tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112092835966598652012-02-03T10:39:34.668-08:00A website pertaining to Joshua Mohr's novels SOME THINGS THAT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME, TERMITE PARADE, and DAMASCUS.Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-25048561255898860232012-01-10T15:23:00.000-08:002012-01-10T19:41:17.432-08:00

It's been so much fun getting out and reading from Damascus that we've added a bunch more California events.  I hope to see you at one of these fine soirees!! Jan 11 - Radar Reading Series, SF public library with Michelle Tea's gang Jan 17 - Pints and Prose, Fairfax, CA Jan 19 - Inside Story Time, Cafe Royale, SF, CA Jan 27 - A Great Good Place for Books, Oakland, CA Feb 8 - Skylight Books,

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-28306617695078678742012-01-04T10:06:00.000-08:002012-01-04T10:38:02.805-08:00

Check out this rad remix of Damascus, courtesy of Horn! Reviews.   It originally appeared on the Rumpus. Huge thanks to Kevin for his amazing interpretation. As the poet Pedro said in Napoleon Dynamite, I hope all your wildest dreams come true. Happy new year, Josh

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-8539331316476928242011-12-17T10:22:00.000-08:002011-12-17T10:22:52.202-08:00

howdy, literati: how are you on this lovely December day? it's clear skies in San Francisco, low 50s--one of the reasons i love this town so much... no seasons.  i wanted to say thanks to the New York Times Book Review for their very generous write-up of Damascus: "The author's jaunty voice [is] Beat-poet cool...Mohr nails the atmosphere of a San Francisco still breathing in the smoke that

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-28658288888053553282011-11-14T09:57:00.000-08:002011-11-14T10:35:34.530-08:00

There's this great guy, Brad Listi, who everyone should know about.  Not only is he the commander-in-chief over at The Nervous Breakdown, a great online culture magazine.  But he's a kickass author in his own right.  As if that doesn't keep him busy being awesome, he's started a new project called Other People, in which he chats with writers about their process and all kinds of odd byproducts

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-31139596720233198932011-10-20T10:07:00.000-07:002011-10-20T10:07:15.202-07:00

Why hello there, friends: How are you?  I've been running around doing lots of readings in support of "Damascus".  And it's finally time for my favorite part of all this craziness: my hometown events.  I'll be reading tonight at City Lights, 7pm. And this Monday, the 24th, I'll read at Booksmith on Haight at 7:30. Hope to whisper sweet nothings in your ear soon, Josh PS: The SF Chron has

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-89784731479350526972011-10-07T16:12:00.000-07:002011-10-07T16:12:39.018-07:00

Hola, literati: I hope to see you this Sunday afternoon for a late afternoon beverage.  I'll be reading at Vesuvio in North Beach with a bunch of talented folk from 4-6pm.  Event is free and I'll have advanced copies of Damascus. Come through and say hi!! Hope you're happy, Josh PS: If you happen to be down in Santa Cruz county tomorrow, I'm reading at the Capitola Book Cafe for a live

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-75604659921830204122011-09-16T12:32:00.000-07:002011-09-16T12:32:33.355-07:00

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Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-31923794469188919752011-09-07T09:40:00.000-07:002011-09-07T09:40:54.305-07:00

There's this cool mag over in the UK called Beat The Dust.  They just released their first ever issue that focuses on American writers that publish with indie presses--8 of us all told, including the talented Roxane Gay, Lindsay Hunter, among others.  There's also an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, Damascus, in the issue.  I'm crazy excited to share this book with all of you, and I hope you

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-57743259391105221732011-08-16T09:10:00.000-07:002011-08-16T09:10:50.570-07:00

Howdy: How are you?  My summer classes are winding down, which means I can come up for air before the fall semester gets underway.  I had some incredibly smart students this summer, and I feel safe saying that the future of lit should be a-okay.  We're about 2 months away from my next novel, "Damascus," coming out.  I'm thrilled to announce that it's been selected as one of Indiebound's Indie

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-1457669571326999752011-07-13T10:02:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:03:00.368-07:00

Hello, everybody: How goes it?  I'm participating in a super-fun event tomorrow night, the 14th, in San Francisco.  Litquake is celebrating Bastille Day by throwing a party to honor the ex-pat writers of the 20s and 30s. I'll be playing Henry Miller, which if you've ever met me, does make quite a bit of sense... Here's the whole line-up: Matt Stewart as Ford Maddox Ford Alia Volz as Anais

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-1197732543384890422011-07-06T12:18:00.000-07:002011-07-06T12:18:48.186-07:00

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Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-35616571523766796382011-06-22T11:30:00.000-07:002011-06-22T11:30:15.396-07:00

how's your summer going?  i'm teaching tons right now but having a blast doing so.  this batch of students has been consistently blowing my mind with all their pretty prose.  the future of lit is a-okay. meanwhile, in insomniac fits, i've finished my final edits to Damascus, which will be published in October.  i am so excited to share this piece of art with all of you!!  i'm going to do a

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-31554947892294200782011-05-18T13:58:00.000-07:002011-05-18T14:01:05.097-07:00

