Our Hope Chest
Siblings Heather and Xander use magical animal costumes to escape family upheaval until a public transformation forces their private refuge into the open.
Selected writing
Portfolio
Six selected longform works by Austen Tucker, available to read online or download as PDF and EPUB.
Cleanup on Pod Six
A luddite janitor and an Amish teenager clean the waste beneath virtual-reality pods while debating whether Ubiq can save a resource-starved world.
Mr. Trout’s Slide
A despairing Chicagoan follows a mysterious map to a lakeside Shifter and discovers that the route to Atlantis runs down a very unusual slide.
Gallery View
An isolated artist builds a hidden virtual gallery around a portrait of Jamie while their Zoo community turns an uncertain gift into an act of trust.
Parts of the Whole
When Audrey’s kitsune half awakens, her friend Lance confronts conversion therapy, his Catholic family, and the life he wants with Steve.
La Ligne du Marais
A gambler chases a rumor through Le Marais and finds the smallest casino in the world.