Tundra Swan Press

10/25/2025

We're excited to share that Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell won First Place in The BookFest Fall 2025 Awards in two categories - Fiction - Anthologies and Fiction - LGTBQ+ Horror!

A huge congratulations to all our contributors for making this anthology a success.

Link to DAGT The BookFest Awards information in the comments.

This is a charity anthology where proceeds support the Modern Military Association of America. Since release, through your purchases, we have sent donations totalling over $1300.00!

10/14/2025

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. ❤️👻

No doubt some of you may have already run across this review by Morbidly Beautiful for The Haunted Zone, as it came out several months ago, but I only learned of it today.

"The Haunted Zone" is a diverse collection of twenty-one horror stories penned by twenty-one women, each a remarkable military veteran.

09/29/2025

Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell hit the top 10 in all fiction anthologies (year-to-date) IngramSpark sales data!

Holy Ghost Busters!!! TOP TEN for the year so far and we published in JUNE - that's fantastic news.

So proud of this anthology and am humbled to be a part of this project with so many talented authors, my co-editor, and amazing cover designer. :)

Sweet!

**Note to self - gotta remember to look at this report more often, especially during the month of a new release!**

09/20/2025

Truth never stays buried—especially when the dead remember everything.

From shadowed hallways to fractured memories, Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell explores the chilling spaces where guilt, grief, and ghosts intersect. This gripping anthology of queer horror and speculative poetry reaches across decades and dimensions, where the line between the living and the dead is blurred by emotion, memory, and unresolved connections.

Within these pages, you'll find:
• Spirits whispering truths that are too painful for the living
• Hauntings fueled by lost love, betrayal, and buried secrets
• Diverse, emotionally resonant voices from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum
• Poetic and narrative horror that lingers long after the last page

Do the dead want justice—or simply to be heard?

Early Praise

“The horror of serving those who deny you the most basic freedom - to be who you are - is the beating heart of this splendid anthology. By turns poetic, poignant, and genuinely unnerving, Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell will haunt you.”
—Lisa Morton, six-time Bram Stoker Award® winner

“Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell is a remarkably potent and devastating anthology—a consecrated purification of tender hearts bruised from the brutality of trauma and restless spirits aching to be exorcised.”
—Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Sirrah Medeiros
Cover Designer: Ruth Anna Evans

Table of Contents

Shellshocked Stars Piece by Piece by Maxwell I. Gold (poem)
All Souls by Michael Thomas Ford
Haunted Alcoholic by Eric David Roman
Water Rites by Rook Riley
Smolder by Christina Bergling
My Lover, the Muck by Benjamin Larned
Ganger by G.B. Langley
Imposter by Toshiya Kamai
The Carers by Sean Eads
When We Laid Down Our Arms by Sumiko Saulson (poem)
The Elixir by May Walker
Devil’s Tree by Amanda Dier
Bloom House by John Grover
The Elevator in FKD Mall is a Hungry Sukebe by R.J.K. Lee
Like Velvet on His Neck by Ryan Cole
The Abyss and The Apex by J. Daniel Stone
Phantom Limbs by M. Edusa
The Scold’s Bridle by Amanda Nevada DeMel
Need to Know by Darrell Z. Grizzle
The Bitter Unthreading by Sara Tantlinger (poem)

07/17/2025

We've had some personal stuff pop up unexpectedly that will affect our plans in the coming months, so we're pausing future projects. Scheduled events will remain on the calendar unless something forces us to cancel.

There will be no submission calls for the remainder of 2025.
Thank you for understanding.

07/08/2025

Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell is a charity anthology benefitting the Modern Military Association of America. My story, "Smolder", is about a sapphic relationship between a contractor and soldier with haunting consequences. Tundra Swan Press

Side note: I took this picture in Baghdad in 2009.

https://tundraswanpress.com/product/dont-ask-ghosts-tell-paperback/

07/01/2025

You all helped us knock it out of the park for the Modern Military Association of America! With Pride Month over (on the calendar but not in spirit) it was time to tally up sales for the quarter. We're thrilled to report that we are sending a check to the MMAA for over $1000. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the anthology! Keep spreading the word.

It's available through our website (biggest contributions to MMAA that way, or any major online stores, BookShop, etc). It's *free* through KU for a limited time. We have only five or six special edition hardcovers left, so order from the website before they're gone.

**You can track our quarterly donations on our website for both charity anthologies and the corresponding charities.**

06/14/2025

After you’re done at the No Kings Day event, stop by and support our authors’ works and a worthy cause. This afternoon, starting at 1pm! See you there.

We’ll be at Barnes & Noble Fredericksburg, this Saturday to promote Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell.

Join us and grab a signed copy before they run out. Link to the event in the comments.

06/12/2025

We’ll be at Barnes & Noble Fredericksburg, this Saturday to promote Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell.

Join us and grab a signed copy before they run out. Link to the event in the comments.

06/08/2025

We're feeling the love! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Thank you to everyone who has been ordering and reading our latest release this week. The Amazon seller rankings have been slowly creeping up since release day for Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell. At least I think so, I don't check every day. :)

Rankings a moment ago
#86 in LGBTQ+ Anthologies & Collections
#137 in LGBTQ+ Horror eBooks
#161 in Horror Anthologies (Kindle Store)

A huge thank you, from all of us involved in crafting Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell, for your support and sharing about the anthology across social media. We appreciate your feedback and graciously ask for an honest review when you have a chance to post.

06/08/2025

Truths always catch up with us. There’s no denying it. Your senses heighten—as a presence lurks in the shadows, haunting your thoughts with every move. Knots form in your stomach from guilt, memories, or real horrors. Each moment is fraught with heaviness, zapping energy as your reflections pull toward whatever or whomever cowers in the shadows, ready to pounce at the slightest chance to claw at your soul.

The stories and poems in this anthology evoke powerful emotions across distinct perspectives and eras—plagued by terrors, misinterpretations, suffering, and lost love. Does hope linger when ghosts hold all the cards?

Edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Sirrah Medeiros, with stories and poetry by Amanda Dier, Amanda Nevada DeMel, Benjamin Larned, Christina Bergling, Darrell Z. Grizzle, Eric David Roman, G.B. Lindsey, J. Daniel Stone, John Grover, M. Edusa, Maxwell I. Gold, May Walker, Michael Thomas Ford, R.J.K. Lee, Rook Riley, Ryan Cole, Sara Tantlinger, Sean Eads, Sumiko Saulson, and Toshiya Kamei.

Proceeds from your purchase go to the Modern Military Association of Americaa, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

We offer easy, convenient returns with at least one free return option: no shipping charges. All returns must comply with our returns policy.