{"product_id":"desired-essays-summer-intensive","title":"Desired Essays: Summer Intensive","description":"\u003cp\u003eLed by\u003cstrong\u003e Anastasia Pappa \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efounder of Desired Landscapes\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesired Essays invites emerging, practicing, or published writers \u003c\/strong\u003einto the editorial spirit of Desired Landscapes – a space for personal, experimental, sharp, and concise writing. 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