{"product_id":"collateral-damage-9798284105832","title":"Collateral Damage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Da'vion M. Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: LGBT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollateral Damage is a collection of stories and poems detailing two influential years of my life. It all started when I graduated high school in May 2022, a day that should have been filled with bittersweet excitement was met only with a genuine need to get it over with. There I was, surrounded by people who I had just spent four years in close proximity with, but no relationship was substantial enough to warrant a goodbye. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeeling like I had wasted the last four years of my life, I set out on a mission to completely reinvent my life. The 19th Year guides you through the transformative experiences I underwent at the pivotal age. It was there that I finally had the chance to love someone for the first time, with all its complexities and contradictions. It's where I learned that it lived inside me all along, and it was, in fact, me that I was falling in love with. My energy, my vibe, my interests-my, everything. The good and the bad of me-it's all love, reflecting back at me on every page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Long Way Home is the exploration and eventual overcoming of my fear of connection and intimacy, which can be traced back to my childhood. I had found the love inside myself, but I was still unsure of how to channel it into something tangible-how to not let myself get lost in the clouds of my daydreams-how to love someone and let them go in the same breath. Ultimately, returning to the connection that matters the most-the one the world tries to chip away from us as we age-the connection to our inner child.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594911105175,"sku":"9798284105832","price":1534.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798284105832.webp?v=1774987706","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/collateral-damage-9798284105832","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}