IOWA'S SKETCH OF THE SPIRIT REALM
IOWA
IOWA, the teenage protagonist
THE SEED VAULT is a cli-fi novel set in Norway and Somalia. I have been outlining it in my head while revising POWER PLANTS. It begins with a riddle from the spirit realm, which sets IOWA on a quest to Somalia to find the last gogo tree on the planet.
Power Plants
POWER PLANTS is a mystical eco-fantasy that deals with humanity’s impact on the planet. It is set in Vermont, on the outskirts of a nuclear power plant. IOWA STARR the teenage protagonist keeps track of her dreams in her sketchbook where she also draws birds and concentric circles.
GOGO TREE RIDDLE
Maggie's Riddle
The seed of the planet’s salvation hangs below the horn, on the line between Cancer and Capricorn, where the earth meets the sea.
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
Power Plants
POWER PLANTS is a mystical fantasy set in Vermont, on the outskirts of a nuclear power plant that deals with humanity’s impact on the planet. IOWA STARR the teenage protagonist keeps track of her dreams in her sketchbook where she also draws birds and concentric circles.
Cosmology
Here is an interview by IOWA's favorite painter, Beatriz Milhazes that illustrates her cosmology.