Elijah J. Mears is an author of science-fiction and fantasy from North Carolina. Growing up Jewish, neurodivergent, and gay in the South, great speculative fiction was Elijah’s way of escaping from a world where he didn’t always fit in. Now, he honors his younger self by writing tales of self-discovery, queer liberation, and the weirdest ideas that pop into his head. When not writing, he can often be found baking cookies, building walkable, urbanist neighborhoods for his Sims, or daydreaming about seeing the country from an Amtrak lounge car.
His writing has previously appeared in Crepuscular Magazine. You can find him on Bluesky @elijah.mea.rs, on Instagram @elijahjmears, and on his website ElijahJMears.com.
1.8 billion miles from the sun, my roots dig deep into the soil of a small garden.
