Caleb J. Ross, author of novels and surfer of internets

Stranger Will tour stop #54: Power is a State of Mind (Matt Tuckey’s blog)

August 22, 2011

Today brings me to the site of an apparently data kindred. Matt Tuckey's blog dabbles in talk of data and analytics, which is right where my head is at most of the day. I love data. And as a natural point of embarrassment, I have no friends (probably because I proudly announce that I love data). Over at Tuckey's blog, I highlight a few data trends using my own Google Analytics data. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

[Guest Post] An excerpt from Pablo D’Stair’s upcoming novel VHS…lucky you!

August 18, 2011

The following is an excerpt from VHS, a literary novel by Pablo D’Stair being released in various e-formats, absolutely free-of-charge (and in limited edition print-editions-by-part through giveaways). Information on the project, including links to what is currently available, can be found at www.vhsbook.wordpress.com. "Drain" There was a distinct moaning coming from the sink drain in the bathroom of my basement—it didn’t start as distinct, in fact I hardly even heard it at first, had just ducked in to the bathroom to wash my hands because they’d felt sticky, and it took a few times thinking I’d heard something indistinct to focus and then it wasn’t until I had my ear over the basin it got clear, the moan. I stared at the opening, put two fingers in it, looked in the cabinet space under the sink, mostly because I wondered if the sink had a pipe went straight down or what—pipe…

Stranger Will tour stop #53: Shome Dasgupta’s blog

August 17, 2011

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Borders Goes Out of Business www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook I've been writing a lot about the live author reading lately. Maybe because I'm heavy into promoting two books, and the live reading has become more and more common for me. Or because I think the live reading is a swell time and others should share in that swellness. Today's post at Shome Dasgupta's blog talks about how to be a good live reading audience member. Read it. Act on it. Just don't watch the depressing (yet hilarious) video above from The Daily Show in which John Hodgman and Jon Stewart discuss Borders going out of business. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff.…

Stranger Will tour stop #52: The Little Sleep (Paul Tremblay’s blog)

August 12, 2011

Today I am honored to have a bit of page space at Paul Tremblay's blog. Paul's collection, In the Meantime, was one of my absolute favorite reads of 2010. He's a frequent poster over at The Velvet, and an all around nice guy. He even recorded an episode of The Velvet Podcast with me, but tech complications made the episode unfortunately unusable. Damn shame, too. Maybe I'll get him to let me try again in the future. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Episode 006: A live reading at Czar Bar in Kansas City, MO

August 10, 2011

I've noticed that this podcast is slowly becoming less a weekly self-discussion platform for me to ramble on about crap and more a database where I can store audio snippets of my various non-self-discussion rambling ons about crap. You're welcome. With that in mind, this "episode" is a recording of a live reading at Czar Bar in Kansas City, MO on August 7th. The event was a huge load of fun. The roster consisted of myself, Brandon Tietz, Michael Gomez (as the emcee), DJ Preston, and the always amazing Jesus Angel Garcia. You'll love this "episode," quotes and all.

Stranger Will tour stop #51: Red Puffin Tobacco (Mlaz Corbier’s blog)

August 8, 2011

For those of you out there fortunate enough to know Mlaz Corbier, you'll know that he's a bit of nut (in the best possible way), which makes me wish I would have written a crazier post for his blog during my Stranger Will Tour for Strange. Though, I think Mlaz would say that me admitting to liking The DaVinci Code (in terms of story, not writing) is plenty crazy. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Stranger Will tour stop #50: Cannoli Pie Magazine; I am the August editor

August 6, 2011

Cannoli Pie editor Stephen Krauska (@cannolipie or @unRonic or UnRonic) asked me to be a guest editor at Cannoli Pie for the August issue. Amazing man; I ask for a tour stop on his blog and he offers an entire guest house for a month. I'm honored. I reached out to a few writers I know whom I believe represent various aspects of an aesthetic I've been slowly coming to understand over the last few years as being desirable both as a reader and a writer. It's a good feeling, to finally being to understand one's comfortable context. This month Cannoli Pie presents work from Nik Korpon, Craig Wallwork Pablo D'Stair, Brandon Tietz, and Richard Thomas, as well as a short Letter from the Editor, starring me! Click the cover below to read.