{"product_id":"once-upon-a-midnight-scroll-poems-for-the-overstimulated-disillusioned-9798881608217","title":"Once Upon a Midnight Scroll: Poems for the Overstimulated \u0026 Disillusioned","description":"\u003cb\u003eHeidi Becker's debut poetry collection follows one chronically online twentysomething's journey from filming \"brain rot\" skits in her parents' living room to sparking an anti-capitalist awakening across social media.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing brain rot language and social media speak against itself to reveal the problematic impacts of a generation that is chronically online, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Midnight Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e memorializes the viral words of writer and creator Heidi Becker. From the intangible internet to the physical page, Becker hopes this collection will serve as an irreverent antidote to the over-stimulation of modern life, mixing raw truths and playful cynicism into a much-needed reality check that you can take in all at once or in small doses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of deeply honest poems explores themes of self-worth, identity, love, and connection. With humor, empathy, and a wicked wit, she explores the anxieties of today's youth through the all-too-familiar nostalgia that hits during a midnight scroll, when our eyes glaze over while watching beauty and fitness routines, war footage, celebrity gossip, wildfires, relationship tips, and ad after ad after ad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis takedown of modern internet culture is sure to have you asking, \"Is this play about us?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrews McMeel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798881608217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Heidi Becker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604465414325,"sku":"9798881608217","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/once-upon-a-midnight-scroll-poems-for-the-overstimulated-disillusioned-9798881608217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}