{"product_id":"the-getting-place-9781597099219","title":"The Getting Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Getting Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e spring from the places Frank Soos loved best: the coal hills of southwest Virginia, the coves of coastal Maine, and the rivers and tundra around Fairbanks, Alaska. They ask, \"Who can know the why of his own life, the why of what he does?\" We join his characters when their lives spin beyond their control, when they face unexpected upheavals that change their lives utterly. By turns quirky, heartbreaking, profound, and witty, these brilliant stories open the hidden rooms inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Peggy Shumaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoos, Frank:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Soos\u003c\/strong\u003e, writer of longish short stories, meditative essays, and flash nonfiction, is the author of \u003cem\u003eEarly Yet, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUnified Field Theory\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award), \u003cem\u003eBamboo Fly Rod Suite\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Unpleasantries: Considerations of Difficult Questions. \u003c\/em\u003eHe served as Alaska's Writer Laureate from 2014-2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of his many collaborations with visual artist Margo Klass became the book \u003cem\u003eDouble Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eBeaver Creek, \u003c\/em\u003e an artist book construction, combines images and texts inspired by a joint BLM Artist-in-Residency celebrating the Federal Wild and Scenic River Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank was a much-beloved teacher to all kinds of writers--school kids, adults in his OLLI classes, undergrads just beginning, community writers. Famous for his commitment to their writing, Frank offered his graduate students ample time and attention. They learned from him a fierce work ethic, a devotion to their art, and a generosity to other writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe asked of his students what he asked of himself: writing that will \"advance the problem,\" writing that will ask better questions, writing that will interrogate our inarticulate actions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boreal Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51322264977682,"sku":"9781597099219","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_286210f3-4b78-4d01-82c3-28248e22f421.jpg?v=1748607338","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-getting-place-9781597099219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}