{"product_id":"the-things-we-do-that-make-no-sense-stories-paperback","title":"The Things We Do That Make No Sense: 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\u003eAdam Schuitema\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are guilty of actions that make no sense.\u003c\/b\u003e We perform acts of beauty and acts of ugliness. We give in to hidden ambitions, latent hungers, and clumsy grasps at insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of these stories are the rituals--grand and small--in which we humans partake; the peculiar gestures we hope will forge meaning or help us glean some sort of understanding. They may be formally ceremonial and spiritual, like the imposition of ashes in a darkened church. But often they are secular, private, and bizarre. A woman slips her son's old baby tooth into her mouth as he's led away to prison. A girl in a tunnel plays an invisible piano while bombs ravage the city above. A man with a laser machine creates a private galaxy to rekindle lost love. A daughter frantically searches a wax museum for her mother's second self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet mostly in Michigan, the stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Do That Make No Sense\u003c\/i\u003e are woven through with the power of ritual and glimmer with lush descriptions and poignant dialogue. From both the everyday and the sacred, these characters piece together the strange mosaic of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Schuitema is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eHaymaker\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eFreshwater Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. He is associate professor of English at Kendall College of Art and Design and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522311844147,"sku":"9780875807638","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R1N2VkhHdFNyT1hrc21ONVA4czlhQT09.webp?v=1760547274","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-things-we-do-that-make-no-sense-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}