{"product_id":"redshirts-sometimes-survive-9781069834409","title":"Redshirts Sometimes Survive","description":"\u003cp\u003eA neglected boy clings to an action figure like a lifeline. A trans man meets his childhood hero. An introvert finally finds her voice at a protest. In Redshirts Sometimes Survive, the outcasts, the rebels, the bullied, and the weird find themselves, one other, and a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning moments of humour, grief, joy, and resistance, these interconnected flash stories are populated by queer fans, lonely children, awkward convention-goers, and disillusioned adults who seek out their favourite starships and captains for solace and strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns moving, thoughtful, and wry, Redshirts Sometimes Survives offers connection and comfort for fans of Star Trek, and for the rest of us. Being a redshirt doesn't mean you're doomed. Sometimes, it means you survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A love letter to all of us in the Bridge Crew who found family in other Trek fans. Both funny and heartbreaking.\" - Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Giller Prize finalist and bestselling author of The Cure for Death by Lightning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Queer found family and crushes, a child put through the system, a nonspeaking disabled elder who recalls the TOS days, the desire for fat bodies sharing adventures, and even Star-crossed fandoms. A must-have collection for geeks of all generations.\" - Cait Gordon, award-winning author of Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious, harrowing, and kind.\" - Michelle Butler Hallett, disabled novelist and deep Trekkie, winner of the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, Constant Nobody\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinnian Burnett is a writer whose work explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identity. They are a recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 2023 CBC nonfiction prize, and a 2024 Pushcart nominee. They have delivered several keynotes, including at the Surrey International Writers' Conference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir work appears in Writer's Digest, Blank Spaces Magazine, Reflex Press, The Daily Sci-Fi, CBC, contest anthologies such as Word on the Lake, The Wine Country Writer's Festival anthology, Federation of BC Writers, and more. Their previous novellas-in-flash, The Clothes Make the Man and The Price of Cookies, are available through Ad Hoc Fiction and Off Topic Publishing respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing or teaching, Finnian enjoys cold weather walking, Star Trek, and cat memes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finnian Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52146279121179,"sku":"9781069834409","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/img_0f14e0c1-0b76-4513-ad74-91f37864cc68.jpg?v=1777598300","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/products\/redshirts-sometimes-survive-9781069834409","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}