{ "item_title" : "Northwest Fusion", "item_author" : [" Bill Branley "], "item_description" : "NORTHWEST FUSION is a collection of short stories, essays, two plays and a poem. Contents include:ANGELA. Winner of the 2006 Emerging Writer Award from Humanities Washington. A pregnant woman goes into labor, assisted by a doula and a stressed out husband.CONVALESCENCE. Honorable Mention in the Richard Hugo House Quarterly Genre Competition. Two wounded combat veterans - a man and a woman - recover from amputations in an Army hospital. In spite of physical challenges, they have a brief relationship that helps them prepare for return to civilian life.SHOPPING AT MAISON BLANCHE. Appeared in Southern Revival: Deep Magic For Hurricane Relief, 2005, edited by Tamara Sellman. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans woman resists leaving what is left of the family home.J Appeared in Obliquity, a collection of short fiction from Northwest writers, 2006, Tuesday Night Publishing. A New Orleans family is blessed with a baby boy who possesses unusual gifts.SEEKING REFUGE AT THE PALM COURT. An essay about New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina. The author visits a famous jazz venue called the Palm Court on Decatur Street.HOW I'M HANDLING MY MIDLIFE CRISIS. Originally appeared in the Seattle Times. A man in denial about aging.GETTING AWAY. An essay about a family getaway to the Oregon coast.ONE DAY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND HUSBANDS. In a future era, women rule the universe and employ robotic males to perform household chores.THE PRICE IS WRONG. Two men meet on a park bench and strike a deal.ANALOG MOMENT. In this stream-of-consciousness poem, a man meets an attractive woman on a commuter ferry and fate brings them together. ", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/97/785/613/0977856135_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "7.95", "online_price" : "7.95", "our_price" : "7.95", "club_price" : "7.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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