{"product_id":"the-museum-of-future-mistakes-paperback","title":"The Museum of Future Mistakes - 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\u003eJames R. Gapinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGruesome scenarios take a tender turn; beautiful moments become sources of derision. Winner of the BOA Short Fiction Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Future Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with inventive narrative choices and sharp lyricism, upending expectations on every page.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Brother and Not-Brother,\" the residents of an entire city transform into perfect copies of the narrator's deceased brother; these uncanny doppelgängers spark meditations on childhood scars, grief taking root within the body, and how painful memories can bloom into joy, laughter, and love. In \"The Last Dinosaurs of Portland,\" two anthropomorphic dinosaurs yearn for companionship and empathy while fighting for a meager existence under the weight of past traumas. In \"Three-Month Autopsy,\" a character visits ex-lovers and returns Ziploc baggies full of their body parts, exploring infatuation, jealousy, regret, and the contours of both giving and receiving within a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these and other fabulist and magical realist stories, James R. Gapinski considers our physical relationship with our own bodies, how we process love and loss, and the fragility of identity amid moments of personal crisis. With elements of the grotesque and the surreal, fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link will find much to admire in this award-winning collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames R. Gapinski (they\/them) is the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Known Bus Line\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2018 Etchings Press Novella Prize), named to \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of 2018, and a finalist for the 2019 Montaigne Medal. Gapinski lives in Portland, OR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.87 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379216674918,"sku":"9781960145864","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Lb0zmCpsCY9781960145864.webp?v=1768918110","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-museum-of-future-mistakes-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}