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Hi, I'm Sam!

I was born in Canada, raised in Texas, and matured in New Zealand, where I've lived for the past 20 years. I'm a business analyst by day, a mum, writer, and gamer by night.

I love speculative fiction, particularly dystopia, transhumanism, and anything that normalises the rainbow and outside the normal curve of humanity. I'm a sci-fi and fantasy nerd, and love anything that explores life outside of the modern-day.

My first publication came out on March 1st, A Gap in the Veil, in association with Contemporary Witchy Fiction. It's been amazing to be part of the New Zealand speculative fiction gang, and meeting some amazing writers. I'm looking at producing another part to the collection in the same universe, which will be middle gr ...more

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Sense and Sensibility

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