Fresh. Short. Unexpected. This multi-genre anthology takes on the question of what it means to care in 43 stories, poetry, micro-fiction, art, and comics.  

Edward Albert once said, “The simple act of caring is heroic.”  This collection of single-sitting reads proves that statement with each turn of the page:  

  • A refugee mother sacrifices to provide for her children

  • A salty, old author brings together a 20th-century father and son

  • New romance blooms in New York’s winter snow

  • In a dystopian world, one civil servant confronts how much she’s willing to give to save the species

  • A dog walker secretly runs a much darker enterprise for the good of her charges

  • And many more

Curated from submissions sent in from around the globe, HEROIC CARE includes everything from comics to poetry, short stories to micro-fiction. It includes memoir, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, contemporary realism, literary reflection, and everything in between. These different takes on the meaning of care will inspire, affirm, and challenge ideas of what it means to be express ourselves genuinely to the world around us.   

Like, V.E. Schwab meets Chicken Soup for the Soul in this fictional anthology about the power of caring.

An ideal reading experience for small groups exploring what it means to care for others during trying times. A perfect conversation starter book clubs, friends, therapists, community leaders, and families.

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Here’s my interview about the book with Jan Lewis for her program: Be My Guest.

Read this great review from the Shaw Local News Network.

Check out this video of our contributors doing something they care about.

Here are the amazing writers and artists we’re bringing together for this collection:

  • Amos J. Landon

  • Beth Anne Cooke-Cornell

  • Beth Price Morgan

  • Betsy Ellor

  • Bobbi Lerman

  • Celine Mai

  • Christi Byerly

  • Colleen Michaels

  • Deede Strom

  • E.F. Sweetman

  • E.M. Panos

  • Elizabeth Montano

  • Ellen Symons

  • Erin Fries Taylor

  • Gail Gilmore

  • Geetanjali Sharma

  • Ian P. Owens

  • Jill Pabich

  • Jill Witty

  • Jim DeFilippi

  • Karen Zey

  • Kelley H. Dinkelmeyer

  • Lara Bujold Clouden

  • Lauren Zazzara

  • Luna Ranjit

  • Mandy Zhang

  • Maria Daversa

  • Marla Yablon

  • Matthew Phillion

  • Samia Selene

  • Sandra Hudson

  • Susan Klobuchar

  • Susanna Baird

  • Tammy Donroe Inman

  • Young Vo