{"product_id":"insurrections-stories-9780813174402","title":"Insurrections: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA suicidal father looks to an older neighbor -- and the Cookie Monster -- for salvation and sanctuary as his life begins to unravel. A man seeking to save his estranged, drug-addicted brother from the city's underbelly confronts his own mortality. A chess match between a girl and her father turns into a master class about life, self-realization, and pride: \"Now hold on little girl.... Chess is like real life. The white pieces go first so they got an advantage over the black pieces.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRion Amilcar Scott\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English at Bowie State University. He earned an MFA at George Mason University, where he won both the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award and a Completion Fellowship. His work has appeared in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review, Crab Orchard Review, PANK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus, Fiction International, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWashington City Paper, The Toast, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConfrontation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617161351442,"sku":"9780813174402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e48b277a-4de2-4115-b07b-34f7abdb5a57.jpg?v=1732512530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/insurrections-stories-9780813174402","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}