Usually, I make my short stories available for free on Mondays. However, since I already published No. 11 of the STORY52 series, The Wheel, yesterday, I decided to run a little experiment and make it free from Saturday through Wednesday to see if this helps me reach more readers.

On YouTube, fewer people watch my tutorials from Friday to Sunday. Viewership starts to rise again on Mondays and typically peaks on Wednesdays. I assumed the same pattern might apply to book sales—but maybe I’m wrong.

It could be that people are more likely to browse Amazon for new books to discover on weekends, when they’ve got more time for leisure activities. Let’s find out.

As always, the digital edition is free. You can read it on a Kindle device or via the Kindle Online Reader if you don’t own the device.

Synopsis:

A village. A wheel. A task that must never end.
When Joseph Richter becomes stranded in Treadwell, he encounters a community whose daily life revolves around a single, inexplicable duty: the relentless turning of a massive wooden wheel. No one asks questions. No one stops working. Never.

A dark, oppressive short story by Michael Brig, approx. 11,000 words.

US version | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJDSY9RR
German version | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GJF9XW2H

If you enjoyed the story, I’d really appreciate it if you left a review on the good old Amazon website. And if you never want to miss a giveaway, you can sign up for my mailing list here.

Take care,
BRIG

The final short story of the year is published. You can get “The Last President” for free until Friday on Amazon:

America stands before the most important decision of its political future: Democrats or Republicans? Who is better suited to lead a nation into an era in which artificial intelligence shapes the world of work?

A satirical short story about political power in the age of AI – by Michael Brig, approx. 1,000 words.

US Version | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCSHZD1P
German Version | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GCSCNMZP

As always there might be some delay with the free promo on Amazon depending on the country that you live in, but it should be set to free within the next couple of hours until the promo runs out on Friday.

If you liked it, please leave me a review on Amazon, thanks.

The next short story is published. You can get “Killtime” for free until Friday on Amazon:

In the shadows of a future where attention is the only currency, a man hunts for what everyone craves—clicks, followers, fame. And there’s only one way to get it: the next kill.

Killtime is a darkly satirical short story by Michael Brig — approximately 1,100 words.

US Version | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3J1S4YS
German Version | https://amazon.de/dp/B0FXS9YM9N

As always there might be some delay with the free promo depending on the country that you live in, but it should be set to free today until the promo runs out on Friday.

If you liked it, please leave me a review on Amazon, thanks.

I finally got around releasing the next book in my short story series STORY52. It’s number 8 of 52 and it’s called “Protocol Twilight”.

At the end of the world, the machines stand alone.
Designation-7 and Unit-E3 – the last bio-mechanical beings – meet in the dying light of humanity. Amid the ruins of a civilization that sought perfection and lost its humanity in the process, they confront the ultimate question: What remains when the machine has no place left for the organic?

A quiet post-apocalyptic short story by Michael Brig – approx. 1,000 words.

US Version | https://amazon.com/dp/B0FXSJNGRF
German Version | https://amazon.de/dp/B0FXS9YM9N

The book will be free until Friday as a digital download. So grab a copy now. If you liked the story, please leave me a review on Amazon, thanks.