{"product_id":"9781414017303","title":"Remnant Stew","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis first collection of Tristan MacAvery's short works spans over two decades of humor, experience, passion, and wonder. Here are tales of a lady who still speaks to unicorns; of a writer who finds a muse that's a bit more than he bargained for; of a pair of space pilots, drinking one last toast to each other before their respective planets go to war; of a town whose people live only to build and rebuild the wall which surrounds their ever-shrinking land; of an office temp who discovers that his boss just might be the very devil to work for; and of aliens who try to mate with Volkswagens.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThere is food for thought here also, ranging from the comedy of breaking a toilet while being attacked by a religious icon, to the drama of trying to rescue a drug-crazed young man from his suicidal cravings. Essays discuss everything from the relative worth of Henry David Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eWalden \u003c\/i\u003eto the modern world, to an entire political platform that has something to offend just about anyone who has lost hold of his common sense.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRemnant Stew: A tasty dish to set before anyone with an appetite for excellent writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141193253104,"sku":"9781414017303","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781414017303_p0.jpg?v=1763725559","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781414017303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}