• I am back, sorta - I will be posting more, including graphics, tropes, teasers & such

• ADHD be ADHDing - meaning I’ll post as I can, when I can, but it will probably be weird

• Substack sorta sucks - but with said ADHD, managing multiple platforms is my worst nightmare

• I’ll be donating some of the proceeds from subscribers to various activism channels from my ever-growing list of organizations that are important to me. You can see that list here.

• Please do not pledge money you do not have!

• Paid content is available at different price points - I will always have tons of free content to view

• The Awakening of Fate & Ruin has about 50k words to go - gods willing!

• Cover reveal coming soon!

• Legacy of Secrets old manuscripts will be posted by the end of the year as paid content - I think…

• Practically Bookish Podcast - more about this to come

I think I touched base on all of it…at least from what I can remember (ADHD, amirite?)

More to come, I promise! Thanks for sticking it out with me, fam!!

Lisa

Inhale.
Is this the limit? Is this all there is?
To be anything and nothing.

Exhale.
The tears pool, afraid to fall.
Afraid to fail.

Inhale.
Wasn't I meant for more? Something bigger?
Something more than nothing.

Exhale.
My throat burns, afraid to speak.
Afraid to break.

Inhale.
When will it be easy? When will I be free?
Free to be me.

Exhale.
My l…

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A hollow formed inside my chest,
aching though it holds only space.
When it slithered in, I do not know,
but despite my efforts, it remains.
To heal-they say-takes time,
though I see it come at great expense.
What once was lost has not been found,
and I'm left with chaos and unrest.
The pain is numbness and heavy,
though cracks have formed and fissured.

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There will never be a timeline in which I will EVER be on board with this horrendous administration, or those who support it. This is not a difference of opinion. This is not merely politics.

Even if there was a shred of me that felt there might have been hope (there wasn’t), the way the pedos in THE FILES are being protected would be my last straw. Above all things on this giant marble floating through space, I am a mother. Nothing comes before my kids, if I can help it. As a mother, I feel a deep hurt for any child who is harmed, not just ones I know personally.

I would figure the “All Lives Matter” and “pro-life” crowds would agree with me, no? I’ve not seen much from those folks lately…have you?

Just as well, I am deeply disturbed by anyone who turns a blind eye to atrocious things happening to their neighbors. Not to mention, it isn’t the immigrants who are listed in THE FILES. It hasn’t been immigrants who have been genetically engineering babies for sadistic pleasures of pedos. It hasn’t been immigrants curating an entire shadow society of predators.

Do you see it yet???

Before anyone can attempt to come for me, here are a few points to address;

• Yes there are immigrants who are criminals

• Yes there have been rapists and pedos among them

• Of course I want those people to pay for their crimes

• No they aren’t more violent than Americans

• No they don’t take our jobs

• No they aren’t the reason you are struggling

• We have never had open borders in the almost 40 years I’ve been alive

• YOU ARE BEING PLAYED

You can literally Google it…

I am not here for debate. I will not be entertaining anyone who is attempting to argue; I have studied Forensic Psychology, to include terrorism and our own immigration laws at length. I don’t need anyone to “school” me.

That being said, this argument has been used by our government in the past in order to maintain the status quo, but we are watching their systems begin to crumble as the monsters who’ve been pulling the strings are beginning to either die or be ousted by THE FILES.

My heart aches for the girls and boys who’ve been brutally victimized by these monsters. I am angry that no one listened. I am angry that victims have been forced into silence. I’m angry that people didn’t care. I am pissed that these people are still being protected and people are somehow finding excuses or attempting to defend those mentioned in THE FILES. You are no better than the monsters themselves. You are the ones who would look away to save yourselves.

You are despicable.

Perhaps it was foolish to believe that the systematic rape and trafficking of children would finally be enough. Perhaps the idea that no reasonable and rational person would see the names on that list and attempt to make excuses for them when THE FILES have detailed such truly sickening and disturbing things was going too far.

Regardless of how I may feel about the situation, those who are still supporting certain persons have proven to their communities that they are not safe around children. If you excuse pedos in THE FILES, whose to say you aren’t excusing them elsewhere?

It should be clear by now that all of these things are intimately connected in the worst possible way. Every major person in a position of power within this administration is connected to THE FILES in some capacity. We also know, after last week’s testimony, that many ICE agents were J6 rioters, as well as have criminal records. We’ve seen warehouses being purchased across the country (including in the town I live) for the new concentration camps, many of which are tied to Core Civic, a for-profit prison machine. The lines are no longer blurred, but non existent. ICE has been proven to be out of control, as more people keep dying (i.e. murdered) or are routinely assaulted and abused. These aren’t opinions. These aren’t false accusations.

