{"product_id":"the-dark-will-end-the-dark-paperback","title":"The Dark Will End the Dark - 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\u003eDarrin Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group of tugboat passengers grapples with a disturbing loss. A record-holding hiccuper confronts his condition--and a troubling secret. A wife wonders what to do when her husband's head stops working--but his body stays alive. A man struggles with the memory of the time he saw his friend swallowed whole by a neighborhood girl with supernatural powers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this classic set of Midwestern Gothic stories by Darrin Doyle, we see the strange hold hands with the familiar--and seem all the more strange as a result. A set of tall tales (and medium-height ones) told with Nabokovian prose, this stunning and visceral collection by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beast in Aisle 34\u003c\/i\u003e will linger long after the last page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 2015, this revised tenth anniversary edition features a new introduction by \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e author Giano Cromley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarrin Doyle has lived in Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Osaka, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Manhattan (Kansas, not the other one). At long last, he has settled in Mount Pleasant, MI, where he teaches at Central Michigan University. He is pretty sure Bigfoot exists but has no evidence. He likes to play a variety of musical instruments, mostly stringed ones. He searches for food that is too spicy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePuerto del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCottonwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpur Palate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaurel Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe MacGuffin\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. He has received fellowships and scholarships from the Sewanee Writers Conference and the NY Summer Writers Institute. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlease visit Darrin at darrindoyle.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497889284317,"sku":"9781965199206","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/fssF33JNSS9781965199206.webp?v=1771989280","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-will-end-the-dark-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}