AMAZING NEWS! A groundbreaking new YA anthology (grateful that my essay LETTER FROM YOUR NEW PSYCHIATRIST is included) will be live on September 2nd, and FREE off the Open OkState site. The paperback will eventually be available anywhere books are sold for the cost of printing and any bookseller mark-up. Thank you Sarah Donovon, editor, for your hard work and dedication on this incredible project!

From the introduction:

“JUST YA: SHORT POEMS, STORIES, & ESSAYS is a collection of open licensed,

non-revenue seeking literature about inclusive, affirming, justice-oriented

ways of being and the incredible capacity of youth.

The texts here are short so that they can be read and studied in one

class period. They are online so that teachers and students can freely print

and share the texts. Authors explore topics that can be in conversation

with/against canonical texts typically taught in high school classrooms.

This offers a rationale for teachers to bring in youth-focused texts to

update their curriculum and shift their framing with contemporary

perspectives. This collection is organized in themes around identity, love,

land, world, and futures (see Table 1.) that we see in conversation with the

required canonical texts and youth interests. And the forms are selected to

inspire student writing in a variety of forms, including creative fiction and

nonfiction.”