Bob Janis

Displicit Bob Janis

What do a suburban vampire, a Mexican waitress, Schrodinger's cat, the film business, and an invisible castle have in common? Only Bob Janis knows for sure. You'll find all this & more in Displicit, twenty-one stories and poems from "America's most gifted young writer" From "Mexican Wallet": Bill Anderson was more than just American - he was from Texas. He was a businessman of some sort. He didn't wear a ten-gallon hat, but Natalia could picture him in one. From "Opposing Sides": PHRISKEDANNIA: So I guess I'm supposed to kill you. JOE: I guess so. Cigarette?PHRISKEDANNIA: Yeah, thanks. (Takes cigarette, JOE lights it. Resumes pacing.) Or you could kill me. That could happen, too. JOE: It could happen. From "Phat Juice": But Drac, man, he may have been a vampire, but he just sucked blood, that's all. I mean I could dig that. From "Being Dead": No, love isn't eternal... Love is a fire lit in a crowded goldfish bowl... The above quote is attributed to the author's mother. She was referring to Junot Diaz.