Pact Press brings you Speak and Speak Again, the first  anthology in a series designed to spark conversation and protest. Contained within are thoughtful, thought-provoking essays on immigration, women's rights, race relations, and concerns for American society by Jaynie Royal, Eugene Gregory, Nora Shychuk, Rob Waters, Laurie Ann Doyle, Stephen D. Gutierrez, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Martha Haakmat, and Mikhal Weiner. The anthology also includes a short story by Raymond Luczak and poems by Rose Knapp, Lily Iona MacKenzie, Cheryl A. Ossola, Sandy Roffey, and Daniel A. Olivas. We are honored to provide a medium in which these authors can Speak and Speak Again. Pact Press is immensely proud to donate all net proceeds from the sale of this anthology to support the fine work of the Southern Poverty Law Center in their battle against discrimination.

Introduction by Ruth Feiertag, 1- I Speak as an Immigrant: Embracing Diversity in a
Nationalist-Leaning World by Jaynie Royal, 2-Outlier by Laurie Ann Doyle, 3-Our President-Elect Causes Chest Pains and an ER Visit on Thanksgiving by Stephen D. Gutierrez, 4-They do not know that we are seeds by Michelle Rosquillo, 5-Beyond Cultural Taste Tests by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, 5-God Particles by Lily Iona MacKenzie, 6-The Curriculum I Created for My Children: Combating “Why Is the Bad Guy Brown?” by Martha Haakmat, 7-Ordinary Agony by Cheryl A. Ossola, 8-Green by Mikhal Weiner, 9-The Mass of Christina by Rose Knapp, 10-I Have Every Right to Be Angry by Nora Shychuk, 11-Locker Room Talk by Cheryl A. Ossola, 12-Girls Like Us by Raymond Luczak, 13-Forty Years in a Breath by Sandy Roffey, 14-¡Xicano! by Daniel A. Olivas, 15-Aristotelian Anastasian Anesthesia by Rose Knapp, 16-I Tell My Kids to Stay Awake by Eugene Gregory, 17-Hot Tuesday on Rinaldi by Daniel A. Olivas, 18-In a Distressing Time, Harlem Girls Hold Fast to the
DREAM by Rob Waters