March 23rd, 2010 by bweber
click here to download story (.pdf 472Kb)
(03/30 UPDATE: Had to pull and re-post the story document as it had some info on it that shouldn’t have been there. All clear now. Remain calm and carry on. That is all.)
A lot of stories have come off this machine lately, most of which are not entirely suitable for this site. Too many kids running around. Little kids — impressionable, not ready for restaurant hold-ups or the unpleasant demise of an old Southern matriarch.
And while this story isn’t for the wee young’uns, it’s ready material for the teenagers in your life. There’s some swearing in it, but nothing your average 6th grader hasn’t said or heard by now.
So, enough with the disclaimers. Enjoy the story; leave some comments. Repeat. Do it.
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February 26th, 2009 by bweber
Good news! Some new fiction by yours truly!
I just posted a short story over at ZombieFriends.com — “Maxfield Perish: Zombie Fighter”
There were some technical difficulties creating a link directly to the story. That appears to be fixed, but in case you’re having issues, just click the Zomibe Friends link to get to the site. On their index banner, click FORUM, then scroll down to DO IT YOURSELF and hit WRITERS WORKSHOP. My story should be near the top under the user name Fagein Sarks.
*** special No Prize to the first person who replies with the correct origin of my zombie name! ***
WARNING: This story lives up to the site’s tag line: “Startling Stories for All Ages.”
Startling? Oh, yeah.
For All Ages? Not this time.
Just so you know, this ain’t for the kiddies. Or the squeamish, faint of heart, people with lower back problems, or pregnant women. Or kids. Did I mention that already? Definitely not for kids. If it was, I’d've posted it here in all it’s gory glory.
Read. Comment. Repeat.
Enjoy!
bjw
P.S. — the Zombie Friends engine appears to edit out all the swear words, so you’ll have to kind of Mad-Lib it when you see a series of asterisks. Sorry.
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May 1st, 2008 by bweber
Avenge-O Adventures (click to download)(1.9MB)
Click the above link to see the first couple of installments in the Avenge-O saga.
The first story, “Forging of a Hero,” was written and drawn (by me) in 1999. It was supposed to be part of Supermarket Action!, a compilation showcasing the work of each Fine Arts Guild member. The conceit was, every story had to take place in, or do with, a supermarket or grocery store.
It was a great idea. Unfortunately, it suffered from the same fatal defects encountered on most group projects and was never published. I don’t know if any of the other FAGs finished their parts. Not that it matters now.
Anyway, Part Two, “.38 Caliber Discount”, was written by me, too. I did a version with art for the book. In 2005, I headed to San Diego’s Comic Con International in search of an artist to work on a larger (awesomely good) Avenge-O script. I met cartoonist and industry inker Jorge Pacheco. He did a great job on these three pages. We’d planned to work together more, but he got married and had a kid, so that fell through, too.
Avenge-O first saw print in the (ultra-limited edition) JMS SHOWCASE. I sold almost the full run these in San Diego last year.
Other stories in this issue include “My Dead Grandmother Keeps Getting Mail,” an installment of “Monkeys On An Elevator”, and Parts I-III of “TOPOR: THE THING THAT SLEPT!”
I think there are still a few copies around. Anyone interested in a FREE! SIGNED! book, drop me a line in the comments section. I’ll give ‘em away until there ain’t no more.
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May 10th, 2007 by bweber
When Webmaster MIKE created this site, he added the subhead, ‘Startling Stories For All Ages.’
“So,” you’re asking, “where are the stories?”
From all the art and book reviews I’ve posted over the last six weeks, it’d be fair to suppose there aren’t any stories — startling or otherwise. Maybe it’s propaganda or wishful thinking.
Ah, but there are stories. Many. And plenty of other writings.
Several aren’t up here yet due to logistics: I’m still figuring out the best way to present those online. Some things are in the process of being written. Others are just too painful to share. Not because they’re personal or tragic, but because the writing is terrible.
I’m working on it, though.
One story, I can share from the still-being-worked-on file, is my prologue to THE SCRIMSHAW SKELETON.
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