Before we revert back to the First People intro, I wanted to brag about this issue a little. Not only are we past the halfway point, but the majority of the serials we’re presenting this week have female leads. It’s not just a ploy, it works with the current trajectory of our epic, but I have to commend the PRL contributors for putting together a diverse epic that tries to be inclusive without compromising narrative. We can’t forget that everyone has the potential to contribute something necessary to their communities, especially in Trump’s America that only knows white male supremacy. We can resist it, and soon enough it will perish, but only if we resist and encourage the good people who are working to make everything better for everyone. Enjoy the issue and we will see you soon!
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This week:
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Alia is connecting disparate corners of the PRL universe. She is on a collision course with the man known as Yuri, but Alia isn’t afraid. She has a lot of friends.
Least Possible Future (Amazing Alia, the Alia Bk. *): “…she has been thinking that her current interest in finding him has more to do with meeting his sister, meeting Vita, though it isn’t clear exactly why. The two enjoy spending time with one another, and they often meet up with Gertrude for walks in the park or long drives. They all share a silent friendship. Both Vita and Crude enjoy being around Alia, and Alia has never felt better than she does in her current life.”
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A new adventure starts for Wendy, who has a new lease on life now that she has the support of the ancestors. And things at the IBF are getting interesting.
Family Ties (The Brave Chimutengwende Bk. 1): “Wendy is back at the IBF, and she is done with the front desk job. It was initially supposed to be temporary because the doctors of the institute hoped to use her as a knowledgeable assistant for their studies and trials, but she was such a natural there and Wendy enjoyed the interaction, so she stayed on. But all good things must come to an end, and when she walks through the double front doors, she smiles at the new receptionist who has been sitting in for her.”
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Clay is growing up and he’s channelling his best Luke Cage, protecting his neighborhood from its bad elements. But Clay is no Cage knockoff and he is reminded of his outsider status.
Fusion (Diode Bk. 2): “He wants to see Ivan, but since their last conflict with a supernatural force, Ivan has been different. Kind of clingy in a way that Clay is not used to. They had survived a harrowing experience, Ivan especially, but it wasn’t the first time and Clay has felt himself struggling to be there the way that Ivan seems to need.”
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Meet the new co-headliner for the upcoming return of Old Man Young. She’s trying to enjoy a pastoral existence, but some people aren’t made for calm.
Old Man Young and the Con Man’s Daughter (One-Shots): “Falon lives in a nice house in Waxhaw, North Carolina, in the vicinity of Providence Rd where two story homes with sizable lawns line both sides through snaking roads and gorgeous thickets of full trees from the spring and into the early fall.”
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The Amazing Elroy has a sister, and she is very different from her brother. Here, we present an article she wrote for a local paper about her brother who has gained a level of fame that she is uncomfortable with.
Conceivable Differences (One-Shots): “Men are created equal, in a metaphysical sense. For the sake of laws and philosophical human standards, we are all equal and capable of contributing to the greater good. Physically, though, depending on a desired goal, all men are not created equal. And that’s not to say that any physique or physical characteristic implies a greater metaphysical value, but depending on the circumstance, some physical characteristics are more useful than others.”
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There’s a magic to femininity that is undeniable, even if men have worked hard to vilify it over millennia. You can’t keep a strong woman down though. Get ready for a story of extraordinary femininity and over the course of this limited series, we will learn more about the beautiful Maria Moreno.
Saterna (Limited Series): “Maria’s mother is not well. Isabel has been racked with guilt over the fracturing of her relationship with her daughter, and maybe it was the mountains of regrets that she threw herself down constantly; or maybe she is bipolar just like her Tia Susana who had surprisingly outlived all of her siblings and still lives in Cuba, and her dramatic shifts in mood were exacerbated by the falling out with her daughter; or maybe still, she was touched by the devil like some believe and she is a bride of Satan himself. ”
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It’s the PRL Serials Volume IV! This time, it all comes together.
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