{"product_id":"selfzk","title":"Self Defense for Gentle People, by Zachary Kocanda","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProse, chapbook, 32 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf Defense for Gentle People\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about finding who you are when you’re finally on your own. A young woman leaves Chicago and the personal and professional losses that defined her life there to start fresh in a small Indiana town. New Hoosier life, same existential questions. Does a self-defense class taught by another loser have the answers?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a chapbook for people who just can’t get a win, who kill houseplants and buy groceries at the dollar store, who lose elections and fail grad school. It’s a lot to deal with alone. Don’t forget to breathe—and most importantly, be gentle with yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZachary Kocanda’s short fiction has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eOyez Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnother Chicago Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVol. 1 Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e’s Sunday Stories Series. This is his first chapbook. He lives in Illinois. Find more at zacharykocanda.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zachary Kocanda","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":39705940787271,"sku":"SELFZK","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":39705940820039,"sku":"SELFZKe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/products\/selfdefensefront.png?v=1697229395","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/selfzk","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}