Publishing Outrider Press has published many acclaimed books including Whitney Scott's Listen to the Moon, a collection of prize-winning poetry, and Dancing to the End of the Shining Bar. Since 1996, Outrider has produced the renowned "black and white" anthology series, so named because of their unique signature covers, each different but all designed solely in black and white. All Anthologies listed below are priced for US currency. Tax, shipping, and handling are included. If using PayPal, they will be processed at the end of the order. While we can process certain older titles through PayPal, we can serve you best for all orders when you... Order directly from Outrider Press for fastest service. For order details, email us at outriderpress@sbcglobal.net.

The Sounds of TallGrass (2007) Produced by Keenan Baxter, ASCAP. $17.95 First in a series of spoken word CDs, The Sounds of TallGrass provides endless hours of repeated listening pleasure. You'll smile at Lylanne Musselman's somewhat rueful celebration of her widening hips; you'll laugh out loud at Bret Angelos' tale set at a Convention of Mad Science where the keynote speaker presents proof that certain hybrid plants promote literary success to the point of guaranteeing a best-seller; and perhaps your eyes may moisten when Whitney Scott reads her description of a young boy's first meeting with the woman who will become his mother. With original musical backgrounds composed and performed by Grammy contender Keenan Baxter, it's a gift that keeps on giving, and one you'll be proud to present to friends, relatives, and co-workers. Fearsome Fascinations (2009) Edited by Whitney Scott. $25 Come into my parlor for some fearsome fascinations. They’re tantalizing and delicious—the worlds where vampires, werewolves, bad boys, sexy strangers, danger sports—and renegade vegetable—meet the imagination. Writes Booklist Magazine: “Just like the lyrics in the old Addams Family TV show theme, the characters in the latest installment in the respected Black-and-White series are indeed creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Nearly 60 works of poetry and short prose, both fiction and nonfiction, explore the vast array of eerie and frightening things that are apt to give one pause. From the supernatural phenomenon of vampires and werewolves to the menace that lurks just beneath the surface of mundane events, each entry revels in the dreadful yet titillating attraction these other worlds hold.” Wild Things: Domestic and Otherwise (2008) Edited by Whitney Scott. $25 “In the latest Black-and-White anthology, readers are asked to take a walk on the wild side through the frozen underground pipelines of a Chicago street to the tumultuous terrain of a backyard family party. Editor Scott has selected a beautifully diverse array of short stories and poems, ranging from a seven-year-old running wild with near-adolescent anxiety in “Turning Seven” to Carl Peel’s heart-wrenching story of a feral baby possum named Dixon that reminds a couple of the fragility of life. Throughout the collection, the “wild things” creep through forests and float down rivers, but they can also be found lurking in our imaginations and burrowed deep in our pasts….In an unusual touch, a wild hare runs through each entry, weaving the pieces together and uniting them in delightfully unlikely ways, making for a fantastic ensemble sure to please readers, wild or domestic.” — Booklist Magazine A Walk Through My Garden (2007) Edited by Whitney Scott. $25 From flowers pots of herbs grown on kitchen windsills to multi-acre farms...we bring you a collection of poetry, essays and fiction in the grand tradition of writers who garden (or appreciate gardens) and gardeners who write, with work by prize-winners authors Ute Carson, March Darin, Jerome Long, Grazina Smith, Marianne Wolf, Peggy Zabicki and many others. You'll smile appreciatively at family reunions in garden settings as easily as you'll applaud the efforts of a virtual gardener creating the landscape of his dreams - in cyberspace. You'll even see one poor soul forging a devil's bargain with a shady, otherworldly being in order to win a garden show. There's so much more! Writes Booklist Magazine: "A richly varied gathering, in which the lush fruits of each piece will nourish readers." Vacations: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2006) Edited by Whitney Scott. $24 "Are we there yet?" Yes! All kinds of vacations -- from Roman holidays to rejuvenating, though sometimes brief, encounters. They'll make you smile, laugh out loud, and occasionally even shudder. Don't Delay! Open this Outstanding Vacation Package of short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry from celebrated authors including Glimmer Train winners Michelle Bitting and Susan Messer; PEN/Texas winner George Bristol; Maureen Tolman Flannery, whose Ancestors in the Landscape: Poems of a Rancher's Daughter was nominated for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize; Hirschfield award winner Lynn Fitzgerald; American Pen Women's Melanie Hammer;Illinois Arts Council Fellow Zoe Keithley; Pushcart Prize nominees Ellaraine Lockie and Karen Kowalski Singer; 2004 BOMB winner Scott Sell; and Lynn Ahrens, who has received two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy nominations, the Emmy Award and the Tony Award. Falling in Love Again (2005) Edited by Whitney Scott $24 Love the second time around : Short stories, essays and poetry on rediscovered joys and passions. "Outrider Press marks its tenth anniversary with this diverseand thought-provoking collection exploring the joy and surprise of old love rekindled, forgotten friendships restored, and old haunts rediscovered....This invigorating and impressive collection showcases 59 contributors from around the world." — Booklist Magazine Things That Go BUMP in the Night (2004) Edited by Whitney Scott. $24 Out of Stock Short stories and poetry on the supernatural -- from the horrific to the hilarious. "These entries from 57 authors are dedicated to those 'who sometimes see ghosts.' A willingness to suspend's one's beliefs is a prerequisite for this mind-bending selection, which includes...a magic lamp...talking snow dogs and a girl who marries a dragon. A great vehicle for writers and highly entertaining....A good source of literary models for aspiring writers." — Booklist Magazine Family Gatherings (2003) Edited by Whitney Scott. $24 "Like a treasure chest brimming with riches, this densely packed volume is filled with gems, each one a paean to the institution of family in all its many guises. The eighth in the acclaimed Black-and-White Anthology series from the Tallgrass Writers Guild, an independent, Chicago-based arts association, the themed collection features short fiction and poetry from more than 60 writers from around the U.S., each with a different take on family. From the heartrending devastation of a miscarriage in The Voile Dress to the surprising revelation of an unexpected treat in Chocolate-Covered Memory, each selection observes and honors those satisfying, and often stupefying, peculiarities that separate and unify members of a family, no matter how that term is applied. Boisterous brothers and kvetching cousins, the oldest friends and the about-to-be-born all fit the definition, and all are celebrated, scrutinized, lauded, and applauded in an elegant and elegiac collection showcasing an accomplished array of talent." — Booklist Magazine Take Two - They're Small (2002) Edited by Whitney Scott. $24 Sit. Here - try these. See? Good, aren't they. Uh huh, I knew you'd like them. Here - have another - and another. Have a little poetry. A little more. Some short stories on the side. Maybe a memoir for dessert. Some sweet, some sweet'n sour, and some just slightly tart; some thoughtful, some joyous, some funny - all delicious. ENJOY! A Kiss Is Still A Kiss (2001) Edited by Whitney Scott. $23 It's still the same old story - a tale of love and glory - a look...and then a sigh. Enjoy outstanding poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction on the age-old theme that never fails to fascinate or entice: Romantic Love.

