Soul Jar

Foreword by Nicola Griffith, author of Hild and SpearToo often, science fiction and fantasy stories eraseor curecharacters with disabilities. Soul Jar, edited by author and bookstore owner Annie Carl, features thirty-one stories by disabled authors, imagining such wonders as a shapeshifter on a first date,skin that sprouts orchid buds,andacereal-boxdemon.An insulinpumpdiverts an undead mob. An autistic teen sets out to discover the localcranberry bogs sinister secret. A pizza delivery on Mars goes wrong. This thrillingly peculiar collection sparkles with humor, heart, and insight, all within the context of disability representation.

Authors include Cormack Baldwin of Oregon;  Meghan Beaudry of Texas;  Ellis Bray of Washington;  Lane Chasek of Nebraska;  Lyss Copeland of Rhode Island;  AJ Cunder of New Jersey;  K.G. Delmare of New York;  Andrew Giffin of Virginia;  Mika Grimmer of Washington;  Eirik Gumeny of New Mexico;  Kit Harding of Massachusetts; Travis Flatt of Tennessee;  Adam Fout of Texas;  Christy George of Oregon;  Nicola Griffith of Washington;  Paul Jessup of Pennsylvania;  Lily-Marie Jurich of Washington;  Evergreen Lee of Florida;  Judy Lunsford of Arizona;  Danielle Mullen of New Mexico;  Raven Oak of Washington;  El Park of Maine;  Simon Quinn of Arizona;  Danielle Ranucci of New York;  Julie Reeser of Montana;  Jennifer Lee Rossman of New York;  Holly Saiki of Hawaii;  Carol Schena of Virginia;  Nisi Shawl of Washington;  Jaye Viner of Nebraska;  Dawn Vogel of Washington; and Bethy Wernert of Arizona