{"product_id":"9781925052060","title":"Flashing the Square","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete narratives, in 200 words or less, that sparkle with life, love, laughs, politics, and poetry—perfect examples of the imagination flourishing when given constraints\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese microfictions offer tales of service station hold-ups, random violence in elevators, shark attacks,  and road fatalities. There are pieces about supermarkets, computers, and dogfights—all packed with emotional punch. Some describe quiet but no less significant moments: a child coloring, a seagull stealing a chip. Some show us the magic of quotidian life—on trains, buses and in backyard gardens and nature strips. Writers were given a single blank square of paper to fill. They filled it with political satire, memorable lines, mordant observations, flights of fancy, and heartbreaking descriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spineless Wonders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039558254832,"sku":"9781925052060","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925052060_p0.jpg?v=1763634252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925052060","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}