{"product_id":"its-no-fun-anymore-9781627205849","title":"It's No Fun Anymore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's No Fun Anymore\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of eight stories that explore the politics of victimization, the sites of trauma on women's bodies, and their attempts to divine meaning from suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Experiment,\" the murder of a young girl prompts a stay-at-home mother to undertake a desperate bid for agency, drawing unlikely inspiration from a 1950s self-help book. An MLM saleswoman in \"Border Crossings\" is held captive at the Canadian border, and in her marriage. And \"Thumb Stump\" introduces a new mother, who worries her baby will inherit both her perceived deformity and generational trauma. These stories examine the double binds of motherhood, the sham of \"having it all,\" the daily struggles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centralizing thread is the question: How can trauma be transformed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicka-Foos, Brittany:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brittany Micka-Foos is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of the poetry chapbook A litany of words as fragile as window glass (Bottlecap Press, 2024). Her work has been published in Ninth Letter, Witness Magazine, NonBinary Review, Hobart, and elsewhere. To read more, visit: www.brittanymickafoos.com","brand":"Apprentice House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384372756754,"sku":"9781627205849","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e68628c1-d045-4fac-a261-ab5dcbdc8f48.jpg?v=1750172632","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/its-no-fun-anymore-9781627205849","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}