You can fucking Google it…

Going forward, I will be carefully vetting any further businesses, partnerships, events, and networks in order to make sure I am not aligning myself or associating with any persons or entities that rejoice in the suffering of other humans, or makes excuses for anyone mentioned in THE FILES or ICE.

Where is your humanity?

If you cannot be compelled to care about other humans, including those who don’t look like you, then you are not the type of person I want to be around or a business with which to work. What is legal, is not always right.

Even Jesus flipped tables.

As well, we have seen some pretty wild takes being posted in our bookish spaces, too, including some who’ve decided CSAM is a good idea for content.

On what planet is sharing those images acceptable? Especially comparing them to adult reading materials, or making correlations to dark romance. Honestly, they should be reported and investigated because what the actual fuck is wrong with you???

Let alone the fact that the dark romance community, in particular, already has a hard enough time with defending itself from those who lack critical thinking skills and a fully formed frontal lobe, it is especially egregious when women are low key (high key) attacking readers of this genre by correlating themes within THE FILES.

MA’AM

Disrespectfully, you are not a “girl’s girl” or looking out for anyone. You are fishing for engagement, harming authors and readers, revictimizing those poor children, and honestly a disgraceful human being.

Now that I got that off my chest, I won’t lie and say that my creativity hasn’t suffered a great deal while watching the horrors unfold. My ADHD pattern recognition sees things that others don’t, which is hard to reconcile, and leaves me angry and anxious. I often ask myself what more can I do?

If I could be on the front lines of protest next to my friends and neighbors, I would. If I could save at least one child from harm, I would. As someone who carries a great deal of responsibility in my personal life, there are limitations outside of cyber space. But I do what I can, when I can, because people matter to me.

I share. I call. I email. I donate. But my heart and soul are screaming for the pain to stop. Not my pain, but the pain of those who are actually suffering.

Everything we’ve been fed has been an illusion. The patriotism has been a lie. We enslaved, ate, bred, and slaughtered Black people. We murdered Native Americans. We raped, pillaged, and colonized every corner of this country, and it still isn’t enough for them. I love the idea of the America I was made to believe existed. I love what this country has the potential to become, but right now, we need to purge the entities and systems that serve special interests.

This isn’t a question of political affiliations. I don’t care what letter rests beside a person’s name. We all have the responsibility to protect the most vulnerable amongst us, and somewhere down the line, we’ve forgotten that.

This is supposed to be the “Land of Opportunity” where the “American Dream” was attainable for everyone who put in the work to give themselves and future generations a better life. For some, that statue in the harbor stood for something.

Can you hear her cries?

I’m ready for the comments telling me to “stay in my lane” or “stick to writing books.” The fact is, most people on the internet don’t know me in real life, and therefore don’t know that I come from a long line of people who have no problem telling others to go fuck themselves. I am a citizen of this country. I vote. I pay my taxes. I’ll be damned if I am told to keep my mouth shut when so many are suffering, and when my sons would be prime for the government’s taking should someone decide to draft for a war they didn’t sign up for.

The sad part is, I’m fighting for everyone in this country, not just the people I agree with. We all deserve a slice of happiness, even if I don’t agree with them. Ironic, right?

I am tired fam and way beyond done with this timeline. I’m ready for something greater to take its place. I’m ready for common sense to become common, and humans to be treated humanely. I’m ready for people to learn and listen instead of threaten and deny.

I’d also really like to finish this book.

I hold out hope for these things to happen sooner than later, but only time will tell at this point.

The horrors persist, but so do I!

Until next time, remember…

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Lisa
xoxo

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If you’ve been following me on pretty much any platform (except TikTok because I’m scared of people over there), you’d know my sentiments on the way things have been going this year. In short—not great. As I’m in the states, living through this hellish political landscape has wreaked havoc on my mental health, which includes my creativity.

I’ve bounced around half the year, trying to find the muses to get some work done, and I’ve found myself running out of steam as the year end approaches. As frustrating as it’s been, I have to remember that the darker months are meant for rest and reflection and it’s normal for energies to wane.

Allow me to get a little woo-woo for a minute…I promise it’ll be quick.

