We’re talking about it because Submissions are open for Fierce, Brave, and Loud. They’re closing in July so we can get ready for publication in the Fall of 2022. Writing is a healing process, and your story deserves to be heard. Take control of your narrative. Many sources from Freud to Oprah say writing your trauma is healing.

Send poems, short stories, carrier pigeon messages, or whatever else gets your words on paper. We want to hear your voice, and above all else, to remind you that you are not alone. You can write anonymously, with a nom de plume, in the name of a sci-fi character, or your great-grandmother. I love my grandmother’s name Lalan Layde Anthony. Someday I’ll use her name, but for now we want you, however you name yourself.