{"product_id":"a-cylindrical-object-on-fire-holly-myers-9781947322912","title":"A Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of short fiction exploring the elemental aspects of storytelling--from word to sentence to character to gesture to narrative. In the roughly two dozen works that make up the book, Myers is attentive to the operations of words: how it is that words collude into sentences, and sentences balloon into worlds. Of equal concern are the operations of people: how people use these words, whether to shape, accommodate, resist or deny the realities with which they contend; how they make sense of where they find themselves; in what erratic or desperate manner they strive; what they get right and where they go wrong. These works ask how do words, sentences and humans behave in the face of war, ghosts, extreme weather, motherhood, alien possession, insect infestations, love, grief, or violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Holly Myers is a great writer!\" --Llyn Foulkes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My view of reality exploded while reading \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Myers taps into abstract feelings and existential angst with wit and eloquence, offering a twisted, but somehow elegant, picture of our existence.\" --Analia Saban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is as visually evocative and enigmatic as its title. Myers' prose resembles a film of a mythical and very difficult road trip, a series of mini and maxi dramas, deeply moving and touching down somewhere beyond narrative, where the silences are as meaningful as the words.\" --Lucy R. Lippard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I still remember first reading Holly Myers' art writing, it was infused with such rich and visceral description, such resonant conceptual observation. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, her introspection and invention of new structures gives voice to an honesty far out of reach to most of us. These short pieces grab and awaken us to the ever present truth of being human, both in relationship to others and to ourselves. They ignite our awareness of the profoundly vivid reality of everyday life. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Cylindrical Object on Fire in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a brave exploration into what is possible within the short story structure. Myers' creativity is on full display and the result is a hauntingly honest work of art that illuminates what it means to be truly awake in the everyday.\" --Uta Barth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolly Myers is a writer and critic based in New Mexico. Her fiction has appeared in the Antioch Review, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZyzzyva\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoyland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Her art writing and criticism has appeared in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holly Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947322915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947322912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Insert Blanc Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Holly Myers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48486460719359,"sku":"9781947322912","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb4b56e-b726-4f72-8c2c-715926ae3bbc.jpg?v=1778055580","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cylindrical-object-on-fire-holly-myers-9781947322912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}