We Bite Back: A Queer Charity Anthology

by S. Moon (Editor), Twilight Sage Moon (Editor), Carolanna Lisonbee

Try to erase us, but be forewarned…

We will ALWAYS BITE BACK

We Bite Back is a charity anthology featuring pieces by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists, and 100% of all proceeds benefit Human Rights Campaign.

While the anthology is horror-centric, it is also an ode to queer joy, anger, and passion in a world that doesn’t always want to protect us -and would rather we remain invisible and compliant…or erase us altogether.

This anthology is a direct response to the increasing hostility and danger towards the queer community, and a clear message that we will not be silenced, we exist, and we are HERE TO STAY.

Featuring pieces by:

Carolanna Lisonbee, Lennox Rex, Ju Collins, Sarah Laudenbach, Darrell Z. Grizzle, H.S. Wolfe, River Gardner, Jude Deluca, Enoli Lee, M. Lopes da Silva, Nick Aucoin, Drew Huff, V.S. Holmes, Alice Paige, H. Everend, Allister Nelson, Lauren Carter, TK Jameson, Victoria Wraight, Kay Hanifen, Evan Benner, Lazarus Klein, Jennifer Frederick, Nick Dunkenstein, & anonymous authors.

Edited by S. Moon

Genres: Queer, Fiction, Horror

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2025

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was an amazing anthology full of talented authors and artists!!

It’s hard to choose favorites but i think mine are Let Us Prey by Nick Aucoin and One Of The Good Ones by Drew Huff!!

Let Us Prey was incredible i want a whole series around them! And One Of The Good Ones made me feel like i was watching an episode of black mirror and the handmaids tale combined, literal chills.

I also enjoyed Eat The Summer Cannibals by Sarah Laudenbach, i wasn’t expecting to enjoy an essay but i did!!! It was so good.

Ephriam by Darrell Z Grizzle was also so incredible i want a whole novel out of it!!!

A Magnolia Dies by HS Wolfe is *chefs kiss*!!!! I always heavily enjoy their work and this one did not disappoint at ALL!!

A Deathly Melody by Lauren Carter reminded me of Hannibal and The Perfection!! I loved the vibes so much

And So He Bloomed by TK Jameson made me think of that couple in The Last Of Us!! Sad and sweet :,)

Inexplicit by Evan Benner had such a cute and hopeful ending!!

And of course i loved all of the art! Like Born This Way by Lazarus Klein! They were all stunning in their own way!

Thank you to all of the authors, if i didn’t mention your story, art or poem just know that i loved them all!!!!

[Luc Dantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Kaleidoscope of diversity, a collection of souls, this anthology holds the rainbow flag up high.

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[Sage Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was such an incredible honor to bring together so many diverse voices and artists as the editor of this anthology. I am so proud of the impact the anthology has already had, and I hope that it brings hope to our queer community during these extremely uncertain and scary times.

[Wolfie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a good anthology full of really talented writers and some really powerful pieces! This collection not only had some scary pieces in it, but they are also so full of rage and passion and joy - a celebration of all the complicated, messy and beautiful ways queer stories can look.

Some of my personal favorites were:

Eat the Summer Cannibals by Sarah Laudenbach
A Magnolia Dies and Blooms by H. S. Wolfe
A Deathly Melody by Lauren Carter
And So He Bloomed by TK Jameson

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75⭐

As with all collections, some works were better than others. But I am so, so glad this exists! 

[kienn · Rating 4 out of 5]

queer anthology... short stories, poems, art

personal faves:
Eat the Summer Cannibals by Sarah Laudenbach
A Magnolia Dies And Blooms by H.S. Wolfe
It Calls Him Home by Enoli Lee
The Curse of Seewiif Strand by V.S. Holmes
Collage Collection by Jennifer Frederick
Under the Willow Tree by Victoria Wraight
The Temptations of St. Antonia by Kay Hanifen