{"product_id":"serious-kissing","title":"Serious Kissing","description":"\u003cp\u003eReview Barbara Selfridge has an absolutely original voice ... She writes with not exactly realism  but with actualities, whose juxtapositions are magical ... there is the illumination of laughter ... [She] is what a writer must be: truthful and brazen and attentive to pain.  the foreword by Grace Paley Product Description Forgiving stories of women on the edge and in the middle. Ellen Chatfield grows up as part of the MakeLoveNotWar generation, teaches school in Puerto Rico, waitresses in the States, and never stops trying to figure out her personal politics and sexuality. Ellens world clashes with other worlds  those of gogo dancers and Maoists, seance participants and developmentally disabled singers  but those clashes can often sound like an embrace. About the Author Barbara Selfridge has received many awards and fellowships for her writing, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Poets \u0026amp; Writers. Her stories have appeared in Witness, The Caribbean Writer, The American Voice, Sojourner, The Sun, Pushcart Prizes XVII, and other periodicals. This is her first book. She lives in Oakland, California, uses the nom BanterWeight within the National Puzzlers League, and is a member of BATU Local 21. She likes to get arrested with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brand: Glad Day Books","offers":[{"title":"Selfridge, Barbara \/ paperback","offer_id":47845875187957,"sku":"SONG1930180004","price":31.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/A1UTp5JnNrL.jpg?v=1773829407","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/serious-kissing","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}