Hello, beautiful members of the literati: How are you?  I performed a couple weeks back at Cafe du Nord, as a part of the Quiet Lightning literary series.  If you've never been it's amazing.  Every month features a new cast of authors and it moves locations every time, keeping the show fresh and lively. They also create a lit mag, called sPARKLE and bLINK, as a document to the night's

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-63783353887611305682011-04-29T11:45:00.000-07:002011-04-29T11:45:47.554-07:00

My wonderful boss, Jane Underwood of the Writing Salon, asked me to represent the WS on "Bay Sunday" this weekend.  The Writing Salon is such an important part of San Francisco's literary culture, and I'm thrilled to sing the Salon's praises!  If you live in the area and have been pining for some creative stimuli, you should take a class with us. So if you're an a) insomniac b) early riser c)

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-4800066995842991442011-04-28T09:47:00.000-07:002011-04-28T09:47:00.476-07:00

Patrick DeWitt's new novel, "The Sisters Brothers" is a great read.  It came out earlier this week, and I recommend it highly.  The dialouge alone will blow your mind. I interviewed Pat for the Rumpus.  The whole interview is here.  I loved his answer to this one: Rumpus: Setting is an important part of this book. Gold Rush San Francisco is such a vibrant, raucous place. How did you research

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-83819054735275103152011-04-05T10:07:00.000-07:002011-04-05T10:07:33.528-07:00

Salutations, good looking: How are you on this fine day?  I just took a long walk around the Mission, enjoying some morning sunshine, listening to old Flaming Lips songs.  Sometimes, it amazes me how they always know the right things to say. My new novel "Damascus" comes out in October, and the fine folks over at the Brooklyn Rail just posted an excerpt.  Please check it out and drop me a note

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-31598679953381043642011-03-10T09:02:00.000-08:002011-03-10T11:42:22.656-08:00

Salutations, lovely people!!  How are you?  A quick note that I'll be reading this Monday, March 14th, as a part of the monthly Rumpus series here in San Francisco.  It's a great line-up.  Also reading will be Andrew Altschul, Beverly Parayno, and Timothy Donnelly. More important than any of us silly writers, however, will be the performance by Lady Monster, Queen of the Fire Tassels! Yes,

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-3450385250042204912011-03-02T09:55:00.000-08:002011-03-02T09:55:24.277-08:00

Good morning from rainy San Francisco.  I love these sorts of soggy days: a perfect excuse to stay inside and write all afternoon.  I'm not big on "going outdoors" or "doing stuff" so I don't even need a very compelling reason to hole up... but rain always means a pot of coffee, lots of Tom Waits, and (hopefully) a couple decent pages. In case you missed the reading/interview that aired on NPR

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-78583723218828392732011-02-14T10:47:00.000-08:002011-02-14T10:47:00.466-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day, you sexy thing!!  I hope the day lives up to its hype in your world, whether that's a candlelit dinner, sex with a stranger, or slurping whiskey by yourself... Speaking of V-day, here's a short story I finally finished about a guy you should try NOT to be like on this fair holiday... Johnny Evison is one of my favorite working writers.  Period.  He's that good.  His 2nd

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-1476629757520284862011-02-01T10:50:00.000-08:002011-02-02T11:42:40.994-08:00

I am so excited to show you the cover art for my next novel, Damascus.  The book won't be released until October, but the art is so so so good.  The artist is named Damian Demartino, and he totally matched the mood of the story with his dejected Santa. Thanks Damian for your interpretation of the material--you are spot-on, sir. My smart, ruggedly handsome editor at Two Dollar Radio is Capt. Eric

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-90599195182564451782011-02-01T09:37:00.000-08:002011-02-01T09:38:51.059-08:00

Was one of your new year's resolutions to write more?  And have you been living up to the promise?  If you've been having trouble finding the time to scribble, take five minutes right now and have some fun on the page. Here's the exercise: You are helping your boyfriend transport his paintings from one studio to another.  There are several oil paintings in the backseat of your car.  You are

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-50117774954505554762011-01-28T10:34:00.000-08:002011-01-28T10:34:00.619-08:00

I heart Antonia Crane.  If you don't know AC's writing, she's the real-deal.  I've heard her read live a few times now, and she always kills. There's this cool website called Annotation Nation.  It's a place where literature dorks can be as literature-dorky as we want to be.  Recently, AC deconstructed "Termite Parade" and I love the way she read the book. All of Mohr’s characters in Termite

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-48079220700046743802011-01-27T09:03:00.000-08:002011-01-27T09:03:52.089-08:00

San Francisco is going through another one of those talent booms--so many great up and coming writers.  One of my favorites is Matt Stewart, whose first novel "The French Revolution" came out last year.  You should buy Matt's book.  Buy 2 and give the extra to a total stranger.  I bet that person will track you down and hug you silly with gratitude. Matt and I will be doing NPR's Agony Column

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-73162440881097728822011-01-06T13:11:00.000-08:002011-01-06T13:08:19.910-08:00

Happy new year, all!  I hope you rang 2011 in with whatever panache your particular poisons allow.  I was a wild man, in bed well before midnight on NYE, head weighing 80 pounds with the flu.  That wouldn't have stopped me 5 years ago, but, well, it ain't 5 years ago... As is the custom at the end of every year, varying publications, blogs, and whatnot put out their "Best Of The Year" lists. 

