Category Archives: fiction
COVER REVEAL: After the Apocalypse, coming November 17
My latest novel, After the Apocalypse, will be released November 17. That’s one month away, which means it’s time to show you the cover: Many thanks to Sara Noto from notobella designs, who has done all but one of my covers since … Continue reading
“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”
In 2013 at the Taos Toolbox writing workshop, I wrote a short-story about a man who’s never been to a cemetery. When he finally goes to one, after his partner dies, he makes a new friend… who died several years … Continue reading
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Tagged cemetery, fantasy, ghosts, jewish ghosts, storyteller, storyteller magazine, you don't bring me flowers
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The Clockwork Russian: Free for Five Days!
If you haven’t already read it, you can now get my book The Clockwork Russian ABSOLUTELY FREE (until December 27). Now you have no excuse not to read it. Get it from Amazon at this here URL.
A Holiday Flash Story
I wrote an interstitial story in the Secret Santa universe and it was published in the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine’s 2017 holiday episode, along with six other stories. Hear it by clicking here.
“Dreaming of Suzanne”
A vengeful ghost passes on the terror that was her life to the young couple renovating her home in “Dreaming of Suzanne”, now available in the December issue of Double Feature Magazine. This is a horror story. People are not nice … Continue reading
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Tagged double feature magazine, dreaming of suzanne, horror
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“Stand Up”
If you read my collection The Clockwork Russian and Other Stories, you got first crack at reading my unpublished story “Stand Up”, about an autistic asexual nongendered superhero. It’s one of the stories I’m proudest of, because it was difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged asexual, autism, nongender, reprint, stand up, superhero
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“My Pillow” on Kindle
The editor of Abstract Jam has released issue 3 on Kindle. It contains my surrealist horror story “My Pillow”. You can get a copy here. Or, if you prefer a printed version, here’s one you can buy.
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“My Pillow”
My surrealist horror short-story “My Pillow” appears in the latest issue of Abstract Jam. Buy a copy here, or read it free at their site. This one’s not for readers under… oh… let’s say 16.
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Tagged abstract jam, horror, my pillow, relationships, surreal
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“The Tape Library”
Martha knows her career is ending. She’s known it for years. But when the meeting is called, and she sees that everyone in the conference room is over fifty, she knows she’s out of time. The beginning of my fantasy … Continue reading
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Tagged age, aging, fantasy, librarians, library
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a review of The Clockwork Russian
If you haven’t yet picked up your copy of The Clockwork Russian and Other Stories, maybe these Amazon reviews will help you with your decision: If there is a common theme, it’s one of the stories leaving you wanting more, … Continue reading
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a review of “Stand Up”, in The Clockwork Russian
“Stand Up” is that good. I won’t spoil the premise. Roseman is proud of this one, he notes. I think he should be. If this piece isn’t expanded into a full-length book, it at least needs to be optioned by … Continue reading
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Tagged jonathan c gillespie, review, reviews, stand up, the clockwork russian
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“Untapped Potential” reviews The Clockwork Russian
The fine folks at the Untapped Potential podcast were kind enough to review The Clockwork Russian. Listen here, but the audio is NSFW so do so at an appropriate time.
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Tagged nsfw, podcast, review, reviews, the clockwork russian, untapped potential
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The Clockwork Russian and Other Stories
My new book, The Clockwork Russian and other stories, is now available on Amazon. Space travel, steampunk Seattle, superheroes, and more. Click here to get your copy. Here’s what some other people have said about it: “This is a great … Continue reading
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“Amid the Steep Sky’s Commotion”
“Amid the Steep Sky’s Commotion” is batting leadoff in the June 2015 issue of Beyond Science Fiction. Get your copy here!
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Tagged amid the steep sky's commotion, murder, mystery, quiltbag, reprint, steampunk
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“Amid The Steep Sky’s Commotion”
Way back in 2010, Khimairal Ink published “Amid the Steep Sky’s Commotion: a Tale of the Airship Ozymandias”. The story has been given new life by Marshal Latham and the Journey Into podcast, where it’s been performed by a full … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, amid the steep sky's commotion, fantasy, journey into, murder, mystery, quiltbag, reprint, steampunk, writing
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“Return to Waypoint 5”
“Return to Waypoint 5”, the sci-fi adventure story that got me into Taos Toolbox, is the cover story in this month’s Black Denim Lit. Read for free, or purchase from one of the fine retailers on the page.
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Tagged aliens, black denim, black denim lit, sci-fi, science fiction
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“Side Effects”
“Side Effects” is the story of Dr Antoine Hall, an inner-city doctor who just wants to take care of his patients. But when the government, the nationalized health care plan, and corporate-friendly regulations make that near-impossible, he has to find … Continue reading
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Tagged corporations, dystopia, health care, kindle, medicine, near-future, side effects
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“Clean Up”
What happens after the superheroes defeat the vampires? Find out in “Clean Up”, a flash piece published by the Dunesteef. (via Episode 166: TWSC – Clean Up by Josh Roseman)
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Tagged audio, clean up, contest, dunesteef, superheroes, vampires, winner
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 