Shout: An Anthology of Resistance Poetry and Short Fiction

by Rosanne Parry, Benjamin Gorman (Editor), Zack Dye (Editor)

Overview

The 25 incredibly talented authors and poets in this anthology aren’t politicians asking for your vote. They aren’t policy wonks peddling a three-point plan to undo the damage of the Trump administration. They aren’t partisans concerned with winning at any cost. They are artists of different genders, races, nationalities, and religions. They’re emerging authors and New York Times bestsellers. In this collection, you’ll find stories that explore futures where climate change, sexism, racism, and capitalism have run rampant in ways that should only be left to the imagination. These writers are staring, clear-eyed, at the rising tide of fascism in the United States and around the globe. They’re asking you:

“What kind of world do you want to live in tomorrow?”

and

“Who do you want to be today?”

And they aren’t asking quietly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781948120456
Publisher:	Not a Pipe Publishing
Publication date:	02/02/2020
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Benjamin Gorman is the author of The Sum of Our Gods, Corporate High School, The Digital Storm: A Science Fiction Reimagining of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and Don't Read This Book. Corporate High School became an Amazon bestseller in 2016, and The Digital Storm was named a "Top Five Book Pick" by the San Diego Union Tribune. Benjamin is a high school English teacher. He lives in Independence, Oregon with his son, Noah. Benjamin believes in human beings and the power of their stories. He places his confidence in his students and the world they will choose to create if given the chance.

is or has been an attorney, author/poet, bar owner, tax accountant, international business liaison, teacher, researcher, traveler, soccer coach and editor. He is a restless mind and soul who hopes to someday figure out what the hell he's doing on this planet. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and American studies from Tufts University, where he took a special interest in English literature and minority studies. Since then he has worked in Europe and South America before being admitted to the New York State Bar. He is close with his family and friends, trying to be a good son, uncle, dogfather and, in general, confidant to others who are equally confused about what this planet Earth is about.

Rosanne Parry is the author of the many award winning novels including Heart of a Shepherd, and The Turn of the Tide (Random House), Last of the Name (Learner) and A Wolf Called Wander (HarperCollins & Andersen Press). A Wolf Called Wander spent 17 weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list. Rosanne and her family live in an old farmhouse in Portland, Oregon. She writes in a tree house in her back yard.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Triumph of Small Things by Rosanne Parry 7

Growth by Janet Burroway 10

Disfiguring History by Carolyn Adams 21

Shout by Benjamin Gorman. 22

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Bird by Lydia K. Valentine 36

The Tides of Macon by Zack Dye. 40

comparatives by Rebecca Smolen. 57

Hope for a Green Hero by Eric Witchey 59

Last of Our Kind by Heather S. Ransom 73

In the Days of El Dorado by Joanna Michal Hoyt 85

Fantasia for Gun Control: Tiresias, Songbirds, & the NRA by Stephen Scott Whitaker 98

Emma’s Knives by Karen Eisenbrey 101

The Runner by Meagan Johanson 117

The Creamy Ichor Sauce Over Lake Michigan by TJ Berg 134

No Collision by Jennifer Lee Rossman 140

The Sewer People Stole My Skateboard by Carlton Herzog 147

Dark Summit by Austin Case. 161

Their Lips Are Moving by Allan T. Price 169

Dandelion by K.A. Miltimore 184

The Children Who Lived on the Stairs by Jill Hohnstein 197

Ballad of the Swamp Refugee by Kurt Newton 212

Shrinking by Taliyah St. James. 214

The Passport by John Miller. 229

Not Even Asking the Right Question by Christopher Mark Rose 231

Anthem by Bethany Lee. 241

About the Authors 243

Special Thanks 255

Editorial Reviews

"Shout" is a challenging book. Sprinkled liberally between apocalyptic tales and poignant poetry are not only cautionary words, but abrupt reality checks. My favorite story was Growth by Janet Burroway for the extremely painful commentary on pure materialism. The poem Disfiguring History was very reminiscent of the beginning of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence. It seemed to have the same tempo, the same bold, dramatic flair and and yet contained reminders of all we have given up in order to have our "freedom." Consequences abound in every story and poem written. It's heart wrenchingly beautiful.

If you are tired of being depressed by the news; if you don't understand what people are so upset about, or if you need "a reason," then these are the words you want to read.

This book describes perfectly why we feel the need to resist ignorance, apathy, cruelty. It is a stinging reminder that our job doesn't end at the recycling bin. We have to go further than the end of the driveway or the weekly chat with the neighbor. We need to keep going until equality and justice for every person on the planet is the norm. Until our planet herself is as important as our Amazon deliveries arriving on time. It is time to resist until stupidity is erased.

-Linda Teppler, author of Hunchback

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