Jake Bible Fiction

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Another Friday means another Drabble Party!

    And, as promised, all the October drabbles will be Halloween themed!

    Speaking of Halloween, I know you’ll be busy on the 31st, but for those of you that don’t have plans on the 30th, you should come to Malaprop’s Bookstore here in Asheville, NC and see me read and sign Little Dead Man!  There’ll be candy! And raffles for a chance to win the Ultimate Halloween Basket and a chance at Jake Bible novels for life! Gonna be a blast!

    Would love to see ya there!

    Now, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    More Than Apples

    By

    Jake Bible

     

    The apples floated in the tub, their skins striated with streaks of red and pink and yellow.

    The apples bobbed up and down, up and down, as the tub was jostled this way and that.

    The apples slammed to the bottom of the tub as the head was dunked.

    The apples rolled about the head and came back up, ready to bob, bob, bob some more.

    The apples were lost in the tub once the blood began to pour, lost in a small pool of deep crimson.

    The apples were no longer all that floated and bobbed in the tub.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: Bobbing for apples is gross, people. Just gross. Don’t do it.

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    October is here!

    That means it’s Halloween themed drabbles for the rest of the month! Some may be scary, some may be funny, some may be just, well…weird. Yay for Halloween!

    And speaking of Halloween, I have a reading/signing at Malaprop’s Bookstore the night before Halloween!  Here’s the flyer!

    Jake Bible-Poster (1)

     

    If you are in town that night then you should swing on by so you can have a chance to win FREE JAKE BIBLE NOVELS FOR LIFE! Just click on the poster and RSVP at the event page on Facebook. RSVPing helps me and helps Malaprop’s know how many people will be there.

    Now, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    DIE, EVIL!

    By

    Jake Bible

    The room was filled with wood shavings as Biggs frantically carved stake after stake. There was no time to slow down, his only chance at survival was to be prepared for the worst.

    A knock at the door puzzled him; they had never been so forward before. He stood, reached out, turned the knob, and yanked the door open while he held a stake above his head, ready.

    “Trick or- AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!”

    “DIE, EVIL!” Biggs bellowed as the children ran screaming. “What the…?”

    He looked at his phone and saw 31 on the screen.

    “Well, this makes things tricky,” he sighed.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: You’ll poke your eye out!

  • Friday Night Announcements!

    Hey, folks!

    Sorry, but no drabble tonight.

    BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    I know, I know, I’m sorry. It’s been a hectic week and I’m getting ready for the Asheville Comic Expo tomorrow. If you are in the Asheville area and want to buy some signed copies of my novels then you should swing on by! I’ll also be on an author’s panel from 3pm-3:45pm.

    Also, if you are in the area on October 30th then plan on coming by Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe for my reading/signing of my YA zombie novel, Little Dead Man! There will be candy and contests! You’ll even have a chance to win free Jake Bible novels for the rest of your life! THE REST OF YOUR LIFE! Feel free to join the event on Facebook!

    So, please have an excellent Friday night and tune in next week for an actual drabble. I promise!

    Cheers!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Oh, yeah, it’s Party time!

    But, I don’t have much time because I gots to be writing/editing my middle grade scifi/horror series! Yes, folks, you heard that right, I’m writing for the kiddies!

    I WILL WARP THE MINDS OF EVERY GENERATION!

    I think your kids will dig the new series. It’s Goosebumps meets the Scooby Gang set in deep space! Huzzah!

    Now, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Beware The Moors!

    By

    Jake Bible

     

    “BEWARE THE MOORS!” the old man cried.

    “Does he mean the swamps?” I asked my companion.

    “The swamps?” my companion replied.

    “Well, yes, swamps. Are not moors a type of swamp?”

    “BEWARE THE MOORS!” the old man cried again before pissing himself.

    “Well, that’s unfortunate,” my companion said. “Shall we go?”

    “But what about the moors? Are they swamps or not?”

    “They can be made of wetlands, but are primarily grasslands like highland savannas.”

    “BEWARE THE MOORS!”

    The ghostly apparitions rode towards us with their scimitars swinging in the foggy night.

    “Oh, those Moors.”

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: BEWARE THE MOORS!

     

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    FREE DRABBLES FOR ALL!

    That’s my philosophy. I know I missed last week, but that’s because I actually went on vacation over Labor Day weekend. Crazy, right? I got to check out Georgetown, SC. Talk about a hidden bit of American history. I had no clue how prominent that place was during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

    Know what else is prominent? CANNIBALS! Okay, okay, it’s a shitty segue, but what are ya gonna do?

    Z-Burbia 4: Cannibal Road is available as an ebook (with print coming soon)! Z4 keeps the story of the Stanfords, and all of those from Whispering Pines, rolling on down the road. If you liked the last three Z-Burbia’s then you will love this one! And check out the cover! That’s a sweet cover!

    Zburbia4Alright, alright, I’ll get to the drabble! Sheesh!

    But first here’s a link to Mega 2: Baja Blood in audiobook form! ZING!

    Now, on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Everything In Its Place

    By

    Jake Bible

     

    There are fewer things in life more frustrating than not having the right size container when you need it. You spend a lifetime collecting jugs and boxes, trunks and barrels, jars and crates.

    Then you look and it’s not there. It should be, a coffin is hard to misplace. It’s not like it’s an old mint tin or empty vial. It’s a bloody freakin’ coffin!

    So, you dig. You know where an extra is. It may have had contents in it at one time, but surely Nature has claimed them by now. Two more shovelfuls and you’ll know for sure.

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    Cheers!

     

    Disclaimer: You can never have enough extra containers, people.