I started writing when my partner and I set out to explore the world by boat in 2021. My first book, Salt, was written on my phone in the cockpit on night watch along the Pacific Coast. That book turned into two, then a series, then a pathological condition.
My urban sci-fantasy Dot Slash Magic was released by Angry Robot Books and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in 2025. My dark fantasy satire Mother & Slaughter was a BookLife Editor's Pick and Next Generation Indie Book Awards winner in 2026. But people probably know me best from my viral comedy videos, which were an unintended result of attempting to promote my books through BookTok.
As a writer, I enjoy playing with expectations and believability, but I always try to root my worlds and characters in my lived experience. My work explores challenging themes, but I like to lure in you with sex and magic before I beat you over the head with the heavy stuff.
On the rare occasion I'm not writing, you can find me at yoga or karaoke, complaining about the weather, telling my dog I love her for the bazillionth time today, or watching 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
My partner, dog, and I live on a 43ft Morgan called Loki. We bought the boat in 2019 after almost 6 years of planning, and set sail in September of 2021.
Our journey began in our hometown of Santa Cruz, CA. From there, we sailed down the Pacific Coast into Baja California. We spent a year in Mexico before continuing south through Guatamala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Hondurus, Costa Rica, and Panama. In 2023 we came through the Panama Canal to the Caribbean, where we still live on the boat.
Loki is a great home, albeit small. We live simply, with minimal expense and waste, procuring our own water and generating power from solar.
We were motivated to do this by a desire to see the world - but boat life is also an amazing way to keep expenses low. One of my favorite parts of this lifestyle is that it allows us to focus on pursuing work we love, rather than paying off a mortgage.
Trevor Hope
Trev is the indispensible captain of this ship, without whom, let's face it, the whole operation goes under. He's an excellent sailor, outstanding electrician, and can fix just about anything. He's a licensed captain, and works seasonally in the Caribbean.
Aloy Bonesnatcher McGee
We rescued Aloy from GEPDA rescue in San Martin, CA in 2017. She sailed with us from San Diego to Guatemala, and then from the east coast of Panama through the Caribbean. She's an amazing guard dog and once she gets to know a person, she is ride-or-die. Readers may recognize her as Malarkey from the Thalassic Series.