Open Minds

Open Minds is our debut anthology and I am blown away by the submissions we received. We put out the open call not knowing if authors would take a chance on this project. Not only is this our first collection but our theme, tolerance, while relevant, was delicate, tricky, and emotionally charged.
In short, it was a challenging theme, and we were not disappointed.

In “The Guardian” we are presented with the difficult questions: are we doing enough to protect the people we care about? Would doing “more” really help, or would it only add to the world’s problems?
“Not So Loud” takes us on a futuristic exploration of fear and insecurities showing us just how quickly our fears can overwhelm.
The shoe is on the other foot in the mind-bending story “We Were X Men”. What would happen if our current gender issues were turned on their head?
Some problems never seem to change, or at least that’s the case in “Skate”. Sometimes, however, the solutions seem strange.
“Mixed Up” explores a very real possibility – what happens when the intolerant become too bold?
Saying good-bye to your sister, hello to a brother you didn’t know existed, and then facing the end of the world? The Ganzton siblings are in for a rough week in “Winter’s Well”.