{"product_id":"complimentary-breakfast-by-jessalyn-johnson","title":"Complimentary Breakfast, by Jessalyn Johnson","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 32 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\u003eCOMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of love, self-discovery, and loneliness in a transitional phase of life. The poetry in this body of work captures the life of the author in realities both real and fabricated as she navigated the harshness of adult life alone for the first time in a major city. The 21 poems represent the 21 years of life lived prior to the creation of this chapbook, harnessing the emotional complexities of the author during a time that was simultaneously the end and the beginning, much like a complimentary breakfast.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReceiving one can come with a small sense of excitement, a meal you don’t need to pay extra for, one thing in the morning that doesn’t need a plan. Even so, the thing itself is, typically, more or less disappointing—the options are lackluster, the eggs cold, the fruit mushy, the waffle machine broken. Even still, there’s something to be said about the ease of a breakfast you don’t yourself need to make. The poems of \u003cem\u003eCOMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST\u003c\/em\u003e take this feeling and apply it to the experience of existing in a new, unfamiliar world that isn’t always what it looks like in photographs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJessalyn Johnson is a writer from Central Florida currently living in Brooklyn, New York. She received her MFA from The New School’s Creative Writing Program in 2020. Her poetry and fiction is featured in publications such as \u003cem\u003eMaudlin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitive Eater\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGhost City Review\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. When she isn’t writing, she can be found at the gym, painting, or drinking coffee. She is currently working on a novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543223943346,"sku":"COMPJJ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543223976114,"sku":"COMPJJe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/breakfastfront.jpg?v=1780354212","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/complimentary-breakfast-by-jessalyn-johnson","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}