Happy Aro Week! In celebration, we’re highlighting the followup to a popular aromantic anthology (whose cover reveal we happen to have done here)—yes, Common Bonds returns for another anthology!
Five years ago, Claudie Arseneault, Emery Lee, and RoAnna Sylver put together a collection of nineteen speculative short stories and poems featuring aromantic characters about platonic relationships. The first Common Bonds anthology came at a time when aromantic
identities were often only discussed as parts of projects on sexuality and rarely given the spotlight—a phenomenon that is unfortunately still well alive today—and was well-beloved by its community.
And so the spotlight returns in a brand new installment, Common Bonds 2.
At the heart of this collection are the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. Whether with family, mentors, friends, colleagues, fuck buddies, or found family, these links pepper our lives and their importance is often overlooked. Common Bonds seeks to explore the powerful impact of these relationships on aromantic people through the lens of science fiction and fantasy.
In order to make this anthology a reality again (and pay the writers and artists involved), the team is raising funds through Kickstarter. Back it before the end of Aromantic Awareness Week (Feb 16-Feb 22) to get an early bird discount!
