{"product_id":"9781462073863","title":"Fort Momma","description":"\u003ccenter\u003ePraise for stories in FORT MOMMA:\u003c\/center\u003e  \"Surprise and delight lurk in every paragraph of DEFROSTING HOWARD, a well-crafted story written in a clear, strong voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Vicki Hendricks fiction editor of \u003ci\u003eQUIXOTE QUARTERLY\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of five novels including \u003ci\u003eMIAMI PURITY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIGUANA LOVE\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSKY BLUES\u003c\/i\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eREAL TIME\u003c\/i\u003e is an humorous insight into the computer anxiety of the early eighties.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Dan Wakefield guest editor of \u003ci\u003ePLOUGHSHARES\u003c\/i\u003e and author of sixteen books including best selling novels \u003ci\u003eSTARTING OVER\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGOING ALL THE WAY\u003c\/i\u003e, and non-fiction books \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK IN THE 1950'S\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRETURNING\u003c\/i\u003e.  With deepest gratitude to the editors who published my stories:\u003cbr\u003e Dan Wakefield, \u003ci\u003ePLOUGHSHARES\u003c\/i\u003e, 1981 (\u003ci\u003eREAL TIME\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e Michael Ishii, \u003ci\u003ePAINTED HILLS REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e, 1993 (\u003ci\u003eTHE DEPRESSION\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e J.H.E. Paine, \u003ci\u003eTENNESSEE QUARTERLY\u003c\/i\u003e, 1993 (\u003ci\u003eCURLEY'S PICTURE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e Vicki Hendricks, \u003ci\u003eQUIXOTE QUARTERLY\u003c\/i\u003e, 1994 (\u003ci\u003eDEFROSTING HOWARD\u003c\/i\u003e)   \u003ccenter\u003eReviews on Al Gowan's last novel \u003ci\u003eZAMORA'S TATTOO\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e  \"Marks the debut of a new American novelist of insight, intelligence, style and sensitivity. Al Gowan is a writer with something to say that's fresh and provocative and he says it in a voice that is utterly, uniquely his own.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Gerald Gross, \u003ci\u003eEDITORS ON EDITING\u003c\/i\u003e  \"A dangerous and startling novel full of wit and grace. Al Gowan is a writer who takes delight in revealing the struggles of his people\"\u003cbr\u003e -Melanie Rae Thon, \u003ci\u003eSWEET HEARTS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIONA MOON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGIRLS IN THE GRASS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMETEORS IN AUGUST\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFIRST, BODY\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107537928432,"sku":"9781462073863","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462073863_p0.jpg?v=1763676170","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462073863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}