{"product_id":"hang-time-stories","title":"Hang Time: Stories","description":"Funny, bruising, and unexpectedly tender, Brendan Gillen’s new collection reveals the fragile humanity beneath the myths of competition and control. Whether laced with surreal twists or grounded in everyday heartbreak, these stories—moving from little league dugouts and high school gyms to auto shops and monster truck rallies—remind us that “hang time” is never just about staying in the air—it’s about what it costs to come back down.\n\n\"There are too many stories out there about writers and college professors. Bring on the athletes, the down-and-out family men, the working class folks doing their best to get by. Gillen’s prose focuses on the grittier parts of these characters’ lives, but there’s poetry in here, along with the heartbreak. You’ll find hope, too, of last-second buzzer beaters, happier marriages, recovering deadbeat dads, and a taste of the glory only hard-fought competition can bestow.\n—Eric Rasmussen, Fiction Editor, Sundog Lit\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1967135037\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1967135037.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gillen, Brendan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44513428930621,"sku":"BVV.1967135037.G","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1967135037-0.jpg?v=1794432238","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/hang-time-stories","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}