{"product_id":"the-virgin-coop-a-trilogy","title":"The Virgin Coop: a trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribed as \"Offbeat! Unusual! But, very creative and charming!\" by Al Gini of Loyola University Chicago, this collection of stories, poems, and vignettes carries a deeply spiritual message.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the same literary tradition as Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventure in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, author Matt Scallon weaves a fanciful tale about a woman's journey to incorporate the many benefits of backyard chickens into her 1870s village that conveys multiple layers of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn one level, Mary's overcoming of deep-seated prejudices against backyard chicken coops represents social progress. On another level, the retelling of stories from the Gospels signifies a sacred aspect that intensifies as the book progresses. And on yet another level, intriguing parallels to Joseph Atwill's book \u003ci\u003eCaesar's Messiah\u003c\/i\u003e provide a whole new twist on the \"Christ myth\" theory, leading to an interesting proposition for a new \"Holy Trinity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Coop: a trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e comprises three short stories, \"The Virgin Coop,\" \"Frontyard Horses,\" and \"The Strange Tale of Martha Wolf,\" followed by a section called \"Songs, Poems, Dreams,\" which details the healing dynamics the three stories serve to convey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough allegory, parody, and whimsical wordplay, this work, as a whole, functions as a modern fable, a highly imaginative metaphor for spiritual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Scallon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499284669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1959 in Chicago, Matt Scallon attended Oakton Community College in Morton Grove and Southern Illinois University Carbondale before earning a BBA in marketing at Loyola University Chicago. He spent his thirty-year career in the contract furniture industry in Chicago and Nashville.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis failed attempts to legalize backyard chickens in his hometown during 2012-2013 served as the inspiration for his book \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Coop: a trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e. It is an unusual collection of highly imaginative short stories, poems, and vignettes that serves as a metaphor for a spiritual awakening. For Scallon, the benefits of raising one's own chickens cannot be overstated, and he remains an advocate for the rights of individuals to raise chickens in their backyards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScallon resides in Arlington Heights, Illinois, with his wife, with whom he has two adult sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53324788859178,"sku":"9781499284669","price":23.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_e079c532-2ab4-4629-9eed-bbb123adfeb5.jpg?v=1793059383","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/the-virgin-coop-a-trilogy","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}