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Thanks To Readers Like You...

30 Pre-Orders So Far

And Going Strong!

Pre-Orders Begin April 15th, 2025

Release Date: July 1st, 2025

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Donation Rate: $4.75*

Donation Rate: $17.00*

*Please Note: These donation rates are an approximation/average rate determined by the distributor.
eBook donations will be delayed by sixty to ninety days due to distributor payout schedules.

Friday Night Writes shines a spotlight on esteemed authors and artists to build support within the book community. Each contributor to this anthology struggles with various mental or physical issues which affect our daily lives. Though some illnesses are apparent, most are unseen and, thus, often overlooked or disregarded by the general public.

 

Through it all, we persevere and push forward, striving to be the best versions of ourselves, even as our best varies from day-to-day. This anthology is dedicated to all who battle their demons on a regular basis and to those who make every effort to be seen for who they really are.

 

All proceeds will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization.

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For more information about our contributors, click on their photos.

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Evie Black

"It Is What It Is"

(Fibromyalgia & Chronic Illness)

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Shazara Brooks

"Frantic Thoughts"

(Emotional Abuse)

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Clarence Carter

"Unraveled"

(Anxiety & Depression)

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Bobbie Isabel

“ADD – Mind, Body, and Soul” / "Lipedema"

(ADHD & Lipedema)

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Kris Mitchell

"Unfinished"

(Childhood Trauma & PTSD)

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Kimberly Pinzon

"Safe Space"

(PTSD & Domestic Violence)

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Brian Scala

"Train to Ronkonkoma"

(Depression, Suicidal Ideation,

& Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria)

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T.S. Tappin

"Pity Party"

(Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures)

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Ruki Williams

"The Love of His Mother"

(Schizophrenia & Addiction)

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Cara Blaine

"Lost in the Fog"

(Fibromyalgia & Mental Illness)

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S.A. Burd

"Overstimulated and Undermedicated"

(Anxiety & Autism)

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Elisabeth Garner

"Waves of Healing"

(Anxiety, Depression, & Body Image)

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Rebecca Jose

"The Sound of Silence"

(Anxiety, Depression, & Suicidal Ideation )

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Samantha Moran

"Forever My Shadow"

(Depression & Suicidal Ideation)

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D. Raven

"Don't Leave Her Behind"

(Autism Spectrum Disorder & Comorbidities)

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Kennedy Sutton

"Abstract Figures"

(Eating Disorders & Drug Use)

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Lee VanBeek

"Just Thoughts" / "Who Am I?" / "Connotation"

(Depression, Suicidal Ideation, & Anxiety)

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For more information about our contributors, click on their photos.

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Ashley Scheller

"Mind Tangle"

Where Can I Order The Book?

Donation Rate: $4.75*

Donation Rate: $17.00*

Please Note: These donation rates are an approximation/average rate determined by the distributor.
eBook donations will be delayed by sixty to ninety days due to distributor payout schedules.

Pre-Orders Begin April 15th, 2025

Release Date: July 1st, 2025

Sponsored by Friday Night Writes

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Published by Obsidian Inkwell Publishing, LLC

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