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 Professional Biography:
Brian Jaime is a freelance writer and English Major in West Covina, CA where he writes a wide range of creative, editorial and business pieces. In addition to being a writer, he has also been a Jr. Accountant, Human Resource Specialist, and Tutor. Besides writing, he is also an avid artist, entrepreneur, and traveler who has studied abroad in London, Scotland, and Ireland. He believes that, when it comes to writing submissions, any response is better than no response. His latest work can be found in the newly released anthology Dead Men and Women Walking: An Anthology of Things Undead. He has also been published in the Embark to Madness anthology. In addition, his writing has also been seen in FlashShot, PrettyWitty,and The San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Flash Fiction - "Casualties of War"
-- FlashShot, March 18, 2005 - "The Psychic"
-- FlashShot, April 10, 2005 - "Chocolate Truffle"
-- FlashShot, April 23, 2005
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Contests & Competitions - "Death Match"
-- Dark Idol, Round Six Entry, April 2005 - "Toes"
-- Dark Idol, Round Five Entry, March 2005 - "For Entertainment Puproses Only"
-- Dark Idol, Round Four Entry, February 2005 - "Matoaka"
-- Dark Idol, Round Three Entry, February 2005 - "Cotton Blossom"
-- Dark Idol, Round Two Entry, January 2005 - "First Born"
-- Dark Idol, Round One Entry, December 2004 - "The Chosen"
-- Dark Idol, Qualifying Entry, December 2004 - "The Abacus Application"
-- Writer Online Clone Contest, Honorable Mention, January 2003
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Prose Articles - "Eleven Facts I Hold to be True"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, May 16, 2005 - "A Lesson Learned from Menopause"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, May 10, 2005 - "The Right to Marry"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, May 01, 2005 - "Menudo for the Soul"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, April 24, 2005 - "Gay Marriage -- According to Homer"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, March 05, 2005 - "Growing Old with Fifty Cats"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, February 19, 2005 - "Going Veggie!!!"
-- Save a Cow, Kill a Chicken, www.PrettyWitty.com, February 05, 2005
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Reviews - "A Writer's Dream Come True -- RoughDraft 3.0"
-- SpellBound NewsZine Issue 6, October 13, 2005 - "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride - Illegitimate Fourth Cousin of The Nightmare Before Christmas"
-- SpellBound NewsZine Issue 7, October 19, 2005
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Blogs - "Fated 2 Write"
-- 2003-2004 - "Life Undecided "
-- 2002
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State/Country: CA
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BOOKS PUBLISHED:
Dead Men And Women Walking : An Anthology of Things Undead (Anthology)
Julie Ann Dawson, editorSynopses: - from the Book's Back Cover
Zombies. Vampires. Revenants. Undead things that should not be. Now the undead share their tales, with over two dozen stories and poems of brain-feasting, blood-sucking, revenge-seeking terror. Follow the walking dead through playgrounds, shopping centers, deserted towns, and corporate complexes as they continue their relentless quests. - from ENWorld.org
Can zombies be reformed with support groups? Does 'til death do us part' include undeath as well? Can you really escape the dead's thirst for revenge? Find out the answers to these questions, and many more, with this gory, frightening, and sometimes funny collection of short stories and poems honoring all things undead.
Dead Men (and Women) Walking features over two dozen tales of zombies, vampires, revenents...and even a guest appearance by the Grim Reaper. Also includes some original artwork by up and coming genre artists.
- from PR Web September 15, 2006
"Dead Men (and Women) Walking" Shambles Into Booksellers With more than two-dozen tales of brain-feasting, blood-drinking, revenge-seeking horror, "Dead Men (and Women) Walking promises to deliver for horror fans. [...] Few monsters in horror generate the primal fear that one experiences from the walking dead. Whether it is a vampire rapping at the window or a horde of hungry corpses shambling through the streets, the undead scare us in ways other monsters do not. "Dead Men (and Women) Walking" (Bards and Sages ISBN 978-1-84728-906-3) collects two-dozen tales of zombies, vampires, revenants and other undead creatures from writers around the world. "There is a universal fascination with the living dead," says editor Julie Ann Dawson. "There is more to a zombie story that a bunch of corpses attacking the living. The real power of such a story lies with the undercurrent of hopelessness compounded by a very real instinct to survive." But not every story in the anthology focuses on such heavy ideas. Some take a more darkly humorous approach, such as Josh Benton's "Waking Finnegan", a tale of what happens after a fight breaks out at a wake for a dead friend. Or Arthur Sanchez's "Old Habit, New Habits", which asks the question "Can zombies be rehabilitated with a twelve-step program?" The anthology was a difficult project for Dawson, a self-confessed zombie-phobe. "I read a zombie story and I have nightmares for days," she explains. "But my youngest sister loves zombie stories. So when she insisted it was time for Bards and Sages to put together a zombie book, I couldn't tell her 'no.'"
