Anthologies
Transcendent 4: The Year's best transgender-themed speculative fiction
From Lethe Press, edited by Bogi Takács (2019)
A non-binary teenager may be from a small town but they remember at least a dozen past lives; a young trans woman auditions as an anime voice actor while the world is ending; in a future of constant change and transformation, one person is hesitant to undergo the next metamorphosis; a trans man comes back home to discover his parents have added to the household an android that has his deadface installed. Award-winning editor Bogi Takács has assembled a stellar line-up of stories that explore the frontiers of gender - using the imaginative tools of speculative fiction.The editor's introduction also includes a section on year-to-year changes in transgender SFF, and assembled longer-form trans highlights.
Includes "Chokechain" by Andrew Joseph White.
Content warning: "Chokechain" focuses on family conflict involving trans identity and transphobia, self-injury (choking) as a motif, and graphic imagery. Content warnings for all stories are included in the anthology.
Read "Chokechain" for free on Medium
Dark hearts: Tales of twisted love
From Ghost Orchid Press, edited by A. R. Ward (2021)
Heartbreak. Obsession. Grief. Jealousy. Love can turn tainted, even cruel. Picture the ghost who won’t stop haunting the man who jilted her. The husband who will go to gruesome lengths to keep his wife alive. The stalker who’d rather kill her victims than face their rejection. Dark Hearts will be an anthology of stories exploring the twisted side of love.
Includes "The Follower; or Psalm 127:3" by Andrew Joseph White.
Content warning: "The Follower; or Psalm 127:3" includes extreme gore, religious and sexual abuse, non-consensual pregnancy, and suicidal ideation. Also includes mentions of past miscarriage/abortion.
Learn more about Dark Hearts on the Ghost Orchid Press website
Twisted Anatomy: A SF&S Body Horror Anthology
From Sci-Fi & Scary, edited by Grace K. et al (2021)
Body horror is perhaps one of the most disturbing kinds of horror. Within these pages, authors have come together to delight and disgust with stories about perhaps the most horrifying thing of all: the human body. Benefiting the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Twisted Anatomy contains new stories from some of the best authors in indie horror and science fiction, alongside several new voices guaranteed to suck readers in for years to come.
Includes "The Foal with Two Heads" by Andrew Joseph White.
Content warning: "The Foal with Two Heads" involves graphic mutations and disease, and includes transphobia and medical trauma involving animals. Content warnings for all stories are included in the anthology.
