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)
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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
The Matchbook is a quick and entertaining read by a talented writer.
—Dana Gore, Author of Choose Awareness
[An Honest Day’s Work is a] gripping read. . . . A short and powerful reminder things are not always what they seem.
—Janice J. Richardson, Author of Grave Mistake
“An Honest Day’s Work” — A New Short Story by Brent Jones
I’ve just published my second short story this month, An Honest Day’s Work.
“The Matchbook” — A New Short Story Written by Brent Jones
I have just released the first of several short stories I’ll be publishing this fall. It’s called The Matchbook, and I’m excited to share it with you.