Damascus

A shining and stellar achievement for the good guys of literature. I think a lot of immediate comparison for Mohr is going to be like, Bukowski-meets-whoever, or something - but I think any of those comparisons would be sadly miscalculated. Though maybe Bukowski on his better days, when he's put the......more

Have you ever read a book and gotten mad because you wish you'd written it?......more

2024 reads, #12. I mentioned a few months ago how I had recently heard from writer Joshua Mohr, one of the indie-lit artists of the 2010s I championed back in my own indie-lit days. Of course, it's been a while since my own indie-lit days, and I learned then that Mohr has actually published an addit......more

[This review originally ran at The Nervous Breakdown.] Damascus (Two Dollar Radio) is a depressing, raw, and touching novel, the latest tale of lost misfits and depraved losers from Joshua Mohr. Here we find Owen, the owner of the bar Damascus, who dresses as Santa Claus, a man with a birthmark under......more