Josh Roseman
(not the trombonist; the other one)

Welcome to the official website for Josh Roseman, fiction writer and voice artist. You may have seen my writing in Asimov's, or heard my voice on Escape Pod and StarShipSofa. I'm also a web developer, a father, and a human being. I have a full bio here, and a full listing of my published works here. Please feel free to add me to your RSS reader, or to whatever social network you prefer. You can e-mail me if you want me to write or voice something for you. Thanks for visiting.
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Fiction

Audio

  • 4/27/12: “When the Black Bird Circles Back” by Greg van Eekhout — role: Mr. Cragg (Journey Into… #34)
  • 4/25/12: “The Paradise Aperture” by David Carani (StarShipSofa #235)
  • 4/22/12: “Divorce in the House of Flies” by Dustin Reade (Drabblecast #240)
  • 3/24/12: “The Funeral” by Christopher Munroe (Journey Into… #31)
  • 3/16/12: “The Speed of Time” by Jay Lake (Escape Pod #336)
  • 2/15/12: “The Question” by Robert Lowell Russell — role: Bill Linsky (Dunesteef #124)
  • 2/2/12: “The Never Never Wizard of Apalachicola” by Jason Sanford (StarShipSofa #223)
  • 12/24/11: “The Mansion” by Henry van Dyke — roles: Narrator, Dr. McLean (Journey Into… #23)
  • 12/21/11: “Fortitude” by David Brin (StarShipSofa #217)
  • 12/15/11: “Marking Time on the Far Side of Forever” by DK Latta (Escape Pod #323)
  • 11/10/11: “The Prize Beyond Gold” by Ian Creasey (Escape Pod #318)
  • 10/13/11: “The Big Trip Up Yonder” by Kurt Vonnegut (StarShipSofa #207)
  • 10/6/11: “Playing Doctor” by Robert T. Jeschonek (Escape Pod #313)
  • 9/14/11: “Bring on the Rain” by Josh Roseman (StarShipSofa #203)
  • 8/5/11: “Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations” by Mike Resnick — role: Deputy (Dunesteef #108)
  • 4/29/11: “Man Eat Man” by Mike Irwin (Pseudopod #227)
  • 4/26/11: “The Battle of Leila the Dog” by Rick Kennett — role: extra (Dunesteef #100)
  • 4/20/11: “Grail Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime” by Ken Scholes — part 2 of 2 (StarShipSofa #185)
  • 4/14/11: “Grail Diving in Shangrilla with the World’s Last Mime” by Ken Scholes — part 1 of 2 (StarShipSofa #184)
  • 1/26/11: “Escape from Kathmandu” by Kim Stanley Robinson — part 3 of 3 StarShipSofa #173)
  • 1/19/11: “Escape from Kathmandu” by Kim Stanley Robinson — part 2 of 3 (StarShipSofa #172)
  • 1/12/11: “Escape from Kathmandu” by Kim Stanley Robinson — part 1 of 3 (StarShipSofa #171)
  • 1/12/11: “May He Reign Forever” by Nathaniel Lee — role: barbarian leader (Dunesteef #90)
  • 10/27/10: “Sublimation Angels” by Jason Sanford — part 3 of 3 (StarShipSofa #160)
  • 10/19/10: “Sublimation Angels” by Jason Sanford — part 2 of 3 (StarShipSofa #159)
  • 10/12/10: “Sublimation Angels” by Jason Sanford — part 1 of 3 (StarShipSofa #158)
  • 9/30/10: “After We Got Back the Lights” by Eric Del Carlo — role: soldier (Dunesteef #83)
  • 9/23/10: “The Lost Boy of the Ozarks” by Steve Friedman — role: father (Dunesteef #82)
  • 5/6/10: “A Place So Foreign” by Cory Doctorow — role: father (Dunesteef #71)
  • 3/31/10: “Maps of the Bible” by Jason Sanford — role: Dan (Dunesteef #71)
  • 3/3/10: “Willpower” by Jason Stoddard — role: Bob (Dunesteef #66)
  • 2/24/10: “Monkeys Imitating Humans Imitating Monkeys” by Nancy Stebbins (Drabblecast #152)
  • 1/3/10: “To Be Alone Again” by Tom Crosshill — role: doorman (Dunesteef #58)
  • 11/16/09: “The Strange Affair of the Artisan’s Heart” by Joshua Reynolds — producer (Dunesteef #53)
  • 11/8/09: “Working Holiday” by Aidan Doyle and Colin Jacobs — role: customs agent (Dunesteef #52”)
  • 10/24/09: “Mother’s Harvest” by Alex Moisi — role: Harold (Dunesteef #50)
  • 9/19/09: “Scriptopia” by Michael A. Kechula — role: Deputy (Dunesteef #46)
  • 9/19/09: “CHEMO: the Town of Golden Woods” by J.M. Perkins — role: Agent Howard (Dunesteef #46)
  • 7/14/09: “Devo” by Rish Outfield — roles: various (Dunesteef #39)
  • 6/24/09: “Cold Trail Blazing” by Stephen Gaskell — producer (Dunesteef #37)
  • 5/1/09: “The Man Who Sank” by Colin P. Davies — producer (Pseudopod #140)
  • 4/20/09: “The Artist” by Alex Moisi — producer (Dunesteef #30)
  • 3/27/09: “Halloween in July” by Kevin D. Anderson — role: Sheriff (Dunesteef #27)

