{"product_id":"13-by-11-short-stories-of-life-in-diverse-places-and-spaces-paperback","title":"13 by 11: short stories of life in diverse places and spaces - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBradley Harper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDerek McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Gerke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn anthology spanning genres and places:13 short stories by 11 award-winning* and up-and-coming authors \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A uniformly powerful collection where each piece shines.\" - D. Donovan, senior reviewer \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart ONE encounters life both within and outside of the earthly realm. Stories by \u003cb\u003eVincent Czyz\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDerek McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e ask readers to consider the ties that bind and define us in our earthly existence, with tragic, yet hopeful, tales of loss and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart TWO visits characters at different stages of life: childhood, early adulthood, and parenthood. \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Kahrs\u003c\/b\u003e's charming vignette journeys back to a childhood incident and its effects-both immediate and lasting-on family dynamics, while \u003cb\u003eCaroline Scott\u003c\/b\u003e introduces us to two teens embarking on adulthood while coping with the pressure of their pasts. \u003cb\u003eErol Engin\u003c\/b\u003e warns us how the first child-and Steve Jobs-can change a marriage, leading to competition and vicarious coping, shall we say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe careful what you wish for in part THREE, where enticing temptation meets delicious pleasure, but at what cost? Your life? Your soul? \u003cb\u003eBradley Harper\u003c\/b\u003e's dark, tantalizing poems wrap around \u003cb\u003eLilla Glass\u003c\/b\u003e's unfurling tale of hunter and prey ... and hunter, before \u003cb\u003eHarper\u003c\/b\u003e spins a whodunit, with a dash of whimsy and perhaps time travel, if the detective's client is to be believed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart FOUR transports readers to other spaces. \u003cb\u003eHarriet James\u003c\/b\u003e shows the futility of resisting the spark of attraction in a charged love-across-the-divides spec-fiction story. \u003cb\u003eCarla Rehse\u003c\/b\u003e whisks us off to outer space, where we find two partners, divided in a way we could never imagine, fleeing from a Church determined to part them. \u003cb\u003eWill Knight\u003c\/b\u003e's dialogue-driven diary tale looks for smiles as it touches on hope vs. reality, even as we wonder what the space of that reality is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe anthology concludes in part FIVE by considering loss. \u003cb\u003eBradley Harper\u003c\/b\u003e's short passage here is a true story of loss of life, while \u003cb\u003eGreg Gerke\u003c\/b\u003e brings the collection to a close on a pensive note as he describes a gradual loss of self, finding that travel does not necessarily enrich the soul. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnjoy this delightful mix of award-winning and up-and-coming authors. Together, they blend literary, historical, speculative, mystery, and romantic fiction with a dash of light sci-fi thrown in ... with stories all centering on connection to others-in life, in death, in school, in families, in space, in cyberspace. Even in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Readers seeking a literary anthology filled with satisfying revelations and unexpected forays into other worlds will find \u003ci\u003e13 By 11\u003c\/i\u003e a uniformly powerful collection where each piece shines. Another plus is that one can start anyplace in the book to choose a standout piece...there is no linear progression to stories, allowing for reader flexibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e- D. Donovan, senior reviewer \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVincent Czyz received the 2016 Eric Hoffer Award for Best in Small Press for \u003ci\u003eAdrift in a Vanishing City.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErol Engin's \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Monkeys\u003c\/i\u003e won the Page Seventeen Short Story Contest in 2012.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLilla Glass earned a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Winter 2021 Quarter competition for her short story \u003ci\u003eBest Spuds.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBradley Harper's debut, \u003ci\u003eA Knife in the Fog\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel by an American Author and won Killer Nashville's 2019 Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. The sequel, \u003ci\u003eQueen's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e, won Killer Nashville's 2020 Silver Falchion Award twice-for both Best Suspense and Book of the Year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDerek McFadden's \u003ci\u003eWhat Death Taught Terrence \u003c\/i\u003ewas a 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist and a Silver Medal winner at the 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745386500159,"sku":"9798451000373","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/03d645a976620684eedc8f2f7be312a9.webp?v=1765171711","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/13-by-11-short-stories-of-life-in-diverse-places-and-spaces-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}