{"product_id":"the-birthday-picture-and-other-stories-9781733267786","title":"The Birthday Picture: and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Birthday Picture and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of genre-bending short fiction written by Alaskan author Caitlin M.S. Buxbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA publication of Red Sweater Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories are the results of an imagination at work over a span of 10 years, from 2010 to 2020. They will take you from Iceland to Italy, the Midwest to New England, the present day to the 1920s, and more times and places in between. They are dark, sad, strange, and sometimes humorous. Themes range from mental and physical illness to disillusionment and family drama; perspectives, tenses, and lengths vary. In truth, not every story is likely to please every reader. But through all runs at least one common thread: an illustration of some inevitability, some expression of the human condition - the heart of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ethe nine stories listed below, which are illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Minnesota artist Briana Bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGullfoss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulfillment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Bloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimbo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor All We Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Birthday Picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Sweater Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733267786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Caitlin M. S. Buxbaum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40649262792885,"sku":"9781733267786","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_43cd0e5f-2435-44a4-b246-91f119677919.jpg?v=1627964863","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-birthday-picture-and-other-stories-9781733267786","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}