Hughes' debut novel, At Dawn, follows a former All-American wrestler, and is there any better metaphor for contemporary American life? We're all wrestling, tussling with the economy, no jobs, doing the best we can. Hughes doesn't flinch from the tough… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I like art that trusts its audience, that's written for readers who like to work hard. I like art that knows its readers are… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I'm a very tactile learner, so I need analog index cards, moving them all about, trying out various sequences for the book's architecture. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
We have today and hopefully tomorrow to be the best version of ourselves. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
“I was convinced that she was about to tell me my card was declined, and assumed Derek wanting to talk later meant he'd soon… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
Yes, things happened to me - brutal things - but I'm not going to give them so much clout by dwelling on them, empowering… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
It takes a lot of time to be a good junkie or alcoholic - you spend hours getting the necessary supplies, then imbibing, then… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
My job as the novelist is to present the whole case, then the reader gets to render her verdict. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I'm always working on something. Addiction never gets any credit, always talked about as a total liability, and I'll admit that most of its… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I'll never be the sort of author who sells that many copies. You'll never see a book of mine being sold on a table… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I struggle with staying clean every day, and what really keeps me from doing something stupid is my daughter. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
My musical sensibilities were formed around punk rock, that quintessential dilution of an art that's both ugly and lovely at the same time. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
I never wanted/expected to write a memoir, but this life thing, it has a way of sideswiping our worlds, scaring us so thoroughly that… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
Self-respect doesn't come naturally to me. I need to constantly remind myself and do the work to err on the side of self-respect, rather… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
The question why, at least in my life, often leads to despair. Why did this happen to me? Why didn't someone who claimed to… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
My tunnel vision allows me to have a longer work day than most writers. I'm thankful for that. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
