For every supermodel, there are thousands of women who have heard "Why don't you just eat less?" far too often. Except as comic relief or the unattractive single BFF, those women's stories are never told. Crossed Genres Publications presents Fat Girl in a
Miner. Harvester. Mechanic. Sanitation Worker. These are not the typical careers of your average science fiction protagonist. Until now.MENIAL: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction presents seventeen stories about the people who aren’t afraid to get their h
Women may hold up more than half the sky on earth, but it has been different in heaven: science fiction still is very much a preserve of male protagonists, mostly performing by-the-numbers quests. In The Other Half of the Sky, editor Athena Andreadis offe
Swords and Shields. Faith and Magic.Grab yours and get ready, for the enemy is on the move.High fantasy and mighty conflicts go hand-in-hand. In great wars, armies rise to fight evil hordes and heroes struggle to push beyond their imperfections and save t
What secrets belong only to a fish? Dive in and find out.This an anthology of slippery, flashy, delicate, dangerous and beautiful tales features work by:Camille Alexa, “The Skin of Her Skin”Matthew Bennardo, “The Fish-Wife’s Tale”Polenth Blake,
Fantasy heroes endure. They are embedded in our cultural fabric, dwarfing other literary figures and the mere men and women of history. Achilles and Odysseus, Gilgamesh and Beowulf. King Arthur and Robin Hood, Macbeth and Sherlock Holmes, Conan and Luke S
In 1865, an English author and scholar with an abiding interest in mathematics and logic published a tale originally told for the amusement of a friend's young daughter, Alice.The resulting novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was largely ignored at f
Are you afraid that the monsters of old have become nothing more than a bedtime story? Do you long for a time when ghosts were truly spirited and vampires had bite? Then read on, dear friend, for we have just the thing for you. . . Re-Vamp is a collection
Introducing stories of circuses traditional and bizarre, futuristic and steeped in tradition, joyful and heart-breaking! And among the actors you will find old friends, be they sad clowns or free-spirited gymnasts, as well as new ones - mammoths, mechanic