Josh Roseman - The Clockwork Russian and Other Stories

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Return to Waypoint 5

originally published in Black Denim Lit issue 8, edited by Christopher T. Garry

A far-future starship pilot gets a call about a daughter he never knew he had, and he may be the only one who can save her from imprisonment… or worse.

Secret Santa

originally published in The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine , edited by Rish Outfield and Big Anklevich

Wes Howard has been fat all his life. This Christmas, he learns the reason: he has a destiny, and that destiny is at the North Pole.

Section 3A

in Big Pulp , winter 2010, edited by Bill Olver

Sometimes parents get called to their kids’ schools. Just, not usually for this reason.

Side Effects

In the near future, Dr. Tony Hall just wants to give his patients the best care possible. But when the government and the pharmaceutical industry have teamed up to make it almost impossible to save a single mom, he’ll have to find a way, even if it means breaking the law.

The Plumbers and the Princess

in Aoife’s Kiss issue 41, edited by Tyree Campbell

Two plumbers in 1970s New York are called out to a house on Long Island, where they discover, among other things, a whole lot of mushrooms. A retelling of a modern myth, so to speak.

“This is a great book, the kind you read for enjoyment rather than duty. It crosses time and space, from steampunk to space opera, and the stories are intelligent, compelling, and always entertaining.”

“A diverse and fiercely-intelligent collection, these are stories that interrogate the future while reflecting on the past. Highly recommended.”

“Clever, thought-provoking, and occasionally unsettling in all the best ways, The Clockwork Russian challenges and encourages the reader to see something new in a genre most wrongly decide is not for them. There is a wholly Earthly quality to these futuristic tales, and I can see many of them as full-length novels or on the big screen. Definitely a must-have on your bookshelf.”

“Josh Roseman transports the reader into his stories with vivid details and incredible pacing; a moment never lingers too long, and I can see the scene unfold in my mind’s eye.”

“ The Clockwork Russian includes more than a dozen thought-provoking stories that reach out, grab you, and make you want to keep reading well into the night. Each one is more intriguing than the last, building strange worlds, situations, and characters that remain long after the page-turning pleasure has passed.”

This book is copyright © 2015 by Josh Roseman.

“27 Jennifers” was first published by The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine , issue 47, 29 September 2009. It was reprinted in Port Iris , issue 4, 3 February 2011.

“Bring on the Rain” was first published by Asimov’s , July 2011. It was reprinted in StarShipSofa , issue 203, 14 September 2011.

“Greener” was first published by Asimov’s , April/May 2012. It was reprinted in StarShipSofa , issue 313, 13 November 2013.

“113 Feet” was first published by Escape Pod , issue 351, 28 June 2012.

“Belief” was first published by Fusion Fragment , issue 16, 23 May 2011. It was reprinted in The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine , issue 132, 9 August 2012.

“Amid the Steep Sky’s Commotion: a Tale of the Airship Ozymandias ” was first published by Khimairal Ink , volume 7, issue 1, 1 July 2010. It was reprinted in Journey Into… , issue 119, 29 March 2015, and again in Beyond Science Fiction , June 2015.

“Survivor” was first published by Crossed Genres Publications, in the anthology Fat Girl in a Strange Land , 17 February 2012. It was reprinted in Cast of Wonders , issue 131, 2 August 2014.

“Clean Up” was first published by The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine , issue 166, 18 November 2014.

“The Birthday Party” was first published by The Drabblecast , issue 151, 18 February 2010.

“The Roommate Situation” was first published by Toasted Cake , issue 111, 22 June 2014.

“Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley was first published in the collection Prometheus Unbound, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts, With Other Poems , in 1820.

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