InkSpotter Publishing releases new breast-themed anthology

Robert R. Sanders adds his photo-
graphic vision to the breast anthology

InkSpotter Publishing is proud to announce to release of its latest anthology, Wait a Minute, I Have to Take Off My Bra.

Our anthology celebrates the most female of body parts, the breasts, and features a stunning photographic cover by Robert R. Sanders. From light-hearted memories of the first buds of puberty to heart wrenching accounts of breast cancer, these stories and poems run the gamut of experiences and emotions.

Currently available through CreateSpace and Amazon Wait a Minute, I Have to Take Off My Bra will soon be available to multiple brick ’n mortar and online stores.

A portion of all profits will be donated to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada.

What Came First...

InkSpotter Publishing released its first book, Paper Wings...a slim volume of my poetry...in October 2006.

As both writer and publisher, I enjoyed a certain measure of control over the book. No query letters or slush piles here! But getting the book into print was an important first step towards publishing the work of other writers.

Since older books tend to be forgotten, I thought it might be nice to push/pull/thrust Paper Wings back into the low-wattage spotlight for a moment.

The first poem in the book is also titled "Paper Wings" and is offered here as a humble sample.


Paper Wings

I grew up with a love of words,
Reading all my mind could hold:
A traveler to far flung lands,
Soaring on paper wings.
Reading all my mind could hold,
I felt the words push out again,
Soaring on paper wings
Over worlds of my design.
I felt the words push out again,
Alive and ripe for sharing
Over worlds of my design,
Mapped without border lines.
Alive and ripe for sharing,
A traveler to far flung lands,
Mapped without border lines—
I grew up with a love of words.

Communal Writing

Several years ago, I started the online writers' group Literary Lapse.

While we've gone through highs and lows and various iterations, we've held on through it all and formed a tight-knit little group. We've done prompt-based writing exercises (which briefly spawned a monthly contest in association with InkSpotter News), general critiques and camaraderie.

Two years ago, we started collaborating on the anthology Backless, Strapless & Slit to the Throat, and last year we joined forces on the chapbook The Communal Desk. Both were published in 2009.

What's next for Literary Lapse? We haven't decided yet. But I can't wait to find out.