Non-Fiction

  • 5/29/12: “Smile Time”, or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust in Whedon” (Escape Pod)
  • 5/21/12: Review of Joss Whedon: the Complete Companion, edited by Mary Alice Money (Escape Pod)
  • 5/15/12: multiple articles reprinted in Soundproof Digest #1 (Escape Pod)
  • 5/9/12: How Bad Technobabble Hurt a Good Episode: “Our Man Bashir” (Escape Pod)
  • 4/30/12: Review, Highlander: Endgame (Escape Pod)
  • 4/23/12: Review, Highlander III: The Sorcerer (Escape Pod)
  • 3/30/12: Review, The Hunger Games (Escape Pod)
  • 3/21/12: Article, “The Speed of Sci-Fi, Revisited” (Escape Pod)
  • 3/19/12: Review, Return to Oz (Escape Pod)
  • 3/16/12: Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th Anniversary Buffy Retrospective (part 3 of 3) (Escape Pod)
  • 3/14/12: Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th Anniversary Buffy Retrospective (part 2 of 3) (Escape Pod)
  • 3/13/12: Soundtrack Review, Once More, With Feeling (Escape Pod)
  • 3/12/12: Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen: the 15th Anniversary Buffy Retrospective (part 1 of 3) (Escape Pod)
  • 3/9/12: Review, The Secret World of Arrietty (Escape Pod)
  • 2/21/12: My Problem With Graphic Novels, Part 2 of 2 (Escape Pod)
  • 2/20/12: My Problem With Graphic Novels, Part 1 of 2 (Escape Pod)
  • 2/2/12: Review (reprinted) of Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (The Soundproof Escape Pod #16)
  • 1/31/12: Review of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Part 2 of 2 (Escape PodThis review contains explicit discussion of adult material. Reader discretion advised.)
  • 1/30/12: Review of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Part 1 of 2 (Escape PodThis review contains explicit discussion of adult material. Reader discretion advised.)
  • 1/23/12: Review of Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (Escape Pod)
  • 1/12/12: Article, “The MedZilla Report for January 2012” (PRWeb)
  • 1/4/12: Review (reprinted) of 11/22/63 by Stephen King (The Soundproof Escape Pod #15)
  • 12/7/12: Review of Bigfoot: I Not Dead by Graham Roumieu (Escape Pod)
  • 12/5/11: Review of 11/22/63 by Stephen King (Escape Pod)
  • 11/21/11: Review of the film In Time (Escape Pod)
  • 11/18/11: Article, “‘The Gift’ of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg” (Escape Pod)
  • 11/7/11: Review of Snuff by Terry Pratchett (Escape Pod)
  • 11/2/11: Review (reprinted) of The Colorado Kid by Stephen King (The Soundproof Escape Pod #13)
  • 10/17/11: Review of The Colorado Kid by Stephen King (Escape Pod)
  • 10/10/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 10 of 10: Conclusion” (Escape Pod)
  • 10/4/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 9 of 10: Deathly Hallows 2” (Escape Pod)
  • 10/3/11: Review of H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden (Escape Pod)
  • 10/2/11: Review (reprint) of The Magician King by Lev Grossman (The Soundproof Escape Pod #12)
  • 9/27/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 8 of 10: Deathly Hallows 1” (Escape Pod)
  • 9/19/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 7 of 10: The Half-Blood Prince” (Escape Pod)
  • 9/12/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 6 of 10: The Order of the Phoenix” (Escape Pod)
  • 9/5/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 5 of 10: The Goblet of Fire” (Escape Pod)
  • 9/4/11: Review of The Magician King by Lev Grossman (Escape Pod)
  • 9/3/11: Review (reprint) of Spectyr by Philippa Ballantine (The Soundproof Escape Pod #11)
  • 9/2/11: Review of Fade to Black by Josh Pryor (Escape Pod)
  • 8/29/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 4 of 10: The Prisoner of Azkaban” (Escape Pod)
  • 8/22/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 3 of 10: The Chamber of Secrets” (Escape Pod)
  • 8/15/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 2 of 10: The Sorcerer’s Stone” (Escape Pod)
  • 8/8/11: Article, “Music and Magic: the Harry Potter Soundtrack Retrospective — Part 1 of 10: Introduction (Escape Pod)
  • 8/5/11: Review of Spectyr by Philippa Ballantine (Escape Pod)
