{"product_id":"unfinished-creatures-twelve-short-stories-about-grief-survival-and-redemption-paperback-1","title":"Unfinished Creatures: Twelve Short Stories about Grief, Survival, and Redemption - 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\u003eTom Stahl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnfinished Creatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are all unfinished creatures, only half made up, searching for the other half to make us whole.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith dark comedy, mythic undertones, and shocking violence, twelve short stories shimmer with longing, loss, and redemption. They ask the questions we all face: How do we survive what tries to break us with grief? Can we forgive the unforgivable? Where does faith hide in a fractured world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boy struggles to save his family from a violent father. A lost girl steals Jesus from a creche, and a grieving man loses his belief. A farm boy takes flight in a carnival of dreams turned nightmare. A lonely woman crashes a Christmas party, hoping to find love. Haunted by ghosts, a detective must learn to see people \u003cem\u003eas they truly are\u003c\/em\u003e. A son, his mother, and her porkchop-stealing Maltese chase family reconciliation throughout an all-you-can-eat buffet. A couple tries to save their crumbling marriage in Greece. These stories and more confront the horrors of life and the psychological terrors that lurk in the shadows of ourselves while exploring the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who want to laugh through their tears while balancing the surreal and the sacred, the tragic and the satirical, the absurd and the grotesque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end, you'll find yourself believing in second chances, in the power of love, and maybe even in miracles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53752341168435,"sku":"9798996508600","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jMq2KkIHlc9798996508600_368be322-f125-485c-a869-c3ba67d1d61c.webp?v=1785286441","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/unfinished-creatures-twelve-short-stories-about-grief-survival-and-redemption-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}