{"title":"Arria Deepwater","description":"Arria Deepwater is a writer and spiritual practitioner living in the unceded Omàmiwinini territory known as Ontario, Canada.","products":[{"product_id":"descent-paperback","title":"Descent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA work of fabulist fiction that centers on the lives and protection of those living in sick, disabled, and other marginalized bodies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arria Deepwater's \u003ci\u003eDescent \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern fairy tale exploring the vulnerability and strength that come with living in an unconventional body, especially for those living with the experience of disabilities, chronic illness, hyper-medicalization, objectification, and 2SLGBTQIA+ identities. The reader is invited to become an observer of isolation, violation, and the magic of secret joy. \u003ci\u003eDescent \u003c\/i\u003emoves through entangled connections and dissolving boundaries between humanity and the natural world as it seeks to weave a spell of protection for those whose bodies do not conform, for whom existence is a radical act of rebellion and creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring boundaries of intimacy, fluidity, and grief, Deepwater brings an eco-feminist speculative twist to the growing canon of writers with marginalized identities. Deepwater considers the fractured reality of living in a queer disabled body and how we might find freedom, safety, and spiritual healing despite grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescent \u003c\/i\u003eis the winner of Omnidawn's 2022 Fabulist Fiction Contest, chosen by Michelle Ruiz Keil. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102519398623,"sku":"9781632431714","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eQigE4DIs9781632431714.webp?v=1781083410"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/arria-deepwater.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}