{"product_id":"lunch-with-the-alien-and-other-short-short-stories-9780998623023","title":"Lunch with the Alien and Other Short, Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his second short, short story collection, Greg Roensch takes us to the raw and nervy edges of life. We might find ourselves running from a heist gone wrong, preparing for a championship fight, or having our guts ripped out by something from our nightmares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn settings both familiar and fantastic - from a caf  writing group to an experimental military lab, from the jungles of the Philippines during WWII to a cave after the apocalypse - these stories depict outsiders and misfits, losers and dreamers, all trying to get ahead ... or just fighting for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are tales of bad luck, bad decisions, tragedies, and betrayals, set in different times and locales, and even different realities. Yet through humor and pathos, Roensch's stories explore our shared humanity and remind us what it means to struggle, strive, aspire, and live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory A. Roensch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998623023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 4.72w x 0.41d","brand":"Greg Roensch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39638694854837,"sku":"9780998623023","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f2fd7388-47d4-49a8-b096-1cdf55384689.jpg?v=1617683181","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lunch-with-the-alien-and-other-short-short-stories-9780998623023","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}