Xauri'EL Zwaan

Xauri’EL Zwaan is a Lunarpunk Satanist Cyberqueer and a mendicant artist in search of meaning, fame and fortune, or pie (where available). Ze has published short fiction, among other places, in Saskatchewan Screams, Galaxy's Edge, Transform the World, and We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2022. Ze holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Environment and Society, and works a day job slinging legal, regulated, unionized retail cannabis. Ze lives and writes in a little hobbit hole in Saskatoon, Canada on Treaty 6 territory with zir life partner and two very lazy cats. REVIEWS "Yes, it is possible to present a philosophical debate in a context of rising tension and impending disaster. A bit grim, a bit sad, and altogether intriguing. I like to think it will encourage most readers to want to remain human and not dream of transforming into the techmind of the future so often prophesized by the gosh-wow boys." - Graeme Cameron on "Tea For Two", Amazing Stories Magazine "All in all, the pitch of this story wasn’t right for me, but I did appreciate the meta-commentary on how all too often people have a very narrow view about what (or who!) gets to count as “humanity”." - Sara L. Uckleman on "Normalization", SFF Reviews Blog "As issues of labor choice, gaming's allure, and the promises and failures of social obligation and work affect Joy and her child's relationship and disparate visions of their future and its attractions, readers receive a thought-provoking examination of freedom, responsibility, and ambition that is challenged by futuristic pressures and scenarios." - Diane Donovan on "Default", MBR Reviews