A review by faethered
Marked by Scorn: An Anthology Featuring Non-Traditional Relationships by Cathy Bryant, Mo Reynolds, Shruti Sareen, Tom Trumpinski, Men Pechet, Adan Ramie, Kelly Burke, Rebecca Lloyd Freeman, Khadija Anderson, Donnelle Belanger-Taylor, Jude Ortega, Viny, Tom Nolan, Dana L. Stringer, G.K. Hansen, Jeremiah Murphy, D.J. Tyrer, Vanessa Ng, Cindy Stauffer, Sara Dobie Bauer, Rochelle Potkar, Tara Calaby, Rumaizah Abu Bakar, Karen Sylvia Rockwell, Kawika Guillermo, Baylea Jones, Jo Wu, Taylor Lyn Carmen, Kiki Nicole, Eve Kenneally, Terry Sanville, Dominica Malcolm
2.0
I really wanted to like this collection but most of the stories didn't really do it for me – too plodding and expository, like they were trying to explain or justify non-traditional relationships instead of just showing them in all their complexity. That said, I liked almost all the poems.