Earth Beneath, Sky Beyond (2000)
Edited by Whitney Scott. $23

Until now, nature in its glory and horror, beauty and brutality, has never been as vibrant and stirring. In these pages, more than seventy internationally praised writers from all parts of the United States and Canada, England, Guatemala, and Japan have created unforgettable images of storms and skies, land and seascapes. This outstanding anthology contains memorable writings from award-winning contributors David Lloyd, Ellaraine Lockie, Jude Rittenhouse, Lynn Veach Sadler, Grazina Smith and the American poet Lyn Lifshin, grande dame and undisputed diva of small press publishing.

Feathers, Fins and Fur (1999)
Edited by Whitney Scott. $22

Sixty-five authors from across the nation as well as Canada, Switzerland, and Puerto Rico, have contributed to this collection on animals. Some write with humor, affection, and whimsy, tickling funny bones and imaginations. Some writers' works present animals as a means of recalling a lost wilderness both repellent and fascinating, evoking stirrings of a less evolved consciousness, of silent stalking, the stuff that dreams of other lives are made of. With passion, tenderness and exuberance, each piece mirrors some part of our human selves.

Freedom's Just Another Word (1998)
Edited by Whitney Scott. $21

Third in the "black and white" series, this is a richly textured mosaic of fiction, poetry and essays from authors across the nation and the world. The writings in this collection celebrate and question freedom and its responsibilities —challenge our concepts about "being free" and making choices—show us prisoners of war, of governmental policy, of societal prejudice, of jealousy and greed, of lies and laws and memories—and those who have made their way to freedom.

"A delightful mix that provokes thought as well as laughter, Whitney Scott's latest anthology is bound to please the most discriminating reader.

The stories, essays and poems explore many aspects of freedom ranging from complex dilemmas to simple pelasures, all the while engaging and enriching us with their broad sweep of humanity."—Kaleidoscope Ink

"Strikes just the right balance...the numerous selections are artful, insightful, and thought-provoking...present a multi-faceted view of freedom. Through all the diversity, the important note of freedom is struck in each writing in its own way."—Editor's Choice

Alternatives—Roads Less Traveled (1997)
Edited by Whitney Scott. $21

Consider the alternatives…sometimes a disquieting idea, for at its core, an alternative signals difference: a state some may distrust, still others, embrace.

Writings of less traditional paths and ideas include communal living; lesbigay lives; and working 12-hour shifts.

"Outrider Press has again produced a fine volume of writing….This collection from over 40 writers includes poetry, essays and short stories with a wide range and good variety of approaches, themes and settings."—Chicago Books in Review

Prairie Hearts (1996)
Edited by Whitney Scott. $21

The vast, sprawling center of the USA known as the Midwest is for some a mythical Americana, a heartland where endless fields of grain ripple in the wind. For others, it means the city of big shoulders - and for still others, a place of large, empty spaces and small, petty minds.

"Moving, accurate portrayals….This anthology is a truly worthy undertaking, unprecedented in its…scope. Looking closely, what one may find here is the belief that the land itself might be a spiritual masterpiece."—The Reader

Dancing to the End of the Shining Bar
by Whitney Scott. $14

Scott tells the moving story of a Midwestern family coping with life-shattering illness in the mid-1980s—when AIDS was a furtive whisper. This compelling novel of family relationships filled with laughter and compassion, longing and sorrow, affirms life and hope that the best of the human spirit will prevail.

"The author laces pathos with humor in family vignettes…of soul searching which soar."—Library Journal

"Scott writes with honesty and deep affection for life's ragged edges….With no trace of polemic or bombast, but with a full range of sound, sense and emotion, Dancing to the End of the Shining Bar is a spare, funny, searing story."—Chicago Books in Review

Listen to the Moon
by Whitney Scott. $7

"There is something curiously strengthening in this woman's poems. Her manner is so thoroughly unselfish and so very honorable that we are immensely heartened to hear her. This is a marvelous brave woman and a poet inexpressibly touching."—Dusty Dog Review

"A lovely, elegant book containing a coherent, progressive series of poems about the steady sliding away of someone beloved dying of AIDS…The whole gamut is covered in a tight series of works that proves that sheer elegance of writing is not yet gone from literature."—Moon Magazine

Scratching it Out

Coming soon from Whitney Scott—a writer's manual that's challenging, practical, in-your-face, tongue-in-cheek, head-over-heels, hip-over-elbow, wildly creative, definitely in Bad Taste, and maybe even a little fun.

Contest

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