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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“Bring on the Rain”, originally published in the July issue of Asimov’s, has been reprinted in audio form by StarShipSofa. I was asked to narrate the story as well — it’s a new experience, narrating my own stuff — and, at the end, I was interviewed about the story submission and acceptance process. Take a listen.

Use of the present tense in narrative writing is generally a technique of the avant-garde, but here in “Bring On the Rain” it’s put to its use in a piece of military-oriented fiction, seeming either out of place or too much in place. Isn’t it the truth, though—there’s no hope for men at war and in the modern world where isn’t there war? I don’t think the author would dispute that his characters are war-mad. You can’t call a story pessimistic when you have nothing optimistic to compare it with, so you call it “realistic”. Yes, there’s little hope for the Earth in this one—in fact, there isn’t any. Except to say “it’s only a story”, but that doesn’t work out too well, or wouldn’t if it wasn’t sf.

Commentary on “Bring on the Rain”, from the Asimov’s forum.

Back For More:—July Asimov’s - The Magazine - Asimovs.com Forums

“Bring on the Rain” is now available in the July 2011 issue of Asimov’s. You can purchase it electronically or… um… non-electronically.

It’s a huge thrill — my hands are still shaking — to be in the same magazine as such greats like Joe Haldeman, Norman Spinrad, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Robert Silverberg.

Enjoy the story.