Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Welcome back, y’all!

    How do these Fridays keep happening? Where do they all come from? It’s like every week there’s another Friday. Crazy.

    HEY! Sorry, didn’t mean to yell, but HEY!

    Have you read Galactic Vice? If you have then please do me a favor and leave a review. It can be one or two words even. Here are some suggestions: “AMAZING!”, “GROUNDBREAKING!”, “ORGASMIC!”

    Okay, maybe not that last one…

    Anyhoo, reviews are how authors stay alive these days. If you forget to review your favorite author then they shrivel up like shrinky dinks and become husks of their former selves. And as much fun as that would be to watch, just like watching shrinky dinks in the oven, most authors don’t enjoy shriveling. Something to do with the thymus gland or whatever.

    REVIEW GALACTIC VICE!

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    Now, on with the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    The Image
    By
    Jake Bible

    “Can we cry alone and be our better selves?” Missy asked, her eyes locked onto the image before her. “Can we be solitary creatures and improve upon our basic beings?”

    “Uh…” Craig mumbled, unsure of where she was going with all that.

    “I mean, look at this,” Missy continued, nodding at the image. “It’s excruciating. The inner turmoil I feel demands that I be alone.”

    “I’m not seeing…” Craig began, but gave up. The image wouldn’t let him finish.

    “Maybe we should break up?” Missy suggested.

    “I can’t… I won’t…” Craig stuttered.

    The image watched them, mocked them, ruled them.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: REVIEW OR DIE!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Happy Friday, y’all!

    Is your Friday a freezing hellscape of wind and stupid weather? Mine is! Over 50 degrees yesterday and now it isn’t even 30? END TIMES, PEOPLE! END TIMES!

    Speaking of end of times, and beginning of times, you should check out Brian Walton’s Recursion series.

    “The Recursion Event Saga is a time travel thriller told chronologically in 5 parts. each taking you to unique settings, times, and characters. From 1950s Paris to a post-apocalyptic future, lives and fates collide in ISD Agent Molly Gardner’s desperate fight to hold together the threads of history, and to solve the riddle of her life.

    A war-correspondent searching for his dead wife, a young screenwriter with a love for the paranormal, a time-traveling double agent, and a girl who’s lived multiple lives—all play a part in the century-spanning saga.

    This week only (1/30-2/2) get books 1-3 of the Recursion Event Saga for 99c each, and escape through time today… or yesterday.“

    Sounds cool, right? Check it out!

    Something else to check out? Autographed novels! I am now signing and shipping books directly to you! To YOU!

    Also, don’t forget about Galactic Vice! And sign up for the mailing list!

    Now, on with the Drabble! Huzzah!

    Enjoy!

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    Really Upset
    By
    Jake Bible

    “I can’t find my wallet,” the man sobbed. “I can’t find my wallet!”

    “Should we help?” Melissa whispered to Jeff. “He looks really upset.”

    “He lost his wallet,” Jeff said as the couple walked on. “I’d be upset too.”

    “IT WAS MY LIFE!” the man shrieked.

    “Jeff…” Melissa hissed.

    “Fine,” Jeff said, returning to the man as Melissa waited. “Hey, buddy, can I–.”

    The knife slash was swift.

    “Did you take it?” the man asked, Jeff’s throat spewing blood.

    Melissa screamed.

    The man smiled down at Jeff. Then he picked up something from the sidewalk. “Oh, wait, here it is.”

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    Disclaimer: Watch the hands.

  • Happy Book Birthday To Black Box Inc.!

    Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Black Box Inc.! Happy birthday to you!

    That’s right, y’all, Black Box Inc. is officially in the wild. Check it out below then get to that clickety clacking and that bookity buying, yo.

    Cheers!

    Need to hide something from the fae?
    Got a tricky trans-dimensional delivery to make?
    Need a big ball of magic that can destroy the world?
    Call Black Box Inc.

    The world as we know it is gone. Since the “extradimensional happening,” every creature, monster, and fairy tale goblin has turned Asheville, North Carolina, into their personal playground. An uneasy truce exists between the races, but Chase Lawter’s unique ability puts him squarely in the crosshairs of treachery, feuds, and monsters looking to make a buck on black market goods. Chase is the only known being who can pull material from between dimensions and shape it into whatever he likes—like boxes. Like boxes in which folks hide smoking guns and severed heads. Only Chase can hide the boxes, and only Chase can recover them from the Dim. All for a tidy sum, of course.

    His crack team—a yeti, a zombie, and a fae-trained assassin—have his back. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Black Box Inc Pre-order is up!

    Oh, it’s on now!

    My official Urban Fantasy debut is happening, yo!

    Check out the pre-order for Black Box Inc. This is one helluva great novel. All the Jake Bible action and snark mixed in with what makes the Urban Fantasy genre so great. Go get ya some!

    Need to hide something from the fae?
    Got a tricky trans-dimensional delivery to make?
    Need a big ball of magic that can destroy the world?
    Call Black Box Inc.

    The world as we know it is gone. Since the “extra-dimensional happening,” every creature, monster, and fairy tale goblin has turned Asheville, North Carolina, into their personal playground. An uneasy truce exists between the races, but Chase Lawter’s unique ability puts him squarely in the crosshairs of treachery, feuds, and monsters looking to make a buck on black market goods. Chase is the only known being who can pull material from between dimensions and shape it into whatever he likes—like boxes. Like boxes in which folks hide smoking guns and severed heads. Only Chase can hide the boxes, and only Chase can recover them from the Dim. All for a tidy sum, of course.

    His crack team—a yeti, a zombie, and a fae-trained assassin—have his back. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Hello there!

    I’m back from Dragon*Con and ready to get my Drabble on!

    Man, my week has been filled with proofing manuscripts and prepping for the next novel which I start on Monday. Who’s ready for Mega 6? This guy!

    Anyhoo, click on some of the links that hang out on this website and buy some shit, people. Seriously. I got a mortgage to pay and a kid in college. This income thing is no joke. CLICK!

    Now, on with the 100 words of fantastical abandonment!

    Enjoy!

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    Another Day
    By
    Jake Bible

     

    They leapt into the air, kicking their back legs out as they curled their fore legs in, their hairy chins pointed down then up, down then up.

    The creatures hopped from rock to rock, never slowing, never looking like they even knew what hesitation was. Their exuberance for life was evident by their loud bleats and constant movement.

    The day wore on and their energy finally began to flag. They nodded to each other and headed for home, ready for a hearty dinner and nighttime nuzzles. It had been a glorious time.

    Jut another day in the lives of weregoats.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: I’m king of the mountain!