{"product_id":"atthak","title":"At the Cleaners, by Ann Kammerer","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 48 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAt the Cleaners\u003c\/em\u003e, Ann Kammerer spins the inner workings of a small-town dry-cleaning business as seen by a young counter clerk. Through a collection of mini stories in verse, Kammerer introduces us to a set of characters whose relationships with one another often mirror the dirty laundry they take in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eSet in the 1970s, \u003cem\u003eAt the Cleaners\u003c\/em\u003e examines the roles of men and women during a time of societal change, and the perceived limitations of conventional lives. Kammerer’s interconnected narratives present portraits of desire and loneliness as everyday people look to redefine and elevate their circumstances, and to revitalize their lives as they might their finest clothes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAnn Kammerer lives in the Chicago area, and is a native of Michigan. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared or are forthcoming in \u003cem\u003eFictive Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOne Art\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOpen Arts Forum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBright Flash Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorkers Write!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChiron Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlazeVOX\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Spine\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere, and in anthologies by Querencia Press and Crow Woods Publishing. Her chapbook collections of narrative poetry include \u003cem\u003eYesterday’s Playlist\u003c\/em\u003e (Bottlecap Press, 2023), \u003cem\u003eBeaut\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2024), \u003cem\u003eFriends Once There\u003c\/em\u003e (Impspired, 2024), and \u003cem\u003eSomeone Else\u003c\/em\u003e (Bottlecap Press, 2024). You can find her here: annkammerer.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Kammerer","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50416771334459,"sku":"ATTHAK","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50416771367227,"sku":"ATTHAKe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/cleanersfront.png?v=1751840368","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/atthak","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}