Sample Chapters & Drabbles
Free chapters from author Drew Briney’s books (and a couple drabbles for good measure)
Category: Free Stories
These are stories NOT included in the sample chapters page for Drew’s Books. Some of these are Drew’s stories, some are not.
Epigenetics + AI = Futuristic Sci-Fi / Epic Fantasy Mashup
While the media steals the spotlight from groundbreaking inventions and incredible technologies, scientists continue to plow through new challenges with a vengeance. What’s new? Hmm. What’s not new? Groundbreaking research in epigenetics is opening the door to understanding latent or “junk”...
Falling in Love Drabble
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I originally posted this drabble in early 2014 but a reader recently brought it to my attention with the following comment: “I read your Falling In Love prose. Amazing! It enthralled me in the first few lines.” So, I’m reposting...
Free Story by Best Seller in Newsletter
Internationally best selling author, David Farland, has graciously offered to give one of his short stories away to everyone who signs up for my newsletter! (You can sign up at the bottom of the homepage or my news and giveaway...
The Glory of Intelligence
The image is from an Ardella Cosplay When I started kindergarten, my teachers (including an assistant) suggested to my mother that I be advanced to the third grade. That was neither the first, nor the last time someone remarked about...
Unearthing Dragon Skeletons
Personally, I think great fantasy art has spurred more story ideas in me than anything else. This particular image really caught my imagination (send me a link if you know where it came from – I can’t find it again)....
Dagon & H.P. Lovecraft
I confess: until today, I’d never read anything by H.P. Lovecraft. Frankly, the “horror” label combined with its awful, original illustrations have kept me at bay for many years. However, at FantasyCon 2014, his name popped up so many times...
A Drabble … the Mask
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A what? A drabble. And that is ??? Drabbles are short stories that verge on poetry that last only 100 words long. I suppose they could be considered solely as poetry by some. I’ve only written two – both...
Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my...
The Magic Woman – Moon 514 Free Scene
The image above is a thumbnail sketch of a proposed cover design for Moon 514 by Grant Hansen. Below is an extract of Moon 514 that features the enigmatic alien who will be featured on the cover: The magic woman...