STORIES INCLUDED:

- To Haunt, To Help by Katherine Addison

- Grad Night at Disney World by Andre L. Bradley

- Godmaking; or, The Unrotting of the Heart of a Goddess of Death & Mercy by Sorren Briarwood 

- Signs of Spring by Shannon Colleen

- A Spring Becoming by D.C. Emerson 

- Heartwood by  Rien Gray

- In Bloom by Simone Holiday

- Everything That Makes Us Human by Valerie Hunter

- Dirt Desire by Penny King

- No More Secrets by Saul Lewis

- Did You Marry a Shapeshifter? by Sage Hoffman Nadeau

- Choose Your Adventure by Ri Nolli

- Thaw by Sophie Mutiara Nova

- The Two Great Love Stories of Egon Brechtford by Alice Scott

- Crocuses and Melting Snow by Em Toczylowska

- Florescent by Gia M. W.

FEATURING:

- 16 never before published original short stories!

- A variety of queer MCs with different LGBTQIA+ identities!

- Fantasy, romance, horror and sci-fi stories!

RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVES:

- All-new Dust Jacket illustrated by @LittleForestCat_!

- Cover and interior design by @ManicFemme!

- Illustrated & Foiled Hardcase by @NiallCGrant!

- Illustrated Endpages (Same Front & Back) by @ArmanDraws!

- Printed Edges by @MeganRose.Media

- Bound-In Staff Letter!

Content Warnings:

To Haunt, To Help: ghosts, suicide mention, depression, anxiety, background character death, background character suicide, background character accident, background fatal illness

Grad Night at Disney World: Major: apocalyptic/end-of-the-world scenario, character death, graphic violence, mass panic/disaster scenarios; Moderate: internalized homophobia, family dysfunction, bullying/harassment, sexual content (fade to black); Mild: strong language, anxiety/panic attacks, academic pressure, social isolation

Godmaking; or, The Unrotting of the Heart of a Goddess of Death & Mercy: murder, grief and loss, cult worship and extremism, animal death, non-explicit sexual content, violence, injury/blood, minor gore, codependency/unhealthy relationship, mild body horror, trauma and dissociation, plague, war

Signs of Spring: mild internalized homophobia

A Spring Becoming: hints at parents being unaccepting after coming out, hints at internalized transphobia

Heartwood: discussions of past wartime and colonization trauma, death of parents, survivor’s guilt, mentions of blood from injury, complex grief, mild body horror, destruction of a body

In Bloom: alcohol usage, reflection about divorcing parents

Everything That Makes Us Human: gun violence, injury, deaths

Dirt Desire: acephobia, magical violence

No More Secrets: drug use, addiction, withdrawal, gender dysphoria, suicidal ideation (mention), unsafe binding, mild injury

Did You Marry a Shapeshifter?: blood, on-page death, mention of death of a loved one, sequences of action violence, guns

Choose Your Adventure: negative self-talk

Thaw: ableism + mental health, cigarettes mentioned, processing of trauma

The Two Great Love Stories of Egon Brechtford: murder/manslaughter, death of a trans person, head trauma, controlling and emotionally manipulative parenting, brief allusions to transphobia, grief

Crocuses and Melting Snow: argument in relationship, mentions of poverty

Florescent: temporary character death, average American retail experiences