{"product_id":"portalmania-stories-paperback","title":"Portalmania: Stories - 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\u003eDebbie Urbanski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAfter World\u003c\/i\u003e comes a genre-busting collection of stories that reveal our lives in a startling new light, perfect for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePortalmania\u003c\/i\u003e, Debbie Urbanski wields sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to build a dark mirror that she holds up to the ordinary world. Within the sharply imagined landscape of this collection, portals appear in linen closets, planetary gateways materialize in boarding schools, monsters wait in bathroom vents, and transformations of women's bodies are an everyday occurrence. Political division causes physical rifts that break apart the Earth's crust. A son on another planet sends dispatches home to the mother who failed him, and a wife turns to the supernatural to escape her abusive marriage. Portals are not only doorways found in children's classics, but separations, escapes, dead ends, desertions, and choices that will change these characters' lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Against a fantastical backdrop, these stories dive bravely into the shadowy depths of betrayal, parenthood, revenge, murder, coercive sex, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances. What if we're not the ideal parents for our children? What if we're not the ideal person to live our own life? \u003ci\u003ePortalmania\u003c\/i\u003e questions why we love as we do and asks if we have enough courage to reimagine desire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebbie Urbanski is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAfter World\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories and essays have been published widely in such places as \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Experimental Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, and Junior Great Books. A recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, she can often be found hiking with her family in the hills south of Syracuse, New York. She is still looking for her portal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52081722261805,"sku":"9781668061114","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/portalmania-stories-paperback-9235956.webp?v=1780163646","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/portalmania-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}