Carrying Fire now available in print!

November 13, 2018 sarah

TL;DR: You can now buy Carrying Fire, our women’s anthology, as a 311-page paperback on Amazon! All profits of sales go to the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound). Buy your copy now!

We’re finally here!

The TL;DR Press team is proud to announce the launch of our print edition of Carrying Fire, our women’s anthology to benefit the Endometriosis Foundation of America!

You can buy the collection as a 311-page paperback or as an eBook on Amazon today to support this worthy cause, and read the stories and poems of 33 fantastic women writers. These works are a diverse mix of genres, perspectives, and voices that are powerful alone and burn brighter together.

How to support our release

1. Buy our collection.

2. Retweet our big news and tag @TLDRpress and the @EndoFound!

3. Share with your friends, family, and followers in person, online, or via carrier pigeon.

4. Rate and review our collection on Amazon.

Sample what’s inside:

When a journalist's neighbor confesses he considered checking on her during a fire but didn't, she must decide what gets published in THERE WILL BE NO RESCUE, a contemporary story by C.G. Thompson. — When a journalist’s neighbor confesses he considered checking on her during a fire but didn’t, she must decide what gets published in **THERE WILL BE NO RESCUE**, a contemporary story by C.G. Thompson.

What happens when Raine finds no pearly gates, but her vengeful, long-dead patron in the afterlife instead? Find out in ASSENT, a fantasy story by Sarah Linders. — What happens when Raine finds no pearly gates, but her vengeful, long-dead patron in the afterlife instead? Find out in **ASSENT**, a fantasy story by Sarah Linders.

Something's underneath Sarah's bed, and she knows it's connected to her brother's death. Armed only with stuffed animals and courage, how can she defeat it? SCARED OF THUNDER, a fantasy story by Breanna Bright. — Something’s underneath Sarah’s bed, and she knows it’s connected to her brother’s death. Armed only with stuffed animals and courage, how can she defeat it? **SCARED OF THUNDER**, a fantasy story by Breanna Bright.

Morgan wrestles with what's causing weekly escalating damage to the cybernetic arm of her beautiful repeat client, and how she can help in BRUISED STEEL, a science fiction story by Kindra Pring. — Morgan wrestles with what’s causing weekly escalating damage to the cybernetic arm of her beautiful repeat client, and how she can help in **BRUISED STEEL**, a science fiction story by Kindra Pring.

In a government's war against idleness, Roxy is a truant caught in a lapse of productivity. Can she use her illegal power to escape an oppressive system? Find out in HEART OF A TRUANT by Casey Reinhardt. — In a government’s war against idleness, Roxy is a truant caught in a lapse of productivity. Can she use her illegal power to escape an oppressive system? Find out in **HEART OF A TRUANT** by Casey Reinhardt.

A game of Ouija is all in spooky fun until a Stephen King-loving misfit brings more than her bullies bargained for to the board in R.E.T.R.I.B.U.T.I.O.N., a young adult story by Fee Johnstone. — A game of Ouija is all in spooky fun until a Stephen King-loving misfit brings more than her bullies bargained for to the board in **R.E.T.R.I.B.U.T.I.O.N.**, a young adult story by Fee Johnstone.

Find these 6 stories and 35 more stories and poems in Carrying Fire.

Thank you

Our curators/lead editors, Alex Hareland, Camden M. Collins, Lila Krishna, and Sarah Linders as well as our additional editors, Casey Reinhardt, Joe Butler, Daniel Alvarez, Zack Gondek, Brad McNaughton, and Penfold, want to thank every member of our community that has supported this project through sharing the call for submissions on social media, submitting work, and buying the ebook or paperback (especially anyone that buys both!). This project was a labor of love from everyone who committed to it, and we are thrilled to share it with the world to benefit a worthy cause.

A special thank you from all of us to The Endometriosis Foundation of America, who have worked alongside us to promote the release of this collection and have been marvelous to work with. Special thanks to Andrea and Kimberly for their support!

How to find out about the next TL;DR Press opportunity

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