{"product_id":"a-day-like-this","title":"A Day Like This","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e, a native Vermonter, lives in coastal Alabama. Her writing has appeared in many journals and anthologies. Her debut collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eSurvival Skills,\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Ashland Creek Press and short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award. \u003cem\u003eLovers and Loners\u003c\/em\u003e is her second story collection. She has also published a novel, \u003cem\u003eLost Sister,\u003c\/em\u003e and a book of nature essays, \u003cem\u003eStrange Company.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ejean-ryan.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA note from the author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eInitially, I wrote literary fiction, mainly short stories. As time went on, I found myself drawn to poetry, intrigued by the challenge of uncovering the essence of a subject in just a few lines. What I prize most in any writer is the ability to distill experience by shearing off the unnecessary parts and leaving only clear and startling imagery. Words are keys, and the right ones in the right places unlock our minds and open us to wonder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 60 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 29, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on Kindle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896325324968,"sku":"kig1787304609764","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/3246\/4808\/files\/a-day-like-this_1.jpg?v=1787304615","url":"https:\/\/www.greenvalleycart.shop\/products\/a-day-like-this","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}