M. Elizabeth Ticknor is a neurodiverse, genderfluid writer and artist. She shares a comfortable hobbit hole in Southeast Michigan with her wookiee husband and their twin dragons. An avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, Elizabeth also enjoys well-written horror. The authors who have inspired her include (but are certainly not limited to) Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, C.S. Lewis, Jason Pargin, and Chuck Wendig. Her other interests include drawing, painting, and tabletop roleplaying. Elizabeth is a winner of the Baen Fantasy Adventure award; her short fiction also appears in Fireside Magazine, Writers of the Future Volume 38, and an assortment of anthologies. Website: http://www.ticknortales.com Twitter: @lizticknor
I sit on the floor of what should have been my future child’s bedroom and stare at the field of stars painted on the ceiling, tears pricking the inside of my eyelids. Not two hours ago, Doctor Sharma confirmed that the tiny little dot of potential on the ultrasound monitor had no heartbeat. If next […]