novels.

 

The Black Veins

Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy.

In a world where magic thrives in the secret corners of American cities, a group of magicians embark on the world’s most dangerous road trip.

Blythe is one of seven Guardians, magicians with enough power to cause worldwide panic with a snap of their fingers. Blythe may not understand her magic, but since she spends her days running her family’s peaceful coffee shop, she doesn’t care to.

Until, of course, a group of magician terrorists crash into said coffee shop and kidnap her family.

Heartbroken, but determined, Blythe embarks on a road trip across the United States to find the other Guardians. Her plan? Convince them to use their individual strengths and abilities to help rescue her family. But the Guardians are as unpredictable and untrained as she is. Blythe’s desperation blinds her from realizing why her family was kidnapped…and how her quest to save them may be causing their demise.

short stories.

 

Be Not Afraid.

A gothic, cosmic horror story following a biblically accurate Black angel, for the upcoming, young adult Black horror anthology, ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS (2023).

essays.

 

The Power of Sight in AMC’s Interview with the Vampire

 

Explores race and representation in AMC’s adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. (Tor.com, May 2023)

 

The Curse of Good Representation

 

How “good representation” often puts pressure on the same marginalized creatives it claims to help. (March 2022)

 

Queer Love Interests of Color and the White Gaze

 

The recent trend of LGBTQ+ love interests of color might be more harmful than you think. (November 2019)