{"product_id":"new-day-stories-9781647427429","title":"New Day: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Lily King's \u003ci\u003eFive Tuesdays in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary short story collection that explores the depths of everyday humanity and the universal yearning for new beginnings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLinked by their personal and professional relationships, the characters in these thirteen stories--all set between 1982 and 2012--struggle to achieve happiness and success. A coke-fueled night with a photographer costs a young woman her job in the display department of Bloomingdale's, but holds a hidden promise. A sculptor tries to resurrect his relationship with an old flame on the same day her best friend is undergoing a bone marrow transplant. An aspiring actress drifts from house-sit to house-sit until an armed robbery at the restaurant where she works makes her question a lifelong pattern of impermanence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moody, elegiac, and full of longing, with ricocheting themes of desire and loss, \u003ci\u003eA New Day\u003c\/i\u003e's stories are steeped in the highs and lows inherent in the pursuit of love and creative expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Mell\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction and creative nonfiction in both short and long forms. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine, Hippocampus Magazine, Jellyfish Review, Cleaver Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA from Warren Wilson and was a 2020 BookEnds fellow at SUNY Stony Brook. You can find more about Sue at www.suemell.com. She lives in Queens, New York, where she cares for her aging mom and a gray tuxedo cat named Poppy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901532147986,"sku":"9781647427429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3de4c3d4-025d-42d3-9efb-e75d22eb8cc9.jpg?v=1738429052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/new-day-stories-9781647427429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}