As a practitioner of magick, or a Pagan Witch as I’m often referred, I like to think I’m pretty in-tune with the natural cycles of life, and for some reason I always forget that the winter months have a specific purpose—to reflect, plan, prepare, reset, and spend quality time with those we love. The “reason for the season” may vary from person to person, but the general sentiments remain the same. As we are a part of nature, it makes sense that we would be in tune with her seasons and the lessons we’re meant to learn if we take the time to listen. Apparently, I’m just stubborn enough to need reminding every year (hella Taurus energy, amirite??)

• Working on TAFAR

• Brainstorming 2026 publishing & strategies

• Cleaning & purging clutter from my home

• Lighting candles every day to bring warmth into my space (honoring the Sun)

• Planning for Yule & Christmas

• Taking time off from my day job to spend with family

• Buying in bulk & stocking up for the harsher weather to come

• Reading for pleasure & growth

• Journaling & shadow work

• Going to therapy weekly

• Goal planning & mapping for next year

Does some of that sound boring or tedious? Sure, but this is when the good stuff happens. This is when I’m able to regroup and figure out what I want the next season of life to look like—how I can work within my means to accomplish it.

I’ve thrown together a little collage of what 2026 has in store…

Call it a mood board. Call it a manifestation board. Whatever you call it, you can’t call it ugly!!

I can’t wait to see what everyone is planning for 2026. While we aren’t sure what it has in store for us yet, we can at least start off on the right foot, right? Right? 🫣

Either way, I’ll be dropping more gems as we head into the new year, including a new podcast, artwork, cover reveals, deleted scenes, favorite quotes, and who the hell knows what else!!

Please remember…

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Lisa
xoxo

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As we approach the new year, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I want to conduct myself on socials—on how to reach my people. I’m not good with lip syncing. I’m not good with transition videos. I’m barely reasonable with static posts. I feel like I’ve tried just about everything, and couldn’t quite find what felt right.

Pre-pandemic, it was easier to create content. It was easier to build a platform. Things weren’t simple, by any means, but it wasn’t as complicated. Now, it’s like playing chess when everyone else is playing mahjong. Don’t post static—post carousels. No, wait, post statics with music. Wait, wait, wait, post all the reels you can—doesn’t matter what they’re about. But also post no more than three times a day or that’s too much, maybe.

Not only do I have no idea what’s “trending” most of the time, but the algorithm changes so frequently, it’s damn near impossible to keep up. If it wasn’t for other creators (da real MVPs) posting occasionally about all these changes, I’d be completely lost. I guess I only have myself to blame, it’s not like I can’t google it, but if I’m gonna be honest here—I’m a writer, not a social media manager or content creator.

Except…that’s exactly what I have to be these days, isn’t it? FML.

I know, I know, I’m bitching. *sigh*

Anyway…that brings me to what should have been an obvious conclusion, but I’m stubborn and make things harder than they need to be (have you even met me?)

With that being said, my socials from now on will look a little different.

• What you see is what you get! Sorry not sorry.

• I’m boring af, but I’ll post about it anyway.

• I will post about my books (that’s kinda the whole point).

• My most unhinged comments will be on Threads (I’m funny sometimes)

• I will be so bad at reels, and you’re going to have to accept that.

• My ADHD brain doesn’t like aesthetics right now—random it is!

• NO FUCKING AI!!! Not now, not ever, period!!

On another note, you wanna see something cool?

A friend of mine is a hella bomb artist and she’s drawing up a piece for me of Lia, my FMC from The Awakening of Fate & Ruin. I’m so stoked to see it finished, but I’ll give you a sneak peek of our girl…

Isn’t she GORGEOUS???

I’m so glad to share this wonderful start with you!! I’ll be posting more progress photos of Lia, and perhaps a few other fun merch items soon.

Please remember…

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Lisa
xoxo

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We’ve been through nine months of the weirdest timeline I’ve experienced in my life. I think I’d take covid lockdown level weird than whatever this shit has been.

On the upside, I can’t deny there have been some good parts about hiding out in my house and away from people most of the time. For starters, I put up spooky season decorations, which makes my shadowy soul happy. I’ve also managed to read quite a lot, which surprises even me, considering my squirrel brain has been playing hell with my focus. And, last but not least, I’ve managed to make some decent progress toward my deadline (because words on the page is progress, regardless of how many, right? Right.)

