{"product_id":"homeward-bound-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Homeward Bound and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEgill Atlason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"She was bald. Not like cancer bald. More like... Britney bald.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Newman becomes infatuated with My Little Pony. Dolores chases a lithe painter. Mark keeps putting off his suicide. A charming mixture of melancholy and mirth, Homeward Bound and Other Stories spins exhausted despondency into cautious cheer; unfocused desire into quiet epiphanies; and misdirected longing into unexpected, but genuine, human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomeward Bound and Other Stories is a short story collection that is equal parts literary, irreverent, dark, and witty. It deals with green initiatives, brony culture and mumbling teenagers. Perfect reading for anyone who feels misplaced in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob's Windmill, Diana, and Homeward Bound were first published in Skandali.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark and the Girl on the Ledge was first published in Quagmire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Homeward Bound and Other Stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Egill Atlason has a gift for making ennui feel whimsical\" - Rachel Schollaert, writer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406990131378,"sku":"9789935253255","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cf4caa46089b6c2d000a214cbde0098b.webp?v=1778210056","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/homeward-bound-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}