{"product_id":"the-woodchipper-9781770468238","title":"The Woodchipper","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning cartoonist confronts anxiety and regret \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-time city maintenance worker keeps pulling an accident prone newbie's fat out of the fire or maybe in this case, an arm and another arm and a leg out of the woodchipper. What happens when NOTHING HAPPENS? Can a disaster averted still be a disaster? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Nestled All Snug,\" frazzled bookstore clerk Sasha prepares to close the store and head home to watch Hallmark Christmas specials after a fight with her boyfriend means she's home alone for the holidays. Hmm, that stack of boxes outside the bathroom seems a little precarious. Maybe Sasha will do returns when she gets back to work post-holidays. FWUMP FWUMP FWUMP. Guess someone is going to regret leaving their phone by the register before going to the bathroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Woodchipper, Joe Ollmann, cartoonist of the groundbreaking Governor General Award finalist Fictional Father, returns with a suite of comic short stories focused on his trademark nervous wreck characters caught in a series of escalating personal disasters. Everybody's doing their best. Everybody's just trying to get through the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Ollmann\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Hamilton, the Riviera of Southern Ontario. He has published two books with Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, 2011's \u003ci\u003eMid-Life\u003c\/i\u003e and 2017's \u003ci\u003eThe Abominable Mr. Seabrook\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book in 2007 and loser of the same award another time.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51986403229970,"sku":"9781770468238","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8eb80805-4f6a-4d70-a7a9-26d3857fb5cd.jpg?v=1769590914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woodchipper-9781770468238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}