meet the crooked trees

It all started with off-handed comments like, “Oh, I’m working on a book about academic murder,” murmured in stolen conversations by the office Keurig. That, or we noticed each other bringing laptops in to “write” for an hour before an opening coffee shop shift.

Once we unlocked Kindred Spirit status, a weekly workshop group formed. We no longer whisper about our “little projects.” Instead, we talk every day, often loudly, about who’s presenting a new chapter and when each other’s short stories will be published.

Now, we are the Crooked Trees. Pleased to meet ya.

Jack Andrews

E.J. Lauren

Samantha Gessner

A. Vaughn

Rilla Goodwin

Shane Schmidt

S.G. Carlyle

Our Assistants

  • Sadie

    The Beauty

  • Rory

    The Chaos

  • Tesla

    The Grace

  • Jester

    The Brains

  • Lt. Dan

    The Heart

  • Goat

    The Brawn

  • Tifa

    The Brave

  • Kafka

    The Cozy