Current Project

THE PECULIAR CRAFT of SHADOW REPAIR (90k),* a 3-POV grounded speculative novel with themes including family dynamics and relationship repair.

Maude “Ma” Brubaker is one of the few, soon to be many, infected by a Shadow Weaver. The tiny creature provokes new symptoms every few years, including time travel and a more serious one—disappearing limbs. Symptoms are triggered when the host experiences extreme stress.

Ma’s symptoms are ruining her relationships. The first time the body-quakes happened, Ma thought she’d be adopting a son, clinking champagne glasses, buzzed and celebrating with her bride. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a traveling carnival—a century in the past. She unwillingly time travels to the 1920s, misses her wedding, and the opportunity to adopt her partner’s son.

When she time travels back to her present time three months have passed and Ma discovers that her partner has moved-on and moved-in a new girlfriend. When Ma explains to her partner that she time traveled which caused her to miss their wedding, she is met with anger, disbelief, and told to stay away. After that, her motorcycle stunting career tanks and she must rebuild her almost-adopted son’s trust. When she loses more friends, she decides she wants her life back.

The only way to fight time-travel or disappearing is to make amends with those she loves. However, not everyone is willing to exonerate her.

To the right: Fun poster for The Peculiar Craft of Shadow Repair.

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