{"product_id":"2940014978323","title":"Opt-Out","description":"OPT-OUT\u003cbr\u003eA Suspense Short Story from the author of the Evan Gabriel Scifi\/Adventure Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA massive global social network announces an initiative to encourage its nearly one billion users to donate organs and body parts with just the click of a mouse. Millions of potential transplant recipients rejoice, but there is a dark side. For a young, newly engaged professional in Portland Oregon, that dark side arrives wearing a smile and designer suit during a chance encounter at a train station.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you given any thought to the recent announcement of the Facebook Organ Donation initiative? What are the pitfalls and dangers of socially networking body parts? Should you OPT-OUT?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRipped from today's social networking headlines, OPT-OUT is a short story of approximately 3,600 words. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available from Steve Umstead: Gabriel's Redemption (Book 1), Gabriel's Return (Book 2), Gabriel's Revenge (Book 3), Gabriel's Journey (complete collection), Gabriel: Zero Point (prequel), The Awakening (scifi short), Special Delivery (horror short)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE UMSTEAD\u003cbr\u003e~ \"...has a way of putting you right into the scene, whether it be on a Jamaican beach, a rundown apartment or the icy surface of a distant planet.\" \u003cbr\u003e~ \"...writing is solid, as good as it gets, not only in the genre, but in general.\" \u003cbr\u003e~ \"...deals with issues like honor, responsibility and human nature. While deep in thematic content the forward thrust of the story never stops.\"\u003cbr\u003e~\"...delivers on the promise of high-quality fiction we might not otherwise have ever seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e~\"...offers us a shining example of why independent authors are here to stay.\"","brand":"ReactionMass Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164453912816,"sku":"2940014978323","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014978323_p0.jpg?v=1763618013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014978323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}