{"product_id":"shapeshifter-by-joshua-vigil","title":"Shapeshifter, by Joshua Vigil","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProse, chapbook, 36 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" 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\"\u003eA man has his soul removed in a quick and painless procedure. Another finds solace among a group of exes, all of whom are slowly turning into coyotes—or are they? A young woman has news for her sister: she’s careening off to London to marry an alcoholic elf! Another transforms into a rat at night. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn these stories, characters fail at intimacy, often with consequences that materialize across their bodies. Everyone is a shapeshifter, whether they want to be or not. With an eye for the absurd in the spirit of Kafka and Barthelme, \u003cem\u003eShapeshifter\u003c\/em\u003e explores the daily struggle of being a human seeking connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoshua Vigil is a writer and educator. From El Salvador by way of Florida, he now lives in the Pioneer Valley, where he’s an MFA candidate at UMass Amherst. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoyland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543258185906,"sku":"SHAPJV","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543258218674,"sku":"SHAPJVe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/shapeshifterfront.png?v=1780354578","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/shapeshifter-by-joshua-vigil","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}