I wrote this book to come home again. I hope reading it brings you home too. I hope it drives you down the backroads with golden sun slanting through the pines. I hope it makes you leap every crack in a sidewalk filled with ghosts of chalk drawings. I hope it walks you over these fallen words like crisp leaves. I hope it fills the air with scents of old climbing roses and oatmeal cookies fresh from the oven. I hope it fills your plate with the bittersweet flavor of tangy sourdough, the hardest crust giving way to a soft, soaked heart. I hope it hands you memories to sip from your favorite mug, given by your favorite person.In short, when you step into this book, I hope you come in through the back door.

through the back door: a little book of poems

Literature & Fiction

Alexander, Allison

Poetry

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Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Phoenix Quill Press

Making Myths and Magic: A Field Guide to Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels

Campbell, Shelly

History & Criticism

Superheroes aren't sick. This has been Allison Alexander's observation, anyway. They don't lie in bed all day because they're in too much pain to get up. They don't face the challenges of the chronically ill--difficulties that include socially inappropriate topics like mental illness, sex, and diarrhea. The latter, of course, would be exponentially worse in a spandex suit. Alexander, who has struggled with a chronic illness since she was a child, wants to see herself in her heroes and uses examples from pop culture to demonstrate how sick characters should be portrayed in fiction. Weaving her own painful experiences with stories from other chronic sufferers, Alexander explores the various challenges of living with a never-ending illness. She engages with how society values healthiness, how doctors don't always have answers, and how faith, friendship, and romance add pressure to already complicated situations.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Mythos & Ink

Think deep. Pop culture has a lot to say about life, social justice, ethics, and the way we view the world. Compiled of essays on TV, movies, video games, and anime, this book asks questions like: How does a pacifist read (and enjoy) The Lord of the Rings? What insight can we glean about our own addictions through the vampires in Buffy the Vampire Slayer? How can a literal loss of limb in RWBY equip us to better handle our own traumas? Why is it important that women's healthcare doesn't exist in Star Wars? Challenge yourself with these thought experiments or use the bite-sized articles in the book as discussion points with other pop culture aficionados like yourself. This is the second edition (previously titled Area of Effect, Volume 1) redone with a new title and introduction. The following writers contributed articles to this anthology: Allison Alexander, Michael Boyce, Alex J. Cavanaugh, Christy Chichester, Matt Civico, Amy Covel, Casey L. Covel, Kevin Cummings, Jason Dueck, Erica Dass, Caitlin Eha, Hannah Foulger, Victoria Grace Howll, K.B. Hoyle, Justin Koop, Robert Martin, Alex Mellen, Kyla Neufeld, Kyle Rudge, Marilyn Rudge, Charles Sadnick, Dustin Schellenberg, Jen Schlameuss, Nick Wasiuta, Tim Webster

Never Split the Party: (and Other Wisdom from Geek Culture that Changed My Life)

So you want to write speculative fiction? 
It’s time to get that fantastic world that’s been stuck inside your head for years, complete with dragons and androids, onto paper! Whether you’re starting your first or tenth novel, Making Myths and Magic was written for you. 
Fantasy author Shelly Campbell and editor Allison Alexander have teamed up to provide a comprehensive resource, distilling the information they’ve learned from years in the publishing industry. To keep you inspired and engaged as you grow in your craft, they take a deep dive through science fiction and fantasy novels, movies, and TV shows. 
Within these pages, you’ll learn how to tackle structure, dialogue, tropes, diversity, mythology, riddles, prophecies, fantastic creatures, weapons, technology, magic systems, languages, and more!

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