Sparks brand of poetry and prose can be hard to define. Genre-defiant? Certainly. Quirky, eccentric, imaginative. Rainbow dystopian. Guillotine fiction. “Dysfunctional but functioning”. Punklit. Hopepunk.
Or simply: weird.
There are common themes that tie their work together: found family, grief, queerness, mental health. Add a dash of lyrical, flowing prose and you’re most of the way there. Just don’t forget the tissue warning.
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before i go i want you to know: poetry and stories from a human disaster (2024)
A poetry, short story, and art collection for anyone who is afraid no one could love their broken parts…
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THE FABLE OF WREN (2021)
A quiet magical realism mystery about finding your place in a world you no longer recognize…
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THE STARS WILL GUIDE US BACK (2021)
a contemporary science-fiction, fantasy, magical realism, supernatural short story collection
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DAYLIGHT CHASERS (2019)
a contemporary science-fiction, fantasy, magical realism, supernatural short story collection
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THE DRAGON WARDEN (ONGOING)
Catch up with the web serial on Kindle Vella
CHRONICLES OF NEW ALBION: ADVENTURES IN 2187
The final installment of the Chronicles of New Albion series, featuring two exclusive short stories by Rue Sparks—”One Thousand and One Lights” and “Where Our Shadows Still Align.”