#labyrinthine self

"None of it is what the Creature truly is. None of this is it, what it is, what it wants. This isn’t even really what it looks like, Laurel knows, and yet— it is.

"Their lips, forever twisted just a slight turn down, seek the edge of the Creature’s closest tusk. Pressing a kiss to the curved razor-jut of ivory-bone, they whisper, 'I’m so sorry.'"

eyes on the prize! 👁

and from the depths of winter comes a bit of exciting news:

my next book, LABYRINTHINE SELF, will be coming out on february 21st, 2025!

not monster-fighting, nor monster-fucking, but a far more sinister third thing, LABYRINTHINE SELF is a wintry horror novella with only two characters— Laurel and the Creature— that I truly cannot wait to introduce you to.

"Laurel is determined to go on an impulsive camping trip in Mosswood Grove this January. They don't know much about camping, but they do know they need some time away, alone, with only themself for company. A solitary being already, Laurel knows there are worse things in this world than a brief break from it all. As their senses slip away, though, and the woods become an inescapable labyrinth, and a great Creature stalks them through the trees, Laurel must determine whether this hunted, endless purgatory is their worst nightmare or their dream come true."

what if you were DEPRESSED and got lost in the impossible WOODS and were hunted by a monstrous CREATURE and then you FELL DOWN

woooooow are you guys also watching severance?? they make so many interesting points... you REALLY have to pay attention though.....

you ever enter a labyrinthian abyss of your own making that is both your fault and not your fault, but it's on you to get out?

and also there's an incomprehensible Creature with you the entire time that loves you and you're not sure if that's a good thing or not?

universal experience truly