Upside Down · Inverted Tropes in Storytelling

Upside Down: Inverted

Tropes in Storytelling is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and

essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates. Over two dozen

authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut

writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers

through their work. Read stories inspired by tropes such as the

Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow

Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The

Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover

what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them. Join

Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain,

Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya

Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi

Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong

and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and

flip them upside down.