{"product_id":"redshirts-sometimes-survive-paperback-1","title":"Redshirts Sometimes Survive - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFinnian Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA neglected boy clings to an action figure like a lifeline. A trans man meets his childhood hero. An introvert finally finds her voice at a protest. In Redshirts Sometimes Survive, the outcasts, the rebels, the bullied, and the weird find themselves, one other, and a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning moments of humour, grief, joy, and resistance, these interconnected flash stories are populated by queer fans, lonely children, awkward convention-goers, and disillusioned adults who seek out their favourite starships and captains for solace and strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns moving, thoughtful, and wry, Redshirts Sometimes Survives offers connection and comfort for fans of Star Trek, and for the rest of us. Being a redshirt doesn't mean you're doomed. Sometimes, it means you survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A love letter to all of us in the Bridge Crew who found family in other Trek fans. Both funny and heartbreaking.\" - Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Giller Prize finalist and bestselling author of The Cure for Death by Lightning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Queer found family and crushes, a child put through the system, a nonspeaking disabled elder who recalls the TOS days, the desire for fat bodies sharing adventures, and even Star-crossed fandoms. A must-have collection for geeks of all generations.\" - Cait Gordon, award-winning author of Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious, harrowing, and kind.\" - Michelle Butler Hallett, disabled novelist and deep Trekkie, winner of the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, Constant Nobody\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinnian Burnett is a writer whose work explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identity. They are a recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 2023 CBC nonfiction prize, and a 2024 Pushcart nominee. They have delivered several keynotes, including at the Surrey International Writers' Conference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir work appears in Writer's Digest, Blank Spaces Magazine, Reflex Press, The Daily Sci-Fi, CBC, contest anthologies such as Word on the Lake, The Wine Country Writer's Festival anthology, Federation of BC Writers, and more. Their previous novellas-in-flash, The Clothes Make the Man and The Price of Cookies, are available through Ad Hoc Fiction and Off Topic Publishing respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing or teaching, Finnian enjoys cold weather walking, Star Trek, and cat memes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48326187942137,"sku":"9781069834409","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qJMDwtF3RZ9781069834409_7bfd5665-d2c8-4e34-bb3b-f874838176d0.webp?v=1777291048","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/redshirts-sometimes-survive-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}