{"product_id":"who-is-knocking-9798897723195","title":"Who Is Knocking?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe flickering gaslight cast long shadows across the autopsy table, illuminating the stark reality of my work. Tonight, it was a young woman, barely twenty, her life extinguished too soon in a single-car accident. Her skin, still warm, held a tragic stillness, a stark contrast to the vibrant life I knew existed just hours ago. I had seen her smile, heard her laughter, in the halls of the middle school where I worked as principal. She was a bright light, a star student with dreams as vast as the mountain sky above our town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy hands, usually steady as I guided students through algebra problems, trembled slightly as I examined her injuries. The sterile air of the coroner's office couldn't mask the poignant scent of loss, a bittersweet perfume of what could have been. The transition from educator to coroner was seamless yet jarring, a constant shift between the promise of youth and the finality of death. The weight of this duality settled heavily on my shoulders, a familiar ache I carried with me from one role to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudy F. Malesich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897723195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Rudy F. Malesich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396569096373,"sku":"9798897723195","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_66f43648-48fc-4ca1-8714-ab68e2ae9aa3.jpg?v=1747750407","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/who-is-knocking-9798897723195","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}