{"product_id":"used-cactus","title":"USED: Cactus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Nathaniel Kennon Perkins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Trident Press, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e114 pages, paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCactus\u003c\/em\u003e, correctional officer and ex-punk rocker Will Stephens works guarding prisoners who pick up trash on the side of the highway. One of them, a hardened inmate with a tattoo right beneath his eye, seems oddly familiar, but Will can't quite place him. When he realizes that the inmate is none other than the former lead singer of his favorite punk band, he must navigate an emotional desert landscape populated by neo-Nazis, asshole cops, guilt, student loans, and a double dose of mescaline tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCactus\u003c\/em\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Shades of Updike's 'A\u0026amp;P' but much less boring.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eBart Schaneman, author of \u003cem\u003eSomeplace Else\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goddamn good.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Gnade, author of \u003cem\u003eLocust House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Perkins does what classic literature does. He invites you to witness an accident, and like the desert, it is beautiful.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eNoah Cicero, author of \u003cem\u003eNature Documentary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Kennon Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43194912571510,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/5662\/4502\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_32b8a5d4-77c9-4eee-bd82-2a403134c60c.jpg?v=1773346979","url":"https:\/\/breadandrosespress.com\/products\/used-cactus","provider":"Bread \u0026 Roses Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}