In April of last year, 17-year old Du'a Khalil Aswad was stoned and beaten to death after allegedly being seen with a Sunni Muslim man. The murder was perpetuated in part by her brothers and cousins. Although no one moved to help her, some of the surrounding crowd recorded the fatal attack on their mobile phones. The video is available on youtube, should you care to see it.

In response, Joss Whedon wrote an impassioned essay on a blog about the killing ("her face was nothing but red") and about the worldwide culture of misogyny and violence against women.

To read Joss’s post click http://whedonesque.com/comments/13271

He decided to publish an anthology called "Nothing But Red."

To read more about the anthology, click here.

and solicited submissions regarding the issues he raised in the piece. I submitted a short piece of fiction called "Wendy and the Lost Girls" which I wrote many years ago, inspired by the real-life kidnapping and murder of a young girl in California.

"Wendy and the Lost Girls" will be included in the "Nothing But Red" anthology, and I hope you read and support the book. This was an all-volunteer effort, and proceeds will go to the group Equality Now.

To be notified when “Nothing But Red” is published, click here.

I encourage you to buy a copy. I encourage you to spread the word.

Sorry, but I am unable to provide a link to my individual piece.

I thank you in advance for your support!

Labels: Joss Whedon, Nothing But Red, Wendy and the Lost Girls

posted by Elizabeth at 8:02 PM