{"product_id":"current-disasters-jen-mcconnell-9798990546691","title":"Current Disasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCURRENT DISASTERS\u003c\/em\u003e consists of 22 flash and short stories. The characters and predicaments in \u003cem\u003eCURRENT DISASTERS\u003c\/em\u003e offer insight into the ways we attempt to connect with others and the larger world around us. The stories explore false starts and unresolved endings, and the agonizing moments in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJen McConnell\u003c\/strong\u003e has published prose and poetry in more than forty literary magazines and her work has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. Recent short stories and flash fiction can be found in \u003cem\u003eThe Good Life Review, Burningword, Does it Have Pockets?, Bridge Eight\u003c\/em\u003e and more. Her first story collection, \u003cem\u003eWelcome, Anybody, \u003c\/em\u003e was published by Press 53. She holds an MFA from Goddard College. A California native, she's lived in the Midwest long enough that she should be used to the winters by now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen McConnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990546691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roadside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.24d","brand":"Jen McConnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47201091191039,"sku":"9798990546691","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fd5c15b-b896-4f31-9e58-d6a599285306.jpg?v=1756788849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/current-disasters-jen-mcconnell-9798990546691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}