“Take Buckaroo Banzai, Hellblazer and Barbarella, turn it into the 80s cartoon of your childhood dreams, and fast forward to right here, right now. If that sounds too much like a virgin version of your favourite cocktail, don't despair. This is a grown-up pleasure: Funny, sly, clever, and warm.” ~ Kelly RobsonTwo brothers. Their crew. One planet. Way too many evils. Plus the whale that was poured into the oceans when the world first cooled from creation. Epic book is epic. Get ready for a showdown a billion years in the making."Finding a work of literature that is unlike anything you've ever read before, in a good way, is the defining moment from a reviewer's perspective." ~ Amazing Stories “Folks ain’t ready! The Brothers Jetstream is humorous, irreverent, captivating and sensual. All the things good urban fantasy should be. Sit down and enjoy the adventure!” ~ Milton Davis, author of Changa's Safari"Genre hops in all the best ways. A little steampunk, a dash of science fiction, and more." ~ Black Girl Nerds "This is a truly original writer. He sounds like no one else, plays by no rules, and creates wildly entertaining books that create an indelible stamp on the mind." ~ Dave Eggers “Stunning word-play, amazing events, worlds, and characters.” ~ Minister Faust, author of The Alchemists of Kush "Effortlessly cool!" ~ Sci Fi Magpie "Like that night you and your savviest, funniest, wisest friend went on a crazy bender and tore the whole town apart and loved the universe and were surprised to find yourselves alive the next morning without a hangover." ~ Eileen Gunn

The Brothers Jetstream: Leviathan

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Claybourne, Zig Zag

Science Fiction

Obsidian Sky Books

"Take Buckaroo Banzai, Hellblazer and Barbarella, turn it into the 80s cartoon of your childhood dreams, and fast forward to right here,right now. If that sounds too much like a virgin version of your favourite cocktail, don't despair. This is a grown-up pleasure: Funny, sly, clever, and warm." ~ Kelly RobsonTwo brothers. Their crew. One planet. Way too many evils. Plus the whale that was poured into the seas when the world first cooled from creation. Epic book is epic. Get ready for a showdown a billion years in the making.

Narmer's Palette

Poems from the multinational writing group, Writing Challenge Fun. Featuring innovative, thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, uplifting imagery and gifted wordplay, this poetry anthology will be sure to become a favorite.

In My Mind's Eye: Poetry by the Writers of Writing Challenge Fun

Literature & Fiction

Stark, Virginia Carraway

Robinson, Carolyn

Carter, Liane

Stark, Tony

Callender, Laura

Spaulding, Jenn

McCawley, Monica

Harvey, Roxann

Riaz, Bia

Poetry

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

All a captain wanted was a little chill time, a few tunes, and quality barbecue.Woe to those blocking her groove.Commandeer one piece of out-of-this-world tech that allows travel to anyplace at anytime and suddenly you have an evil billionaire and a corporate queenpin on your ass to get it back, factions scrabbling at the power grab to end all power grabs, and an AI of unknown power working behind the scenes. Four women; One machine goddess; Humanity's future in the balance. Mix in a Hellbilly, Saharan elves, and the baddest Pacific Octopus this side of Atlantis?and it's not just a job, it's the whole-ass adventure.

Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe

Have you ever wondered if Ginneth fights fair? Jared Feeto in a krump battle: necessary? Would your life be better if Idras Melba stayed by your side? Come for the answers you need as we tell 2020 to GTFO and take its utter BS with it (even far future cultural archaeologists will know what we mean).CONVERSATIONS (that never happened) WITH IDRAS

Conversations With Idras: A Satire

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

The Three Rules of Witches: Love fearlessly, travel extensively, and never pass up an abandoned cottage for a well-deserved rest. When Mother Khumalo finds the perfect lodging, well away from people, work, or adventure, she settles in with daughter Amnandi for an extended stay. Yet her trips into the nearby port town of Waterfall leave her wary. Something is most definitely not right, and witches, sometimes to their regret, often notice more than they'd like. A ruthless mage, an angry ghost, and a bone-crunching demon certainly do not wish to be noticed. Witches, however, are rarely in the business of granting wishes. There is a fourth Rule: never fail to protect innocents in harm's way. Magic returns to Waterfall...whether anyone wants it to or not.

Breath, Warmth, and Dream

Action & Adventure

"This anthology offers seriously admirable work. Highly recommended.” —Arley Sorg, Lightspeed Magazine\n"24 impressive stories of healing and rebuilding...These hopeful stories offer something for any speculative fiction reader." —Publishers Weekly\n"Some of these stories explore a world that is fully broken, others are focused on when it just begins to crack. But what's clear above all is that the world breaks for some groups of people much earlier than others. An inclusive and adept anthology in which each story is a facet for a different perspective on where we've gone—or will go—wrong." 
—Brian Evenson\n"A thoughtful, diverse collection hewing closely to the themes of connection and devotion—tender reunions, heartbreaking partings, misplaced loyalty, friendship, romance, parenthood, these character-focused stories have it all." 
—Premee Mohamed\nWhy collect stories about our Dreams for a Broken World? 
Because our world is broken. Our society is rife with injustice and inequality, war and environmental disaster, racism and hatred. 
Stories help us imagine other futures. Stories inspire us. When we read, or write, about individuals and communities fighting for justice, we grow to believe in these possibilities. Maybe we even join the characters, breaking through barriers and building new connections. 
This anthology draws from both genre and literary traditions to dream together about a more just world. Included here are original stories, reprints, and novel excerpts. The mix of genres, from literary to fantastical, from dark to playful, from speculative to activist, offers perspectives that are varied, imaginative, thoughtful, and provocative. 
Our TOC 
Dreams for a Broken World brings together twenty-four authors who've generously offered up their work for this project: 
Andrew Altschul, Joy Baglio, Innocent Chizarama Ilo, Breena Clarke, Zig Zag Claybourne, Tina Egnoski, Cai Emmons, JoeAnn Hart, Ava Homa, Céline Keating, Aimee Liu, Jan Maher, Usman T. Malik, Benjamin Parzybok, Charles Payseur, Robert V.S. Redick, Veronica Schanoes, Nisi Shawl, Vandana Singh, Lisa Taylor, Sheree Renée Thomas, Marie Vibbert, Cynthia Young, and Sabrina Vourvoulias. 
Their work traverses an array of styles, genres, and subject matter. And yet themes connect each of these stories. What does it mean to live in a fractured and uncertain world? How do we face the ugliness? How do we find a better way forward?\nUs 
Dreams for a Broken World is the second charity anthology in the Dreams series published by Essential Dreams Press, an imprint of Reckoning Press; charity means that all the proceeds from sales are donated to a non-profit doing work to fix our broken world. 
Ellen Meeropol joins series editor Julie C. Day as guest co-editor of this second book in the series, a fundraiser for the Rosenberg Fund for Children. The RFC is a non-profit, public foundations that aids children in the U.S. whose parents are targeted, progressive activists. They also assist youth who themselves have been targeted as a result of their progressive activities. 
Can stories change the world? Not alone. But as poet Martín Espada wrote, "Any oppressive social condition, before it can be changed, must be named and condemned in words that persuade by stirring the emotions, awakening the senses." 
Naming. Condemning. Stirring. Awakening. That's what we hope these stories will do for all of us.

Dreams for a Broken World

Shawl, Nisi

Thomas, Sheree Renée

Homa, Ava

Malik, Usman T.

Day, Julie C.

Payseur, Charles

United States

Reckoning Press

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