Jesse Rowell's award-winning literary science fiction is rooted in humanism and examines our role in this endlessly expanding universe. He is a prolific writer whose stories focus on naturalism, technology, and the human condition within dystopian, absurd and humorous settings.
I used to know the sounds of a good summer. My lawn chair creaking and sprinklers a’ rat-a-tat-tatting above the shouts of children. Insects buzzing. And my voice, languid as a river, calling out to my daughter.
Whisper House Press - Publisher
She thought about the happiness of happenstance, pretending that there was a warm and caring universe that rewarded acts of compassion. Contemptible drivel. The detrobots had changed everything.
Amazing Stories - Publisher
Exhaustion clung to her like a dew she couldn’t shake off. She slumped to the ground, eyelids sinking over an empty world. She dreamed more terrible dreams. Driftwood clouds and the sound of air being ripped apart.
Brain Mill Press - Publisher
Anonymized data, patterns and pathologies, silver bullets in the silver-trance. Live Again had promised it all. This is the part they hide from the public, she thought. Recordings of the terminally-ill hobbling up and down passages...
Cybersalon - Publisher
My crewmates have grown mad with misconceptions. They rage at the tapping, fantasize about violence, and pretend that we still have free will. Our free will ended when we trapped ourselves inside this shell.
Shoreline of Infinity - Publisher
Editor and author Travis Klempan, review of "Second Skin"
Editor and author John Lewis, review of "Second Skin"
Author Luis Alberto Urrea, NPR review of "The Outliers"
Editor Eris Young, review of "I Know How This Ends"
"Best of 2024 Blasts Off with the Boldest Visions in Science Fiction," features my story, "Past Adjacent."
British Science Fiction Association nomination, "All Tomorrow's Futures" which includes my story, "I Am Not, Until I Am."
"Everything that's good for geeks & nice for nerds."
Experts reflect on energy, healthcare and education in the near future.
Amazing Stories Reader's Choice Award for my story, "Past Adjacent."
British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) review of All Tomorrow's Futures.
Book launch, British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), All Tomorrow's Futures.
Audiobook anthology that includes Jesse Rowell's "The Valens Program."
Editor Eris Young reviews, and actor Debbie Cannon reads Jesse's story, I Know How This Ends
Award summary, judging panel review of Jesse's story, I Know How This Ends
Journalist Guy Raz and author Luis Alberto Urrea review Jesse's story, The Outliers
Jesse's song, When You Were Mine, selected for Chillfiltr Radio's Summer Playlist for July
Journalist and internet entrepreneur Eva Pascoe reviews Jesse's story, The Valens Program
Technology writer Wael Elazab reviews Jesse's story, The Valens Program
Stephen Oram and Professor Rachel Armstrong, PhD, discuss Jesse's story, The Valens Program
Honolulu Magazine Fiction Award, selected by editor Kim Napier, What We Left .
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