For Hire: Audition
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It's a world like our own, but the emergence of superhumans has created shifts in culture that play out in changes both subtle and monumental. Those who share their abilities with the world do so for a price: either as superheroes, public-facing protectors; or as operators, who work from the shadows. They are...For Hire.
Vanessa and B-Girl are two superhumans whose lives didn't go quite as planned. While Vanessa can process numbers as fast as a calculator, she'd trade all of her powers for a dream career that already left her behind. Now she's stuck making coffee for a boss who's desperate to underpay her. B-Girl is a veteran superhero with a career that never got off the ground, a broken marriage, and a pile of debts to pay. When she discovers that Vanessa's talents aren't limited to making her daily latte, she enlists the barista in a plan that could make them both rich. They'll just need to bend the rules a little...
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Kevin Patterson is an active member of the Philadelphia polyamory community. He's been practicing ethical nonmonogamy since August of 2002 after opening up a relationship that eventually became his marriage.
In April of 2015, Kevin was inspired to start Poly Role Models, an interview series for people describing their experiences with polyamory. Poly Role Models is part of a drive and a desire to change the way our lives and communities are viewed. It is currently the most diverse and inclusive platform for polyamory available.
To continue the discussion of polyamorous representation, Kevin has extended the blog's work into nationwide speaking engagements about how race and polyamory intersect. This has led to the writing of the book, Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities. Along with co-writer Alana Phelan, Kevin launched a sci-fi novel series, For Hire. The series centers characters of color and as well as other marginalized identities.
