Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

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A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. Solid Stories is a growing collection of abstract, hand-printed silkscreen prints with a focus on non-representational form, shape and color, embracing interpretation, process and spontaneity. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp) working with people. Pulls are ever-evolving mutations of itself, similar, but implying modifications to color and composition, following an approach that is fueled by change. Each story is followed by a note from its author to the reader, and comprehensive back matter includes bios for the contributors as well as a collection of relevant resources. See all pieces from the collection With contributions by:Mercedes Acosta * Karen Jialu Bao * James Bird * Rocky Callen * Nora Shalaway Carpenter * Alechia Dow * Patrick Downes * Anna Drury * Nikki Grimes * Val Howlett * Jonathan Lenore Kastin * Sonia Patel * Marcella Pixley * Isabel Quintero * Ebony Stewart * Francisco X. "Eight minutes, twenty seconds" — What's your interpretation? In this inspiring, unflinching, and hope-filled mixed-genre collection, sixteen diverse and notable authors draw on their own lived experiences with mental health conditions to create stunning works of fiction that will uplift and empower you, break your heart and stitch it back together stronger than before.

• Serigraphy / Silkscreen print
• Limited edition of 15 prints
• 50 x 70 cm, 1-color, 5 layers, printed by hand
• Printed with 100% cotton paper and artist-quality inks
• 50 x 50 cm, 5-colors, 5 layers, printed by hand
• Limited edition of 25 prints
• Numbered and signed with pencil