James P. Othmer
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James P. Othmer

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James P. Othmer spent the last 20 years seeking the title, "Former Adman." It was not until the first chapter of The Futurist appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and was named a finalist for the National Magazine Award in fiction that his dream (sort of)came true. A graduate of the creative writing program at New York University, Othmer has had stories and humorous essays and op-eds published in the VQR, The New York Times, Nylon magazine, The Chattahoochee Review, Madison Review and other publications. His long strange path to publication included gigs as, in no particular order, soulless ad guy, newspaper reporter, gofer at a wine magazine and, for parts of four glorious summers, a brick layer at a mental institution. He lives in Mahopac, NY with his family and is working on his second novel.
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