{"product_id":"this-years-ghost-9781956907179","title":"This Year's Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThis Year's Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e, the dead, the impossible, and the unthinkable gather-not to be ignored, not trifled with, and they will break your heart at every turn. Absurd, hilarious, and carnal, these are everyday ghost stories. Ghosts are the living, and we are the spirits inhabiting their journeys through all that it is to be human. Jason Teal, the author of \u003cem\u003eWe Were Called Specimen\u003c\/em\u003es, says This Year's Ghost is \"A triumphant collection of stories by a writer whose strong vision balances the darkness and light of our modern world refreshingly and enchantingly. \u003cem\u003eThis Year's Ghost'\u003c\/em\u003es worlds of puzzles and heartbreak may often contain fantastic beings and futuristic technologies, but they capture the ubiquitous need for connection and affirmation at the core of human experience. Michael Chin is a highly transportive writer whose other books should move to the top of your queue immediately afterwards.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChin, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and son, where he teaches for the UNLV Honors College. He's the author of six full-length books, including his novel, My Grandfather's an Immigrant, and So is Yours (Cowboy Jamboree Press, 2021). Chin won the 2017-2018 Jean Leiby Chapbook Award from The Florida Review as well as Bayou Magazine's 2014 James Knudsen Prize for Fiction. Find him online at miketchin.com.","brand":"Jackleg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276749930770,"sku":"9781956907179","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ec3f046-5c35-46a0-8626-494c64828870.jpg?v=1747137250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-years-ghost-9781956907179","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}