Archita Mittra’s story “The Weaver” appeared in our 2022 anthology, “Every Breath Alight.” We were captivated by this futuristic love story that dropped life wisdom, proving that heartbreak and confusion still exists in any world inhabited by humans. The DRP editors thought this story had stayed on our theme of women finding their voices and…
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Author Interview: Mark Bruce
His short stories featuring “Minerva James,” a lawyer in 1960’s who uses wit and logic to solve cases have been published in all three of Dandelion Revolution Press’s previous anthologies! Mark says it best: “Minerva is always the smartest person in the room, often to the consternation of the men in that same room.” Let’s…
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…
We Were Guests on a Podcast!
The DRP team had a great opportunity to be guests on the “The 101 Podcast: Everything We Think You Should Know”! Thanks to the fabulous hosts Daemon Blaszczyk and Becky Huber, we chatted about how we started, our writing process and books–those that we love and those we have to trash. You don’t want to…