{"product_id":"strange-wisdoms-of-the-dead-by-mike-allen-paperback","title":"Strange Wisdoms of the Dead, by Mike Allen (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow many ways can the world end?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fire. In ice. In howls of laughter or tears of madness. As a flip cosmic joke or a tragedy of love destroyed. In private agony or sweeping apocalypse. In our ignorance we turn to the dead for enlightenment, but even they despair of the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn STRANGE WISDOMS OF THE DEAD, award-winning poet Mike Allen's first book-length collection, the mysticism of tarot fuses with the magic of the Mayans, and childhood nightmares caress your face in the middle of the night. A playful kick sends Earth out of orbit, plots to steal time are thwarted, windows pulse with ghostly breath. The sacrifice of a daughter damns the world, and the dead struggle to communicate a fate beyond all understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems and stories, spanning a ten-year career on the cutting edge of the alternative press, take you through bends in reality to bring you to places you've never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184665919697,"sku":"9780809556755","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9780809556755_FC.jpg?v=1784080663","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/strange-wisdoms-of-the-dead-by-mike-allen-paperback","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}