{"product_id":"the-vade-mecum-of-the-bill-gillard-9781952411120","title":"The Vade Mecum of the True Sublime","description":"\u003cp\u003eBill Gillard is an award-winning teacher of creative \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewriting and literature at the University of Wisconsin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOshkosh. His writing has appeared in dozens of journals, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand he is the author of two chapbooks: \u003cem\u003eOde to Sandra \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHook and Desire, the River\u003c\/em\u003e and the co-author of \u003cem\u003eSpeculative \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModernism, \u003c\/em\u003e a study of the literary origins of science fiction, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efantasy, and horror. He is the Fiction Editor at the literary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagazine, \u003cem\u003eMasque and Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e and earned an M.F.A. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lives in Appleton, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWisconsin, with his wife and two daughters and is a \u003c\/p\u003erecovering youth hockey coach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially for those unfamiliar with supplication to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimaginary omnipotents, it is helpful to page through the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eentire collection first, stopping here and there to get a feel for \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow the prayer book unfolds. Practice good breathing habits \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eduring this phase. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterward, and as your devotion matures, it is existentially \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esafest to read this book in its entirety every day, preferably \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealoud (clothing optional). Then nobody will be able to say \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat whatever comes next is your fault. You gave it your best \u003c\/p\u003eshot. You were devout. Pious, even. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Gillard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952411122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952411120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luchador Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Bill Gillard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611853799679,"sku":"9781952411120","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c06616a3-6546-4382-ba1a-8471d02df1d4.jpg?v=1764516511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-vade-mecum-of-the-bill-gillard-9781952411120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}