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The heartfelt poetry and essays in Cradled by Skeletons impart an argument that all be welcomed, as all are worthy. At once intimate, poignant, and raw, the entries of Cuban American poet, essayist, and activist Marta Miranda-Straub s Cradled by Skeletons reflect how she lives, loves, and creates at the intersections of queerness, feminism, and of being an American immigrant of color.

Brad will go insane unless his body is completely hair-free. Prince Alastair looks for his Cinderella, but he carries her foot skin instead of a slipper. Poppy will stop at nothing to become the number one pimple popping social media star. A weight loss cult holds darker secrets than its abusive leader. And it gets worse.

Without warning, the world’s most corrupt leaders, climate profiteers, and enablers of human suffering vanished. No trials. No negotiations. Just removal. An alien force known only as the Arbiters intervened—not to punish, but to confront humanity with the consequences of its moral collapse and its near-total disregard for the Earth. Harvey Langston, an autocrat who rose to power after democracy fell, wakes on a dying planet stripped of control. Mateo, a wrongfully deported gay man who survived the very system Langston created, returns to a fractured United States seeking reckoning.

In the vibrant streets of London, Charlie is struggling to make ends meet. To afford his mother’s care facility, he’s taken on a risky side job that forces him to sell his body. Life is tough, but Charlie remains resilient, finding solace in the camaraderie of his four best friends. When a chance encounter brings him face-to-face with Sebastian, a wealthy businessman from New York fifteen years his senior, their connection ignites a passion that neither can ignore. After a perfect night together, they are drawn back into each other’s lives, their chemistry undeniable.

In another life, I’d loved Nikki. In another life, he’d betrayed me. Brought back by a corrupt company who deals in souls and reincarnation, I was promised a chance for revenge. I wasn’t born a psychopath, but death made me into one. Nikki made me into the monster I am. The problem is, the man they say is Nikki is… different. His name is London, and he’s pure light and softness. I want to peel away his layers to see if the boy I knew—the boy who broke me—is still somewhere inside.

No Tea, No Shade is a collective anthem written by six drag queens who believe in equality, peace, and in a world that loves and respects all people. The defiant legacy of drag will endure fearmongering and hate because their hearts have endured the unthinkable, their courage has been relentlessly tested, and to be blunt, they have the balls to prevail.

Every year, a woman from each town is chosen as a tribute to the barbarian clans to keep the peace, never to be seen or heard from again. The rumors about the barbarian clans were horrific. It was a sentence worse than death. I never thought they'd choose me. But when my brother betrays me by telling my father about my interest in men, he decides to throw me to the wolves to spare our family the shame—making me the first male tribute.

The stage is set for an explosive showdown. The stakes have never been higher. How far will Lexi Mills go to bring a terrorist’s reign to an end? When a top Federal Prosecutor dies in a mysterious car accident right on the heels of a landmark case against the infamous crime boss Anton Boyko, seasoned ATF Agent Lexi Mills is convinced that Boyko is linked to the Raven—the ruthless criminal mastermind she’s been hunting for months. But the Raven is always one step ahead of her.

I have found that redefining my concept of happiness with wiser lessons leads to joy and contentment. I update my purpose when I need to. I construct and reconstruct my existence as new phases arise. This anthology of poems tells the specific approach that made Malik and I us blossom!

In 1961, an interracial couple drove through the dark mountains of New Hampshire when a mysterious light began to follow them. Years later, through hypnosis, they recalled an unbelievable brush with extraterrestrial life. Over the course of a decade, Phyllis wrestles with her desires and ambitions as a lesbian writer, while the abducted couple grapple with how to maintain control of their narrative. All the while, the archive shatters and reforms, redefining fact and fiction via the stories left behind by the abductees, Phyllis, and the Archivist themself.

Julia Rosenberg loves her brother. Really loves him. Enough to: be the “best woman” at his wedding; leave behind her hard-won New York life, brilliant best friends, and drag brunches for Boca Raton, Florida; entertain the uptight bride-to-be and her vicious cronies; try (and fail) to dodge the hometown hookup buddy she can’t resist; and navigate the tricky dynamics with her divorced parents.