Under the Amoral Bridge, A Blog Novel by Gary A. Ballard

The New Web Site Revealed - http://www.bridgechronicles.info

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:06:00 +0000

The time has come. The Bridge Chronicles is moving to an all new, full-featured web site. While I will keep this blog up, I will no longer be updating here. Everything will live at the new site,...

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Interview with Matt Heckler of Android Dreamer

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Matt Heckler from the Android Dreamer blog interviewed me for his cyberpunk month, and the interview has been posted. You can read the entire interview here. Thanks for the opportunity to promote...

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The Know Circuit Reviewed by Android Dreamer

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Matt Heckler at the Android Dreamer blog has put up a review of The Know Circuit as part of his cyberpunk month. I want to thank Matt for his great review. You can read the full review here. Overall,...

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Connection: Keep Alive - Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

This story takes place one month after the events in The Know Circuit. Part 1 is available here and part 2 is available here. The first thing he saw with his real eyes was a blinding green...

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Connection: Keep Alive - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

This story takes place one month after the events in The Know Circuit. Part 1 is available here and part 3 is available here. Once he’d learned how to store information in a separate memory...

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Connection: Keep Alive - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

This story takes place one month after the events in The Know Circuit. Part 2 is available here and part 3 is here. Time had lost any sort of meaning in this place. Albert’s only method...

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Under the Amoral Bridge Reviewed by The Android Dreamer

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Matt Heckler, of the sci-fi blog Android Dreamer, published a review of Under the Amoral Bridge a few weeks ago. I've been meaning to post about it but haven't had much of a chance over the last few...

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Still Alive

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:06:00 +0000

I just wanted to drop a quick note on the blog to let my Bridge followers know that yes, I am still alive. The last few months have been crazy busy. My work schedule has been full of actual work, I...

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T.R.C., Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:30:00 +0000

This short story takes place between the events of Under the Amoral Bridge and The Know Circuit. Part 1 is available here. The contrast between the HR offices and Collections...

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T.R.C., Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:30:00 +0000

This short story takes place between the events of Under the Amoral Bridge and The Know Circuit. Part 2 is available here. Not even the normally cathartic influence of death metal...

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Anatomy of a Credit Assasination - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

his short story takes place after the events of Under the Amoral Bridge and a few days before the beginning of The Know Circuit. Part 1 is available here. His trip to the...

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Anatomy of a Credit Assasination - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

This short story takes place after the events of Under the Amoral Bridge and a few days before the beginning of The Know Circuit. Part 2 is available here. "You're trespassing on our...

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The Know Circuit Featured on The Indie Spotlight

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:25:00 +0000

My second cyberpunk novel, The Know Circuit, was featured last week on The Indie Spotlight. The Spotlight is a site run by the self-published authors Edward C. Patterson (founder of Operation eBook...

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The Run, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This short story takes place in September, 2026, almost two years before the events depicted in Under the Amoral Bridge, almost a year before the Los Angeles Riots of 2027. Below is the...

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The Run, Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:52:00 +0000

This short story takes place in September, 2026, almost two years before the events depicted in Under the Amoral Bridge, almost a year before the Los Angeles Riots of 2027. Below is the first of two...

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A New Direction - Two Degrees to the Left

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:49:00 +0000

You may notice a slight difference in the look of the web site today, as well a new title - Tales from the Bridge Chronicles. The reason for the change is a slight shift in the purpose of this web...

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New Bridge Short Story on The SciFried.com

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:07:00 +0000

A new science-fiction community portal has opened up, called The SciFried.com. Brandon of The Drunken Scholar fame, asked me if I could write a special short story to appear on the site and I agreed....

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A.F. Stewart reviews Under the Amoral Bridge

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:44:00 +0000

A.F. Stewart, writing for the Canada Sci-Fi Examiner, recently reviewed my first science-fiction novel, Under the Amoral Bridge. She gave it a favorable review. The only negatives had to do with a...

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Red Adept Reviews Under the Amoral Bridge

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:43:00 +0000

Red Adept Reviews, one of the most well-respected Kindle eBook reviewers, posted a review today of my debut cyberpunk novel, Under the Amoral Bridge. She gave it an amazing 4 3/4 stars! You can read...

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Great Review of Under the Amoral Bridge at InkSplashD

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:50:00 +0000

Author David Alexander has a blog called InkSplashD and has recently reviewed the eBook version of Under the Amoral Bridge. He gave it a great review, with the only real negatives being the...

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Interview with David Wisehart at Kindle Author Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:53:00 +0000

David Wisehart, author of Devil's Lair, interviewed me over on his web site, Kindle Author. It's a pretty detailed interview and I ramble on as I'm prone to do. Go on over and give David a few hits,...

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Interview with Brian "Psychochild" Green of The Internet Crashed

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:13:00 +0000

One of my old f13.net forum sparring partners, Brian "Psychochild" Green, has a new cyberpunk community site, The Internet Crashed. He was kind enough to interview me about my books for the site, and...

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Featured on Bitsy Bling's Book Review Author Hot Seat

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:25:00 +0000

The author Charlie Courtland runs the book blog Bitsy Bling's Book Review. She recently began a series of author interviews to promote unknown, indie authors called The Hot Seat. I've been featured...

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The Bridge Chronicles, Books 1 & 2 - eBook Compilation for sale now!

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

With two novels released in The Bridge Chronicles series, I wanted to offer new readers a chance to get the whole series with one purchase. Doing this as a paperback is somewhat cost-prohibitive at...

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Good Things Are Coming - The Next Bridge Novel and the Future of This Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Gary A. Ballard) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:20:00 +0000

Followers of my Twitter feed will no doubt be aware that I've been hard at work on the sequel to the recently-released The Know Circuit since October of last year. With the long holiday weekend, and...

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