For a year, I’ve been working on a follow-up anthology to Lost Children, the charity anthology inspired by Fiona Johnson‘s flash fiction challenge, hosted at Ron Earl Phillips‘ Flash Fiction Friday. It is nearly complete, and will be available September 1st. Here is the full list of contributors. 100% of proceeds will go to PROTECT and the National Association to Protect Children – the army fighting what Andrew Vachss calls “the only holy war worthy of the name,” the protection of children.
Protectors: Stories to Benefit PROTECT
Stories by:
Patti Abbott
Ian Ayris
Ray Banks
Nigel Bird
Michael A. Black
Tony Black
R. Thomas Brown
Ken Bruen
Bill Cameron
Jen Conley
Charles de Lint
Wayne D. Dundee
Chad Eagleton
Les Edgerton
Andrew Fader
Matthew C. Funk
Roxane Gay
Glenn G. Gray
Jane Hammons
Amber Keller
Joe R. Lansdale
Frank Larnerd
Gary Lovisi
Mike Miner
Zak Mucha
Dan O’Shea
George Pelecanos
Thomas Pluck
Richard Prosch
Keith Rawson
James Reasoner
Todd Robinson
Johnny Shaw
Gerald So
Josh Stallings
Charlie Stella
Andrew Vachss
Steve Weddle
Dave White
Chet Williamson
40 stories. One cause: PROTECT
In a few weeks, the e-book will be available across all formats. The print edition will follow.
Cover art by Kim Parkhurst. Interior design by Jaye Manus. Cover design by Sarah Bennett Pluck. Print design by Suzanne Dell’Orto. Edited by Thomas Pluck.
I would like to thank everyone who submitted stories for the collection, and everyone who assisted me with this project, and everyone at PROTECT.
Thomas Pluck writes unflinching fiction with heart. His stories have appeared in Big Pulp, Needle, Stupefying Stories, The Utne Reader Burnt Bridge, [PANK] magazine, Crime Factory, Spinetingler, Beat to a Pulp, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and elsewhere. He edits the Lost Children charity anthologies to benefit PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children, and writes 
"The Story of O Street" in Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Cause
"Kamikaze Death Burgers at the Ghost Town Cafe" in Feeding Kate
"Acapulcolypse" in Nightfalls: Notes from the End of the World
"The Rock Ridge Ringer" in Hills of Fire: Bare-Knuckle Yarns of Appalachia
"Train" in Shotgun Honey Presents: Both Barrels
"Garbage Man" in Beat to a Pulp: Superhero
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology (Amazon Kindle & Paperback)
Thomas, many say they’d like to help – YOU put your time heart and money where your mouth is. You are warrior my friend. Thank you for giving so many talented writers a way to help Protect. We want to help but needed a captain to show us the way. I’d follow you to hell on this one.
You stepped up and hit it out of the park, Josh. Proud to have you in it, and you know I’ve got your back in any fight you’re in.