Table of Contents: - Dead Man's Tale - Guy Belleranti
- Under Cover of Darkness - Guy Belleranti
- Adam and Eve Versus the Human Race - Alexander Zelenyj
- Waking Finnegan - Josh Benton
- Catherine's Well - Jeff Brown
- The Consequence of Curiosity - Shawn Westmoreland
- First Born - Brian Jaime
- Alone in the Dark - Patricia A. Collins
- Fountain of Youth - Lee Pletzers
- Paul - E.P. Spader
- Old Habits, New Habits - Arthur Sanchez
- Honor Bound - Jennifer Schoonover
- Walking Wounded - Emily M.Z. Carlyle
- Cat Food - Garth Wright
- A New Years' Tale - Dave Bartlett
- Birthright - Aurelio Rico Lopez III
- Searching for Dr. Harlow - Michael A. Kechula
- Earth A.Z. (After Zombie) - Brian Rosenberger
- Shop 'til You Drop - Brian Rosenberger
- Food Chain - G.W. Thomas
- The New Creatures - Tristan T. Tenorio
- Shades of Sorrow - Penelope Allen Bazaar
- Under a Blanket of Blue - Donna Taylor urgess
- Every Time I Close My Eyes - Tanya Nehmelman
- Billy is Three Weeks Dead - Dilman Dila
Excerpts: - Dead Man's Tale (from book's back cover)
by Guy Belleranti
"A dead man does tell tales,"
the voice whispers,
and the mourners scatter like frightened children.
Their screams filling the room
as the laughinf lips of the dead man
tells tales that are his own.
©2006 by Guy Belleranti
- First Born (Sample)
by Brian Jaime
A muddy foot, blistered, bruised and bleeding, stumbled across the forest floor. Tattered britches made way to the worn body of a withered man. He exhaled and inhaled rapidly, doing his best to keep going. Frequently, he would look back behind him as if he was checking up on an advancing predator. He was thin, worn and dirty. His filthy hair clung to his sweaty unkempt face. He struggled to remember who he was, where he had come from and why he was running. His mind raced with empty thoughts. All he knew was that he had to run. He had to keep going and get as far away from the direction from where he had come. He didn't know why. He just knew that he had to. Somewhere behind him, a flock of disturbed birds flew out from a thicket of trees. Had he been followed? He paused, only for a second, to study the dense forest. It was quiet. Sunlight crept in from the loose canopy above. He hesitated and then crept back slowly, the chill of a cool breeze swept across his bare neck. The pain came instantaneously; beginning on his neck's left side and working its way across his chest and down his spinal column. His body surged with discomfort and he fell to his knees. grunting, he gnashed his teeth and searched for the origin of the malaise. His ears rang and his mouth grew cottony and bitter. He stood up, arched his back and continued further, passing through thin trees and low brush. The forest gave way to a clearing, a meadow of wild flowers and tall grass. He dashed out into the sunlight and staggered across the field until he came to the side of a narrow, dirt road. His feet flopped under him and he hit the rocky earth head-on. His vision swirled and, all at once, everything went black [...]
©2006 by Brian Jaime
Reviews: - Light House Literary Reviews
Light House says of Brian Jaime's story, First Born: "Be careful who you bring into your home and be even more careful of those you invite. Taking in a haggard and delirious man was the worst thing Isabelle could have done to her family. With puncture marks on his neck, he becomes the vessel for all things evil." - Reader Views
Ellen Hogan remarks: "In “First Born” by Brian Jaime, a man dressed in tattered britches, inhaled and exhaled and tried to keep moving. He could not remember his name or where he came from but he knew he had to keep going. [...] The man saw what happened and felt his neck, was he a vampire?" - Diverse Books
Gloria Howard-Ridley says of the complete anthology: "[...] this is the perfect collection for zombiephiles and folks looking for something a bit off center in their horror readings." - The Harrow
- SF Reader
- Book Muse
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EMBARK TO MADNESS (Anthology)
Richard Lee / C. Dennis Moore, editorsSynopsis: - Nineteen authors will take you into the realm of madness: visit George Raymond’s house, the Whisper Tide Inn, or a haunted hotel. Beware of the Dust Creatures, demons disguised as priests, or an eerie soul selling special watches.
Feel the need for human hearts besides your own? Cheating on your wife, perhaps? Find a dead baby in the trash? A serial killer who thinks he’s Dracula?
Imagine a girl who doesn’t exist, and you have to look for her. Can’t get over the death of your dog? Too bad. Have to get a hold of someone who has the answer to all your problems but just can’t reach him?
Terribly twisted tales, and these are just a taste of what’s in store.
This is the reality of madness.
Welcome.
