{"product_id":"a-preponderance-of-starry-beings-stories-9780810148680","title":"A Preponderance of Starry Beings: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, \u003ci\u003eA Preponderance of Starry Beings \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled with \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e memorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents' plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Preponderance of Starry Beings\u003c\/i\u003e invites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSAMANTHA EDMONDS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eThe Space Poet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePretty to Think So. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work appears in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Berry College and lives in Rome, Georgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Triquarterly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358979326226,"sku":"9780810148680","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5404b9a-c1c2-44c3-8217-f771fcd5de50.jpg?v=1749575700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-preponderance-of-starry-beings-stories-9780810148680","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}