{"product_id":"fly-over-this-stories-from-the-new-midwest-paperback","title":"Fly Over This: Stories from the New Midwest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Elliott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese compelling stories offer a detailed look at a part of\u003cbr\u003ethe country many Americans only glimpse through an airplane window from 30,000\u003cbr\u003efeet--the small towns of the rural Midwest.\u003c\/b\u003e The characters here--struggling to raise children and build a better future, or just to escape their past; searching\u003cbr\u003efor connection on social media and longing for the glory days of youth, even as\u003cbr\u003ethey put on pounds and lose hair; good citizens, and criminal--populate a\u003cbr\u003elandscape of emotional peaks and valleys far more varied and interesting than\u003cbr\u003ethe flat physical terrain they inhabit. They are the people we've left behind\u003cbr\u003ewhen we moved to the city, or the people we've become. They are us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Elliott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e has published short stories in \u003ci\u003eJ Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and was twice a top-25 finalist for \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e contests. He is a graduate of Columbia University's M.F.A. program and has studied at Story Studio. He is also the founding editor for the \u003ci\u003eBroadsheet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chicago literary magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610585686060,"sku":"9781948954631","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/fly-over-this-stories-from-the-new-midwest-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}