{"title":"B. L. Makiefsky","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"slipshod-and-standing-paperback","title":"Slipshod and Standing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from Detroit to the north woods and Lake Michigan coast-with a glimpse of the desert mountains-the collected stories of Slipshod and Standing are about runners, skiers, migrant farmworkers, social workers, fathers, mothers, lovers, and-for many-the great lake that has shaped them. In \"Merritt Reef and the Big Parade,\" the runner Merritt Reef, yearning for his ailing father's approval, looks to medal in a half-marathon and finds, through the rigors and sacrifice of competing, something wholly unexpected at the finish of the race. In the pure Michigan surroundings of \"Snow Country,\" Mark Silver, a reporter and Jew, befriends a migrant farmworker and her young son and experiences a crisis in faith as he attempts to overcome his fear of providing them a Christmas tree. For readers who love seasonal change, the Great Lakes, woodsy trails, and wandering souls committed to the outdoors as a means of salvation, Makiefsky delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616871350495,"sku":"9798888389645","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WVnI3RjmwW9798888389645.webp?v=1790484765"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/b-l-makiefsky.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}