{"product_id":"one-thing-was-certain-mark-malamud-9780999446249","title":"One Thing Was Certain: Selected Stories from the 2018 Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom nosey neighbors to alien lovers, from examinations of race to explorations of alcoholism, from concrete poetry to Lovecraftian horror - you've never read a collection of stories like this one!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition invites writers to stitch together their own stories using the opening and closing lines from classic works of fiction. For the 2018 competition, aspiring writers were given these choices: \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Dashiell Hammett; \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e by Lewis Carroll; or \"A Telephone Call\" by Dorothy Parker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eONE THING WAS CERTAIN contains the finalists from the Lewis Carroll contest. Every story starts and ends exactly the same way - with the opening and closing sentence of \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e by Lewis Carroll - and yet the stories themselves are nothing alike. Horror, science fiction, political commentary, humor. They are as different from one another as the twenty authors who dreamt them up. Come, meet this year's finalists from the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, India, and the UK, who range in age from fourteen to seventy-six. You won't be disappointed!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn more about literary taxidermy, as well as future contests, by visiting literarytaxidermy.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A clever idea and an exciting contest.\" - Alison Portage \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"You'll believe \u003ci\u003etwenty\u003c\/i\u003e impossible things before breakfast.\" - New York Readers Club\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's hard to imagine so many different stories lay dormant between the opening and closing of every book. But they do, and you'll find them here.\" - re\/ART \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A great example of 'what-if' fiction. Makes you wonder what kind of story \u003ci\u003eyou'd\u003c\/i\u003e write!\" - Lively Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Malamud,Various\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099944624X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999446249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regulus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Mark Malamud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49161831973119,"sku":"9780999446249","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-thing-was-certain-mark-malamud-9780999446249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}