Pulp Speed, Ahead!
New year, New Projects, Same Vision
P3 is back for another year, aiming to achieve the ambitious goals envisioned when we launched in 2023. This year, I’ve gained significant insight into what to pursue and what to avoid. The adage holds true: less is more. Our priorities for this year are writing and publishing. Because of poor reception or excessive time commitment, I’ve made the hard decision to cut back on several projects.
In short, we’re refocusing on the basics, with an emphasis on these core areas.
Fiction publishing: short stories, books (see below for more), and serials1
Our goal is to contribute meaningfully to the preservation of pulp fiction history, using the INK & GRIT series on pulp writer, Based Boys Fiction’s essays on historical boys’ fiction, and an upcoming weekly column on the tradition of the short story.
By focusing on these two key areas, we’ll build a sound foundation for our publication and expand into a full-fledged press. That’s why I’m excited to share this announcement below.
Boys Fiction Books
In September 2023, I declared the following goal:
We at P3 want to reinvigorate young male readership and pen stories of pulpy goodness; tales of high adventure in faraway places inspired by Haggard and Stevenson, lost worlds uncovered (and revisited) inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs, blood-pumping thrillers stories like L’Amour and much more. We wish to tell stories that will excite, entertain, and set the male spirit ablaze.
In addition to what we are already doing, our future plans include developing the next generation of readers as well by supplying young boys with fresh new sagas of heroic, aspirational figures that have long since appeared in old fables, myths, and legends.
In 2021, Deloitte published a study on the widening gender gap between boys and girls. The results are interesting, if not distressing not just because I am a writer of fiction but because I am the father of my one-year-old son and uncle to two young nephews.
We will look to invest in a separate product line of physical books and media for younger readers. It is our hope to help close the gap and contribute to the canon of fiction.
*From my article, “Our Plans Going Forward”, published September 2023
We are closer to achieving our promising goal.
We proudly present The Boys Book of Adventure, a newly developed anthology of short stories written especially for boys. Several contributors are helping us develop this.
This is a project close to my heart and I am thrilled to partner with Zack for its Spring 2025 release. Additionally, you can dive into Zack’s series of educational essays about the history of boys’ fiction.
Begin here:
Our readers’ ongoing support is invaluable as we develop this publication, and we express our deepest gratitude. I see an exceptional year and a truly remarkable decade ahead. The future is bright. I hope you’ll join us. Remember, despair is not our calling.
Pulp Speed, Ahead!
Serialized Fiction
A spectacular Gothic Horror serial, written by
of The Graveyard Orbit, premiered on P3 in 2024.