Jess is a queer fantasy author known for crafting stories featuring aromantic, neurodivergent, and unconventional characters. Her work subverts common tropes while embracing the playful deconstruction of familiar narrative frameworks. Through her writing, she explores themes of identity, chosen family, and alternative ways of living, often drawing from her own experiences in polyamorous relationships and non-traditional family structures.
With a background as an autistic autodidact, Jess brings a distinctive perspective to both her fiction and nonfiction. Her writing is informed by 15 years of navigating polyamory, including legal challenges, long-distance relationships, and communal living. These experiences lend authenticity to her explorations of queer relationships and unconventional dynamics. Health limitations have shaped her focus on writing as a means of activism, using storytelling to share knowledge and advocate for marginalized voices.
Jess's personal life reflects the themes central to her work. She has built a chosen family that includes a demon, a dragon, and a cat, with aspirations to settle in the Appalachians. When not writing, she engages in halakhic discussions and educational activism, often drawing from her eclectic knowledge base to offer fresh insights on complex issues. Her creative output remains grounded in her commitment to representing diverse ways of being in the world.