Brand Gamblin

March 16, 2013 By Brand

30 Second Bomb

Yesterday, I took a scene from one of my favorite books, and explored it in a bit of flash fiction called “The 30-second bomb”. It’s a little darker than my usual stuff, but I hope you like it all the same. I’ve also included an audio version here.

“I am a thirty-second bomb.”

The creature pulled itself up onto diminutive legs and regarded those before him. As expected, a few people got the message and began to run. Some others began to wail and scream, as they searched for the exits. The rest merely gaped at him.

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February 17, 2013 By Brand

I’m self published

So, I’m an author, among other things. I’m not a wildly successful author, but that’s okay because I feel like I’m still in the learning phase of my career. All the same, I self-identify as an author.

It says something about our culture that, when I tell strangers I’m an author, they ask, “Really? Are you published?”

Fifty years ago, I don’t think that would be the first question. I think they would ask “Where are you published?” or “Have you written anything I’d have heard of?”. But these days, people know just enough about publishing to know that there’s a difference between a big-6 published author and a vanity press author. And yes, for many people, those are the only two possibilities. Either you’re James Patterson, or you’re the “Time Cube” guy.

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