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Call For Submissions: Disability & Bikes in Space!

We are seeking speculative feminist fiction about disability and bicycles for the 14th anthology in the Bikes In Space series of books, guest edited by Jennifer Lee Rossman!

We want feminist stories about the intersection of bicycling and disability, in any speculative fiction genre. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird western… combinations of genres are also welcome! No poetry, erotica, fanfic, or gore for this series.

Stories must include intrinsic themes or elements of disability as well as bicycles (or tricycles, or other nonmotorized wheeled conveyance). We take a broad view of feminism, but avoiding unreflective sexist tropes is always a green flag, as is queering things up.

“Disability” here includes physical disabilities as well as cognitive and invisible, all flavors of neurodivergent, mental illness, chronic pain and fatigue, and any other conditions that you have experienced.

Authors do not need to disclose or “prove” their disabilities, but should identify as disabled. Non-disabled family, friends, and caregivers, we appreciate you but this is not the place for your stories.

We also welcome stories about and from people at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities.

Word count: 500-6000

Format: Word or PDF

Anonymous review: Submission review will be masked. Please put a working title for your story at the top of the document that matches the title in the submissions form. Do not include your name or contact info in the document itself. 

Submit stories via this google form: https://forms.gle/f1B8QUJ6Ajbq6JaP6

Submission deadline: March 1, 2025

Celebrating Disabled Witchcraft!

Disabled Witchcraft: 90 Rituals for Limited-Spoon Practitioners is a one-of-a-kind approach to truly accessible magickal practices with a solid dose of humor and heart. The author, beloved Microcosm editor Kandi Zeller, shares some of her favorite reads and companion titles for her groundbreaking book. Check out Kandi’s recommendations below!

Shop the list, read an excerpt from Disabled Witchcraft, or order your copy today—shipping from us now, available everywhere September 17!


Do Not Pet: How to Become a Service Dog by Joe Biel and Gerta Oparaku Egy

Ruby, a service dog who gave author Joe Biel mobility, health, and companionship through the most difficult years of their life, had many things to learn during her humble beginnings. This comic details the process for training a medical alert service dog, as well as other types of service dogs, the responsibility of their handlers for these lessons, and how these incredible dogs learn their skills. Service dogs are heartwarming signs of success as well as each one is a thrilling story of a successful struggle for basic human rights, and a powerful lesson in what humans and dogs can achieve by working together.

Unfuck Your Boundaries: Build Better Relationships Through Consent, Communication, and Expressing Your Needs by Dr. Faith G. Harper

In this book, bestselling author Dr. Faith Harper offers a full understanding of issues of boundaries and consent, how we can communicate and listen more effectively, and how to survive and move on from situations where our boundaries are violated. Along the way, you’ll learn when and how to effectively say “no” (and “yes”), troubleshoot conflict, recognize abuse, and respect your own and others’ boundaries like a pro. You’ll be amazed at how much these skills improve your relationships with friends, strangers, coworkers, and loved ones.

A Pocket Guide to Tarot Card Archetypes: When You Don’t Want to Carry Around a Library by Abbi Clark

This pocket-sized guide to tarot archetypes will save you the difficulty of carrying around your whole library of reference texts for convenience while conducting readings on the go. With a guide to choosing the right deck for you, suggestions for when and where to perform readings, instructions for your basic three-card draw, and the commonly accepted meanings of different elements in the Major and Minor Arcana, this little zine is a perfect companion to any tarot deck, and can provide novice tarot readers and more experienced practitioners alike with a handy reference.

The Practical Witch’s Almanac 2024: Rebel Wisdom by Friday Gladheart

The essential core of witchcraft is wisdom and change. We’ve always been rebellious  and defiant, and our own traditions are not exempt from challenge.  Delve into iconic witchcraft traditions like the utterance of “blessed be” and the  influential Wiccan Rede, exploring their origins and relevance today. This introspective  journey isn’t just about history; it’s an empowering quest. It challenges you to assess these  traditions’ place in your craft. Embrace, adapt, or boldly defy these customs—this edition  empowers you to shape your craft’s evolution on your terms as you travel your unique spiritual path.

Utopian Witch: Solarpunk Magick to Fight Climate Change and Save the World by Justine Norton-Kertson

Drawing on the natural connections between modern paganism and the literary, artistic, and activist movement known as solarpunk, Norton-Kertson provides meditations and correspondences for developing a spiritual practice rooted in nature, the Sun, and a powerful belief in our ability to build a better world. Readers will also find a host of spells to use in the fight against climate change, fascism, and inequality. These politically conscious magickal practices forge a new spiritual praxis to guide us as we work together to envision and create the future we want to see.

Disabled Witchcraft: 90 Rituals for Limited-Spoon Practitioners

Accessible, inclusive, anti-capitalist magick

Magick is all around us and should be for everyone. But the practices in many witchcraft books can be difficult for many of us to perform due to chronic illnesses, sensory issues, allergies, or other disabilities—and the financial limitations that often go hand in hand with them.

In this guide, disabled witch Kandi Zeller sets out to change that. Through 90 inclusive (and sometimes spicy) magickal rituals designed for witches with disabilities of all kinds—especially the invisible ones—Disabled Witchcraft lays out a truly accessible magickal practice with a solid dose of humor and heart. If your spoons (aka available energy and executive function) are limited on any given day, that doesn’t need to be a hindrance to following your spiritual path. From guidance on using crystals for nervous-system regulation to tarot readings for spoonies to laying a curse upon unjust health systems, you’ll find practical tools to harness the magick of your disabilities, fight both ableism and capitalism, and embrace a more expansive version of the path.

Read on for an excerpt of Disabled Witchcraft: 90 Rituals for Limited-Spoon Practitioners by Kandi Zeller, now available for preorder from our site or from your local bookseller. Out everywhere 9/17/24.

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