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Jason Bougger | Author of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and HorrorAboutBioContactBlogWelcome!My name is Jason. I write horror, science fiction, fantasy, and YA.I’m a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild and the author of thirty published short stories. My debut YA novel Holy Fudgesicles was published by Wings ePress in May 2015.I blog regularly at Write Good Books, a site dedicated to helping new writers improve their craft and learn about the industry, which also includes the bi-weekly Write Good Books Podcast with fellow author, Scott Michael Childers.In addition to my own writing, I’m the owner of Theme of Absence, an online magazine of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, which publishes original short stories and interviews with their authors every Friday.I’ve also been testing the waters with tabletop gaming and card games. I’ve successfully funded my first game, 52 Dragons, a card game where each player controls and powers up a dragon to battle their opponents. You can find out more about that at https:52dragons.com and my company site, D52 Gaming, LLC.Thanks for stopping by!Upcoming EventsGreat Plains Game Festival 2020 – Lancaster Event Center, Lincoln NE (February 28 – March 1)Developers Row (demo table)NovelsShort stories (Print)Short Stories (Online)Interviews Holy FudgesiclesView Book Bardic Tales and Sage Advice (Volume X)View Book Dark Side of the Moon: A Song Story AnthologyView Book Garden of Eden (Biblical Legends Anthologies Series)View BookRecent Posts: Write Good BooksTheme of Absence Halloween ContestThe annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest is open for submissions until October 10. Only original, unpublished flash fiction is eligible for this contest. The maximum word count for this contest is 1,000. A story that has at any point been made publicly available in print or online (including personal blogs) is considered […] New Theme of Absence Writing ContestHey everybody! I’m still here and I’m still alive. I’ll have to do a little write-up sometime about what I’ve been up to in the last year, but for now, I just wanted to check in real quick to let you know about a big contest I’m running at Theme of Absence. The contest is […] Write Good Books Anniversary and UpdateWell, wow. I launched this blog exactly 5 years ago today. It’s been a lot of fun, a great learning experience, and it really has helped keep me inspired to write fiction and continue to improve. But things change. When I started this blog, I had already been blogging about writing fairly regularly on my […] Five Links Friday 12/27/19Hey everybody! I’m back for another Five Links Friday. But first, I’d like to give a quick update on stuff. The time away from the blog was spent working my Kickstarter Campaign for 52 Dragons. And it was worth it. The game was funded! I’ll be finishing up the manual revision and proofing the cards, […] Podcast Episode 81: Independent CreatorsIn this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at indie publishing and the similarities between independent writing, music, and game development….And of course a little discussion on the music of Paramore. Relevant links: 52 Dragons Kickstarter (Ends December 25, 2019) Seth Godin: The Dip Click the link below […] Recent Posts: Theme of AbsenceThe Perfect Sandwich by David FlynnThe café was empty as it almost always was. The tables and chairs had no one in them, and the bright lights revealed a stark room with a tile floor and pale green walls. Someone driving by the strip mall in a suburb might wonder if The Perfect Sandwich was open. Joe stood behind the […]This Light by Bruce McAllisterThey come to see me, the villagers, by the hundreds. From more than a single village. From more than just my own. I cannot leave my family’s two-room house because the Breath of Death, the plague of plagues, will reach us soon, but also because of what our village doctor told my parents: Your dark daughter […]Payback by Martin LochmanPayback by Martin Lochman The Thing That Absorbed László and The Thing That Absorbed Janusz are still in the middle of the mess hall, and even though they don’t appear to possess eyes or any other kind of discernible visual organ for that matter, Helmut can’t shake the feeling that both are watching his every […]Echoes by R. MichaelJen stood at the edge of a precipice, uncertain how she’d gotten there. An arid gale tossed her bobbed, brunette hair, and she folded her arms close to her chest. Her hazel eyes rotated to the soupy gray-brown firmament that churned rhythmically. She stole a glance behind her but saw only sand and jagged rocks. […]Eight Ways by Mary E. LowdEight Ways by Mary E. Lowd Blake had heard octopuses were smart, but it was hard to believe, looking at the blurring mass of muscle. He scooped the hand net into the cold water of the storage cell, like a plastic tub set into the deck of his small fishing boat. Tentacles writhed in a squirming reddish […]AboutI came from a little place called Brainard, Nebraska and currently live in Omaha with my wonderful wife and our four awesome kids.I'm one of those people who spent far too many years telling themselves they'll try writing fiction "someday." I did, however, do a lot of writing online in the early 2000s, mostly contributing to pro-wrestling and … MoreFollow MeFacebookTwitterInstagramPinterestGoodreadsLinkedInClick the image to listen to my podcast! Copyright © 2017 · Jason Bougger