James P. Othmer

Biography

James P. Othmer’s short story, “The Futurist,” was published in the Fall 2004 issue of VQR and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for Fiction. The story also formed the basis for his debut novel The Futurist, (Doubleday, 2006), named as one of the ten best novels of 2006 by Amazon.com. His website is http://www.jamespothmer.com/.

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MEMOIR

Othmer on Vonnegut: Kurt in a Storm

By James P. Othmer
Self-portrait by Kurt Vonnegut.

If you had to be out and about as a hurricane was bearing down on New York City, there were worse places to be than in the back of a limousine with Kurt Vonnegut. Especially if you were twenty-three years old...

FICTION / Writers on Writers

Due West

By James P. Othmer
FICTION / Fall 2004

The Futurist

By James P. Othmer