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Silence, No More (April 2027)
The story of a boy like any other, except behind closed doors. Vulnerable, visceral, and brutal, this collection of personal essays forces the reader to reexperience the author’s experiences as a survivor of extreme child abuse. With clips, interviews, commentaries, and statistics, this chilling tale will turn your stomach, break, and then make you feel braver and stronger than ever because you need to be. Asking several adults for help hundreds of times, two police investigations, and another contact with law enforcement, no one believed him. Because he was well-kept with new clothes. Despite the bruising. But he had braces. Broken bones. His family is a happy one. Active in their church beyond attending services each Sunday. Hospitalizations. But he didn’t act out, wasn’t a people pleaser, and seemed confident, and… by understanding what went wrong then and why it didn’t stop, we’re forced to confront everything we thought we knew about child abuse and how much we never did, or never wanted to. Open yourself up to several misconceptions of child abuse and shed all biases so you can learn how to spot, stop, and prevent further child abuse. Between 2022 and 2023, child fatality at the hands of a parent increased by 19%. Out of the thousands of children who die at the hands of a parent, 34.3% of them were cases where police were called to investigate a child’s claim and dismissed it… Just. Like. Him. Witness a story of violence, hope, rage, resilience, power, healing, cars that aren’t made to heal, forgiveness, peace, and a mission to save others because no matter how happy or at peace a survivor feels, it never really leaves. It’s this mission that has caused him to come forward to break the cycle abuse depends on. “You realize the only way you have a chance is by lying. The truth is a death sentence. Silence is the lie that keeps us alive. It’s also the lie that keeps on killing.” Silence, No More.
Mental: Mental Health’s Stigma, Access To, and the Voices Within (May 2027)
It’s 2024, and mental health still seems to carry the same stigma it did a decade before, and many do not even have access or mental health services. Through stories of people who manage mental health conditions every day, and professionals in the field, this anthology aims to capture the voices of mental health and reveal the work that still needs to be done.
Built for Us: Trying to Access an Inaccessible World (July 2027)
Several people with disabilities share their stories of trying to navigate a world that never took them into account when becoming what it is today, one where accessibility is ignored or viewed as “special treatment,” these authors share their triumphs, works-in-progress, deepest frustrations while asking why there was ever anything to share. An unintentional call to action to make a world built for everyone, no “special treatment” required.
Bi… the Way: (Subtitle TBD, September 2027):
Bisexuality is not indecisiveness, confusion, or a lack of commitment. They can be married, in same-sex or opposite-sex monogamous relationships while feeling completely fulfilled or be completely single. They’re a beautiful group of people but ignorance causes some, straight and those under the LGBTQ+ rainbow, to question the validity of “bisexual.” Let’s clear things up and go straight to the source – an anthology featuring bisexual voices, experiences, and stories told only by them. It’s time to give them their space.
Where’s the Label? (Subtitle TBD, Undetermined 2027 or 2028)
The world has an obsession with labeling people. Gay or straight. Boy or girl. You don’t look disabled. Biracial, can smush two identities together not giving one or both the space they deserve. People aren’t packages, yet we try to box them, tag them, and tie them up in a pretty little bow. This book explores, discusses, and challenges the problem with labels and how they can demean, dismiss, yet empower and be owned. Not everyone fits a label yet they’re as beautiful as ever. Labels can be good only when the wearer wants to wear them.
The Pretty Book: A New Slant on the Realities of Conventional Beauty (Undetermined 2027 or 2028)
Queerbait: A New Menace Behind the Word. (Undetermined 2027 or 2028)
Bizarre Bliss: Marital Exchanges… Honey, Please Hand Over the Blowtorch. (February 2028)
Yes, this was an exchange between a married couple. Quotes, exchanges, and experiences that are absurd, ridiculous, unbelievable and most of all hilarious, between two people who have promised themselves to the other for life. Seems they forgot to read the fine print.
