will be dropping September 1st!

    Writing In Suburbia hit a milestone of 1,000 downloads per episode!

    *end pimpin’*

    On to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Rebelliously Bored
    By
    Jake Bible

    Sentries lined the boulevard, their chrome plating shining brightly in the afternoon sun.

    Morgan frowned, rebelliously bored.

    “The High Officer should have been here by now?” Morgan said.

    “He’s only thirty minutes late,” Loughlin replied. “That’s early for him.”

    “We’re forced to attend these processions and the guy doesn’t show?” Morgan grumbled. “I got shit to do, man.”

    A few spectators shifted uncomfortably, moving away as Morgan uttered his unsanctioned, traitorous words.

    “Chill,” Loughlin hissed. “You want to be repurposed into a sentry?”

    Morgan stared at the line of metal guards. “At least I’d be lobotomized, instead of just bored.”

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    Cheers!

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  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Is it that time again? Yes, it is!

    Friday Night Drabble Party!

    All your free micro-fiction needs in one place!

    Before you read the fiction, maybe you should check out the latest episode of Writing In Suburbia. If you want to know more about the life of a pro writer or the issues pro writers deal with, then get all clickety clickety and have a listen. You’ll thank me.

    suburbiaNow, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    So Bored
    By
    Jake Bible

    We’ve been on this planet for eighty-three days now.

    I am so bored.

    Littleton has figured out how to recycle our urine so it is semi-palatable. Okay, it’s not even close to palatable, but at least its cold.

    Foster has confirmed that the tuber-like plants are not edible. He died about an hour ago.

    I set half our oxygen supply on fire accidentally. So, there’s that.

    Have I mentioned I’m bored?

    What the hell is Collier doing over there? Oh. Seriously?

    Soooooo booooored.

    I wonder if I can get Littleton and Collier to fight?

    Let’s find out.

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    Disclaimer: Even cold, urine still tastes like piss.

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Another Friday, another Party!

    Time to get your free micro-fiction on!

    But, before you dive into the 100 words, how about you check out the latest review of the Reign of Four series. Click that pic below. Do it. Dooooo iiiiiit. Do it!

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    Enjoy!

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    Too Nice A Night
    By
    Jake Bible

    The sound of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline drifts on the summer breeze as Carol ready’s the baseball bat. She hums along, her lips mouthing the “bom bom bom” part when it comes up.

    “Nice night,” she says, twisting her hands, feeling the slight perspiration. “Too nice a night for this unfortunate business.”

    A muffled cry and Carol narrows her eyes. Linda, gagged, wrists and ankles behind her, hanging from the bar across the swing set, stares in pure terror.

    “It was simple,” Carol says as she brings the bat back. “Approve the new landscaping.”

    The bat swings fast and hard.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Stun guns make good neighbors.