fwp 2022: an anthology of queer writing

featuring work from 124 contributors originally published in flux and the truth is in the stars.

256 pages, black and white.

"Told through poetry, prose, and short stories, fifth wheel press’s first print anthology chronicles the vast spectrum of queerness and the inherent humanity of gazing at the unfamiliar with longing and hope. Drawn across the twin themes of ‘the truth is in the stars’ and ‘flux’, the complexity of queerness and connection is drawn out and rendered. We see how space exists as the spectacle of extremes, where fire consumes all but no heat can be felt, where we are united in awe of the stars but separated from all other life. The self and all its vulnerability are rendered in the reflection of a great chasm that holds all the universe’s light. We see change as the impetus for discovery and fear. Delving into topics such as love, isolation, pop culture, and spaghettification across as many genres and styles as one can imagine. Told with power, passion, and sincerity these works are as diverse and unique as the people who wrote them."

—Ellen Harrold