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Resistance. Revolution. Standing up and demanding to have your space, your say, your right to be. From small acts of defiance to protests that shut down cities, Do Not Go Quietly is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories about those who resist. Within this anthology, we will chronicle the fight for what is just and right, and what that means: from leading revolutions to the simple act of saying "No."Resistance can be a small act of everyday defiance. And other times, resistance means massive movements that topple governments and become iconic historical moments. Either way, there is power in these acts, and the contributors in Do Not Go Quietly will harness that power to shake our readers to the core. We are subordinates to a power base that is actively working to solidify its grip on the world. Now is the time to stand up and raise your voice and tell the world that enough is enough!TABLE OF CONTENTS:FICTIONJohn Hornor Jacobs - "Glossolalia"A. Merc Rustad - "The Judith Plague"Maurice Broaddus/Nayad Monroe - "What the Mountain Wants"Karin Lowachee - "Sympathizer"Brooke Bolander - "Kindle"Cassandra Khaw - "What We Have Chosen to Love"Fran Wilde - "The Society for the Reclamation of Words and Meaning"Rich Larson - "Scurry"Sarah Pinsker - "Everything Is Closed Today"Sheree Renée Thomas - "Thirteen Year Long Song"Dee Warrick - "Nobody Lives in the Swamp"Russell Nichols - "Rage Against the Vending Machine"Meg Elison - "Hey Alexa"Marie Vibbert - "South of the Waffle House"Veronica Brush - "Face"Jo Miles - "Choose Your Truth"Rachael K. Jones - "Oil Under Her Tongue"Eugenia Triantafyllou - "April Teeth"E. Catherine Tobler - "Kill the Darlings (Silicone Sister Remix)"Shanna Germain - "Salted Bone and Silent Sea"POETRYAnnie Neugebauer - "To Write"Jeremy Paden - "The Skeleton Archer Speaks"Mary Soon Lee - "If the Fairy Godmother Comes"Lucy A. Snyder - "Permian Basin Blues"Christina Sng - "The Dolls"Joshua Gage - "#greenlivesmatter"Alethea Kontis - "Witch's Star"Bianca Spriggs - "Plot Twist"

Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates. Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work.Read stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them.Join Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain, Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong, and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and flip them upside down.

What does it take to become a Hugo and Stoker Award-nominated editor and publisher? Follow Jason Sizemore's unconventional professional path as it winds through a tiny, overheated Baptist church deep within the coal fields of Appalachia, Kentucky, past a busted printer and a self-serving boss that triggered an early mid-life crisis and the epiphany that he should open a magazine spreading the gospel of science fiction to the masses, all the way to WorldCon 2012 and his first Hugo Awards ceremony.In this collection of semi-true and sometimes humorous essays, Jason exposes the parties, people, and triumphs that shaped him into the Apex Overlord. He also lays bare the hardships and failures that have threatened to take it all away. Meet Thong Girl, heed the warning about the ham, receive rest stop bathroom wisdom, and visit an emergency room straight out of a horror movie in this extraordinary account of life as a publisher and editor.With rebuttal essays from Maurice Broaddus, Monica Valentinelli, Lesley Conner, and more, For Exposure tells Jason's story with insight from key players along his road to success. It is a comprehensive and frank look at what Apex and the genre publishing business is about. Take a shot with the publisher, dance the night away, and become a legend. And do it all For Exposure.