{"id":4029,"date":"2026-10-30T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needlepictures.com\/tbd\/?post_type=book&#038;p=4029"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:35:17","slug":"gutter-folklore","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"http:\/\/needlepictures.com\/tbd\/book\/gutter-folklore\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutter Folklore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A different kind of slice-of-life book: The gray urban underground filled with artists, junkies, violent musicians and artists, and the kind of characters that could only exist in the relentless pressure cooker known as the inner city.<\/p>\n<p>Skye Wright, a resident of the punk dive Hell Nose House, bikes and grinds and fights her way through the Concrete Jungle along with her too many housemates, all of whom live lives of noisy desperation.<\/p>\n<p>Stripper bands, crazy dealers, surly punks, and an assault on all things not completely warped. 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