Reimagine colors.
Why is red so crucial for the making of Red Riding Hood? Or, how could emperors distinguish themselves without the color Purple? What would the Discworld be without octarine?
Seeing in color is a fundamental human experience. Until we don’t, of course. Casting something in a particular color can evoke an emotional reaction, and changing colors can change how we perceive objects, events.
We set out to re-imagine the meaning of colors, and boy were we amazed at the submissions we received! From stories centering on your traditional Red, Green, Blue, to some unique ones like bioluminescence and the yellow of sandstone, to those encompassing the whole rainbow, and ending with all the colors we cannot see.
With original stories by:
- Anamura Alententa
- Christian Bieck
- Scott Branchfield
- Keyla Damaer
- Michael B Fletcher
- Phil Foster
- Michael H. Hanson
- Brent A. Harris
- Eric Klein
- Ulff Lehman
- Jonathan Maas
- Joyce C Mandrake
- Bill McCormick
- Assaph Mehr
- K. R. Moore
- Andrew Paradiso
- Cindy Tomamichel
- Margret A. Treiber
- Jim Webster
The stories include:
- Fairytales retold
- Aliens visited
- Prophecies
- Ghosts
- Hipsters
- Corporate drones
- Past an Future
- Cops and Crimes
- Rainbows and greys
The anthology is in memoriam of Phil Foster, a dear friend who will be missed. We have included several of his poems as interludes.
Some of the stories and themes are for adults, those who grew up not just old. It is not for the easily offended.
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