{"product_id":"dreams-about-food-stories-by-ben-ingram","title":"Dreams About Food: Stories by Ben Ingram","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a ragingly hot Mississippi summer day in 2017, my twin brother Ben committed suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection, of his hilariously dark short stories, is my effort to preserve his legacy and honor his memory. While I wish Ben could be here to see his dream of being a fiction writer become a reality, my sincere hope is that Dreams About Foodcan provide some comfort, commiseration, and laughter to the (often absurd, according to him) world my brother has left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor these same reasons, all proceeds from the sales of Dreams About Food will go toward the endowment of the Benson Reed Ingram Scholarship Fund at the University of Mississippi, formed by my family in July 2018 on the one-year anniversary of Ben’s death (more on this below).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you for supporting Dreams About Food,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— Lee Ingram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDreams About Food: Stories by Ben Ingram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world drove Ben Ingram crazy, and in these cynical and dark stories — written while he studied at the Honor’s College at “Ole Miss” — no one is spared from his quick wit or his self-righteous ranting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy dark situational humor, captivating dialogue, and stories influenced by the sometimes-backwards (yet always fascinating) culture of Mississippi, then you will not regret buying Dreams About Food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise of Ben and His Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben was a natural storyteller. He loved short stories and fiction, and I admired his writing. It was as funny as he was. Ben was a true class clown in the best way possible.”\u003cbr\u003e— Tom Franklin, Ben’s Mentor and Author of NYT Bestseller Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben spoke up regularly, always being the first one to answer my hardest questions. Ben loved learning and was truly generous and kind to those around him.”\u003cbr\u003e— Leigh Anne Duck, one of Ben’s English professors at Ole Miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Ben Ingram\u003cbr\u003eWhy Ben Thinks We Should Read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Lee Ingram\u003cbr\u003eIn a Language Only a Twin Can Understand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort Stories By Ben Ingram\u003cbr\u003eBy a Conjunction of Planets\u003cbr\u003eHypnagogia\u003cbr\u003eThe Angel Taxi\u003cbr\u003eGood Monday\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Banks\u003cbr\u003eWhirlpool in Winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus Material\u003cbr\u003eThe manuscript for Dreams About Food also includes short stories and poetry contributed by Ben’s best friends, and other fellow Mississippi writing talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout Ben Ingram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen grew up in Madison, Mississippi with a loud and slightly-dysfunctional Southern family. He studied English, Philosophy and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi (“Ole Miss”), in the same small town of Oxford where William Faulkner once lived, wrote, and drank. The stories in Dreams About Foodwere uncovered from Ben’s honor's thesis dissertation, completed just months before his untimely suicide in July 2017. Ben is survived by his parents, older sister, twin brother, and his loyal and loving canine companion, Charlotte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Benson Reed Ingram Scholarship Fund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll proceeds from Dreams About Food go toward the endowment of the Benson Reed Ingram Scholarship Fund at the University of Mississippi. The fund was formed by Ben's family in July 2018 on the one-year anniversary of his suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fund awards those who, like Ben, courageously apply to join the Ole Miss Honor's college late during their junior year. If Ben never made the decision to buckle down and apply himself, he would have never discovered his talent as a writer, and these stories would not exist to survive him. With the scholarship, we hope to reward other students who take a risk on themselves and, as a result, unlock their hidden creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo learn more or to make a direct donation, please visit DreamsAboutFood.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275036541095,"sku":"9780578417288","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/8312\/8231\/files\/9780578417288.jpg?v=1763057703","url":"https:\/\/rootsbookstore.com\/products\/dreams-about-food-stories-by-ben-ingram","provider":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}