{"product_id":"2940014747615","title":"Sticks and Stones Are the Easy Part","description":"Sticks and Stones is collection of poetry and prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is dedicated to those who are kind to children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book was nothing I set out to do.\u003cbr\u003eI wrote a couple of poems about my father\u003cbr\u003eand then there was no stopping the memories\u003cbr\u003ethat welled up in a month's time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were like those hot steam bubbles\u003cbr\u003earound Yellowstone's Old Faithful.\u003cbr\u003eAnd like those bubbles, some memories\u003cbr\u003ehad more steam than others,\u003cbr\u003ebut they all wanted acknowledgment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether these are poems or not is unimportant.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a compilation of vignettes\u003cbr\u003eof one family in one century,\u003cbr\u003etheir obstacles, their courage, their simple joys,\u003cbr\u003eand their passage from one stage to the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat did I learn from this writing?\u003cbr\u003eI learned how fresh are the memories\u003cbr\u003eof over seventy years,\u003cbr\u003ehow raw the hurts,\u003cbr\u003ehow joyful the comfort given.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith utmost sincerity I urge everyone\u003cbr\u003eto be kind to children.\u003cbr\u003eAs this writing demonstrates,\u003cbr\u003enothing goes away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSticks and stones are the easy part.","brand":"June Stephenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175876608240,"sku":"2940014747615","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014747615_p0.jpg?v=1763615178","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014747615","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}