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"These stories change you, and not just a little bit. Try to forget them, tell yourself they're not true, but it's no use. Whether you want them to or not, they're going with you."
--Stephen Graham Jones, author of Demon Theory and Ledfeather (FC2)
"Evoking a novel by Chuck Palahniuk or a film by Darren Aronofsky, Charactered Pieces is a multifarious patchwork of despair...This collection is among the most profound and disturbing artifacts of our time."
--Daniel Casebeer, editor of Pear Noir!
"Ross claims that his characters are not drawn from real people and yet these stories sound eerily similar to my own life. Chances are you'll find yourself in here, too. Wicked, weird, and wonderful."
--Tim Hall, author of How America Died
"...I'm always looking for the scene, the character, the story I haven't read a thousand times over and over. Something with the spark of originality and the courage to be different. When I see that something new, it's always a joy. And, thanks to Caleb Ross and his STRANGER WILL, I had those moments of joy repeatedly throughout the book. This is an original—unlike anything you've ever read before. "
--Rob Roberge, author of More Than They Could Chew (HarperCollins) and Drive (Hollyridge Press)
"More nihilistic than a chainsaw-wielding midget who wants to be the tallest man on Earth."
--Bradley Sands, author of It Came From Below the Belt and editor of Bust Down the Door and Eat All the Chickens
“A stirring novel, this extraordinary work plays upon the reader's willingness to suspend disbelief and turns it on its ear...Covering ground similar to the works of Sherman Alexie and Chuck Palahniuk, this is an author worth keeping an eye on.”
--Publishers Weekly
"Brilliant...one of the most amazing fiction concepts I've ever read."
--Rayo Casablanca, author of 6 Sick Hipsters (Kensington)
"In Torch, Caleb J. Ross writes fearlessly, never shying away from the wild, insane places where his fertile imagination leads him. The first half a twisted take on small-town aimlessness, the second half the American road novel from hell, the book is ultimately a darkly comedic evaluation of a generation of motherless men."
--Joey Goebel, author of Torture the Artist and Commonwealth (MacAdam/Cage)
“[Caleb] is gifted, in that his characters exhibit grotesqueries that somehow seem encoded with the same flaws of the world they inhabit, as if they are not constructs, but victims: the fruits of a tree growing upside down.”
--Jason Kane, Oxyfication.net
1) The Stranger by Albert Camus
2) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
3) House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson
Extinction Journals by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Emporium by Adam Johnson
When the Nines Roll Over by David Benioff
The Condemned by Noah Cicero
Carnival Wolves by Peter Rock
Toxicology by Steve Aylett
Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson
Bleed into Me by Stephen Graham Jones
Dermaphoria by Craig Clevenger
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
Tours of the Black Clock by Steve Erickson
Train Wreck Girl by Sean Carswell
Between working and working I read, write, and sleep with concerning intimacy. My bookshelves are full; my head isn’t, so I’ve still got stuff to do.
I currently have two novels making “the rounds” with editors. “The rounds” is elitist speak for “making me cross my fingers and pray every time I check my email or phone messages.”
Visit my official page at www.calebjross.com for more information about me than you would ever need. Unless you are a stalker, in which case, PM me for whatever fears and work schedules you are looking for.

Charactered Pieces
by Caleb J Ross
AVAILABLE NOW from OW Press
stephen clopton
micah clopton
Douglas Wilson
Craig Clevenger
Stephen Graham Jones
Rayo Casablanca
rob roberge
Chuck Palahniuk
Joey Goebel
Jeremy Shipp
Craig Davidson
Tom Anderson
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Oct 13 2009 5:59 PM
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Keep in touch!
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I bet it's been an amazing few weeks.
Lynn Alexander
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Dec 7 2008 6:47 PM
you have a book out i'd like to read it, can i order thru my bookstore?
here have some art-
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Cheers
Sep 6 2008 8:41 PM
I started looking into your 'zine: I watched "Light headed", brilliant! The whole project is amazing: many compliments.
Ciao ciao from Italy!
Davide
Sep 4 2008 11:43 PM
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Aug 21 2008 1:33 AM
Still in Ireland?
Aug 18 2008 4:26 AM