{"product_id":"9780983600916","title":"Past Tense","description":"Reader beware: These stories are bereft of shootings, druggies, alkies, hunting, car chases, cops and robbers, child or spousal abuse, and mayhem in general. They do deal in a more muted way with the great elemental themes that most stories are ultimately about life, love, and death, segmented into hope and regret, missed connections, betrayal, vengeance, the ways in which we fool ourselves.\u003cp\u003eMany bring back a world of just a few short years ago, which to a large extent no longer exists. Also included are stories related to the immigrant experience three-fourths of a century ago, and not excluded are some that you may consider politically incorrect. Interlarded, are stories which are humorous, surreal, otherworldly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne critic characterized the author's stories as \"exquisitely crafted and gently understated tales of urban and suburban angst,\" - with, it is hoped, some modicum of validity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equipoise Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49808011985136,"sku":"9780983600916","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983600916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}