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This isn't just another fan book—these are lifelines disguised as stories.

Special edition available for pre-order now. Paperback presales start July 10.

These stories deserve our very best work. Back to editing...

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A teacher using Pokémon to help students through dark times. A woman whose life was saved by a single Sanctuary quote. Convention friendships that became chosen family when biological families failed.

Every story chosen has the power to help someone feel less alone.

Lawrence and I are tag-teaming these incredible submissions about how fandom saved mental health, and honestly? We're both having to take editing breaks because the courage in these stories is overwhelming.

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That one show or movie you return to, over and over, because it feels like home.
In our latest video essay, writer Molly Flatt dives into the emotional weight of The X-Files, unpacking a box of old memorabilia and uncovering the deep connection between fandom, memory, and identity.

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We’ve reviewed so many heartwarming and uplifting submissions, and as we move into the next phase of production it’s time to bring the humor. This chapter should be pure joy—we need your best, funniest moments! #Funnystory #submissions #booksubmission #mentalhealth #laughteristhebestmedicine

Fandom-related or not, if you’ve got a story that will have readers crying with laughter, we want to hear it. Convention chaos? Cosplay disasters? A wild twist of fate? The kind of story that makes your belly ache from laughing?

Send it to support@thecompanion.app!

Amanda has a funny story about traveling with Don S. Davis. Welles has one involving a possum, canned food, and a broken lawn mower. And if you haven’t heard Teryl Rothery’s “chronic comer” story, well, you’ve missed a gem (don’t worry, we’ll catch you up)!