{"product_id":"9781491762110","title":"Whimsy and Spice: Not Everything Nice","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresenting a collection of poetry and short stories for a wide variety of tastes, \u003ci\u003eWhimsy and Spice\u003c\/i\u003e offers an exploration of themes both light and dark, wandering into tiny glimpses of a small world that appears out of our control.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAuthor Isaac M. Flores relies on language of great simplicity in both his free-form verses and his thought-provoking prose. It’s often said that your shoes are the first thing people notice about you—a message that John the Sole Saver certainly took to heart in one of the short stories in this collection. Starlight and the moon play into this collection, as do solitude and our first loves. The work ranges from snow-covered mountainsides to deserts and from small towns to large cities, sharing brief, informal presentations of great thoughts and writings of well-known authors along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Truly Sure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKnow you this,\u003cbr\u003e for truly sure,\u003cbr\u003e my deserts and my mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI will always be your lover\u003cbr\u003e though you may forever\u003cbr\u003e sit so lonely …\u003cbr\u003e and so nobly all endure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142554992880,"sku":"9781491762110","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491762110_p0.jpg?v=1763660116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491762110","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}