Fiction
From short stories to novels, from realism to fantasy, Izzy explores all that language has to offer, and all the ways a story may be told.
"La Maupin"
Following the infamous "La Maupin," formally known as Julie de'Aubigny, the French, bisexual, sword-swinging, opera singer, this short story tangles with one of her many romantic affairs; which may or may not have involved the burning of a nunnery and desecration of a corpse. History never tells her secrets; she only shepherds the rumors.
The Outliers of Creation
Check out the first chapter of my novel, The Outliers of Creation!
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Immerse yourself into the world of dreams and nightmares alike. For millennia untold, creation has followed a pattern, remained in an unchanging mold; the stasis of subconscious substance. Similarity draws comfort, promotes belonging; but nothing drawn from wishes and aberrant thought can be eternally the same. There will always be the outliers.