I've never been able to shake the idea of family, which is to say I've never been able to shake my family. Being membered - being one limb of an immense grosser body - that's always been a fact to me. Joshua Cohen bodyfactfamily Change image and share on social
Writing is a conviction before it is a craft. Joshua Cohen convictioncraftwrite Change image and share on social
I think if German literature could survive the '40s and Russian literature could survive Sovietism, American literature can survive Google. Joshua Cohen 40samericangerman Change image and share on social
Metaphors, similes, puns - all manner of metonymy - I'm interested in language that cannot be parsed by a machine - language that can only be understood through acculturation. Joshua Cohen acculturationinterestlanguage Change image and share on social
The Internet makes the writer work harder - I have to say things here I've never said before, or else be caught out in repeating myself. Joshua Cohen catchhardhave Change image and share on social
I've always been discreet - more than discreet. When a friend calls, and I'm doing something innocuous like cooking dinner, I tell them I'm reading or running out to the movies. It's the surveillance I can't stand. Joshua Cohen callcookdinner share on social