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-44580916221160415672011-01-06T09:27:00.000-08:002011-01-06T09:27:09.319-08:00

Check this: I'm all in bed with a hot/hung gorilla this morning but snuck out to a gas station in order to bye the fancy newspaper to read about Snooki's boock.  USA Today is much more reputable about books because it's pages are color-coded.  All newspapers should think about this.  Colors are good.  Orange is good.  Orange means you tan.  I am orange because Snooki is orange! Anyway, my hot/

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-90132145706624418732011-01-04T10:09:00.000-08:002011-01-04T10:09:00.310-08:00

I’m so excited for Snooki’s novel because finally somebody’s telling the reall story. It’s like finally the truth about what its like at the Shore, after you smash a hot gorilla and go out to battle on the dance floor and hopefully meeting new tan juice-heads to hopefully smash them also in the future. Her book will be perfeckt for those times I’m not tanning or smashing or drinking or smoking

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-30123855944836531362010-12-22T12:35:00.000-08:002010-12-22T12:35:51.082-08:00

The Portuguese Artists Colony is have a pajama party on Boxing Day--that's the 26th for all you boxing-day-neophytes... They were nice enough to invite me to read, which I'm really looking forward to.  It will be the first time testing out material from my next book. You'll probably be tired of your family by then anyway, so throw on a pair of your favorite PJs, slug a few cocktails, and enjoy

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-66133029208278251312010-12-13T08:39:00.000-08:002010-12-13T08:39:00.174-08:00

How's your holiday shopping going?  I'm actually done, which is a first.  Normally, I'm a do-the-whole-shebang on Christmas Eve kind of guy, so this plan ahead thing has me feeling a bit "adult."  I'll try to do something immensely stupid to compensate. Rain Taxi recently weighed in on Termite Parade.  A pull from their pretty words: Termite Parade flaunts the big burning heart on Mohr’s sleeve

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-29748928647765758882010-12-09T11:02:00.000-08:002010-12-09T11:02:41.859-08:00

Largehearted Boy is a fantastic site dedicated to music and literature.  It's a credible place for you to find out about the latest happenings.  One of the really cool things about it is that David, the site's mastermind, gives equal weighting to indie artists.  So even if  that don't have "major label" money hyping your project, David judges things based on their artistic merit, rather than the

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-46045600159805901232010-11-23T12:21:00.000-08:002010-11-23T12:21:05.557-08:00

What would you do if your neighbor stole your turkey? I mean, you’re convinced your surly neighbor, Larry, stole your damn bird. One minute it was in the deep freeze in your garage, and the next time you checked, poof! the poultry’d gone missing. So you panic—Thanksgiving is almost here, after all—and run next door to Larry’s to confront the mean prick. What do you say? What happens? Does he

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-31153081951067988412010-11-08T11:49:00.000-08:002010-11-08T11:49:49.390-08:00

I wonder why it's hard to let our characters be rowdy on the page. Have we been so conditioned to be tidy, respectful, sanitized citizens that it's even seaped into our fiction? When was the last time one of your characters made a big ol' gross wonderful fool of her/himself? When was the last time things got a little nuts on the page? So in this prompt, go wild. Let your imagination swerve all

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-74325399083267302592010-10-27T11:31:00.000-07:002010-10-27T12:55:26.677-07:00

As a devout insomniac, any magazine that boasts of nocturnal tendencies is solid in my world. For those of you who don't read literary magazines (and you should read lit mags; they're where the most exciting writing is happening.), 3 a.m. features fiction, poetry, and criticism.  Check them out here.  They just reviewed Termite Parade, and I wanted to thank them for their thoughtful read.  I

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-42406111236664174402010-10-22T13:02:00.000-07:002010-10-24T12:20:59.002-07:00

The wonderful people over at the New York Times Book Review asked me to weigh in on James Franco's first collection of stories, "Palo Alto." The whole review is here and will be in Sunday's print edition.  But a snippet for those of you who are into the whole snippet-thingie (and we seem to be a country of snippets, sound bytes, and tweets): Too often, our comfort zones are our tombstones. We

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-88666061980476567012010-10-08T10:06:00.000-07:002010-10-08T12:02:32.620-07:00

If you've never checked out Lit Crawl, it's a really amazing event in San Francisco.  This Saturday night, Mission district bars, galleries, retail stores, laundromats (hell, even the police station this year) will host readings from an avalanche of writers.  I'm reading during Phase 3 at Casa Bonampak on Valencia btw 21st and 22nd streets, but I wanted to outline my rough itinerary for other

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-91816581302925890202010-10-07T10:47:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:47:04.173-07:00

Not sure if you heard, but a couple blokes thought it would be a hoot to steal Jonathan Franzen's glasses and hold them for ransom this week.  This got me thinking: maybe we all (consciously or otherwise) want to steal Franzen's spectacles.  Here's this week's writing prompt: "You" are convinced that Franzen's literary success is a product of his magical glasses.  They give him narrative

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-87562924944514896212010-09-30T12:13:00.000-07:002010-09-30T12:13:04.823-07:00

