Named for the anarchist utopia in Ursula K. Le Guin's science
fiction classic The Dispossessed, Dispatches from Anarres embodies
the anarchic spirit of Le Guin's hometown of Portland, Oregon, while
paying tribute to her enduring vision.
In stories that range from fantasy
to sci fi to realism, some of Portland's most vital voices have come
together to celebrate Le Guin's lasting legacy and influence on that
most subversive of human faculties: the imagination. Fonda Lee's "Old
Souls" explores the role of violence and redemption across time
and space; Rachael K. Jones's "The Night Bazaar for Women
Turning into Reptiles" touches on gender oppression and a
woman's right to choose; Molly Gloss's "Wenonah's Gift"
imagines coming-of-age in a post-collapse culture determined to avoid
past wrongs; and Lidia Yuknavitch's "Neuron" reveals that
fairy tales may, in fact, be the best way to understand the paradoxes
of science. Other contributors include Curtis Chen, Kesha
Ajọsẹ-Fisher, Juhea Kim, Tina Connolly, David D. Levine, Leni
Zumas, Rene Denfeld, and Michelle Ruiz Keil, with a foreword by David
Naimon, co-author (with Le Guin) of Ursula K. Le Guin:
Conversations on Writing.
