Writer. Artist. STORYTELLER.
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My name is Sara, and I'm a writer, an artist and a language learner. Here you will find my stories, essays, poems, tweets & various other snippets, along with my visual art. I mostly blog about my research or things I've learned & observed about the writing process. I love my people & my work is inspired by themes & events in Haudenosaunee history. Most of it has magic in it. Please feel free to look around!
BOOKS
These are some of my books! Visit my bookstore to check out more of them.
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Maple and her sister Eva have had enough heartache to last a lifetime. But when a kid at school bullies Eva, she takes drastic measures and signs a magical contract with a powerful witch who promises her a lifetime of freedom from pain.
Little does she know, she will be giving up everything she loves. Her friends. Her family. Even her memories.
Horrified by the witch's duplicity, Maple sets out on a mission to free her sister. Aided by a shape shifting dog named Oakley, Maple's journey brings her into contact with Tricksters, Wizards, Stone Giants and Whirlwinds.
But with every step she takes—time is running out. Can Maple save her sister before it's too late? Or will Eva be lost forever?
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Treaty Baby is an illustrated children's book inspired by learning about - you guessed it - Treaties, and the important role our future generations play in our current generation's honouring of the Treaties.
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We Give Our Thanks is an illustrated children’s book inspired by our inherent rights and the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. Through colourful pictures and lyrical text, the book celebrates how gratitude brings us closer to all of our relations, including the land, the waters, the medicines, and other beings in the natural world.
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Spirit & Intent is an illustrated collection of short stories and other writings exploring the importance of peace, the rights and responsibilities of Indigenous women, Treaties and reflections on the responsibilities that accompany treaty rights, as well as the importance of decolonization in healing and reconciliation.
Drawing inspiration from research, stories, teachings and life experiences, Spirit & Intent takes an honest and creative approach in considering the important relationship questions facing our families and communities today.
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AN ADVENTURE IS ABOUT TO UNFOLD...
Cora Solomon is a skeptic. She doesn’t believe in magic. She doesn’t believe in fate. And she most certainly doesn’t believe that her mother can divine the future from a cup of tea leaves. In fact—Cora has spent her entire life wishing her mother had a normal job.
But when her mother goes missing and the police are unable to uncover anything about her disappearance, Cora turns to the methods she once shunned to learn the truth about what happened to her mother and why. And there is certainly much to discover.
Before long, Cora is drawn deeper into the world of seers, myth and magic where she encounters strange lights, dangerous serpents and powerful beings she thought only existed in stories. Most importantly, she discovers that her mother has been keeping secrets from her—secrets that will change Cora’s life forever.
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Living in Harrowstone means you either follow the rules—or risk exile to the outside world. Rowen is the healer’s apprentice. The rules have never bothered her—until a vampire attacks her community and hurts one of the people she cares about most.
Suddenly, Rowen is forced to make a life-altering decision—hunt the vampire or let her best friend die.
But hunting a vampire isn’t as easy as it sounds and soon enough, Rowen finds herself needing help. Enter Cruz, wealthy businessman and vampire overlord of the City of Brantwood. He’s the only person powerful enough to help Rowen save her friend and naturally—his help comes at a price.
Will Rowen agree to pay it? And what will her decision cost her?
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An ancient evil has woken...
Cruz has made no secret of his desire to sever ties with his vampire sire. But when he brings old Haudenosaunee manuscripts to Brantwood University, intent on exploring their secrets, Rowen can't help but feel betrayed.
Determined never to speak to him again, Rowen vows to concentrate on her healer training. But when Cruz's friend and fellow researcher is found brutally murdered, Rowen is drawn back to his side.
Soon enough, they discover that knowledge isn't the only thing hidden amongst the old manuscripts. A malevolent force has woken and it's searching for something. Something it's willing to kill for.
Now Rowen and Cruz must work together at all costs, before even more calamity befalls them. Can they stop this ancient evil in time? And what tragedy awaits them if they don't?
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The third book in The Vampire Skeleton series is here!
Weighed down by grief and her ever-growing responsibilities as the healer of Harrowstone, Rowen has never felt more alone in her life. And though her feelings for the vampire Cruz have become clearer, it suddenly seems as though he’s pulling away from her—right when she needs him most.
Before she can confront him, she receives a mysterious summons to a secret council of witches, where she finds herself agreeing to help solve the murder of a famous musician.
Soon, Rowen is swept up in the world of theatre, lost love and magic. But just because she’s been tasked with solving a murder—doesn’t mean the killer intends to make it easy for her. In fact, she seems to have become their next target.
Can Rowen catch the killer before they catch up with her? Only time will tell. And time is running out…
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I am so, so, so excited to finally be able to share this book with you. This story has been in my mind for the last five years. Almost every year since these characters first made themselves known to me, I’ve written this story in a different way, each time growing closer and closer to the way it was unfolding in my imagination. There have been twists and surprises all along the way.
This is a story with many characters, a story spanning many worlds and an adventure that connects to a teaching I learned from a story I was once told about the nature of Treaties and the treaty relationship.
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A CONTEMPORARY TWIST ON A TIMELESS CLASSIC
Elizabeth Benedict lives with her parents and sisters on Smoke River First Nation. Intelligent, creative and passionate about language learning, Elizabeth dreams of leaving her community to pursue a career in the arts. When she’s accepted into the fine arts program of a renowned university, the pieces of her future appear to fall neatly into place.
But Elizabeth’s plans are thrown up in the air when Charles Bingley and the handsome and infuriating Mr. Darcy arrive in Smoke River. Before long, the lives of Elizabeth and her sisters are turned upside down as they’re forced to navigate the tricky waters of courtship, romance, heartache and scandal before coming to the far shores of understanding, compassion and epic love.
Pride & Rezjudice is a lighthearted retelling of a classic love story from an Indigenous perspective.
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