{"product_id":"and-the-girls-worried-terribly","title":"And the Girls Worried Terribly","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy did the girls worry terribly? The title was found in Oliver Statler's book, \u003cem\u003eThe Black Ship Scroll\u003c\/em\u003e. This has been an important book to Devota's partner, Brandon Shimoda. A caption beneath a sketch of two women in kimonos reads: \"The foreigners said they wanted to take pictures of beautiful Japanese ladies, so the government officials ordered that some of the singing girls be chosen as subjects. Later a rumor spread that anyone who was photographed would die within three years, and the girls worried terribly.\" There was a deep-rooted superstition about having one's portrait made: the soul might leave to take up residence in the \"new self,\" causing the fatal \"shadow-sickness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDot Devota\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Division of Labor \u003c\/em\u003e(Rescue Press, 2015), \u003cem\u003eAnd The Girls Worried Terribly \u003c\/em\u003e(Noemi Press, 2014), and \u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Wall \u003c\/em\u003e(BookThug, 2013). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she writes prose about the Midwest and has traveled full-time since 2010. Excerpts from her book, \u003cem\u003eMW: A Field Guide to the Midwest\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e(Pages from a Diary Never Written)\u003c\/em\u003e are published in PEN America, \u003cem\u003eThe Offing, Fanzine, Entropy, Make Magazine, Denver Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Volta\u003c\/em\u003e. Her poems have been translated into Arabic and French and appear on walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526378180883,"sku":"9781934819326","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/9781934819326ita.jpg?v=1785852132","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/and-the-girls-worried-terribly","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}