{"product_id":"baby-bring-back-1997-by-scott-laudati","title":"Baby, Bring Back 1997, by Scott Laudati","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProse, chapbook, 48 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaby, Bring Back 1997\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of stories by Scott Laudati that weaves between personal memoir and illuminating journalism, pointing a spotlight on a generation constantly plagued and always trying to keep its head above water. Though these stories are often tragic, they are told with a humorous nihilism that will make you forget the danger and uncertainty just around the corner. Following Laudati through his teens - twenties - and thirties - gives us a 360 view of a writer trying to find purpose in Staten Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and finally, while standing on a cliff overlooking a Denny’s just outside of Phoenix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom a job at Barnes \u0026amp;amp; Noble, to buying a dog to save a relationship, to forming a cosmic bond with a groupie on a pop-punk tour, \u003cem\u003eBaby, Bring Back 1997\u003c\/em\u003e can be read as the Genesis chapter of Laudati’s life. These stories take the reader on a journey through a young man’s heart and half- way across America, detailing every stop along the way, and hopefully, giving some resolution to the eternal question - \u003cem\u003eWhat is this all for?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScott Laudati lives in Brooklyn, New York with his Chihuahua-Boston Terrier mix, Josie. His essays, short stories, and poems have been published by Columbia University, \u003cem\u003eX-R-A-Y\u003c\/em\u003e, University of Missouri, \u003cem\u003ePudding Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Adirondack Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stockholm Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eBone House\u003c\/em\u003e (poems) and \u003cem\u003ePlay The Devil\u003c\/em\u003e (novel). He encourages you to adopt your next dog, and if you like and can afford the city you’re currently living in please e-mail him so he can move there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543224303794,"sku":"BABYSL","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543224336562,"sku":"BABYSLe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/scottfront.png?v=1780354214","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/baby-bring-back-1997-by-scott-laudati","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}