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And now I've made all the short stories on it accessible to everyone for a little while, so if you like queer and speculative fiction, maybe have a read? ☺️

Among the stories you'll find bits and pieces of backstory for the novel I'm querying, The Hand You're Dealt, and for the trilogy I'm drafting, The Blessed. There are also two other short stories, unaffiliated with my longer pieces of fiction.

Links below ⬇️

Beyond the Sea is a dystopian short story following a little girl as she explores the limits of the world she's been growing up in.

Acquaintances & Admirers is a short story exploring the start of an unlikely and reluctant friendship.

Set several months before the start of my novel The Hand You're Dealt.

Potential is a story about a young woman fighting her way to survival. When everything is stacked against her, she must cling to the one option left.

Set about four years before the events of The Blessed Book One: The Deceived.

Blank Slate is an urban fantasy short story about a young woman drifting through London, trying and failing to connect with people. But her wandering is not as aimless as it may seem.

Cherries is a short story about a girl who has everything she could dream of. Except friends.

Set about seven years before the events of The Hand You're Dealt.

Takes One to Know One is a short story about a young woman starting anew. With nothing left to her name, she must abandon what feels comfortable and take a leap.

Set several months before the events of The Hand You're Dealt. Could be considered a sequel to Acquaintances & Admirers.

The Promotion follows a young knight on the knight she is given a job she's been working hard for. But that, and one nosy fellow knight, may be an obstacle for what her heart wants.

Set several weeks before the start of The Blessed Book One: The Deceived.

The Inventor is a story of a girl with a dream. Unfortunately, some dreams need to be sacrificed in the face of reality.

Set a couple of decades before the events of The Hand You're Dealt.

The History of Lakhia is a brief account of the events that shaped the land of Lakhia, where The Blessed Trilogy is set.

My attempts at drawing the MCs of my novel The Hand You're Dealt (the one currently in the trenches), with some help of reference pictures, digital painting software, a stylus, and a little (but not a lot of) patience.

These are Maeve and Eleri 👩‍❤️‍👩

Snippet #23: 💥

Maeve was already running, with Eleri’s hand in hers—she had grabbed it without thinking, the touch of skin making it all feel real—and Ruben was following close behind. Not enough sets of footsteps made her stop and look around. Holding a small cylindrical object in one hand and fumbling with the other, Aran remained in front of the gate. As Maeve halted, causing the others to jerk to a stop as well, he pulled a pin out of the object and threw it through the opening. Even as he was turning to flee, smoke billowed from inside the courtyard, and then a flash and a blast followed. Next came screams of surprise, or fear, or pain—there was hardly a way to determine. But this didn’t matter now. Now, they only needed to be away, as far away as possible.

I'm working on draft 4 of my steampunk/heist/sapphic new adult novel (~140k) and I haven't had a lot of success getting feedback on it. If anyone's willing to have a look at some chapters, message me via DM or ask, please ☺️ Blurb ⬇️

I've written at least three versions of this so far (compared to five drafts of the entire novel, that's still quite few), and I'm just willing to put it out there to gauge interest and gather opinions. So, below, is the blurb of the novel I've been working on for the last 2+ years - a steampunk revenge story with a sapphic romance subplot.

Would you pick it up in a bookstore or a library?

Set in the universe of the novel I've been working on for the last 2 years, it explores how a certain frienship began.

Expect queer solidarity and platonic soulmates.