  • 8/3/11: Review (reprint) of Osama by Lavie Tidhar (The Soundproof Escape Pod #10)
  • 7/21/11: Review of Osama by Lavie Tidhar (Escape Pod)
  • 7/19/11: Article, “The MedZilla Report for July 2011” (PRWeb)
  • 7/5/11: Review of Pirates by Nobilis Reed (Escape PodThis review contains explicit discussion of adult material. Reader discretion advised.)
  • 7/3/11: Review (reprint) of Embassytown by China Mieville (The Soundproof Escape Pod #9)
  • 7/1/11: Review of Geist by Philippa Ballantine (Escape Pod)
  • 6/29/11: Review of Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton (Escape Pod)
  • 6/14/11: Review of Embassytown by China Mieville (Escape Pod)
  • 6/8/11: Review of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (Escape Pod)
  • 6/7/11: Review of Scouts by Nobilis Reed (Escape PodThis review contains explicit discussion of adult material. Reader discretion advised.)
  • 6/2/11: Review (reprint) of Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (The Soundproof Escape Pod #8)
  • 5/20/11: Review of Blind Man’s Bluff by Peter David (Escape Pod)
  • 5/13/11: Article, “The MedZilla Report for May 2011” (PRWeb)
  • 5/8/11: Article, “The MedZilla Report for April 2011” (SFGate.com)
  • 5/6/11: Review of Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (Escape Pod)
  • 5/3/11: Article (reprint), “Speculative Fiction and Engagement Marketing” (The Soundproof Escape Pod #7)
  • 4/27/11: Article, “Speculative Fiction and Engagement Marketing” (Escape Pod)
  • 4/23/11: Review of Nascence by Tobias S. Buckell (Escape Pod)
  • 4/22/11: Review of Seize the Fire by Michael A. Martin (Escape Pod)
  • 4/2/11: Review (reprint) of Dancing with Bears by Michael Swanwick (The Soundproof Escape Pod #6)
  • 3/31/11: Review of Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh (Escape Pod)
  • 3/26/11: Review of Dancing with Bears by Michael Swanwick (Escape Pod)
  • 3/18/11: Review of Agatha H. and the Airship City by Phil and Kaja Foglio (Escape Pod)
  • 3/12/11: Article, “It can’t beam me up. Yet.” (Escape Pod)
  • 3/3/11: Review of Paths of Disharmony by Dayton Ward (Escape Pod)
  • 3/3/11: Review (reprint) of Kraken by China Mieville (The Soundproof Escape Pod #5)
  • 2/25/11: Review of Rough Beasts of Empire by David R. George III (Escape Pod)
  • 2/11/11: Review of Zero Sum Game by David Mack (Escape Pod)
  • 2/5/11: Review of Kraken by China Mieville (Escape Pod)
  • 2/4/11: Article, “a little something about 27 jennifers” (Roseplusman.com)
  • 2/3/11: Review (reprint) of the film Tangled (The Soundproof Escape Pod #4)
  • 1/31/11: Review of Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (Escape Pod)
  • 1/28/11: Article, “No Ordinary Defense of Genre Television” (Escape Pod)
  • 1/21/11: Review of the film Tangled (Escape Pod)
  • 1/19/11: Review of the film Ponyo (Escape Pod)
  • 1/17/11: Article, “We Live in the Future” (Escape Pod)
  • 1/2/11: Review (reprint) of For the Win by Cory Doctorow (The Soundproof Escape Pod #3)
  • 12/22/10: Review of For the Win by Cory Doctorow (Escape Pod)
  • 12/20/10: Review of Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen (Escape Pod)
  • 12/17/10: Article, “The Speed of Sci-Fi” (Escape Pod)
  • 12/4/10: Article, “Super Mario Brothers (and other genre games): the Next Generation” (Escape Pod)
  • 11/19/10: Article, “The Perils of Timely Fiction” (Escape Pod)
  • 11/8/10: Review of A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Escape Pod)
  • 11/5/10: Article, “NaNoWriMo for thee, but not for me” (Escape Pod)
  • 11/3/10: Article, “Halloween Redux — Some Just Aren’t That Into It” (Escape Pod)
  • 10/22/10: Review of I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (Escape Pod)
  • 8/26/10: Article, “The Girlfriends’ Guide to Fantasy Football — Updated for 2010” (Roseplusman.com)
  • 7/3/09: Article, “Fayette County Runner Runs to Work. In Atlanta. Yes, Really.” (11Alive.com)
  • 2009: Article, “Working with Third-Party Recruiters (MedZilla.com)
  • 8/26/08: Article, “The Girlfriends’ Guide to Fantasy Football” (Metromix)

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