I wrote quite a few short stories this year, which is a new-ish format for me. I’ve written a whole lot more novels than short stories — but I do write shorts. I guess the difference is that this year I sought to publish them with others.
- “No Artists Desired” was published in Trashlight Press issue 2: Burn It Down
- “Time Traveler” was published in Bright Flash Literary Review
I had other short stories accepted for publication, but they’re not appearing until 2026. This list will already be quite a bit longer for next year’s roundup.
I’ve also been publishing reviews with The Geekiary this year.
My biggest accomplishment in 2025 was publishing 400,000 words of epic fantasy – a new-to-me genre. Kinda. Actually, the very first book I ever wrote (when I was twelve years old) was an epic fantasy novel, but I moved onto urban fantasy for the twenty-some years thereafter.
Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains is a sweeping queer romantasy novel that took me about five years to produce in its totality. It features a nonbinary hero unexpectedly dropped in the middle of a long-running war, with an unusual love triangle between two men (one elf, one dwarf).
The Liar’s Throne is more action-oriented fantasy featuring a chaotic bisexual group of elves trying to win a county election for a lord. There are giant dead monsters, an extremely disaffected assassin, and gender shenanigans.
I’m going to keep writing in this universe for a while because it makes me happy. <3
Most of my time was focused on special edition hardbacks. I don’t really like publishing logistics, per se, but I do love a lot of the non-writing parts of publishing. By which I mean design. I love design.
I lightly revised and expanded some of my oldest books. Giving them new covers, artwork, and interiors was a delight. I spent a lot of time illustrating art to go inside of these!
Unfortunately, I only make these hardbacks available through Kickstarters. Fortunately, I’ve got another one coming up, so you can get the special editions in January.
