ABOUT ME

I am an author, artist, and musician based out of Southern California. After getting a PhD in neuroscience, I became a science writer. I discovered that writing was a deeper part of me than I had ever realized. I began writing fiction and poetry, and I just never stopped.

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Learning about the brain turned out to be a fantastic backdrop for science fiction. What better way to mess with reality than by starting with the very organ that filters our reality into a coherent narrative? Nerdy? Absolutely. No apologies.

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My favorite stories are those that interrogate reality. Usually, that means science fiction, but I enjoy any fiction that makes me question what it means to be human, to love, to move throughout this world or another.

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My first novella, SUM, was published in 2022 (Ellipsis Imprints). It was long-listed with the British Science Fiction Association for best short fiction. I have about a thousand other stories in me, so please follow this space for forthcoming books. You can also find me on Twitter (@sciencegeekmel).