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Interviewed on Blog Talk Radio

March 15, 2010

Yesterday I appeared on ASNYCNOW's Blog Talk Radio where I discussed my book, my role as an editor at the Outsider Writers Collective, my future publications, The Velvet, my upcoming AWP reading, and on top of all that self-promotion, I was inundated with compliments from the unbelievably nice Vicki S. Nikolaidis. Though technical issues had me cutting in and out through much of the discussion, and my voice had a space echo, all in all I had a great time. Thank you, Vicki! Click below to listen: Caleb J Ross on Blog Talk Radio's ASNYCNOW

The Velvet Podcast, Episode #001: Of Members and Horse Nostrils

March 14, 2010

I've been a member of The Velvet for a few years. During that time, I've come to respect the pool of talent over there not just for their writing chops, but for their reading tastes as well. They are my taste-makers. I am glad to now be able to share that camaraderie with you. Episode #001 of The Velvet Podcast just went live a few hours ago. Me, Gordon Highland, and Rob Parker talk about a few things writing, specifically regarding writing communities. I look forward to the future of this podcast. Please, give it a listen. Subscribe via Feedburner, Podcast Alley, RSS, or iTunes (coming soon). And don't worry, it won't be my lame voice on the Podcast for every episode.

Not a loud lesbian nor a story of masturbation; how will I succeed?

February 26, 2010

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be one of a great group of writers to read at Leela European Café on April 9th in Denver. I’ve done a few readings in the past, despite the live aspect being something writers don’t often get to experience. I’ve been lucky, I guess. I am perhaps more excited to see and meet these people more than I am to actually read some of my own work. That’s natural. I’m humble by nature. Humble and handsome. The unwritten rule is that writers should read from something either freshly published or contracted for publication. For me, that would be my story collection, Charactered Pieces. But another, perhaps not entirely unwritten rule, is that when crowds and drinks are involved, the best type of material to read is work both funny and short. Charactered Pieces, though it contains elements of each, doesn’t contain any…

9 April 2010, Denver, Colorado

February 24, 2010

De Kameel uit Marokko door Caleb J Ross (en vertaald door Mlaz Corbier)

February 12, 2010

Mlaz Corbier, well-read crazy man and all-around glorious inbastard, offered to translate my story, "The Camel of Morocco," into Dutch (mainly for a university class, but I like to pretend my work is so captivating that it demands translation). I don't read Dutch, so it is entirely possible that Mlaz may have turned this story into a space operatic porn, and if so, I would be equally as impressed and grateful. And considering Mr. Corbier's reputation, one of wise-crackery, I am actually certain of such. My hat is off to this good man. He took time out of his day to open one of my stories up to an entirely new audience. De Kameel uit Marokko door Caleb J Ross (en vertaald door Mlaz Corbier) Abel luistert. De wind blaast een echo van alleen klinkers door het gruis tot er een steen vanuit het gemankeerde trappenhuis valt en botst en…

A preview of AS A MACHINE AND PARTS at Lobster Cult

February 3, 2010

A couple fellow Cutlies (www.chuckpalahniuk.net members are called Culties, the site is called The Cult; I'm not at risk of drinking tainted Kool-Aid, I promise) very recently started a new online lit mag site called Lobster Cult. It's too early to tell what sort of material will become their foundation, but if my personal knowledge of these guys, Phil Jourdan and Jack Joslin, is an indicator, stories will be transgressive, brutal, dark, with bits of humor tossed in. The "bits of humor" part is where I come in, I think (I hope). Lobster Cult is kind enough to host the first two chapters from my as-yet-unpublished novella AS A MACHINE AND PARTS. This novella marks the deepest I've stepped into the illustrative metafiction world, in which I use the physical structure of the text as a way to tell the story. Take a peek at the first two chapters for…

Yeah, I wrote a vampire story…I’d be embarrassed if it wasn’t so good.

January 19, 2010

Disclaimer: I've never read/seen any part of the Twilight franchise. The last vampire movie I saw was The Lost Boys. I'm not a fan of the vampire genre and probably never will be. So, why the hell did I write a vampire story for the new Eternal Night: a Vampire Anthology? Two reasons: 1) the concept of the anthology is to combat traditional vampire cliches, and 2) I was asked to by a friend to contribute, and it seemed like a fun challenge. To my surprise, my story "Born Again Michael," is probably one of the better things I have ever written (at least from what I remember of the story; I wrote in in the middle of 2009). I cannot downplay the level of talent included here: Axel Taiari, Chris Deal, Tony Schaab, Kelly M. Hudson, Simon West-Bulford, Jessy Marie Roberts, Christopher Dwyer, Anthony Giangregorio, Richard Thomas, Spencer Wendleton,…