The painting Storm by Ivan Aivazovsky with text atop. Text surrounsed by white stars reads "welcome to elsewhere"

Source: Storm by Ivan Aivazovsky

hello, and welcome to the latest iteration of an increasingly diaristic newsletter. i seem to be a restless ghost unable to settle on any platform longer than thirteen months, apparently.

let me introduce myself again: i’m a lover of ancient cultures, religions, and languages, builder of worlds, and author of speculative fiction with a slant towards fantasy and horror. i live in canada squeezed between rain and snow. my debut novel, black as diamond, is out now—please considering buying it so i might one day be able to write full time.

if you choose to come on this journey with me, what can you expect?

  • publishing news, upcoming releases, snippets, writing updates

  • essay-shaped things, what i’m watching or reading or experiencing, interviews

  • shameless self-promotion

  • nice pictures :)

thank you for reading!

x sincerely, u.m.