‘But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exits and their entrances as they please, and laugh at locksmiths.’ — Carmilla (Sheridan LeFanu, 1871)
About Me
My name is Carmilla Dawn. I write poetry and short stories. Speculative fiction and confessional poetry are my “uncomfortable” comfort zones. I explore relationship dynamics, sex, trauma, violence, horror and the occult in my work.
I delight in the strange, the fantastical, and the horrifying. Some of my favorite authors and poets include Clive Barker, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, C. S. Friedman, Octavia E. Butler, Anne Sexton, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Bukowski, and Sylvia Plath.
I love the dark and she loves me.
When not battling chronic illness, I like to sleep under the stars with my husband. I binge-watch YouTube and documentaries or listen to music when out of commission. In between writing projects, I love to escape between the pages of a book or roll the dice playing a solo ttrpg.
I study the Tarot. I attempt and fail at practicing meditation. I reread The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings every fall. I rewatch the movies at Christmas. I am fascinated by ancient history and the paranormal.
My favorite things are those things that go bump in the night and blaze across the midnight sky.
Current Project
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