#nothing without us

Tony Heaton, Great Britain From A Wheelchair (1995).

Taking Submissions: Nothing Without Us Too

Deadline: January 31st, 2022 Payment: 0.08CAD Theme: The protagonist must be disabled, Blind, d/Deaf, neurodivergent (such as autistic, having ADHD), and/or they must manage mental illness and/or chronic illness. Note: Contributors to the first anthology cannot submit to this one. Note: 75% of this anthology is held for Canadian authors Submission Guidelines Anthology: Nothing Without Us Too —…

The Descent Gets Reviewed!

‘Nathan Burgoine is an author I love. His novels and short stories are among some of my very favourites! Now I love him even more!

He’s been doing a wonderful series of blog posts about short stories. I love short stories and started my writing career with them and still write them today. One of my short stories was included in Nothing Without Us. The Descent features a wizard who is looking…

The Descent – A Video Excerpt

Check this out!

In this video, I’m reading from my short story The Descent which is in the anthology Nothing Without Us. Click play and enjoy!

I had no idea that this video was even taken. What a lovely surprise! Now you can get a taste of the story and watch as I read an except from The Descent.

You can get your copy of Nothing…

The Descent and Smashing Tropes

How cool is this?

My story, The Descent, which appears in Nothing Without Us, has been referenced in a scholarly blog about disability tropes written by Derek Newman-Stille.

Nothing Without Us was special to me and I’m thrilled to have my story included in the anthology. It’s an anthology with stories by disabled writers that features disabled people as the main characters, not the sidekicks.

The…

Tomorrow! Two New Releases!

Tomorrow brings two new releases! How amazing is that?

The first is Love and Lemonade, the third book in the Lemonade Series! You will final be able to find out what happens and how everything ends (for now)! This trilogy has taken so long to complete. The characters have been in my head for over ten years and it’s been a joy to tell their story and to find out where everyone would end up.

Here’s…

Nothing Without Us – Pre-Order!

I’m so excited for the release of Nothing Without Us! It will be available on

Here’s a bit about the anthology:

We are the heroes, not the sidekicks.

“Can you recommend fiction that has main characters who are like us?” This is a question we who are disabled, Deaf, neurodiverse, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness ask way too often. Typically, we’re faced with stories about us crafted by…