{"product_id":"stepdmd","title":"steps to losing, by david moses diaz","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 44 pages, from \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ethese poems were written because they asked to be. they were written at a desk or on a couch or in a garage as snapshots of chronotopes instead of unnamed specks of dust or dark matter outlining wander-er. They were written because grief is a burden \u0026amp; a blessing. because there’s so much else to be upset about, and these indulgences make the lack of lighted room a lot less darkness. because sometimes, un-like someone once advised, things are allowed to just be sad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003elike standing in a room or by a liquor store or near a dying avocado tree, these poems and photos tread water between on-purpose and proustian since nostalgia is only dangerous if you refuse to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003edavid is a writer and educator from Los Angeles who holds an MFA from CSU Long Beach. His poetry has been published by \u003cem\u003eTia Chucha Press\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Pedro River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuerencia Press\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAcentos Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCurious Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTiny Splendor\u003c\/em\u003e, and his freelance journalism can be found at \u003cem\u003eL.A. Taco\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"david moses diaz","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":67611339882811,"sku":"STEPDMD","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":67611339915579,"sku":"STEPDMDe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/steps_cover.png?v=1790814360","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/stepdmd","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}