{"product_id":"9781771668446-anecdotes","title":"Anecdotes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith dreamlike stories and dark humour, \u003ci\u003eAnecdotes\u003c\/i\u003e is a hybrid collection in four parts examining the pressing realities of sexual violence, abuse, and environmental collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsurdist flash fictions in \"The Boy is Dead\" depict characters such as a park that hates hippies, squirrels, and unhappy parents; a woman lamenting a stolen laptop the day the world ends; and birds slamming into glass buildings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This Isn't a Conversation\" shares one-liners from overheard conversations, found texts, diary entries and random thoughts: many are responses to the absurdity and pain of the current political and environmental climate. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We're Not Here to Talk About Aliens\" gathers autofictions that follow a young protagonist from childhood to early 20s, through the murky undercurrent of potential violence amidst sexual awakening; from first periods to flashers; sticker books to maxi pad art; acid trips to blackouts; creepy professors to close calls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Dream House,\" The Past and The Future are personified as various incarnations in relationships to one another (lovers, a parent and child, siblings, friends), all engaged in ongoing conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese varied, immersive works bristle with truth in the face of unprecedented change. They are  playful forms for serious times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40985017712737,"sku":"9781771668446","price":16.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/324c0ebd88526336dbaa173dd0f87e3c.png?v=1703126198","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781771668446-anecdotes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}