{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-isbn-9781593766634","title":"If You Lived Here You'd Already be Home","description":"\u003cb\u003e“These stories were my kind of stories--a little weird and magical and bittersweet.” --Roxane Gay, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA middle-aged masochist in love with a comatose man. A gay birthday clown lamenting the loss of his beloved dog. An amateur veterinarian keeping watch over his suicidal daughter. And a bikini model with a barnacle stuck to her butt cheek. These are just a few of the characters who populate the quirky, offbeat world of \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You’d Already Be Home\u003c\/i\u003e a world that feels at once alien and strangely familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these twenty-one brief, funny stories, John Jodzio documents his characters disappointment, frustration, and longing for a home that seems forever out of reach. By turns bleak and hopeful, cruel and tender, this is an exciting literary debut by a writer to watch, a writer with a unique and compelling voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“John Jodzio is the best kind of modern fiction writer: a thematic traditionalist who feels totally new.” —Chuck Klosterman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Jodzio\u003c\/b\u003e is a winner of the Loft-McKnight Fellowship and the author of the short story collections \u003ci\u003eGet In If You Want To Live\u003c\/i\u003e (Paper Darts Press) and \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home\u003c\/i\u003e (Replacement Press). His work has been featured in a variety of places including This American Life, McSweeney's, and \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Minneapolis.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303175803109,"sku":"NP9781593766634","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593766634.jpg?v=1767729798","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-isbn-9781593766634","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}