{"product_id":"everybody-needs-something-stories-9798991456531","title":"Everybody Needs Something: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelanie Faranello's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eEverybody Needs Something\u003c\/i\u003e, delves into the interior lives of characters longing for connection, revealing the deep human desire to reach one another. A poignant exploration of the complexities of love, loss, and what is often left unsaid, the stories center on the space between us--couples, families, aging parents, children, and evolving selves that are shaped over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA newly widowed construction worker travels to a debris-filled healing pool to ease his grief; a retired couple relocates across the globe hoping to escape their troubles only to discover a new problematic infestation; a father places an ad inviting strangers to his first solo Thanksgiving dinner; a couple on the brink endures a wildlife lecture at the elementary school between hospital visiting hours for their daughter; a young divorcee has an unexpected encounter with her long-dead father during a Latin Ballroom dance class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuietly powerful and carefully observed, these fourteen stories resonate with emotional landscapes and hidden heartbreaks as characters meet their breaking points before somehow finding the courage to keep going.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbus State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991456531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.56w x 0.58d","brand":"Melanie Pappadis Faranello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379369734325,"sku":"9798991456531","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b455af0f-9964-481c-a471-b2b9c540ce72.jpg?v=1774372546","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/everybody-needs-something-stories-9798991456531","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}