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began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.

Caleb’s SNIPPETS OF TOMORROW (01/10/10)

@ Goodreads.com, Ben Tanzer, author of Most Likely You'll Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (Orange Alert Press) said this amazing bit about Charactered Pieces: While there is weirdness in these stories, not to mention biblical allegories and tales of suicide and the holocaust, what lingers is an underlying thread about the impact parents, fathers in particular, have on our lives whether through their presence or more often their absence. Ultimately, the stories are like a collective punch to the chest, though none more so than An Optimist is the Human Personification of Spring which caused me to lose my breath for a fleeting moment as I sat on the train and still haunts me even as I write this. @ Le Salon Annex, Kristin Fouquet (author of the story collection, Twenty Stories) gives Charactered Pieces a fantastic review. If her collection, which is next in my to-read stack,…

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Tim Hall’s One Damn Thing After Another, preorder open

I've been a fan of Tim Hall's since first coming on board with Outsider Writer's Collective over a year ago. His articles were always great (his Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey as part of his Naked Opinion column is especially good), the email and forum exchanges I had with him consistently proved his dedication to both his writing and the writing community at large. His four books, published through his own Undie Press label, are all quite good. So, of course I'm damn happy that his newest book, a fiction collection called One Damn Thing After Another, will be the next title released through OW Press. I urge everyone to preorder a copy. Preorders will be a specially designated, signed, limited edition which will include a corrected manuscript page tipped in, original artwork, and other goodies. Head over to the OW Press page for full information. Books will begin to…

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Blog Orgy Tour stop #20: Friday Five The 5 Best Things Caleb J Ross Has Read Recently

I learned about Deckfight when Josh, the guru over there, approached me about doing one of their "5 Best Things" segments. I'm ashamed that I didn't know of the site before this. I've since perused their archives, and I can honestly say, they do some great things over there. So, after you pretend to care what I think by reading my "5 Best Things" post, be sure to scour the rest of the site. And don't forget, A FULL WEEK AT THE 3AM BUZZWORDS BLOG all next week. I peed myself just now.

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My 2010 Lit Midget list of forthcoming small press books

The Millions recently posted a list of 2010 books forthcoming from literary giants. I'm looking forward to quite a few on that list. But, I think we are due a list from literary midgets, too, right? So here they are (the ones I can think of right now, anyway. I reserve the right to add more): Sawako Nakayasu's Texture Notes and Travis Nichols's Iowa from Letter Machine Editions. I only recently heard about Letter Machine Editions, and, other than a few excerpts from the above titles, I have no reason to think these books are worth anticipating. But I like the press's simple webpage and their equally simple book design. I never said the lit midget list had to be supported by my knowledge of a press or its authors, did I? Noah Cicero's The Insurgent from BLATT Books. Lot's of people don't like his stuff. I do. Will I…

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Blog Orgy Tour stop #18: Planing in the Workshop

Just a few more stops on this crazy marathon tour. This thing has been amazing. Today, I get a bit learn-y as I hit Gordon Highland's (author of Major Inversions) Medialysis blog. In his words, regarding the purpose of Medialysis: The idea is to share knowledge, identify and critique trends, stir the muse, and further our professional development. I advise from personal experience, offer tips, tricks, and quickie tutorials, link to items of interest, and just generally pimp stuff I think rocks. With some laughs along the way. I play my role with an answer to a question posed of me via Facebook. It's a writing concern I've heard often, so I hope a few people find my answer useful. Paraphrased, "how can I workshop my stories without peeing my pants?" After finding out the answer at Medialysis, why not flip back through my previous Blog Orgy Tour stops, and…

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Blog Orgy Tour stop #17: The Story Junk Binder

Today, Jason Kane is kind enough to have me at his blog. I've known Jason for a few years, and have been consistently impressed with his writing. There's not much of it out there to read, but here's hoping, fingers crossed and all that, that he starts putting some more out there soon. I post over there a bit about my story creation process. There's even scans from my "junk binder." Not that said binder contains any secrets, but come on, we're all voyeurs. And don't forget to check out the rest of the stop, here.

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