{"product_id":"close-to-a-flame-9781960329653","title":"Close to a Flame","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a dive bar in Big Rapids, Michigan, to nowhere Ohio, and back, the characters in \u003cem\u003eClose to a Flame\u003c\/em\u003e are broken in the ways all people are. On a cross-country road trip, Robin can't stop thinking about her ex-boyfriend. Carol has grown increasingly unhappy in her long marriage to Gerald. On a summer Saturday, Christine comes through for Dalia in an important way. Pat takes his girlfriend, Katie, to San Francisco for what he hopes will be a romantic proposal. Beth's son, Jonah, gets called to the principal's office; and Jamie gets a scare from her elderly mother. With her radiant stories, Colleen Alles wants to tell you it's often the case that deep connections to other people-sometimes friends, sometimes sweethearts, sometimes spouses-help restore what's broken. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlles, Colleen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - COLLEEN ALLES is a native Michigander and award-winning writer. The author of several novels and poetry collections, Colleen works as a developmental editor for Atmosphere Press and is a contributing fiction editor with Barren Magazine. Her work has appeared in Red Cedar Review, Tar River Poetry, The Write Michigan Anthology, The Michigan Poet, and other places. She lives in Grand Rapids. You can find her at www.ColleenAlles.com.","brand":"Cornerstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324819013906,"sku":"9781960329653","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0249f30f-4289-4bcb-bc18-61b9d1adec1a.jpg?v=1748703304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/close-to-a-flame-9781960329653","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}