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home elj editions follow follow follow follow follow donate about authors catalog forthcoming masthead ebook shop submit elj editions be well write well read well relative strangers inheritance identity and the meaning of kinship dna testing and evolving adoption laws are blowing up family secrets this groundbreaking anthology curated by b k jackson with a foreword by libby copeland features 28 intimate essays by acclaimed and emerging writers that probe the profound impact of encountering unknown close relatives these poignant stories demonstrate the healing power of truth at the same time they raise the question what does it mean to be family learn more pretend i m not here pretend i m not here features characters struggling with sex identity and meaning in a world collapsing around them everyone is longing for something the beloved a newborn child even annihilation cities burn protests rage isolation intensifies a motif of masks and costumes runs throughout as characters experiment with who they are and struggle for connection in an absurd world though bleak many of the stories end with a moment of dark optimism learn more how far a night can reach how far a night can reach follows six characters whose lives intertwine after a st patrick s day celebration at an irish pub what begins with music tension and a kiss unfolds into a surreal year long journey of shifting relationships unexpected reunions and the strange ways we search for connection learn more i will judge you from your roommate a vibrant new short story collection from fatima j alharthi exploring the fundamental question of identity who am i these stories challenge collectivism while embracing the beautifully imperfect nature of being human from saudi arabia to the aegean sea kenya to syria the restless drive to anchor the self transcends geography learn more new releases manna songs stories of jewish culture heritage manna songs stories of jewish culture heritage is a stunning anthology of 32 powerful essays celebrating jewish joy set in new england los angeles seattle across oceans in israel norway spain in synagogues of youth forests and seder tables its stories like manna in the desert of our ancestors sustain body and soul mangrove mangrove takes the reader on a journey from denial and shame to acceptance and love in poems both narrative and lyric comic and tragic accessible and multilayered hollands explores what it was like to grow up gay in the late twentieth century to deal with grief and to create a family of one s own scrap salvaging a family scrap salvaging a family is a hybrid flash memoir tracing the long shadow of childhood fear and the complexities of forgiving a dying parent as a daughter uncovers her father s painful origins she begins to understand the man behind the anger and reclaims pieces of herself in the process how far a night can reach how far a night can reach follows six characters whose lives intertwine after a st patrick s day celebration at an irish pub what begins with music tension and a kiss unfolds into a surreal year long journey of shifting relationships unexpected reunions and the strange ways we search for connection pretend i m not here pretend i m not here features characters struggling with sex identity and meaning in a world collapsing around them everyone is longing for something the beloved a newborn child even annihilation cities burn protests rage isolation intensifies a motif of masks and costumes runs throughout as characters experiment with who they are and struggle for connection in an absurd world though bleak many of the stories end with a moment of dark optimism a way back somewhere on echo iv there is a memory of an older unmarred earth that could give humanity a chance at starting over mission control calls the alleged portal a way back and dreyer and her team are tasked with finding it a way back is a punchy cross genre exploration of obligation regret and the futility of trying to escape a future that is all but predetermined by the choices we ve made there are infinite universes and all of them are boring in a basement lab a technician and a corporate analyst operate a device that views other universes each attempt reveals the same beige room down to the molecule no sign of change other than a faint smell of cumin with little else to measure beyond their own growing connection they attempt to extract fiscal value from the possibility that nothing could ever have been different primal house when our narrator s house is reclaimed by the wilderness she embarks with her pooch on a rambling and rollicking journey she meets undead deer and living skeletons travels through dream worlds and deserts of longing and untangles truths from the messy web of life twang set inside a crumbling rural landscape where preachers don t do as they say and men die by violence neglect and strange new viruses the poems in twang revisit and reconfigure narratives about appalachia and the aids crisis years of the 1980s and early 1990s award winners manna songs stories of jewish culture heritage manna songs stories of jewish culture heritage is a stunning anthology of 32 powerful essays celebrating jewish joy set in new england los angeles seattle across oceans in israel norway spain in synagogues of youth forests and seder tables its stories like manna in the desert of our ancestors sustain body and soul awakenings what happens when 49 authors sit down to craft their experiences of living in a body magic curated by diane gottlieb with a foreword by gayle brandeis awakenings stories of bodies consciousness is truly a magical anthology of short essays filled with trauma and triumph pleasures and pain challenges resilience and growth mangrove mangrove takes the reader on a journey from denial and shame to acceptance and love in poems both narrative and lyric comic and tragic accessible and multilayered hollands explores what it was like to grow up gay in the late twentieth century to deal with grief and to create a family of one s own scrap salvaging a family scrap salvaging a family is a hybrid flash memoir tracing the long shadow of childhood fear and the complexities of forgiving a dying parent as a daughter uncovers her father s painful origins she begins to understand the man behind the anger and reclaims pieces of herself in the process about elj editions be well write well read well elj editions was founded in 2013 dedicated to emerging writers however they may define that parameter regardless of age background or how they identify we want to amplify fresh voices to audiences excited to support their growth what s emerging you ask emerging doesn t necessarily mean new to writing but a jumping off point to publishing or sharing work with a broader audience emerging is writers figuring out their voices experimenting with style exposing work that is raw and vulnerable whether you re a new writer a writer new to publishing or a writer with experience experimenting with 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