{"product_id":"9781937009441","title":"Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpside Down:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inverted Tropes in Storytelling\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates. Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain, Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong, and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and flip them upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction - Jerry Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION I: INVERTING THE TROPES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Loving Bad Boys: A Villanelle - Valya Dudycz Lupescu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle, Singularity - John Hornor Jacobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazzrus - Nisi Shawl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking Truth - Elsa Sjunneson-Henry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThwock - Michelle Muenzler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan You Tell Me How to Get to Paprika Place? - Michael R. Underwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen - Anton Strout\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe White Dragon - Alyssa Wong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer Curse, How Gently It Comes Undone - Haralambi Markov\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurning Bright - Shanna Germain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanta CIS (Episode 1: No Saint) - Alethea Kontis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRequiem for a Manic Pixie Dream - Katy Harrad \u0026amp; Greg Stolze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Refrigerator in the Girlfriend - Adam-Troy Castro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Blood of Poppy Dupree - Delilah S. Dawson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed Light - Sara M. Harvey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil There Is Only Hunger - Michael Matheson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuper Duper Fly - Maurice Broaddus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrafty as a Chain Mail Bikini - Kat Richardson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwan Song - Michelle Lyons-McFarland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose Who Leave - Michael Choi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNouns of Nouns: A Mini Epic - Alex Shvartsman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcess Light - Rahul Kanakia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Origin of Terror - Sunil Patel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tangled Web - Ferrett Steinmetz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa, Tfu, Tfu, Tfu. - Alisa Schreibman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal Women Are Dangerous - Rati Mehrotra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION II: DISCUSSING THE TROPES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm Pretty Sure I've Read This Before ... - Patrick Hester\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFractured Souls - Lucy A. Snyder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto the Labyrinth: The Heroine's Journey - A.C. Wise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscaping the Hall of Mirrors - Victor Raymond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTropes as Erasers: A Transgender Perspective - Keffy R.M. Kehrli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION III: DEFINING THE TROPES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword - Monica Valentinelli \u0026amp; Jaym Gates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrope Definitions\/Index of Tropes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION IV: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ADDITIONAL BIOS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apex Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061697102064,"sku":"9781937009441","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937009441_p0.jpg?v=1763659660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937009441","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}