{"title":"Lachlan MacKinnon","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"let-me-tell-you-a-story-small-stories-of-a-large-family-paperback","title":"Let Me Tell You a Story: Small Stories of a Large Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you don't like this book, then you like garbage  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e -Michael D'Amico\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA tragedy is a tragedy, and at the bottom, all tragedies are stupid. Give me a choice and I'll take A Midsummer Night's Dream over Hamlet every time. Any fool with steady hands and a working set of lungs can build up a house of cards and then blow it down, but it takes a genius to make people laugh. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e -Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe word genius is thrown around way too easily these days. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e -Lachlan MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver spend the summer in a body cast? Have you ever been served months old sun-dried garlic bologna for dinner? Ever eat over 2 dozen donuts for a few bucks? Did your dad ever help you buy a car with one of his aliases? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eLachlan MacKinnon's debut collection takes us through tales of growing up in working class Cleveland, Ohio. As the middle child in a large dysfunctional family, he recounts his upbringing with self-deprecation and hilarity despite some heartbreaking circumstances. No one is his life is spared. Lachlan with a cast of unique supporting characters will take you to another time and cracking up all the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104771608799,"sku":"9781983540011","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/sBWRNz6SGj9781983540011.webp?v=1781111284"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/lachlan-mackinnon.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}