There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Writing is one of the most important acts to commit. It feels revolutionary, intimate, violating, and desperate. To write is to push and pull, to move toward and away from the self. I enjoy writing what moves me in the moment, whether that is a work of fiction, reflection, criticism, academia, poetry, or spellcraft.
Books: Works in Progress
Fiction, Nonfiction, Academic, and Verse
The Book of Eerst is a nine-part fantasy series written under my pseudonym Elan Avery. It traces the catastrophic Third Pull on a planet that has fallen under the shadow.
Victorian Zombie explores the zombie archetype from a historical perspective, centered on its significance in discourse about gender in the Victorian era.
Monster Woman is a chapbook that explores misogyny with mythical and fantastical verse, through the theme of female monstrosity.
The Street Kerrick is a supernatural novel that finds Blinne Lonan at the end of the world with nowhere to run. She must confront herself.