Thinking about the possible OC (later this year, if at all, depends on finances) wil call for modern interpretations, 200-500 words, and pastiches of course. Would allow me to stuff the issue full of S&S pithy gems.
5 vintage pulp black and white fantasy illustrations with red/blue filtering applied to make them 3D
With more AaNX newspapers selling, I am starting to mull over issue #5 which will contain micro-sword & sorcery stories and 3D IMAGES. Running some tests today. If you have a pair of red/blue glasses you should be able to see these. Really whacks my eyes out.
Perhaps I'll put the needle on the record one of these years.
Potentially misheard 80s song lyrics that would make an excellent anthology theme:
"automatic push button remote control, synthetic genetics command your soul"
Cover showing a dour faced young woman with daisy flower barrettes. The book title - Tall Tales of the Holy Terror Tomboy - is shown in an vintage storefront logo painting format in a brass color. Text on the back of the book outlines the real life girl's amazing story.
"Tall Tales of the Holy Terror Tomboy" is almost ready to go to the printer. The pre-order link is now available in our catalog - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... (expected ship date 4/10/26). Cover art by @carolinejamhour.bsky.social
Appreciate you giving them a good home. Happy reading.
“Have a book, leave a book, need a book, take a book”. This would actually make a fine motto on the door of a little free library.
24 based on word count/rate per word. If a number of stories are chosen that are under 2000 words, it may provide some leeway for a longer story or a couple of extra authors beyond the 24
I’ll start: @unlikelyworlds.bsky.social Can’t wait to read your new book Loss Protocol. Arrived by mail a few days ago and is next in my pile.
It is World Book Day. Buy a book from an indie press, leave a review for an author, or social media post to a beloved author and make their day.
It is fun to see where people are writing from as the map fills in.
World and US map with red pins showing in cities authors are submitting from.
Here is a look at the current world map of submitting author cities for the "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" open call - aanpress.com/submissions.... (Submit your stories now through March 31. See the link for details)
Thank you to all who backed "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity". You made it a great KS campaign. Authors are now submitting stories to the open call and our budget will allow 24 of them to be chosen.
A number of authors AaN has been involved with are part of this project.
The final KS campaign day is here for the “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology: www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... - Let’s have one last surge! Appreciate all the excited backers who have pledged. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky #tea #coffee
Nope just tiny scarves
A useful guide to different forms of horror.
1. Urban horror. "Eew. There's something horrid in this underpass. I know what you're thinking but I mean unusually horrid."
2. Folk horror. "Eew. There's something horrid in this wood. Inbreeding. Also, I am being ganked by corn dollies."
Better than the tea selection box at the hotel I hope
A final add-on slot for "The Forest God" just re-opened for any backer who was missing a chance to add it to their pledge.
The final KS campaign day is here for the “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology: www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... - Let’s have one last surge! Appreciate all the excited backers who have pledged. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky #tea #coffee
36 hours and counting. Been a great campaign to start the year off.
You should connect with @jessicapixie.bsky.social. She is a delight as well. Thoughtful interviewer and listener.
Cool. Happy reading.
Here for ABA then? Thanks for being interested in what AaN does. Riverstone is a great store.
Last week was the first time AaN sold books in three different local bookstores at the same time. A fun bit of milestone trivia. We love to support and partner with indie bookstores.
The News-Herald from Franklin, Pennsylvania · Front Page November 10, 1922 Southern Sheriff Says No Jail Can Hold Fair Tomboy of Mountains Parkersburg authorities refused to pursue Veneida Smith, pretty 16-year-old girl, an alleged horse thief and jail breaker, into her mountain hiding places today. The sheriff and his deputies, opined “There ain’t no jail that’ll hold her,” following the last escape when she sawed the bars in her cell window with a tiny blade of steel smuggled into the jail in her shoe. Sliding to the ground on a rope made with bed clothes, the “Holy Terror Tomboy,” as she is known to authorities, evaded pursuit to outskirts of town where she secured her pony and galloped away in the direction of Cairo. Veneida is the veteran of a long string of jail breaks, according to authorities. Once she wrecked her cell with an iron bar because the sheriff refused to give her cigars to smoke. Previously she had broken out of a reform school, and numerous efforts of social workers to reform her were met with this reply: “The devil got me into it, let him get me out.” Parkersburg authorities describe the girl as “pretty as a picture, wild as a deer, hardy as a mountain goat, as hard as nails, and able to care for herself anywhere.”
The original newspaper article text that was the genesis for this anthology
45 hours to go for the “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... - Thanks to backers, we have unlocked the second Stretch Goal to bring the TOC budget to 24 worthy authors. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky #tea #coffee
text snippet showing a repetition of "d"s and a rhyme on the right side of the image.
Final typographic checks are always important to the layout. In this example the lines on the right justified side of this paragraph need some changes. The repetition of "had" "had" and the d in "laughed" and the "own" rhymes should be adjusted so the eye isn't drawn to the patterns in the text
Stories by @mariecroke.bsky.social @bextraterrestrial.bsky.social @mldcurelas.bsky.social and Kara Race-Moore.
Cover showing a dour faced young woman with daisy flower barrettes. The book title - Tall Tales of the Holy Terror Tomboy - is shown in an vintage storefront logo painting format in a brass color. Text on the back of the book outlines the real life girl's amazing story.
"Tall Tales of the Holy Terror Tomboy" is almost ready to go to the printer. The pre-order link is now available in our catalog - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... (expected ship date 4/10/26). Cover art by @carolinejamhour.bsky.social
