Collective Chaos

Samantha Tucker (she/her) is an antiracist teacher, writer, and editor in Columbus, Ohio. Sam writes personal essays, memoir, and cultural critique, having earned her MFA and MA in creative nonfiction. Her essay "Fountain Girls," originally published in Ecotone, is a listed notable in Best American Essays 2017 and is anthologized in Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: An Anthology. Other essays have been published with Literary Hub, Columbus Alive, BUST, Brevity, and Guernica. In her spare time, Sam loves protest, mutual aid, roller derby, and karaoke. Amy Spears (she/her) graduated from Denison University with a degree in cinema and creative writing. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, where she is in her second decade as a skater with Ohio Roller Derby. She spent several years active in the leadership of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and has given presentations, workshops and talks about the sport at Pecha Kecha Columbus, the Roller Derby World Summit, and Rollercon. Her digital essay (with Julie Driscoll) "Worlds Collide! facebook, family & George Costanza" was published in Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion, and her prose and poetry have appeared in Columbus Alive, Lynx Eye, and Wine X. A self-described "collector of hobbies," she'll try just about anything once.

Introduction The Basics: What the Heck Is Roller Derby Anyway? 1 These United Skates Ohio Player Profile: The Tiny Dictator A Word from Amy Spears, Ohio Native 2 Small to Get Big Ohio Player Profile: The Humbly Great A Word from Amy Spears, Slightly Famous in Roller Derby 3 False Start Ohio Player Profile: The Wizard A Word from Amy Spears, Roller Derby Historian 4 Fresh Meat Ohio Player Profile: The Next Generation A Word from Amy Spears, Who Invented Roller Derby 5 Pivot Ohio Player Profile: The Mastermind A Word from Amy Spears, Married, Divorced, Remarried to Roller Derby 6 Mindful Jockdom Ohio Player Profile: The Inspiration A Word from Amy Spears, Washed-Up Roller Derby Skater 7 O-H-I-O Ohio Player Profile: The Force A Word from Amy Spears, Derby Lifer 8 Derby Veteran Ohio Player Profile: The Forever Rookies A Word from Amy Spears: The Season That Never Happened 9 We Got Tired Ohio Player Profile: Kegel's Wife A Word from Amy Spears: Democracy and Protest 10 Racism in Roller Derby Ohio Player Profile: A Word from Pain Train A Word from Amy Spears: Roller Derby in the Future Epilogue Acknowledgments

"Collective Chaos is an informative, witty, hilarious collision of all things roller derby. It has everything from a history of the sport to player profiles and even personal narrative. Samantha Tucker and Amy Spears have unique voices and an important message that anyone, regardless of skating experience, would benefit from reading." "Collective Chaos is an informative, witty, hilarious collision of all things roller derby. It has everything from a history of the sport to player profiles and even personal narrative. Samantha Tucker and Amy Spears have unique voices and an important message that anyone, regardless of skating experience, would benefit from reading."