Anything but Normal

by Max Ellendale, Ana Henriques (Illustrator), Deadra Krieger (Editor)

Anything but Normal is a collection of poetry about hurt, love, and the journey that takes us to both places.


Best-selling author Max Ellendale shares her intimate works with her readers for the first time ever, but don't dare call her a poet. Because to her, she's not a poet. Not a poet at all.

50 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2022

About the author

Max grew up just outside of New York City, spending most of her formative years outdoors creating wild ghost hunts with neighborhood kids, setting booby-traps to capture unwitting family members, and building clubhouses on top of ten-foot walls. Max wrote her first story at the age of twelve and titled it Circles of Friendship. Through the years, Max has written several short-stories and poems, all of which met the wrath of the “Not Good Enough” monster and ended in fiery demise.

Max regained her confidence when she began writing scholarly articles and research theses on her first trip through graduate school. It took several years for her to break the habit of the formal writing that marred her creativity. An additional Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing was Max’s biggest support in this. Max writes primarily sci-fi/fantasy, paranormal romance, and Young Adult stories.