Hey! Name's Sasha. I'm: 

- a 2022 Wattys shortlister for my sci-fi/fantasy book, Garden of Light

- a 2023 ONC shortlister for my sci-fi novella, For the Good of the World

- an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who sometimes brings sci-fi/fantasy nerdery into the pulpit

- a beginner figure skater trying to make my flutz jump into a lutz jump and my sit and layback spins actually sit and lay back

- and a singer, tabletop roleplay nerd, and opinionated progressive

In my books you'll find stories blurring the line between science fiction and fantasy with alien worlds, clever troublemakers, arcane sciences, intersectional justice, apocalyptic environmental themes, bizarre magic with a splash of neo-Roman culture, and people finding of moments of gentleness in brutal dystopian worlds.
  • Raleigh, NC, USA
  • JoinedJuly 20, 2021


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ostromn ostromn Mar 28, 2024 11:40PM
Sorry for the super long hiatus to those of you who are my reading and critique buddies. As you may know, I'm a minister, and I've been in the process of preparing to leave my current church, where I...
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Stories by SASHAO
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Garden of Light: Beneath Devouring...
An abandoned boy, a grieving prince, and a reclusive sorcerer find themselves caught in a web of peril and my...
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Artwork Beneath Devouring Eyes by ostromn
Artwork Beneath Devouring Eyes
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For the Good of the World by ostromn
For the Good of the World
Via Astralis is a daughter of Chief Navigator Patria Astralis, the planetary governor of the Trappist-1E Colo...
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