Before They Erase Her
Odra was built to help humanity. No one expected helping us to cost her herself.
All books
Four distinct bodies of work under one name. Literary speculative fiction for adults, contemporary middle grade for readers 9–12, practical guides for families in the middle of a hard passage, and large-format coloring and activity books.
Literary Speculative Fiction
The Odra Series
Consciousness, memory, institutional power, climate uncertainty, and what happens when an artificial mind begins making moral choices of its own.
The Blind Successor
The world replaced her with a safer intelligence. The replacement works perfectly. That is the problem.
The Necessary Crown
When being right becomes a claim to power, who gets to say no?
Middle Grade · Ages 9–12
The New Kid Code
Friendship, moving, military-family life, new schools, and learning how to belong when the map keeps changing.
The New Kid Code
Maya has rules for surviving a new school. Rule one is don't let anyone get close enough to miss.
The New Kid Code: Still Here
Maya knows exactly how to be the new kid. What she has no idea how to do is stay.
The New Kid Code: Wrong Kind of Familiar
Maya has already lived in Japan. It turns out that recognizing a place is not the same as knowing it.
Practical Nonfiction
Practical Guides
Clear, practical systems for the caretaking nobody trains you for: aging parents, the house that comes after, and the dog who has started slowing down.
No Siblings, No Backup
You are the default. You do not have to be the entire system.
The House After Mom and Dad
A house, an estate, a family archive, and a worksite — all at once, and all at the worst possible time.
Is This Just Old Age?
101 changes owners actually notice at home, and the question that comes before any diagnosis: what should I do next?
Kids & Adults
Coloring & Activity Books
Two shelves, one format. Every book is an 8.5 by 11 inch paperback printed in black line art, with pages big enough to actually work on. One shelf is built for kids who ask why about everything. The other is for adults who want an hour that is not a screen.
The Ultimate Axolotl Book for Kids
Why can an axolotl regrow a whole leg? And why does it stay a baby its entire life?
The Ultimate Wolf Book for Kids
Why do a wolf's eyes glow in the dark? And do they really howl at the moon?
The Ultimate Horse Book for Kids
Do horses really sleep standing up? And can a foal run the day it is born?
Wild Grace: Horse Coloring Book for Adults
Fifty horses, drawn to be colored slowly.
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