Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Why, yes, it is Friday and, yes, there is another Drabble, and, yes, we shall have a Party!

    But, while you are reading this, I will be at a different sort of party. My son turns 17 today. Crazy, man, just crazy. So lift a glass and eat all the cake in celebration of the parenting ability in this household to keep a child alive for 17 years when we sure as hell can’t even keep a fern alive. It’s a miracle!

    Oh, and hey, guess what? Audible is running a BOGO with Z-Burbia! What’s a BOGO? It means Buy One Get One free. BOGO. This deal is only for members, so you should probably sign up for an Audible account. I listen to audiobooks everyday. It’s so worth it. Have a click and get yourself some Jake Bible Audiobooks!

    Oh, and Salvage Merc One is $.99 on Amazon! If you haven’t picked it up, now is the time!

    Now, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Pointy
    By
    Jake Bible

    Killing the beast was not an easy task. Lord Helmgnot realized this as he slid down the rock face before coming to rest in the scorched earth.

    “Esthermane,” he whispered. He had lost his steed when the beast first came out of the cave, a monster made of nothing but pointy, gnashing teeth.

    Lord Helmgnot winced as he tried to get comfortable against the rock. But it was not to be as he shifted and half his intestines spilled from under his doublet.

    “But it was only a rabbit,” he muttered as his life slowly left him. “A stupid rabbit…”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Ni!

  • Writing In Suburbia #27: You Only Fail If You Quit

    Howdy!

    This week I answer a whole bunch of questions from a listener which ultimately leads to my thoughts on failure as a writer. I also rant about public education and how teachers get the shaft because I can’t help myself. Oh, and this week the coffee is warm! WARM!

    Enjoy!

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  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Well, here we are again, folks. Another Friday, another Party, another free Drabble! Bam!

    Hey, you know what else is free? Z-Burbia!

    Zburbia_ebook_coverThat’s right, the first book in my hit zombie apocalypse series is free for your Kindle pleasure.

    You should get to the clicking and the clacking and magically teleport that book from Amazon’s kindle servers to your ebook device.

    DO IT!

     

     

    Ooh, ooh, and Fighting Iron is rocking up the charts!

    ironYou should totally get that!

    Totally!

     

     

     

    Now, how about some free micro-fiction? A gift of 100 words from me to you.

    Enjoy!

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    A Broken Wheel
    By
    Jake Bible

     

    The desk chair had a broken wheel. Three perfectly good ones, but one that refused to do its job and get Vivian from one side of her office to the other.

    She was going to be pissed if she died because of a broken wheel.

    Vivian strained against the duct tape, but it was duct tape. She pushed her feet down to keep the broken wheel elevated. If she could get to her desk phone then she had a chance.

    The office door opened behind her and her chance slipped away. Just like that. All because of a broken wheel.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Duct tape always wins.

  • Writing In Suburbia #26: You Ain’t Hurtin’ Who You Think You Are

    Howdy!

    In this week’s episode I talk about how a lot of indie booksellers boycott CreateSpace because it’s an Amazon company. I voice my opinion on this subject and also rant a little about all the angry moms at Trader Joe’s today. Trust me, folks, they were angry. But mostly I talk about the boycott against CreateSpace.

    Enjoy!

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  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Back for more? Good for you! I like a reader with fortitude!

    Hey, guess what? I have a new release! Surprising, ain’t it?

    I give you: Fighting Iron!

    ironThe Bloody Conflict is long over. The lands are now controlled by despots, crooked cattle barons, energy hoarders, and anyone with enough might to keep the local folks under control.

    For Clay MacAulay, none of that matters as he roams the land in a war machine from a time gone by. He wants nothing to do with small desert towns or brutal dictators. He only has his sights set on a new life. Unfortunately for Clay, too many ruthless people want what he has. They want the war machine he pilots. They want the battle mech that shouldn’t exist anymore.

    They want his Fighting Iron.

    But they will have to pry Clay’s cold, dead body out of that pilot’s seat before they can take it from him. And he plans on fighting them every massive mech step of the way!

    A far-future mech western, Fighting Iron is a rip-roaring scifi adventure filled with six-shooters, plasma canons, rough and rowdy saloon brawls, showdowns, corrupt landowners, and fifty foot battle machines ready to crush everything in their path!

    Oh, Hells to the yeah to the you betcha!

    Doesn’t that look like ten kinds of awesome? Yeah, it does!

    Okay, okay, time for the drabble.

    Enjoy!

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    Special Edition
    By
    Jake Bible

    “It ate the pages, Mom,” Darryl said as he held the office door closed. “It tried to eat me, but I hit it with a book.”

    “What book, dear?” Mom asked, her eyes on her tablet and hand on her coffee cup. “It wasn’t one of your father’s special editions was it?”

    Darryl stared at his mother, the sound of the scanner slamming itself against the office door echoing through the house.

    “You can’t hear this?” Darryl asked.

    “Yes, dear,” Mom replied. “Try to keep it down. It makes it hard to read my articles.”

    “Yeah… Uh, sorry,” Darryl said.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Quiet, dear. I SAID QUIET!