{"product_id":"the-gods-in-small-doses-stories-paperback","title":"The Gods in Small Doses: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe magical and mundane twist together in this collection of surreal stories\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection of stories set in an uncanny American suburbia and haunted by a lurking unease, the peculiar feeling of ephemeral youth finds its voice. The stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Gods in Small Doses\u003c\/i\u003e depict childhood through a funhouse mirror, as a time of myth and damage, of tenderness and terror. Anything--except what should happen--can happen next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A retired witch traps a goat-killing feral child, a girl becomes obsessed with the regenerative properties of her younger brother's body, Armageddon is fought between the forces of good (those who like to go to bed early) and evil (those who prefer to stay up late), a supernatural orphan insinuates his way into an all-American family, the god Poseidon wrecks a high-school house party, and the women of a fabulated island city all mysteriously disappear overnight. In these fast, comic, and troubling tales, sweetness and violence vie to become synonymous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a universe of both realism and surrealism, of magic and the mundane, where strong but deeply flawed characters fight to exert control over things--time, death, themselves--that can't be controlled. Dreamlike moments of body horror, catastrophe, and absurdity challenge the reader to embrace the taboo and to expect--always--the unexpected. Bell's stories offer a twisted, unique, and utterly fascinating take on what it means to \"grow up,\" and all of the questions that the notion inspires. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSH BELL\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two books of poems, \u003ci\u003eNo Planets Strike\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlamo Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Houseboat Veronica\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of an NEA grant and teaches seminars and workshops at Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53170437914931,"sku":"9781625349248","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/J642q-7VP09781625349248.webp?v=1774471898","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-gods-in-small-doses-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}