{"product_id":"runs-in-the-blood-9781834050140","title":"Runs in the Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dark and funny short story collection that reveals poignant truths about queer chosen family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lesbian mother feels out of place taking her daughter to a princess party; a gay couple turns to unconventional means to create their baby; a grieving man winds up on a date with a centaur; an agoraphobic must make an impossible choice before time runs out. This is the unnerving world of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew J. Trafford's sophomore story collection, and it pulses with humour, anxiety, and profound disquiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly satirical and unflinchingly human, the stories of \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e unsettle our notions of family, whether biological or chosen. Careening through the space beyond nature versus nurture, its characters--betrayed, wounded, unequipped--wrangle with their own worst instincts and the grotesqueries of the modern world, attempting to create families worth holding on to and to protect the children they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelightful and disarming, odd and audacious, \u003cem\u003eRuns in the Blood\u003c\/em\u003e announces the return of a bold and fearless writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew J. Trafford\u003c\/strong\u003e (he\/him) holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. His first collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eThe Divinity Gene\u003c\/em\u003e (Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre), garnered critical acclaim in the US and Canada. He continues to write and teach fiction and has recently developed a fibre arts practice, knitting and designing knitwear as Fairy Godfather Knits. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603254673682,"sku":"9781834050140","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a789a19-623b-47ef-853c-e221f17bc8f2.jpg?v=1757431874","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/runs-in-the-blood-9781834050140","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}