Displicit

About the Book

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.

About the Author

Bob Janis has lived in Boston, England, and Connecticut, and has held every position that befits a struggling writer: coffee shop barista, marketing coordinator, philosophy undergraduate, paralegal, church worker, fruit stand attendant, local journalist, community access television director, and substitute teacher. He can be reached at ilovedisplicit@yahoo.com.