COLUMBUS, OH - Two Dollar Radio announced today from the mezzanine (front porch) of their corporate headquarters a new lifetime subscription initiative. The plan would give a free lifetime subscription — every book ever published by Two Dollar Radio, including those as yet to be published or even signed — to any persons willing to tattoo the company logo upon their body. Eric Obenauf, publisher

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-47485305613686549632010-09-29T10:18:00.000-07:002010-09-29T10:18:00.269-07:00

Let's lure your imagination off the couch, out of its filthy wifebeater, and into the sunshine for some much needed rejuvenation.  Today's prompt will liberate your mind like few writing styles can.  Magical realism blends the real and the "unreal."  The fun part is that the magical elements of the story mix with details of the status quo. For example, in Kafka's masterpiece "The Metamorphosis"

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-84976119259830811802010-09-24T11:14:00.000-07:002010-09-24T11:14:00.660-07:00

I'll be slithering down from San Francisco to LA's Chinatown this weekend.  Jim Ruland runs this kick ass literary series down there called Vermin on the Mount, and I'm excited to play along.  Also reading are Matt Stewart, Grace Krilanovich, and Steve DeJarnatt.  It's not like you really have anything better to do on a Sunday night anyway... turn off the TV and come say hi.  We both need more

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-43004352707864193042010-09-22T10:32:00.000-07:002010-09-22T10:32:09.830-07:00

In my workshop last week, somebody said they had trouble with plots, as in "How do I make them interesting? What's the magic formula to make a reader interested in a series of events?" It's never just about plot points, action. What happens externally (the plot) has to mean something to the characters emotionally. There has to be symbiosis between your protagonist and the events you as the

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-83901192300136741722010-09-14T10:05:00.000-07:002010-09-14T11:08:03.465-07:00

Your imagination wants some exercise. It craves it. Your imagination is wondering what it did to deserve the cold shoulder, the silent treatment. "Hey," it bellows, "remember me! We had some good times! We used to be bosom chums! What did I do to fall from your graces?" Our creative lives are usually the first to suffer when our "real" lives get too full. We have jobs, and our families (

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-65664298138297777872010-09-08T09:50:00.000-07:002010-09-08T09:50:00.314-07:00

You need to have more fun. Seriously. You need to let your imagination run wild, kick down a door, storm a castle, kill a dragon, kiss the girl, the boy, kiss whomever, whatever.  Kiss Macgyver? Our lives are hectic and unruly and unrelenting, but let's make time for our imaginations right now. Take five minutes and do something fun for yourself. Here's today's prompt: This lady named Ruby

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-5978295310656547722010-09-07T09:56:00.000-07:002010-09-07T09:56:00.401-07:00

Are you still covered in dust from Burning Man?  Any good playa-shenanighans to report?  Any Labor Day debauchery that the rest of us should know about?  There's nothing wrong with vicarious thrills. Once you get a good night's rest and slug a Gatorade, I'll be in Los Angeles at Skylight Books on 9/9 reading with Grace Krilanovich, whose first novel "The Orange Eats Creeps" came out last week.

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-64123607544876422002010-09-01T10:07:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:07:00.051-07:00

I’ve probably never been to your office. I don’t even know what you do for a living. But I bet you wish you expressed yourself creatively a bit more often. I bet there are days where you actually grieve your imagination like a missing limb—phantom twitches from it, this forgotten vibrant organ. When did life get so serious? When did your job take precedent over the simple pleasure of putting

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-24088214915947066502010-08-11T12:37:00.000-07:002010-08-14T21:54:35.777-07:00

I thought maybe you were in the sort of mood where you wanted a writer to read to you today.  You're in your cube, or at home, at home in your cube.  You can't sleep or can't stay awake; you can't stop crying.  Maybe you really want to cry or are laughing hysterically or there's anger slamming around your guts.  Maybe you just got great news, or bad news, or no news.  Maybe your life has changed

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-59298015019599540322010-08-03T10:26:00.000-07:002010-08-03T10:26:00.638-07:00

One of the websites I hit regularly is The Nervous Breakdown. They have a bunch of talented authors all contributing columns, essays, and/or fiction pieces. Add it to your repertoire of time wasting. They asked me to do a self-interview. I've never done anything like this before. It's harder than you might think. If inspiration strikes and you feel like penning your own, pop it my way: I'd love

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-88127024852847705502010-07-31T09:50:00.000-07:002010-07-31T09:59:28.658-07:00

So this pic of Lucille Ball basically captures how wonderfully, gloriously shocked I was to learn that Termite Parade made this week's NYTBR Editors' Choice list.  In some twisted post-modern way, I kind of look like Lucille Ball.  Yikes... It feels like some kind of coup, my sordid little book ending up in the NY Times.  Their review last week was amazing.  I'm so thankful.  The person who

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-24231365698746887932010-07-29T09:56:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:56:00.446-07:00

We should do our best to support independent bookstores, rather than the corporate hubs.  Powells is one of the most renowned.  It's a veritable church of books.  It's like Graceland (pic above), if you've been buried in novels your whole life. For those of us that can't trek to Portland to buy books in person, their website is kick ass, stocked with any title you could want to get your hands on

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-48742593678196346602010-07-26T08:57:00.000-07:002010-07-26T08:57:00.274-07:00