• TAFAR word count: 104,124

• Chapters: 21

• Days to deadline: 70

• Favorite recent quote 👇

Kill Your Darlings…

As a writer, something you have to come to terms with, is that sometimes there are things you write that may no longer fit or serve the story as a whole. That one thing you love, whether it be a line or a whole character, has to go in order to progress the story forward in the right direction.

My advice—keep those things in a separate file or folder!

You never know when something changes in another book or perhaps later in your current work. Those darlings don’t have to stay dead, if it works somewhere else. Those “deleted scenes” can also turn into content if you’re like me and want to give your readers a peek behind the curtain… 🫣👇

Phew…that was a lot…

I love them with all my heart, but they’re also giant pains in my ass. Lia is an emotional mess, Christian is an avoidant disaster, and the two of them combined have me rolling my eyes so hard, I’m surprised they aren’t stuck.

If you’re already invested (it’s okay, I don’t judge), I’ll be sharing something special next month featuring these two and I’m super stoked for you all to see it!!

Remember…

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Lisa
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I don’t know about you, but the last two months have been a blur.

After having to cancel my appearances this year, I needed a hard reset. I went into my hermit shell (re: wrapped myself in blankets) and did a solid read through of TAFAR, complete with proof reading, revising, and crying into my room temperature coffee. I did, however, find some dope songs to add to my playlist.

While wallowing in self-pity, I found some issues with the draft that I may not have caught otherwise, so I can’t call it a complete loss. I might have hated the circumstances, but I can’t argue with the results.

Inquiring minds have been asking, so here’s the sitch…

• Will I be publishing TAFAR in 2025? No.

• Will I be finished with TAFAR in 2025? Tentatively, yes. My current deadline is 12/14/25.

• Will there be any other books published in 2025? No. My main focus is TAFAR at the moment, so it doesn’t make sense to switch it up right now.

• Will there be books published in 2026? Gods willing—yes. TAFAR being the priority and likely flagship release, I plan to have a few additional in 2026. I will release more info as it becomes relevant.

• Is there a sequel planned for TAFAR? Yes. There will be at least four books in the Twisted Fate Series. More on that to come.

• Will I be scheduling any more shows for 2026? I’ve been asked to attend two shows in 2026 and have been focused on meeting my deadline so I can accept the invitation. It is my hope that the first show will also double as a public release party (perhaps some wishful thinking on my part!)

Now that that’s out of the way, wanna see something cool?

(Keep scrolling down)

There’s a 🫣 below…

Almost there

🙃

Get ready…

🫨

What is even going on here???

Well that was fun!

I’ll be posting more now that I’ve emerged from my pit of despair. Check out all the socials and such, too, but remember…

Hit the button below to get on the list to see more borderline unhinged updates. I may or may not have some exclusive previews in the works for the coming months including some artwork I can’t wait to share!! Subs are always free, but for those who wish to throw me some bones, there are options available at every price point with some available or future extras as a thank you for your support. You’re all hella dope!

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Lisa
xoxo

As I mentioned in the video above, so many chaotic things have happened or ARE happening, it’s almost impossible to keep up. The world is on fire. There have been health issues and life changes. Nothing has gone according to plan. And I’m a total mess. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to clean up my messy self this year, which has led to a change of plans.

I won’t be able to attend any of the events I’d planned this year.

The decisions weren’t easy. In fact, I’m still sad about it now, but after all resources were exhausted, and all avenues checked, sometimes, you gotta take the L.

Hopefully, 2026 will be my year. I’m taking some time for reflection, introspection, and self-care. In short, I’m trying to get my shit together. In the meantime, I’ll be posting quotes, updates/news, funnies, life stuff, and behind the scenes stuff you may like. It would really be dope if you stuck around while I work through my shit. Ya never know, I might make you laugh here or there.

I’ll be sending out an update in a few days with what’s to come this summer. Keep an eye or two out for that and drop me a line or two and let me know what else you’d like to see!

xoxo
Lisa

And then everything just falls …

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When something goes wrong, yell plot twist and keep going!

It’s only March.

How is it only March?

I, like many others, started out strong this year. I’d set some goals, was working towards finishing projects, had reached out for services I needed, when

BAM

the world was set on fire. How can so much and so little happen simultaneously? It boggles my mind.

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Looking back, 2023 was absolutely horrible and should be considered “the year that shall not be named.” However, 2024 has given me a run for my money, right up to the bitter end. I can’t deny or discredit the progress that was made, it was perhaps the most annoyingly slow progress I’ve ever experienced. I have tried to remain focu…

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