Table of Contents: - Introduction - Nicholas Grabowsky
- Perfidious Beauty - Eugie Foster
- The Freak Hunter's Casebook - Kurt Newton
- Piasa Dreams - Cullen Bunn
- The Sweetest Revenge - Holly Catanzarita
- Shades of Shaniko - Esther Schrader
- Bring Crosses - Brian Jaime
- Payroll Man's Ordeal - C. Dennis Moore
- Dust Creatures - Richard Lee
- Dreem Home - W. Bill Czolgosz
- Jamie's Basement - Kerry Drummond
- Believe - M.K. Bowes
- Egress - Bruce Floyd
- Extras - Richard D. Moore
- Only Time Will Tell - Nancy Jackson
- Pig's Teeth - Richard Logsdon
- The Breaking Box - Rickey George
- Clambake - T.M. Gray
- The Reality Eaters - Louise Bohmer
- Unhealthy - Paul Danda
Excerpts: - Introduction
by Nicholas Grabowsky
Author of Halloween IV and Everborn.
What you hold in your hands is a collection of works spawned by a particularly talented group of horror writers. Some of them you might've heard of, some you haven't. Eventually, in time, as a reader of this sort of genre, you'll notice each of their names resurface here and there, in very grand ways I might add, over a short season after you've read this book thoroughly and set it down before bedtime and after the nightmares inspired by the visions herein have left a reasonably sizeable scar on your psyche, and the names of those responsible for those nightmares that this book has left with you will haunt you forever. I'm talking talent here. Talent enough to scar that psyche, talent enough to make you remember these writers' names and the stories they have to tell.
Embark to Madness was started as an online web group by Lee Pletzers, an accomplished horror novelist in his own right, and the group has attracted an assortment of ambitious personalities that can be heard as a combined voice only here, amongst these pages. As the genre of horror ebbs and flows throughout the years on bookstore shelves, this anthology is proof that there exists among us a culture of serious writers that have within them the power to bring the entire ravenous beast that is horror literature back in full swing, for all to read and all to read in awe.
I dare you to take a look, take a visit to George Raymond's house or the Whisper Tide Inn or a haunted hotel. Beware of the Dust Creatures, demons disguised as priests, or an eerie soul selling special watches. Feel the need for human hearts besides your own? Cheating on your wife, perhaps? Find a dead baby in the trash? A serial killer who thinks he's Dracula? Imagine a girl who doesn't exist, and you have to look for her. Can't get over the death of your dog? Too bad. Have to get a hold of someone who has the answer to all your problems but just can't reach him? Terribly twisted tales, and these are just a taste of what's in store.
Now, the thing is, I know you'll enjoy these tidbits of the darkly fantastic. But after the enjoyment wears off, the black dreams will begin to truly attack, and for that these writers offer no life insurance, no back door, no way to erase what you've already read. You're stuck with the visions, may find yourself reciting them to your grandchildren in years to come, once they've come of age and can take it.
That all said, I bid you welcome, and hope you don't lose your footing as you Embark to Madness [...]
©2005 by Nicholas Grabowsky
- Bring Crosses (Sample)
by Brian Jaime
He was only seven when he first discovered he was a seer. His aunt had called them "visions". He called them attacks. He'd never found a way to control them when they came. He learned there were signs to watch for when one or many would soon plague his psyche. His hands would ache and he would lose his ability to move.
The day after an attack, he would feel ill. His head would spin and he'd vomit.
He hated the sickness of the attacks. It was something he had endured for twenty years of his life. And, probably be forced to endure it until he was purged from this world.
The first day was the worst. It usually was.
His hand had been in his mother's as they departed the funeral.
"Calvin, your father, he loved you. Don't forget that." His mother looked down at him, tears flowing from her red eyes. They had stopped only feet away from the gray coffin, which was slowly being lowered into the fresh ground. He studied the coffin for a second before it disappeared from sight.
"I Promise," he said dolefully.
"I'm sending you to your aunt's for the summer. I need time to...to..." His mother dragged him along searching for the right words to say.
The first thing he remembered happening was a dull ache, which crept up his wrist into the hand that his mother held.
"...to fix things, make things better...for us."
He snapped his hand out of hers and held it to his chest. The searing pain came in waves before moving on to the other hand.
"Calvin? Sweetie? What's wrong?"
Thick beads of perspiration ran down his forehead, burning his small green eyes.
Run, was all he could think.
Run away. Get far away from here. Go!
He couldn't think straight; the voices came from all sides, from everywhere.
Just go! You mustn't stay here. You must run! [...]
©2005 by Brian Jaime
Reviews: - Embark To Madness: A Review
Deborah Woehr says of Brian Jaime's story, Bring Crosses: "A psychic cop and his partner try to track down a vicious serial killer. This story was a twist of flashbacks and alternate endings, which kept me glued. Original."
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