{"product_id":"9780977856138","title":"Northwest Fusion: a collection of short works","description":"NORTHWEST FUSION is a collection of short stories, essays, two plays and a poem. Contents include:\u003cp\u003eANGELA. Winner of the 2006 Emerging Writer Award from Humanities Washington. A pregnant woman goes into labor, assisted by a doula and a stressed out husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONVALESCENCE. Honorable Mention in the Richard Hugo House Quarterly Genre Competition. Two wounded combat veterans - a man and a woman - recover from amputations in an Army hospital. In spite of physical challenges, they have a brief relationship that helps them prepare for return to civilian life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHOPPING AT MAISON BLANCHE. Appeared in Southern Revival: Deep Magic For Hurricane Relief, 2005, edited by Tamara Sellman. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans woman resists leaving what is left of the family home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"J\" Appeared in Obliquity, a collection of short fiction from Northwest writers, 2006, Tuesday Night Publishing. A New Orleans family is blessed with a baby boy who possesses unusual gifts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEEKING REFUGE AT THE PALM COURT. An essay about New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina. The author visits a famous jazz venue called the Palm Court on Decatur Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOW I'M HANDLING MY MIDLIFE CRISIS. Originally appeared in the Seattle Times. A man in denial about aging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGETTING AWAY. An essay about a family getaway to the Oregon coast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eONE DAY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND HUSBANDS. In a future era, women rule the universe and employ robotic males to perform household chores. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PRICE IS WRONG. Two men meet on a park bench and strike a deal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANALOG MOMENT. In this stream-of-consciousness poem, a man meets an attractive woman on a commuter ferry and fate brings them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One Sock Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785297273072,"sku":"9780977856138","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780977856138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}