For Your Consideration: What I've Published in 2025
2025 has been my first full year as an author, after launching Magica Riot on November 1st, 2024. This year has been a wild ride, to say the least!
Magica Riot has sold over 4,200 copies at this point, and garnered a lot of acclaim, including a review from Strange Horizons calling it "brilliant trans joy." In 2025, it was joined by a novelette and a sequel novel, making the Maidensong Magica universe into a true series. The fandom for the books has grown tremendously, and I'm deeply grateful for the wildly positive response these stories have gotten.
What follows are the works I've published this year. Whether either gets nominated for an award or not, I'm so happy that so many people have fallen in love with my characters and world, and I'm excited to bring you even more of them in 2026!
Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius - May 23rd, 2025
My first novelette, Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius serves as a tie-in prequel to my second novel, as well as a look into the early 1980s of my queer magical girl universe via Portland's original magical girl, the titular Jade Evergreen. Structured with the feel of a single episode of a classic magical girl anime, Jade Evergreen and the Perils of Polybius sets up characters and plot threads that would later be picked up in…
Magica Riot: Full Bloom - November 15th, 2025
The first full sequel novel in the series, Magica Riot: Full Bloom picks up immediately after Magica Riot, continuing Claire's story as Magica Riot deals with the appearance of two distinctly different villains in Portland, as well as the surprising return of a couple of characters from the past. The early response to this novel has been tremendous, and I'm so incredibly happy that people appreciate the continued evolution of Claire's trans journey and her emotional happiness.