{"product_id":"intwjs","title":"In Twos, by Joris Soeding","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eProse, chapbook, 24 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eJoris Soeding discloses parts of his journey of family and pop culture, loss and healing, along the backdrop of a young man’s life milestones. Whether commuting to middle school basketball practice or rushing home from an evening shift at the pizzeria, Soeding offers approachable scenarios while connecting themes alongside the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThese five essays keep winding through pairs: parent and child, strangers, FBI agents, boyfriend and girlfriend, hotel owners, homes, an elder couple, police officers, television episodes, evenings, friends. Soeding offers just enough hope after each heartbreak. His moments are carefree as “we smiled to the camera in the afternoon sunlight,” yet the next steps are underlying. Soeding has gifted us with an extraordinary first collection of essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoris Soeding’s most recent collection of poetry is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Highland Park\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigami Poems Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 2021). Soeding’s writing has appeared in publications such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnother Chicago Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry Pacific\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortage Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTint Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He is a 2021 and 2022 Pushcart Prize nominee and fifth\/sixth grade Social Studies teacher in Chicago, where he resides with his wife, son, daughter, and cats.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joris Soeding","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50964147011899,"sku":"INTWJS","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50964147044667,"sku":"INTWJSe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/twosfront.png?v=1770613086","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/intwjs","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}