I’m Bradley, a Colorado-based fantasy writer building queer-normative worlds—epic stories where identity and love are not in conflict, and empathy and compassion are the most powerful forms of magic.

For the past seven years, I’ve called Northern Colorado home. By day I work as a digital fundraiser and strategist, helping progressive causes and candidates raise millions to advance justice, equality, and environmental stewardship. Those same values of empathy and interconnection shape the stories I tell. I’ve been an ethical vegan since 2019, and my respect for all living beings often seeps into my worldbuilding: forests that breathe, creatures that feel, magic fueled by human emotions, and societies striving toward balance and harmony with the world over conquest.

When I’m not writing, I’m probably at a concert—I average fifteen to twenty shows a year. My playlists run from Dolly Parton (my eternal north star) to the Jonas Brothers, Mariah Carey, and Charley Crockett. I collect vinyl records, noodle on my acoustic guitar, and keep an almost comically long Duolingo streak—975+ days and counting. (Je progresse … lentement.)

I’ve loved fantasy books and stories for as long as I can remember. Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy first sparked my fascination with myth and magic, while Ursula K. Le Guin, J. R. R. Tolkien, N. K. Jemisin, Andrzej Sapkowski, Brandon Sanderson, and Robert Jordan deepened that love. Their worlds taught me that wonder and moral courage belong together.

My current project, Crystals of Ulstra, is the opening chapter in a new epic fantasy trilogy steeped in emotion-born magic, exploring themes of found family, queer romance and love, and change as life’s only constant.