{"id":2125,"date":"2021-11-05T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2021-05-03T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:25:08","slug":"common-bonds-an-aromantic-speculative-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/2021\/11\/05\/common-bonds-an-aromantic-speculative-anthology\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"freeText5010952848540194091\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2126 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/51563160._SX318_SY475_.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/51563160._SX318_SY475_.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queersff.theillustratedpage.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/51563160._SX318_SY475_.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Common Bonds is an anthology of speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters. At the heart of this collection are the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. Within this anthology, a cursed seamstress finds comfort in the presence of a witch, teams of demon hunters work with their rival to save one of their own, a peculiar scholar gets attached to those he was meant to study, and queerplatonic shopkeepers guide their pupil as they explore their relationship needs and desires. Through nineteen stories and poems, Common Bonds explores the ways platonic relationships enrich our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Representation Includes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Aromantic protagonists of various identities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><div class=\"spoiler-wrap\"><div class=\"spoiler-head no-icon  collapsed\" title=\"Expand\">Content Warnings<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-body\" style=\"display: none;\"> Content warnings for each story listed in the front of the book. Additionally, &#8220;Draconm\u014dt Council of Human Study Report compiled by Usander Greystart&#8221; replicates some anti-Native American stereotypes; &#8220;Fishing Over the Bones of the Dragon&#8221; has discussions of dubiously-consensual sexual coercion or rape.<\/div><noscript><div class=\"spoiler-body\"> Content warnings for each story listed in the front of the book. Additionally, &#8220;Draconm\u014dt Council of Human Study Report compiled by Usander Greystart&#8221; replicates some anti-Native American stereotypes; &#8220;Fishing Over the Bones of the Dragon&#8221; has discussions of dubiously-consensual sexual coercion or rape.<\/div><\/noscript><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Reviews<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3656079521?book_show_action=true\">Artemis&#8217;s review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3777725020?book_show_action=true\">Kara Babcock&#8217;s review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3921859701?book_show_action=true\">Kaylina&#8217;s review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where to Find<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Common-Bonds-Speculative-Aromantic-Anthology\/dp\/1775312976\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/common-bonds-claudie-arseneault\/1136490486\">Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781775312970\">IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/common-bonds-a-speculative-aromantic-anthology\/oclc\/1247155368&amp;referer=brief_results\">WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mgz81x\">Ebook vendor selection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edited by Claudie Arseneault, RoAnna Sylver, C. T. Callahan, and B. R. Sanders<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/commonbondsantho.com\/our-authors\/\">Featured Authors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Published 2021 by The Kraken Collective<\/li>\n<li>Paperback ISBN-13: 9781775312970<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Bonds is an anthology of speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters. 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