The LA Times book blog, Jacket Copy, is asking a bunch of writers for memorable summer reads.  I recommended one new book, Gina Frangello's story collection "Slut Lullabies."  Not only is Gina a beautiful writer, she also used to run Other Voices lit mag; years and years ago, she accepted the first story I ever published in a magazine that printed more than 17 copies and/or was run out of a meth

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-91445324588134948312010-07-23T08:44:00.000-07:002010-07-23T08:44:24.847-07:00

I'm a pretty excitable cat.  Temperamental, moody diva?  Manic pain in the ass?  Yes, these are titles I'm familiar with, have heard once or twice over the years.  I'm man enough to admit that.  So this weekend is making me crazy, in the best way.  I'm bouncing off the walls.  First, the San Francisco Chronicle reviewed Termite Parade today.  I'd like to thank the reviewer, Evan Karp, for

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-37599365877230470052010-07-21T11:53:00.000-07:002010-07-21T11:53:31.049-07:00

J. Evison's first novel "All About Lulu" is a solid read.  I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advanced copy of his next, "West of Here," that hits stores February 2011.  Let me tell you: Evison can write his ass off.  WOH is so good, in fact, I'm predicting awards for it.  Pulitzer?  National Book Award?  I'm calling my shot.  Just remember where you heard it first, people... Evison was

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-3347571766068664822010-07-16T08:51:00.000-07:002010-07-16T08:51:57.455-07:00

I'm sure most of you are familiar with The Rumpus.  It's a culture website (not pop-culture) based in San Francisco and run by Steve Elliott, Isaac Fitzgerald, Andrew Altschul, and a bunch of amazing volunteers.  They pride themselves on being a productive way for people to waste time at work.  That's a pretty good thing to pride yourself on, as far as I'm concerned. They also do a monthly

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-84201968218373634232010-07-14T10:05:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:05:35.001-07:00

I moved into a new apartment a couple months back. It's great, so much bigger. There are rooms, people. I mean, real rooms. It has its own kitchen, for god's sake, not some galley type thing wedged in the corner of the living room with a sad mini-fridge and mini-stove that made mini-food and forced me to wonder whether I should've gotten an MBA. I feel lucky to have found a better apartment

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-36735151815398964492010-07-12T11:51:00.000-07:002010-07-12T11:51:27.563-07:00

Wow, I'm coming off an amazing week, with so many fun readings (and birthday well wishes). Thanks to everybody who came out. I really appreciate it. I just did an interview with Brooklyn's The L Magazine, where I talk the powers of clam chowder and gin--yes, mixed together! The L: What have you read/watched/listened to/looked at/ate recently that will permanently change our readers' lives for

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-16330786592298158212010-07-08T10:39:00.000-07:002010-07-08T12:02:51.728-07:00

I like to tease fiction writer/memoirist/sexual savant Steve Elliott that he's the Mayor of the Mission District, and I'm only sorta kidding. He's got our neighborhood wired. One of the nice things about living around the corner from him is that I can show up at his apartment and harrass him from time to time.For example, maybe he happens to be recording a broadcast of the Rumpus Radio...maybe

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-13145869741662889532010-07-06T12:14:00.000-07:002010-07-06T12:20:36.847-07:00

It's a little known fact that I'm a master of disguise. Or at least that I like to play dress up like a lonely school girl. Is that the same thing as being a master of disguise? Please give me the benefit of the doubt on this one...Anyway, I was excited to see that this interview in Impose Magazine I did last week used the pic over on the left, instead of the standard author headshot. For my

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-72185375143601474892010-07-05T10:39:00.000-07:002010-07-05T11:05:13.221-07:00

So who has the biggest hangover this morning? Who ate the best potato salad? Woke up with the best looking stranger? Any good fistfights or firework-related injuries?I pulled my "Scrooge in July" routine and stayed home. I took a bath. I just moved into a new apartment that has a tub a grownup can actually fit into and since have been taking a couple baths a week. If you are strictly a

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-15669399844590115272010-07-02T09:20:00.000-07:002010-07-02T10:16:43.308-07:00

If you haven't checked out largehearted boy, it's a great site. David, its mastermind, blogs regularly about music and literature, and he does so with insight and responsibility. We should support him by clicking thru his smart pages. It's better than clicking thru crappy pages, and since we're probably going to do that, too--why not "trick" yourself by adding something of substance before

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-70574819603215527812010-07-01T10:14:00.000-07:002010-07-01T11:21:36.376-07:00

Today is the official drop date for Termite Parade. It's always an uphill struggle for indie writers to get the word out because we don't have huge ad budgets like the corporate shops. If you feel inclined to help others catch wind of my read, I'd be immensely grateful. This here's a good ol' fashioned grassroots movement--and I wouldn't have it any other way! Thanks so much...In case you're in

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-59350981773733903882010-06-29T10:24:00.000-07:002010-06-29T10:24:00.372-07:00

I'll mail a copy of Termite Parade to the person who posts my favorite 5-word description of her/his releationship with their mother.An example: Wondrous love scabbed with masochism.Another: Floundering freedom for hypocrisy ticket.And one "happy" riff just so nobody says I'm merely a glass-half-empty-sorta-guy: Your dad made me bald.No rules, except c-bombs = disqualification... maybe. Although,

