Hello friends, I am a new speculative writer and poet from Toronto, and I’m excited to share my work with the world for the first time this year. Although I have a number of stories and poems published in 2024, here are my favourites that I hope you’ll consider:
Poetry
Eligible for the poetry categories of the Hugo, Rhysling, Ignyte, and Aurora awards
Traveling at Lightspeed is Easy, Returning to Earth is Hard
Small Wonders, October 2024
Capturing the aching loneliness of returning to find an unfamiliar home after the time-bending effects of traveling at lightspeed
Light of My Life, Astrolabe
- The entire arc of a love story told through wistful metaphors of light
- Nominated for Best Microfiction 2025
The Sail, Orion’s Belt
- A giant sail towers in the middle of a planet’s ocean and whispers to you promises of adventure
Astrometric Love, Heartlines Spec
- One star in an astrometric binary system is all but invisible to observers, so their partner shares how they see them
Visions of Manhattan, Eye to the Telescope
- A mixologist’s cocktails grants you glimpses of New York City’s bright futures and nostalgic pasts – a love letter of sorts to the city
Planetary Almanac: Torus, Utopia Science Fiction
Stealing a Moment, Star*Line
A Rahokan’s Gem, Worlds of Possibility
Where Dragons Find Solace, Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
A World in Her Tresses, The Fairy Tale Magazine
Short Stories
Eligible for the short story categories of the Hugo, BSFA, Ignyte, and Aurora awards
Everyone is Dying to Work Here
Fission #4, by the British Science Fiction Association
An office tour for a new hire reveals that their company’s tech research may have nefarious purposes, told from the satirical lens of the tour guide
The Halfling Tree, Solarpunk Magazine
City of Androids, Roads Less Travelled
Dandelion Diplomacy, Twenty-two Twenty-Eight
Contact me if you would like a review copy of anything not freely available