Author Archives: Josh Roseman
“Flowing Shapes” by Rajan Khanna
I’m performing Escape Pod #363, “Flowing Shapes” by Rajan Khanna. The story contains sexual situations and may be offensive to some readers, but it’s a pretty good story, so… y’know… just deal with it. EP363: Flowing Shapes
Posted in audio, escape artists, escape pod, narration
Tagged flowing shapes, podcast, rajan khanna, sci-fi
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Vote for my Flash Fiction (possibly)
Escape Pod is running a flash fiction contest. The entry period has ended, and we’ve moved onto voting. I have two stories in the running, out of the 92 total entries. The contest is completely anonymized – you won’t know … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, flash fiction, short story, writing
Tagged contest, escape pod, fiction, flash fiction
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Book Review: “Wrayth” by Philippa Ballantine
I also think this book suffers in some ways from being the series’s Empire Strikes Back. Geist was more a stand-alone novel, and Spectyr set up what’s going on in Wrayth. But Wrayth is clearly a ramp-up to the showdown … Continue reading
Posted in book, escape pod, fantasy, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged books of the order, closure, doorstop, geist, philippa ballantine, review, spectyr, tetralogy, trilogy, wrayth
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a review of “Belief”
[It] struck me as meditation on hope amid hopelessness. Great vocals by cast. Author Jonathan C. Gillespie had these kind words to say about “Belief” over on the twitters.
Posted in fiction, short story, writing
Tagged belief, dunesteef, review, the dunesteef audio fiction magazine
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“When Caverns Yawned” by Captain S. P. Meek
My narration of When Caverns Yawned by Captain S.P. Meek is now up at Protecting Project Pulp. I don’t really like the voice choice I made for Dr. Bird, but I’d already committed to it by the time I realized … Continue reading
Short Film Review: “Play Dead”
Play Dead is the story of the survivors of a zombie apocalypse in Miami, Florida. A short film made on-location, it follows this unlikely group of survivors as they escape the zombies, band together, and seek out a place where … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, horror, movie, nonfiction, review, short, writing
Tagged apocalypse, dogs, homeward bound, meza brothers, miami, play dead, short film, zombie, zombies
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TV Review: “The Booth at the End”
I found Booth to be strangely compelling. I didn’t know how much I would like it when I first started watching, but it caught me right from the start. Though the writing is deliberately obfuscatory at first — sometimes annoyingly … Continue reading
Book Review: “Ink” by Sabrina Vourvoulias
I do think that Ink and stories like it — such as the film A Day Without A Mexican — do need to be told. Without getting political, I feel confident in saying that the US is getting more and … Continue reading
Posted in book, escape pod, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged a modest proposal, amnesty, digg, gangs, government, hastings, immigration, ink, inkatorium, jonathan swift, journalism, newton's cradle, sabrina vourvoulias, smithville, twitterfall
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reviews of “Greener” and “Bring on the Rain”
Roseman looks at some current trends to explore love, sex and relationships in the near future, through the eyes of a young man who regrets his decision not to renew his relationship contract with his partner after eight years and … Continue reading
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Tagged asimov's, bring on the rain, dystopia, greener, marriage, review, sci-fi, sex
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 