Finn Briscoe

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About Finn Briscoe
Finn here. I write short stories and novels. Here’s what I usually say in a bio: A tech entrepreneur with a passion for Latin American fiction, who didn't make it big but did make it bust, I grew up on a farm but never sang "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" while skipping through fields of waving grain. At the age of eighteen, I began to wander across the border of legality to help finance an itinerant lifestyle and an education in Latin American literature. I found responsibility abruptly when my wife gave me the first of three wonderful gifts (our children). Scared of starving kids, I began studying engineering, cut my teeth in Silicon Valley, and eventually started a pirate telephone company. More successful and less risky than other illegal activities, it eventually died, but I didn’t.
That’s pretty stuffy, so let me make it quick: Shit happens!
My first novel is God Is A Mortician, which I call punk sci-fi. It's a book of religious, sexual, and political satire written around an improbable love story between a human and an extraterrestrial beauty, mocking the sci-fi genre itself. Then there are two series of creative nonfiction (fancy name for memoir with a twist). The first is Fun Lovin´ Finn, hippy adventure and humor that takes us back to the pot-smokin', rock 'n rollin' 1970s. The second one, Finn on the Farm, is composed of more poignant tales of the childhood adventures and misadventures of a boy growing up on a farm. Everything is written in a sardonic voice that Finn Briscoe just can't shake.
The two goals I have when I write are (1) enjoyability and (2) something to think about. I hope to give you as a reader the chance to find either or both in the pages published here.
If you care, my academic background includes a B.A. and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Amherst College and UT-Austin, respectively, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, leading me to become a multilingual techie in my professional life before embarking on my career as an author.
My short stories have been published in J Journal, Calliope Literary Journal, Jokes Review, cc&d, and nagarimagazine.com, the latter in Spanish.
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I double-dog dare you to try the last one. It would create a fond memory!
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Titles By Finn Briscoe
With green aliens, interplanetary travel and rampant sex, God is a Mortician is a parable about society, politics, morality and more, as up to date as the latest headlines, and more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Aliens have found a way to suck up mental energy from earth’s minions. In fact, aliens from all over the galaxy can use earth as a pit-stop to refuel their ships by drawing off this crazy energy from the minds of humans.
Meet the characters: God (Bubba), Jesus, our hero Miguel and his alien-turned-nympho lover, Sho-shota. The subject matter and unabashed mockery are not for the faint of heart.
Some readers may be reminded of Kurt Vonnegut and others of Hunter Thompson, but one thing is certain:
◆◆◆Finn Briscoe is a fearless writer, unafraid to go where his imagination takes him.◆◆◆
If Mark Twain were a baby boomer coming of age during the Vietnam War, maybe he'd have written about the adventures of Finn Briscoe. But since the great Missouri scribe is long gone, Finn himself is doing his best to carry on the literary tradition of his native state.
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This is education!