Here’s some exciting news about a project I’ve been at work on the past year! About a year ago, Archer Kay Leah, a fellow former-Less Than Three Press author, reached out to me to ask about contributing to a charity anthology for LGBTQ+ causes in the face of how BAD everything is right now for everyone. I thought that sounded like a lovely idea and lent not only a story but some developmental edits for my fellow contributors.
Today, I’m happy to share the cover and title for that anthology: Can’t Hold Us Down: Tales of Defiance & Hope.
My story contribution, “Utopian Scholastic”, is a sapphic post-post-apocalyptic slice-of-life about a socialist commune trying to build on the ruins of a fallen United States while weighing the value of 90s Kid nostalgia in that project.
The anthology is scheduled to release October 30, 2026, however, I unfortunately don’t have landing or pre-order pages available at the moment. It is planned for wide distribution and both print and ebook publication. I’m expecting to have more specifics on all that very, very soon. You can check back here on my front page or the story’s page on my site for updates.
I will also soon have more details on the specific charities that will benefit from the sales of the anthology. The decision was made to avoid committing to any particulars early on due to queer charities coming under increased scrutiny basically everywhere, and uncertainty around which ones would still be active to receive donations by the time of the anthology’s publication. I expect to get word on which beneficiaries have been finalized soon.
Sorry for the sparseness of details so close to publication! I did want to hold off on announcing my role in the project until it at least had a cover (and because I was so busy editing that I forgot anyway -_-), but I should have plenty more to say about it in the next week! Keep an eye here!