{"product_id":"other-minds-and-other-stories-9781953387356","title":"Other Minds and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Questionable Shape\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhite Dialogues\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant, anxious, and hilarious new collection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man lends his phone to a stranger in the mall, setting off an uncanny series of Unknown calls that come to haunt his relationship with jealousy and dread. A well-meaning locavore tries to butcher his backyard chickens humanely, only to find himself absorbed into the absurd violence of the pecking order. A student applying for a philosophy fellowship struggles to project himself into the thoughts of his hypothetical judges, becoming increasingly possessed and overpowered by the problem of other minds. And in \"The Postcard,\" a private detective is hired to investigate a posthumous message that a widower has seemingly received from his dead wife, leading him into a foggy landscape of lost memories, shifting identities, and strange doublings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCerebral and eerie, captivating and profound, these twelve stories expertly guide us through the paranoia and obsession of everyday horrors, not least the horrors of overthinking what other people might be thinking. With all of Sims's trademark virtuosity, innovation, and wit, \u003ci\u003eOther Minds and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e continues to expand the possibilities of contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dollar Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953387356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.75w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bennett Sims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52210082906293,"sku":"9781953387356","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4d039504-b784-4821-b895-a48d7477ce9a.jpg?v=1770132398","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/other-minds-and-other-stories-9781953387356","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}