[Chambers was the] best short story I read this year. Brilliant. Gripping. Intense.
—Janice J. Richardson, author of Grave Mistake
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There are small surprises along the way, but the biggest surprise [in Chambers] is the totally unexpected ending…Brent Jones is an author to watch.
—Linda Strong, Amazon & Goodreads Reviewer
Two New Short Stories: “Row 17” & “Chambers” (99¢ Each)
I will be releasing two new short stories in the coming weeks, each for 99 cents, each in the ballpark of 5,000 to 7,000 words, and both available to pre-order now.
- The first will be Row 17 on December 3.
- The second will be Chambers on December 10.
Although both short stories are vastly different in terms of theme and style, both could be classified as literary fiction.
Here is a first look at the cover of each, as well as a detailed synopsis.
This brilliant short book should be considered a must-read for a group of people looking to have something to talk about for days . . . [The Matchbook is a] great book for a class to read.
—Roger P. Royer, Amazon & Goodreads Reviewer
[The Matchbook] quietly covers a lot of important emotional ground in a few pages and does it believably and with grace.
—Walter Rice, Author of The Kansas Cross-Up
I really ended up enjoying [A Book With No Pictures]. It is really different from anything I’ve read before, with its quirky and sarcastic humor.
—Donna Weiss, Book Reviewer (bookdragongirl.com)
New Short Story Coming February 5, 2018! “A Book With No Pictures” ($0.99)
I’ve been crafting a number of short stories over the last few months, in between my work on a series of novellas (more on that below), that I hope to begin releasing in the next few months. And a number of those short stories—some of which I am submitting to literary journals and magazines, some of which I intend to self-publish—have dealt with some pretty heavy subject matter.
So I decided to have a bit of fun, and write something a bit less serious. Enter A Book With No Pictures, a short, raunchy, and comedic tale about a dysfunctional relationship between a middle-aged man and his gifted, orphaned, five-year-old nephew, whom he adopts.
Win 1 of 3 Kindle eBooks by Author Brent Jones (300 Winners in All)
Starting today, and running through to January 31, 2018, you can enter to win one of three Kindle eBook giveaways I’m hosting on Goodreads.
I’m offering up 100 copies each of Fender, The Fifteenth of June, and The Matchbook.
[An Honest Day’s Work] is a great short story. It . . . has a strong message that a lot of people should read.
—Jessica Bronder, Book Reviewer (jbronderbookreviews.com)
I don’t understand how Mr. Jones gets you so emotionally involved in his characters so quickly . . . [An Honest Day’s Work] grips you immediately, blasts your own moralistic sentiments, then leaves you haunted.
—Stanley McShane (Virginia Williams), Author of Cocos Island Treasure