{"product_id":"lifejh","title":"Life Would Be Perfect If, by Jeff Harvey","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProse, chapbook, 40 pages, from \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife Would Be Perfect If\u003c\/em\u003e is a novella-in-flash following a young man’s struggle to find his place in suburban Memphis during the 60s and 70s. Faced with constant rejection, he withdraws into himself, longing for acceptance and a sense of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a teenager, he begins to question his sexuality but finds no one he can trust to talk to. It’s not until his university years that he meets a small group of like minded individuals who offer the support he's been searching for. However, most of them eventually leave for bigger cities. Realizing that the love and acceptance he craves are beyond the confines of his hometown, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, seeking happiness and uncovering deeper truths along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeff Harvey is a queer writer and editor from Northeast Arkansas and now lives in San Diego. He has worked in finance and real estate and has also taught English as a second language. When he’s not writing, he edits \u003cem\u003eGooseberry Pie Lit Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, which he founded in 2023. He is a reader for \u003cem\u003eFractured Lit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePencilHouse\u003c\/em\u003e. His fiction appears in numerous literary journals including \u003cem\u003eGhost Parachute\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFive South\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBending Genres\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoonPark Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoes it Have Pockets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBull\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlink Ink\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFlashFlood\u003c\/em\u003e. He made the 2023 Wigleaf top 50 longlist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeff Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":49569195360571,"sku":"LIFEJH","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":49569195393339,"sku":"LIFEJHe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/perfectfront.png?v=1728593204","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/lifejh","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}