{"product_id":"uncertain-times-poems-on-identity-love-loss-hope","title":"Uncertain Times: Poems on Identity, Love, Loss, \u0026 Hope","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJen OConnor\u003c\/strong\u003e holds MA and MFA degrees in Theatre and worked happily at Walt Disney Imagineering for many years. Her poetry and fiction are published in \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/collections\/the-orchards-poetry-journal\/products\/the-orchards-poetry-journal-winter-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Orchards Poetry Journal\u003c\/a\u003e, American Writers Review, London Journal of Fiction, Sinister Wisdom,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Ravensperch Literary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eTwo of her comic horror stories, “The Tall-Tale Heart” and “The Gig,” are included in \u003ci\u003eFlash of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e from Wicked Shadow Press. Jen won a grant from the Speculative Literature Foundation for her story “Second Hand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSalvation,” which was also a finalist for 2024 Saints \u0026amp; Sinners Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest and published in its anthology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eHer plays include “The Girl Who Would Be King\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e” a winner of Chicago’s Pride Films \u0026amp; Plays Women’s Words contest, and published by Stage Rights; “Taken For A Ride,” published in \u003ci\u003eFresh Words One-Act Plays;\u003c\/i\u003e and “Gayby’s Playdate,” a winner of the LGBTQ Festival in Los Angeles, produced around the country and in Seoul, South Korea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 70 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (June 24, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53735331102904,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/oconnor_front.jpg?v=1783650164","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/uncertain-times-poems-on-identity-love-loss-hope","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}