Welcome to a very special episode of #dkLa! Friends — Layeh’s Bookshelf, as we celebrate one year of this beautiful community... and Pride Month with a guest who embodies resilience, imagination, and the spirit of indie storytelling.
Meet Heather Tracy, writer, copy editor, and co-captain of the fiercely independent press Space Wizard Science Fantasy. Her debut novel, Only a Chapter, is a speculative romance that bends timelines, explores parallel realities, and holds within it a raw, personal reflection of her breast cancer journey — woven into a tale of love, queerness, and defiant hope.
Beyond the page, Heather is also the mastermind behind Melvin’s Travel Adventures, a travel agency designed for fellow nerds, offering curated ‘Nerdventures’ that make fandom dreams come true.
This episode is a joyful dive into:
📖 The power of writing as a form of survival and transformation
🌈 How queerness, community, and chosen family shape her creative world
💪 Turning adversity into art — and why speculative fiction is the perfect canvas for radical honesty
✈️ Her adventures in blending geek culture, travel, and storytelling
A tribute to the magic of indie publishing, the strength of queer stories, and the endless chapters we continue to write for ourselves.
