Dispatches from Anarres

Named for the anarchist utopia in Ursula K. Le Guins science fiction classic The Dispossessed, Dispatches from Anarres embodies the anarchic spirit of Le Guins hometown of Portland, Oregon, while paying tribute to her enduring vision. In stories that range from fantasy to sci fi to realism, some of Portland's most vital voices have come together to celebrate Le Guins lasting legacy and influence on that most subversive of human faculties: the imagination. Fonda Lees Old Souls explores the role of violence and redemption across time and space; Rachael K. Joness The Night Bazaar for Women Turning into Reptiles touches on gender oppression and a womans right to choose; Molly Glosss Wenonahs Gift imagines coming-of-age in a post-collapse culture determined to avoid past wrongs; and Lidia Yuknavitchs Neuron reveals that fairy tales may, in fact, be the best way to understand the paradoxes of science. Other contributors include Curtis Chen, Kesha Ajs-Fisher, Juhea Kim, Tina Connolly, David D. Levine, Leni Zumas, Rene Denfeld, and Michelle Ruiz Keil, with a foreword by David Naimon, co-author (with Le Guin) of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing.