The Bubba Chronicles [Paperback]

Selina Rosen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Are you tired of Sci Fi and Horror stories filled with intellectuals and computer hackers? Then enter a realm where good ole boys rule.

Selina Rosen & Friends use their unique Southern/blue collar wit to bring a whole host of beer swilling, hard living characters to life.

Explore the strange and interesting lives of ordinary bubbas as they deal with aliens, witches, ghosts, zombies and a serial killer.

WARNING! There WILL be the mandatory Elvis sighting!

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Yard Dog Pr; 1ST edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893687139
• ISBN-13: 978-1893687134
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,273,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Selina Rosen lives in rural Arkansas with her partner, her parrot, Ricky, assorted fish and fowl ' both inside and out, several milk goats, an undetermined number of barn cats and her dog, Spud. Besides writing, editing, and taking care of the farm, she's a gardener, carpenter, rock mason, electrician (NOT a plumber), Torah scholar and sword fighter. In her spare time she creates water gardens, builds furniture, and adds to her on-going creation of the 'Great Wall of Kibler.'

Selina's short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies including Sword and Sorceress 16, Such A Pretty Face, Distant Journeys, three of the MZB Fantasy Mags, Tooth and Claw, Turn the Other Chick, and the new Anthology At the End of the Universe, just to name a few. Her critically acclaimed story entitled "Ritual Evolution" appeared in the first of the new Thieves World anthologies, Turning Points, and her second TW story, 'Gathering Strength,' appeared in the new TW anthology, Enemies of Fortune. The Bubba Chronicles is a collection of her short fiction which features ' strangely enough ' bubbas.

Her novels include Queen of Denial, Recycled, Chains of Freedom, Chains of Destruction, The Host trilogy, Fire & Ice, Hammer Town, Reruns, and novellas entitled The Boatman and Material Things.

Her new novel, Strange Robby, is due out in July of 2006 from Meisha Merlin Publishing. This will be her first hard cover release. Bad Lands, a gonzo-mystery novel co-written with Laura J. Underwood, is due out from Five Star Mysteries in 2007.

In her capacity as owner and editor in chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the award-winning Bubbas of the Apocalypse, and The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest and' Ned, and two collections of 'modern' fairy tales ' the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl and More Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl.

She also owns and operates CASTLE FARMS, an ADGA goat farm with registered Nubian milk goats.

You can contact Selina through her personal website www.selinarosen.com, or just Email her at [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best fun I've had in writing---, October 20, 2000

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M. Moe (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bubba Chronicles (Paperback)

I was lucky enough to be included in the BUBBA CHRONICLES because of a story Selina and I wrote one long weekend ("Extremely Odd Jobs"). I'm even luckier, because Selina Rosen is one of the most witty, talented and creative writers I've ever met---and working with her gave me a chance to stretch some writing muscles I hadn't used before. Read Selina's work and give yourself a treat. "Prom Date" still makes me laugh hard enough to make my ribs hurt (even after a half-dozen readings). If you aren't falling down laughing after reading this collection, I suspect you're dead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bubba Lives!, May 17, 2001

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James K. Burk (Wichita, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bubba Chronicles (Paperback)

This book is an excellent illustration of the need for small-press publications. Had Yard Dog Press not published this volume of short stories, the readers would've been robbed. From the first (and best) story, "Prom Date," to the last, Selina Rosen brings a quirky sensibility to her work. "Prom Date" alone is worth the price of admission. I had the pleasure of hearing Ms. Rosen read the story to a SRO crowd and had everyone in stitches. Would you rather not take a date to a prom or take a dead prom date?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silliness at its best!, February 23, 2006

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Katharine Kimbriel (Texas Hill Country, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bubba Chronicles (Paperback)

This has to be one of the best collections of so-called "regional" humor in print today. I wasn't sure I'd like it, but a friend pushed the book on me, and by the time I'd finished "Prom Date" I knew I had a keeper. Rosen knows the people she writes about, knows the good and the bad of them, and she shows you it doesn't matter if you're from small town Arkansas or the big city, what matters is, did the first girl you ever asked out kill herself to avoid going to the prom with you? Is your Dad just crazy when he says he's packing up the family every year to run from a demon...or is he really running from a demon? Are you sure you'd recognize a serial killer--and what if they're doing the community a service?

This wonderful collection had me laughing out loud, surprised me, and made me think. It even managed to creep me out, and the way Rosen can change directions guarantees she'll never be typecast, or bored.

Yes, Elvis does wander through a story--and he's perfect. "Extremely Odd Jobs" is my favorite of the group. Most of the stories in this collection can be read aloud to share the laughter. So, if you want a funny, biting AND compassionate look at Bubbas, here's your book.