The House of Vexx

  A Few Truths (and a Few Shadows) I’ve always believed every writer is made of two things: the truths we share freely, and the shadows we save for later. This space will hold a little of both. Before we go any deeper into the I maginarium , let me introduce myself properly… So here are a few truths. I’m tall for a woman—5'10”—which means I’ve spent a lifetime seeing the world from a slightly different angle. Maybe that’s why I gravitated toward stories that tilt reality, crack the surface, or reveal the strange light beneath ordinary moments. I walk every day, usually an hour or more. It’s my meditation, my plotting time, my way of eavesdropping on the world without looking like I’m trying. I’ll walk anywhere I can—grocery stores, errands, the days when Chicago weather decides to behave. When the destination is too far or the grocery bags are too heavy, I’ll drive, but walking is who I am. Speaking of weather: I was born and raised in Chicago and still live just outside the city, ...