“Trans Bully” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
As soon as my wife told me that our little girl was being bullied at school, I was ready to go off the deep end.
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“Pancake Month” and “A Parenting Street Scene” by Minna Dubin
At three and a half, my son’s diet consists of only brown, white, and yellow foods.
“Yuh Must Always Christen d Children” by Xavier Barzey
Miss Meela wailed underneath her broad-brimmed hat as the pallbearers lowered the casket, carrying her young kin.
“Family Health, Day One” by Myna Chang
“Mom, I don’t understand tampons.”
“A Good Day for Redheads” by Patricia Abbott
She sat on the bench and watched the sun drip into the ocean. Barefoot couples stood on the beach and clicked their wine glasses in a toast to another beautiful day . . .
“The Piss of My Dreams” by Vashti Anderson
I have a serious bathroom phobia, and when I say this I mean that there is actually nothing wrong with me at all.
“Dear Ralphie” by Ledia Xhoga
Just a few months ago you were a pink-faced, crying infant.
Akashic Authors Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards!
We are thrilled that two of our debut titles from 2017 are finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards! Patricia A. Smith’s The Year of Needy Girls on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint has been named a finalist in the category of Lesbian Fiction, and Rivers Solomon’s An Unkindness of Ghosts is a finalist in LGBTQ SF/F/Horror. Congratulations […]