{"product_id":"what-we-might-become-stories-9781960329448","title":"What We Might Become: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Short Story Collection, \u003cem\u003eStorytrade Book Awards\u003c\/em\u003e (2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBronze Medal, Short Story-Fiction, \u003cem\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY)\u003c\/em\u003e (2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn adolescent struggles with race and sexuality and her father's return from war; a spiteful social pariah finally reveals her rumored, freakish robot anatomy when she attends the senior prom with her geriatric date; an unemployed husband grows enamored with the new immigrant next door as she reveals her tragic past; and a new widower is tormented by the smell of his neighbor's expert baking and feigns that he is part bear. Sara Reish Desmond's characters find themselves at the threshold; on the verge of discovery, navigating the space between childhood and adulthood, between fidelity and scandal, between honesty and deceit. Deft and moving, \u003cem\u003eWhat We Might Become\u003c\/em\u003e shares the uncertainty about how we ought to live in transitional moments and, perhaps more desperately, forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Reish Desmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornerstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960329448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReish Desmond, Sara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sara Reish Desmond's work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Los Angeles Review, and Water Stone Review, among other journals. Her short stories have been finalists for the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award and the Copper Nickel Award. She teaches and writes just north of Boston, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069811351667,"sku":"9781960329448","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1e7ee447-31fe-42b8-8e25-6b4a64ceb075.jpg?v=1780604372","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/what-we-might-become-stories-9781960329448","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}