As a Machine and Parts: a novella (12/2011)


Mitchell, a twenty-something Cougar Cub with Marsha, his midlife girlfriend, wakes each morning, living an ever-thinning line between human and machine. As his literal condition progresses he looses his capacity for human emotion, and potentially with it, Marsha.  As a Machine and Parts is a story of Mitchell’s struggle to discover which assembly line he belongs Read more

I Didn't Mean to be Kevin: a novel (1/2012)


Jackson Jacoby is a motherless twenty-two year old boy with only the support of his crazy ex-military Uncle Marve and a kindred motherless peer named Creg. Creg holds fast to the hope of one day reuniting with his mother while Jackson maintains that his own life is so much better off without all the baggage that comes along with being somebody’s Read more

Charactered Pieces: stories


With Charactered Pieces, Caleb J. Ross presents a varied world of familial discord, one where a dead fetus evokes more compassion than its mother (“Charactered Pieces”);  where two brothers offer the destruction of a family legacy as a birthday gift for their aging father (“My Family’s Rule”); where one brother’s love of Holocaust documentaries pushes his family through the aftermath of his assumed suicide (“The Read more

Stranger Will: a novel


In this novel of impending fatherhood, an idealistic teacher recruits a pliant protégé to join her group of Strangers – a devout collection of kindred minds who have dedicated their lives to cultivating a unique idea of perfection. But joining is easier than Read more

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Free print copy of As a Machine and Parts. You wants?

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Goodreads Book Giveaway

As a Machine and Parts by Caleb J. Ross

As a Machine and Parts

by Caleb J. Ross

Giveaway ends February 15, 2012.

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I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin is here!!!

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How the hell did I not post about this already? Things have been busy around here, in all good ways, I assure you. But that’s no excuse. You should have known much earlier than now that I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin is officially here!

For now, it’s available in the Kindle store and will be going live in other stores, both electronic and print, in the coming days. Get it now.

“As a Machine and Parts: LOVING IT! So sharp, so sharp…”

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As a Machine and Parts is getting some love:

“As a Machine and Parts: LOVING IT! So sharp, so sharp…”

-Mr. Sean P. Ferguson

“Fucking insane”

-Mr. Chester Pane

“This book is fantastic. I think you guys are going to love it. Very inventive but it doesn’t crumble under its own weight and devolve into merely clever.”

-Mr. Nik Korpon

So, if you are easily swayed by the words of people you might not know, then rush out to get your copy of As a Machine and Parts now. While you are at it, this guy I know says that Cheez-Its are good. So, I guess you should buy those.

99 cents, now through January 17th, Charactered Pieces and Murmurs.

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All eBook versions of either Charactered Pieces or Murmurs: Gathered Stories Vol. One are only $0.99 from now through January 17th. Why January 17th? Because that is the official release date for my newest novel, I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin.

Just click a link below to go either directly to the Amazon Kindle store or to the Smashwords pages where other formats can be purchased (including NOOK, Sony, Kobo, iBooks, etc.)

Please, spread the word if you are willing and able. This is a damn fine deal, I must say, and is a great opportunity to whet your appetite for the upcoming I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin.

Charactered Pieces

Amazon Kindle $0.99

Smashwords $0.99

Murmurs

Amazon Kindle $0.99

Smashwords $0.99

As a Machine and Parts is the official January 2012 Book Club pick at LitReactor

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For those of you not in the know, LitReactor is a writer-focus site spawned by the minds behind ChuckPalahniuk.net, the official Chuck Palahniuk site. The site has received some high-praise not only from the writers who’ve come together to make up the blood of the community, but even Huffington Post has come out to offer a few kind words. Having my new novella, As a Machine and Parts, as the January Book Club pick for LitReactor feels a bit like a legacy of sorts, as my novel Stranger Will was the ChuckPalahniuk.net pick back in May 2011.

So, head over to Amazon.com or directly to the Aqueous Books (the publisher) to purchase a copy and get ready for some elitist discussion on the finer points of snobbery.

It’s official. I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin releases January 17, 2012. Preorders start December 19th.

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Preorder details for my new novel, I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin are forthcoming. Until then, get all excited with this synopsis. Tis the season for Caleb, more Caleb, and a little bit of Jesus (if there’s time).

UPDATE: I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin pushed back to January 2012

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Just some last-minute tidying up that neither I nor the publisher wanted to rush.