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Mo Mushi
by Wade Barry & Christopher Mulfinger
For Jared Mauer, the fast-paced, urban lifestyle of San Francisco has lost its luster. He finds himself yearning for life in Manford Falls, Wisconsin, his boyhood home where everything moves slower. A lot slower. There’s something appealing about returning to that lifestyle, but there’s one major problem with that, Nathan Quist, his lover. He’s a man born to live in the city and is determined to open the next big thing—Mo Mushi, a one-of-a-kind sushi dance club experience.
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Manford Falls, population 1500, has no stop lights or cell phone towers, features one radio station so small even the FCC doesn’t bother with it, and one local tavern, Louie’s Bar. A great cloud has formed over the town. Uncle Louie, the town’s patriarch and owner of the bar, has died.
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Returning home for the funeral, Jared brings his boyfriend, much to the chagrin of his father, John, a man who had issues with his son, even before he knew he was gay. As Louie's closest living relative, John expects to inherit the bar and become the town's most respected citizen. But his plan hits a snag when Louie, in his last will and testament, leaves the bar to Jared instead of John, straining their relationship even further. Jared sees this unexpected twist as the opportunity he's looking for, a chance to return home.
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But what about Nathan? His restaurant deal unexpectedly falls apart, leaving him with nothing except boxes of Mo Mushi plates, napkins and monogrammed kimonos that he's already ordered. He wants his restaurant so badly he'd even open it in Nowheresville with Jared, who wants to return home so badly, he'd even open a sushi dance club in a place like Manford Falls.
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Will the town embrace this high-concept restaurant, living in the shadow of the revered and familiar Louie’s Bar? Can Jared and his father repair their fractured relationship? Can Nathan survive without a half-caff, half-soy latte, hold the whip but don’t forget the sprinkles? And more importantly, how the heck do you get fresh fish in not-the-end-of-the-world-but-you-can-see-it-from-there Wisconsin?
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Mo Mushi, a modern tale of life, love and sushi in the heartland of America.
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