The Archive

Years of writing — travel journals, essays, poems, and science articles. Browse by category below.

Travel

Adventures and field journals from Ecuador, South America, Europe, the USA, and beyond.

Opinion Pieces

Essays and honest takes on lifestyle, identity, culture, and everything in between.

Poetry

Poems on love, identity, grief, the body, and the small moments that make up a life.

Science

Articles on biology, genetics, health, and the science behind everyday life.

Sophie Victoria Manley, sapphic cosy fantasy and paranormal mystery author

I write fantasy and paranormal fiction – the real world is too sad, too mundane, too predictable, and too limited by the boundaries of physics – with themes of mystery (got to have something to work those little grey cells), and romance (because, honestly, what is life without love?).

My books are beautifully queer, because I am, but don’t worry, there is some straight representation. And they’re ND-coded: dry observational wit and delicious tangents, social-awkwardness and the insatiable search for dopamine…

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