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-1734461339005782372010-06-27T10:57:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:41:08.562-07:00

Has it seemed as though there's something looming on the horizon, creating a tangle of anxiety in your guts? Assuming it isn't acid reflux, it might be the anticipation of Termite Parade, which is released this Thursday.The book release party will be at City Lights on July 6th, and the SF Weekly was nice enough to post this about our shindig:"Mohr's insistent prose propels the novel's surreal

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-82989644541742836152010-06-21T09:47:00.000-07:002010-06-22T08:43:49.064-07:00

The haiku contest was a blast. Thanks to all who participated. It's crazy how many methods of communication were incorporated to send me these: blog comments to texts to tweets to email to facebook to goodreads to a strange voicemail (yikes). What, no one faxes anymore? If anyone snail-mailed theirs, sorry, but I'm going to pick a winner before the pony express rolls through.Some honorable

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-80433265015779324362010-06-16T19:31:00.000-07:002010-06-16T19:45:29.984-07:00

Post a haiku that uses the word “termite” either in the comments field on the blog or on my Facebook wall.The best one will win a free copy of TERMITE PARADE (even before it’s in stores!) – plus glory and bragging rights. Obviously.

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-51407916783563628852010-06-07T10:07:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:07:00.697-07:00

I've been having a recurrent dream with Bobcat Goldthwait for the last couple weeks. Remember him? He was that loud-mouthed, screechy comedian most famous for his role in the Police Academy films from the 80s. Anyway, in the dream, I'm cooking eggs and Bobcat storms into the kitchen and says, "I want mine poached!" and I say, "I'm making us a frittata, Bobcat," and he says, "No, poached!" and I

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-66411095296070061852010-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:002010-05-24T16:52:49.072-07:00

Only about 6 weeks until the new book is out... and some amazing friends helped me put a book trailer together for it.A couple big thank yous: first, Leota Antoinette is my beautiful girlfriend and she masterminded the whole thing--writing, directing, and editing it. Justin O'leary and Julie Burns "donated" their time (not really donated, since I had to bribe them with a bottle of bourbon, but

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-81493653080554351232010-05-11T08:37:00.001-07:002010-06-17T13:34:07.396-07:00

"Termite Parade" is in stores in about 6 weeks and I'm getting super amped up. I read from it for the first time in Berkeley a couple weeks back. Evan Karp was nice enough to shoot some video of the writers doing their thing.Definitely send me your thoughts on the new stuff... I'd love to hear.Joshua Mohr Not Your Usual Beach Reading from Evan Karp on Vimeo.

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-61289282417976942592010-05-06T13:47:00.001-07:002010-05-06T13:55:21.424-07:00

I'm really excited to be hosting a literacy benefit in Brooklyn in a couple weeks. Proceeds benefit an organization called Girls Write Now. My publisher, Two Dollar Radio, is one of the sponsors, as are many other houses: Chin Music, 7 Stories, Coffee House, Tin House, Small Beer, Exterminating Angel, Featherproof, Tyrant, and Unbridled Books.The night, May 25th, should be a total blast. It's

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-45115005238547910202010-04-15T21:22:00.000-07:002010-04-16T08:12:47.182-07:00

San Francisco has many talented writers, and one of my favorites is K.M. Soehnlein. His first novel "The World of Normal Boys" was fantastic, funny, and devastating. Luckily for us, K.M. decided to revisit the characters from his debut romp with his new novel, "Robin & Ruby."This Monday, April 19th, I'm thrilled to read in the East Bay with K.M. at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley. The evening is

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-29939276108508204322010-04-05T13:25:00.001-07:002010-04-06T10:08:45.429-07:00

My publisher has made the first few chapters of "Termite Parade" available for a sneak peek. Please drop me a note and let me know what you think (and spread the word to any other heads you think will dig it). I'm getting pretty excited; the pub date is July 1st.We'll have a book release party in San Francisco at City Lights on July 6th. I'll update the reading schedule as we continue to book

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-55156011659168257462010-03-19T01:23:00.000-07:002010-03-19T08:43:02.878-07:00

Maybe I’m enjoying the meat of low hanging fruit here. But this Nicholas Sparks guy—the “auteur” who brought us such thought provoking hits as “Nights in Rodanthe”, “The Notebook”, and “Message in a Bottle” has a recent piece in USA today where he a) compares himself to Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Hemingway b) slams Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” as “pulpy" and "overwrought” c) did I mention

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-8723196349140001962010-02-20T12:38:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:15:12.032-08:00

Here's a fun picture from last week’s Literary Death Match in San Francisco. If you’ve never gone to one, definitely check these events out. They do them all over the world. Readings are sometimes really boring so it’s always an amazing experience to participate in ones that has vitality. Plus, it was a pleasure to share the stage with Michelle Tea, who is one of my favorites.The whole show can

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-42959449989813823672010-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:002010-02-03T09:24:42.541-08:00

I need help selecting an author pic for “Termite Parade.” The book is out in five months and we’re starting to work on packaging. I’ve narrowed it down to a few looks—-some asinine, some more standard. Let me know which one you dig.Here they are in no particular order - and the poll is below:Moustache PassionContemplative CowboyOl’ Granny Prune JuiceSir Squints A LotBronzed and Thoughtfulpoll by

