Our online issue “Bloom” is full of incredible and surprising pieces of fiction and creative nonfiction. Authors brought their unique spins and voices to the theme: some stories are rooted in nature while others are blossoming with metaphor, wild and daring and brilliant. Let’s hear how author Dabney Baldrige created her short story “Unseen” published…
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Story Behind the Story: Silent Fire by Daniela Alfaro
Our online issue “Bloom” is full of incredible and surprising pieces of fiction and creative nonfiction. Authors brought their unique spins and voices to the theme: some stories are rooted in nature while others are blossoming with metaphor, wild and daring and brilliant. Let’s hear how author Daniela Alfaro was inspired to write her emotional…
Story Behind the Story: “Chant de la Mer” by Hayley E. Frerichs
Happy Women’s History month! I never used to think much of March, just the last cold month of winter before spring truly arrives. But since being a part of Dandelion Revolution Press, this month has a special place in my heart. Our first two anthologies were published on International Women’s Day in 2020 and 2021.…
Story Behind the Story: “Speechless”
By Paige Gardner What if there was a limit to how many words you could speak each day? How would that affect our relationships with others? Would we find new ways to communicate? Would we discover all the ways that already exist? This is the premise of my newest story “Speechless,” published in Dandelion Revolution…
Behind DRP: We Contain Magic
By Hayley E. Frerichs When Paige reached out with a tentative email inquiring if any of us would be interested in a second anthology, I responded enthusiastically. My fingers couldn’t type fast enough to craft a response. I put on the caps lock and screamed through email how excited I was to do this again. …
Behind DRP: It Takes a Village
By Ashini J. Desai I’ll tell you the truth. DRP formed from a place of ego. Thankfully, it did not take long for us to grown from that stance. As writers, we were frustrated with our efforts to be published. We had stories we wanted to tell, but they didn’t fit into specific buckets. Our…
Behind DRP: Why Not?
by Paige Gardner The Start There, sitting in the booth of Panera Bread, frantically jotting down notes as the four of us ping-ponged ideas about our future press around the table, I could feel excitement bubbling inside me. “I already can’t wait until we publish our first anthology,” I blurted out, my cheeks aching from…