Never Too Old to Save the World: A Midlife Calling Anthology

Once every generation there is a Chosen One, who will stand between humanity and darkness.But why is the Chosen One so often a teenager? Why do only children get swept through portals to save the fantastic world on the other side? Whose idea was it to put the fate of the world in the hands of someone without a fully developed prefrontal cortex?In Never Too Old to Save the World, nineteen authors explore what would happen if the Chosen One were called midlife. What would happen if the Chosen One were:a soccer moma cat ladya nosy grandmothera social workera retireean aging swordmaster? The Chosen One could be anyone—because when the universe calls, the real question is whether the hero will take up the mantle and answer their midlife calling. Sometimes the world needs a hero who's already been in the thick of chaos and survived. In those cases, age does matter.stories:Lean in: The Lord of Hell Is Coming by Ericka KahlerBig Momma Saves the World by Maurice BroaddusA Legacy of Ghosts by Sarah HansThe M.A.M.I. Incident by Guadalupe Garcia McCallAdya and the Messengers by Jaymie WagnerSoccer Mom Saves the World by Addie J. KingMy Roots Run Deep by John F. AllenIt’s My Nature by J.D. BlackroseTruthteller by Linda RobertsonUtopia by Vaseem KhanJackalope Wives by Ursala VernonGranny by R.J. SullivanLaunch Day Milkshakes by Jim C. HinesThe Sunspear by Alexandra PitchfordOnce a Queen by Alana Joli AbbottBy the Works of Her Hands by LaShawn M. WanakAll the World’s Treasures by Kimberly PauleyStrange Wings by Kathryn IveyThe Mountain Witch by Lucy A. Snyder