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-38132077931064746592010-01-06T18:48:00.000-08:002010-01-07T08:34:01.346-08:00

Happy 2010! I've meandered back to San Francisco after some time up in Canada, a few weeks clacking away at the new novel, "Termite Parade." And it's done! And I think I like it! But more importantly, it's done! (Though I never really think books are ever done. But now my editor doesn't have to sneak into my apartment and steal the book away before it's due date... that's a perk because burglars

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-23835617430378027702009-12-15T09:09:00.000-08:002009-12-15T09:18:32.791-08:00

The Nervous Breakdown published its best books of 2009, and "Some Things" made their list. Also, they selected good friend Steve Elliott's "The Adderall Diaries", so major congratulations to him. If you haven't read "AD" yet, it's a remarkable book. Its structure made my head spin. I'll be trekking from San Francisco up to a lovely sensory deprivation chamber known as Canada for awhile to finish

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-61316554504475574072009-11-16T08:43:00.000-08:002009-11-16T08:49:04.288-08:00

O magazine's holiday issue just profiled "10 Terrific Reads of 2009" and they generously selected "Some Things that Meant the World to Me" as a component. Here's what they had to say:"Meet Rhonda, a man who spends his haunted, liquor-fueled days dumpster-diving for redemption. With his first line, "I'd like to brag about the night I saved a hooker's life," debut writer Joshua Mohr sucks you into

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-73595531215818848732009-11-08T17:24:00.000-08:002009-11-08T23:36:19.509-08:00

For those of you that haven't had the pleasure of reading Jonathan Evison's first novel "All About Lulu", I definitely recommend checking it out. He's a funny, warped writer, and I mean that in the best possible way. The book is a great ride.Evison is also one of the famed book biz insiders of the blog threeguysonebook: they kick around all things literati-related, review books, and generally wax

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-36883304597983065732009-10-28T10:35:00.001-07:002009-10-28T13:37:36.502-07:00

My friend Aubrey Rhodes is a kick ass painter. She's already made a collage picture for the cover of my next book, "Termite Parade." (The picture is on the left here, for those of you with closed head injuries).Recently, she and I collaborated on a project investigating inspiration, in which I wrote a short story based on a painting of hers, and she made a painting based on a short story of mine

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-69297995002178648162009-10-15T18:27:00.000-07:002009-10-15T18:49:15.927-07:00

It’s Litquake time, a wonderful week here in San Francisco. There have already been some amazing events, including the Amy Tan roast ("Braising Amy"), but I wanted to mention the Lit Crawl coming this Saturday night. Hundreds of writers will be reading at bars and businesses in the Mission district. It’s divided into 3 phases throughout the course of the evening. I’ll be reading during phase 3 at

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-33088513079051475312009-10-07T10:15:00.000-07:002009-10-07T10:36:05.148-07:00

Writers always love hearing praise from other working authors. And the review that fictionwritersreview.com just ran of "Some Things that Meant the World to Me" is really amazing. In it, the reviewer draws a comparison between my book and Nirvana's "Nevermind" which is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. Except maybe the guy in that men's room in Miami...Or that despondent heiress in the

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-53501749920682978942009-09-30T09:17:00.000-07:002009-09-30T15:50:08.914-07:00

I can't exactly put my finger on why I want to participate in coital activities with Martha Stewart. Maybe it's better not to know the reasons for these things. Better left in our secret ethers... The reason I bring up my nail-Stewart-penchant is because the sex I've already had with Martha in my mind is probably much better than the sex I would have if, say, I met her at a cocktail party,

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-33095873424554582922009-09-09T15:15:00.000-07:002009-09-09T15:33:18.484-07:00

Rome?Paris? Sacramento?Yes, Rhonda got a bit of love from the wonderful people at the Sacramento News and Review:"The fragmented narrative works its way together inexorably, and our attention and willingness to come along is enlisted by our compassion for Rhonda, a boy as lovable as he is totally screwed up."

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-72608206801087778002009-08-31T12:43:00.000-07:002009-08-31T12:56:06.814-07:00

7x7 magazine has some great pics from the last Litquake fundraiser on their website. Here's one with me, Maggie stern, along with two of my favorite local writers, Michelle Richmond and Bucky Sinister.If you haven't read Michelle's book, "The Year of Fog", it's as compelling a narrative as you'll ever come across.As for Mr. Sinister, he's a local legend: spoken word icon and poet extraordinaire!

