Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Yo! It’s Friday! Time for another bit ‘o the micro-fiction!

    No big revelation this week. Last week’s announcement about being plagiarized is enough drama for the month, don’t you think?

    So, this Friday, we’re getting right to the fiction.

    But, if 100 words of awesome aren’t enough Jake for ya then feel free to click any of the links below and above. Explore the website and see what you might be missing! Over fifty novels published, people. I bet there’s something here you haven’t checked out yet. Get to it!

    Now, on with the Drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    The Sludge
    By
    Jake Bible

    The sludge continued to get deeper and deeper. Haley screamed when it came up to her neck.

    “HELP ME!”

    As with the last dozen times she’d screamed, there was no response.

    The sludge continued to rise. Brown with a pinkish tint, the sludge was like nothing Haley had ever experienced. It wasn’t gelatinous; it wasn’t aqueous; it wasn’t coarse like quicksand.

    The sludge was the sludge.

    Then it crested her chin and reached her lips. She tried to keep it out, but there was no stopping the sludge. It entered her mouth, her nose, her eyes.

    And Haley finally understood.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: I’ve been slimed.

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Hello, party people!

    Another year is almost upon us! Good riddance to 2017! Seriously…

    So, not gonna ramble on too much, just wanted to give you a heads up that Black Box Inc. is now available as an audiobook! Get it on Audible or iTunes. You choose. CHOOSE!

    Click the pic and get to listening, yo!

    Now, on with the Drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Sundown
    By
    Jake Bible

    The trail continued to wind down the mountain, a cascade of shadows hiding the bend far ahead of the hikers.

    “I thought sundown wasn’t until six?” Max said. “Oh, God…”

    “Chill. We just follow the trail,” Bill replied.

    “Is this the right trail?” Marilynn asked.

    “What?” Max exclaimed.

    “I mean,” Marilynn said in a slow voice. “Shouldn’t the setting sun be in front of us?”

    The howl filled the twilight. The hikers froze.

    “We’re all gonna die!” Max screamed as he began running blindly down the trail.

    “We’ll have to carry him, won’t we?” Bill asked.

    Marilynn nodded and sighed.

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    Cheers! And HAPPY NEW YEAR, y’all!

    Disclaimer: One is never truly lost…

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Tis the season for a party! A DRABBLE PARTY!

    Once more, 100 words have sprung from my mind and onto the page. Or screen. Wherever semi-sentient, semi-autonomous words spring to. Whatevs.

    Hey, before we dive into merry making of tonight’s drabble, how about taking a look at For A Few Credits More. Great anthology and not just because I’m in it! If you dig scifi, especially military scifi, then these are the short stories for you! And for those that want more than space explosions and lots of pew pew pew, there are some amazing character-driven stories in here too (perhaps one written by yours truly). Have a look.

    Now, on with the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Stand And
    By
    Jake Bible

    “Six elves left.”

    “You sure? We leave one elf and that little bastard will rip us apart.”

    “I know my job, Prancer.”

    “Donner.”

    “What?”

    “I’m Donner.”

    “You are?”

    “Jesus, Rudolph, can’t you tell us apart?”

    “You’re just a bunch of dicks to me, man.”

    “Sure. Born with a special nose and you think you’re above everyone.”

    “Really? Are we going to do this right now? Are we? We have an elf problem here, Prancer!”

    “Donner!”

    “See previous dick comment!”

    “GRRRRRRRRRRR!”

    “ELVES! RUN!”

    “Where are you going? Prancer! Donner! Whatever your name is! Stand and fight, you wimp! STAND AND––! AAAAAAAAAA!!!”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Happy Holidays!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Another Friday is upon us!

    Hey, before we get into the 100 words of awesome sauce that is tonight’s drabble, how about I share a link to one sweet new release. And it’s not mine!

    Check out Rhett Bruno’s Titan’s Wrath! Click the pic and get to the buying, yo!

    Review Blurbs:
    • “Mystery, action, and intrigue, in a future that’s vividly described and effortlessly absorbing. This is sci-fi at its best!” —Jasper T. Scott, bestselling author of the Dark Space Series
    • “Pulse-pounding Sci-fi with compelling chracters and a satisfying balance of action and mystery. Great Fun!” —Robert Kroese, bestselling author of The Big Sheep
    • “The perfect mixture of dramatic space opera and Sci-fi Noir. I wanted more, in the best way possible!” –Jake Bible, bestselling author of Salvage Merc One and Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter

     

     

     

     

     

    Now, on with tonight’s drabble! Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for my mailing list. You get the Friday Night Drabble Party delivered to your inbox every week before everyone else gets to read it! Tell your friends! Huzzah!

    Enjoy!

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    Damn Gravel
    By
    Jake Bible

    The tires crunched gravel, making Wendell cringe with obvious discomfort.

    “What’s your problem?” Horace asked.

    “Hate that sound,” Wendell replied. “Like breaking styrofoam or fingers on a chalkboard.”

    “What sound?” Horace asked after a couple seconds pause.

    “The gravel.”

    “The gravel?”

    “Yeah, the gravel.”

    “It’s just gravel, dude,” Horace scoffed. “It’s not even close to fingernails on a chalkboard.”

    Horace shook his head and frowned.

    “How do you get anywhere? All these roads are gravel.”

    “Different when I’m driving,” Wendell said and glared hard at Horace.

    “Whatever, dude,” Horace said. “Just load the guns and forget about the damn gravel.”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Titan’s Wrath!

     

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Another Friday is upon us, so that means more 100 words of awesomeness!

    It’s currently snowing here in the mountains of North Carolina. The daughter is making peppermint bark and I’ll be making round two of Holiday Chex mix. The house gonna smell good!

    Nothing to sell today other than the usual. Click the links below or above. Buy some books for your friends and family. Get yourself a little something too.

    Now, on with the Drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Cookbook
    By
    Jake Bible

    “Bone meal…” Marigold stared at the recipe for a few seconds. “What the Hell is bone meal?”

    She stepped away from the ancient and cracked cookbook. Or what her grandmother had called a cookbook. As Marigold slowly perused the book over the past few weeks, having received it in the mail after the estate was settled, she began to suspect it was more of a “cookbook”.

    “Mugwort?”

    Marigold sighed. She’d heard the family rumors.

    “Tears of a sullen teenager? Jesus…”

    Marigold grabbed her phone. There was a grocer’s phone number in the back of the “cookbook”. Time for a call.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Always measure.