TUESDAY, APRIL 23 DEADLINE UPDATE

Our apologies to those of you who have tried to get last minute submissions in for our There Is Strength In Our Stories Event. We received such an overwhelming amount of submissions for There Is Strength In Our Stories and the upcoming anthology But You Don’t Look Sick that Submittable froze our calls yesterday. We …

There is Strength in Our Stories: you sang the same song – Linda M. Crate

i was vulnerable as a rose yet to open, and you thought you would force my petals wide awake as if you were the sun in my sky rather than the darkest night without moon; i was in a deep pit of depression just wanted to take a walk you insisted it was late and …

There is Strength in Our Stories: Austin James

i could tell that you had confused my hands for his my arms for his my legs for his had intertwined his body and mine had drawn parallels between my tongue and his my soul and his my touch and his and at first i did not represent another i represented him but i didn’t …

There is Strength in Our Stories: Scissors in Hiding – Bina Ruchi Perino

There I am, waiting with the dark. Dutiful, unquestioning, quiet. Is that you gripping my neck and threading through me? Is that me, halved down the center and opened end to end? Your heavy palm, a warm clasping bed, hits the door. Holds me down. Holds my hand. Airy staccato breaths escape when you touch …

There is Strength in Our Stories: MeToo# – Christian Garduno

Casual stalking constant messaging expected domesticity being shushed getting rushed not getting called on in class always second-guessing your instincts sexism @@ blatent/institutional “one day I’ll tell somebody” not feeling safe anywhere silent survivors I must have done something wrong* “NO” is a complete sentence Propositioned cornered cat-calling inappropriate conversations harassed assaulted sexist “jokes” false …

There is Strength in Our Stories: Triggered – Tianna G. Hansen

she hunts it nocked bow tethered to her shoulder monster clear in her sights the beast will die a slow death. after she slashes through her wilderness of distress wearing its blood like a gown. Arrow pouring maiden with hounds at her heels effortlessly weaves through trees their trunks like guardians – tall, unmoved. do …

There is Strength in Our Stories: Indecent- Grace Alexander

I remember a tiny staff break room a coworker a shared history of assault perpetrated by the ones closest to us. She’s sitting cockeyed in her chair chewing a PB&J. She woke up sore her pajama pant leg neatly cut away, betrayed twice in a night once by the muscle relaxer that sent her deep …

Call for Submissions: There Is Strength In Our Stories

In honor of Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Blood Into Ink and We Will Not Be Silenced are putting out a call for submissions for your lived experience of sexual harassment and assault. We believe that there is strength in our collective voices. We believe our work is not done.  Writing and art accepted …

We Cannot Look Away: Not another 17, not another One

We will not forget Just another day just another town bullet perforated backpacks spilling loose-leaf lined paper, textbooks onto blood stained sidewalks helicopters hovering to give us the birds eye view I tried to avert my eyes out of respect for the dead the injured but I could not look away Christine Ray Even though …

We Will Not Be Silenced Goodreads Giveaway

Indie Blu(e) Publishing is giving away copies of We We Not Be Silenced on Goodreads

Heartstring Eulogies

Indie Blu(e) and its contributors
are giving away five copies of
We Will Not be Silenced on Goodreads.

Be sure to go check it out.

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