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-56045761767331853162009-08-19T10:19:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:31:43.442-07:00

San Francisco's Litquake festival had a fund raiser last Friday night. It was a celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday, though Mr. Poe proved too dead to attend personally. As a part of the festivities, 4 local writers wrote "Twilight" parodies. I won, though truth be told, I think Michelle Richmond's was better.But listen to this: as the first place winner, I received a gift

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-91288091461839430092009-08-11T18:21:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:24:34.088-07:00

I read last night at the Rumpus' monthly series; it was at San Francisco's Makeout Room and the night was a total blast. Not only did Steve Almond, Katie Crouch, and Skip Horack all give solid readings, there were the musical stylings of DJ Real (his hit single "Let me rub my moustache on your shoulder" should be climbing the musical charts any day now) and also a yo-yo master (okay, in the name

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-33495966701828656672009-08-11T09:41:00.000-07:002009-08-11T09:46:49.812-07:00

If you've never been to Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, it's an amazing place. It's like the Home Depot (in a good way) of books. I read there in June and wandered around open-mouthed, astonished at all the literature. They even have a space dedicated to experimental, small pressy stuff... needless to say I was in heaven.Anyway, they chose my book as a part of their Review-a-Day

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-27185793610946609762009-08-05T10:26:00.000-07:002009-08-05T10:35:08.342-07:00

Boston's Weekly Dig put a review of Rhonda out last week:Mohr's prose roams with chimerical liquidityI'd never heard the word "chimerical" before. Here's a definition if you're stupid like me. I like the word--now that I know what it means. I'm going to use it correctly in five sentences today. And maybe a couple nonsequiturs:1. Your fetching jeans make me want to chimerical myself.2. My

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-89306911004990807702009-07-06T15:17:00.000-07:002009-07-06T15:30:17.194-07:00

The fine folks over at Corduroy gave "Some Things..." a bit of love and also had some wonderful things to say about my publisher, Two Dollar Radio. I don't always think publishers get the credit they deserve: we hear a lot of negative things about publishing being run by carnivorous corporate drones, and I'm certainly not going to argue against that stereotype, especially given the current

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-92077673433868521672009-07-01T17:54:00.000-07:002009-07-01T18:23:42.397-07:00

I recently had the pleasure of reading with Joe Meno up at Powells City of Books in Portland, Oregon. Herr Meno and I grabbed dinner beforehand, and I have to say he's a really amazing guy: smart, funny, self-effacing. We talked about his new novel:Mohr: I just heard David Sedaris is reading across town at the same time as we are. Pre-sold 700 tickets, or something viciously ridiculous like

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-74886650443602977962009-06-13T22:36:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:39:57.964-07:00

The Rumpus launched its new reading series in San Francisco earlier this week at the Make Out Room (I'll be reading at the one in August). The night was amazing: music by Thao Nguyen, who is not only talented but gorgeous; readings by Andrew Sean Greer and Peter Orner, among others, and was hosted by Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott (the guy sure knows how to throw a party).The highlight may have

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-17526888819957945712009-06-13T13:30:00.000-07:002009-06-13T23:00:03.626-07:00

Here's what the folks at The Rumpus had to say about "Some Things":“What Joshua Mohr is doing has more in common with Kafka, Lewis Carroll, and Haruki Murakami, all great chroniclers of the fantastic. He’s interested in something weirder than mere sex, drugs, and degradation.”Read the full review here.

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-68656112158272593342009-06-05T21:14:00.000-07:002009-06-14T15:00:04.695-07:00

Thanks to the folks at the San Francisco Chronicle for writing such a kick-ass article about me!

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-43606291613121523952009-06-03T21:35:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:54:51.417-07:00

Largehearted Boy is a fantastic music and literature site, and they ask writers to put together playlists for their novels/story collections. I just finished mine. You're about to find out just how much I love Tom Waits!I also used a quote of his for the novel's epigraph: "It takes a lot of whiskey to make these nightmares go away."Here, here, Mr. Waits.

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-58794212133986362312009-05-26T21:58:00.000-07:002009-07-01T18:17:25.538-07:00

A wee Q&A with the Examiner:How did The City influence or shape your writing in “Some Things that Meant the World to Me”? I live in the Mission, where the majority of the novel takes place. The neighborhood is very much a character in the book — the homeless, the gentrification, the bars, the politics, the diversity.Whole interview

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-25676943148509486562009-05-20T21:51:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:57:05.249-07:00

Lately people have been asking me why I decided to publish my novel, Some Things that Meant the World to Me, with a small press. Instinctively, my gut wants to lie, stammer some kind of self-justification: “Well, uh, I felt that a boutique house (note that I didn’t say “small press”) would give me more attention (i.e. answer my emails) and nurture the book in a way true to my artistic vision (i.e

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-43161595920476769732009-05-01T22:03:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:11:49.312-07:00

This amazing woman Niya runs a great literature site called curlyredstories. She publishes a new e-zine every month. We did an interview, and I also wrote a new short-short. Who can resist a story about a rogue cater-waiter?

Joshua Mohrnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-54155410231018103352009-03-17T08:54:00.000-07:002009-06-13T22:59:37.699-07:00

I'm absolutely thrilled with my PW review. Every writer hopes her/his first review is this positive. Thanks so much, PW!"[Joshua] Mohr's first novel is biting and heartbreaking, a piercing look at the indelible scarsa violent past has left on a young man named Rhonda. The disturbing narrative engine - Rhonda's renaming and reimagining of the world around him to fit into his damaged logic - keeps

Eric Obenaufnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511209283596659865.post-53657184503080188302009-01-01T22:45:00.000-08:002009-06-13T23:08:16.074-07:00

I was super sad when Gina F and the gang decided to pull the plug on Other Voices magazine, though I wish them nothing but continued success with their book imprint. OV was one of the first lit mags to publish my work; check out one of my early stories, Blemishes.

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