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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.

Jason at What to Wear During an Orange Alert was kind enough to have me splash my opinions all over his Friday Watch List column. Groupies beware: the rockstar you've come to love might have some tastes that will force you to reevaluate your infatuation with me. And if this list doesn't do it, my b.o probably will. See all of the rest of the stops here.

Today, I do a double-header. Not only do I offer my Charactered Pieces playlist at Justin Holt's blog, but the Emerging Writers Network blog has been kind enough to post my holiday gift list.  EWN was recently named one of OnlineDegree's top 50 lit blogs. And let's be honest, if you are waiting until today to do your holiday shopping, you likely need this list. Thank me later. Over a beer. See all the rest of the Blog Orgy Tour stops here.

I might get a tattoo. Read about it at Nik Korpon's blog, you filthy, filthy groupie. Then read about other skin deformities (sesame sauce-blistered skin, for example) in my chapbook, Charactered Pieces. Only $7 for a print copy, or $2 for a PDF eBook version. See all of the rest of the stops here.

The folks at Oxyfication.net just keep getting kinder. Jason Kane has written an absolutely stunning review of Charactered Pieces. My hope, of course, is that reading this review will make you want to read Charactered Pieces. But in the least, I hope it motivates you to check out more reviews from their site. Also, don't forget to check out their forum, where for the month of December, Charactered Pieces is their book club pick. I'll be poking in all month to add to the discussion. You should, too. As a special, and this is only being announced in a few places, you can take $1 off of the price of either the print version or the .pdf eBook version. Maybe this will get your smelly ass over there to the discussion forums. Smelly, smelly ass. Click here to get over to the forums. $5 print version (regularly $6) $1 PDF…

This post is part of my Blog Orgy Tour in support of Charactered Pieces, which is currently available from OW Press (or Amazon.com). This post appears simultaneously at Pela Via’s blog. I’ve known Pela Via only a short time, but when a person becomes part of the pack as quickly as she did, you’re forced to either embrace the new face, or find a different crowd. Luckily, I didn’t have to be forced at all to take to her. Her fiction aside (which is great, by the way) she has a willingness to engage in conversation that is sadly quite rare in the world of fiction writers. Some writers tend to monopolize the spotlight. Pela Via is quite comfortable aiming it. Caleb J Ross: What the hell took you so long to begin submitting your fiction? Pela Via: The lit zine world is new to me.  I may have neglected…

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