{"product_id":"fireflies-hand-grenades-by-j-b-stone","title":"Fireflies \u0026 Hand Grenades, by J.B. Stone","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFireflies \u0026amp; Hand Grenades\u003c\/em\u003e is my personal culminated anthem of my own lived experiences as a Neurodiverse and Autistic writer. My poetic body is a fragmented mosaic, seeking to confront the “hand grenade” issues such as; Body Dysmorphia, Depression, toxic masculinity, ADHD, High Anxiety, Alcoholism, and finding a light at the end of a long, and winding tunnel (i.e., the “fireflies”). Through this I explore the ways and means of hope and empowerment in spaces where both entities seem to be absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eJ.B. Stone is a Neurodivergent\/Autistic slam poet, writer, editor, and literary critic from Brooklyn, now residing in Buffalo, NY. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Place Between Expired Dreams And Renewed Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e (Ghost City Press 2018) and \u003cem\u003eINHUMAN ELEGIES\u003c\/em\u003e (Ghost City Press 2020). He is the Editor-In-Chief\/Reviews Editor at Variety Pack and a Reader at \u003cem\u003eUncharted Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAtticus Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNoctua Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeach Mag\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaudlin House\u003c\/em\u003e, among other places.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543207493810,"sku":"FIREJBS","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543207526578,"sku":"FIREJBSe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/firefliesfront.png?v=1780354025","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fireflies-hand-grenades-by-j-b-stone","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}