{"product_id":"playgrounds-and-battlegrounds-four-novellas-9780982171080","title":"Playgrounds and Battlegrounds: Four Novellas","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour novellas: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1) Nighttime Euphoria and the Field of Reeds, or One Can Get Away with What One Dares\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerry and his new friend Akila (met in Puerto Rico and visiting from Egypt) are awaiting a cab shortly before midnight. Far from deterred by the fact he's due at work the following day, Perry feels duty-bound to ensure Akila's first New York City night is highly adventurous. Nor will Perry be dreaming up an excuse to avoid the office: he's looking forward to reporting to work riding the adrenaline of all-night escapades. Many supposedly serious situations can be turned into games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2) Playgrounds and Battlegrounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandomly wandering New York City's streets at night--emotionally flung hither and thither, hungering for he's unsure what--Steve finds himself doing things he never imagined himself capable of, thrilling to every moment. Some of his adventures are elevating, some frightening, others a blur of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3) Idleness And Unrest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdleness at the advertising agency leads to unrest, so Alex enjoys hooking up with his unhappily married friend, Hilaria, on company time. The trick's to score a job that yields a great deal of fulfilling downtime and refuse to be robbed of it via promotion. Playacting and technology facilitate success--hoodwinking administration's wholesome healthy fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4) Excitation and Oblivion, or Kaleidoscopic San Juan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrenaline surges upon arrival pre-dawn in Puerto Rico at onset of a Labor Day weekend, regardless of lack of sleep. High surf, dancing under the stars, random encounters in San Juan's post-midnight streets. Vacations are an opportunity to be swept into personality-altering adventures, become someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shattercolors Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982171080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Robert Scott Leyse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445565554869,"sku":"9780982171080","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ec62251b-d29d-4881-8a77-9d51e182b5de.jpg?v=1753799003","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/playgrounds-and-battlegrounds-four-novellas-9780982171080","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}