So who am I? I’m Candice (they/them), and I own Tubby & Coo’s Traveling Book Shop, a decade-old queer, liberationist, decentralized independent bookshop in New Orleans, LA. My work has been published in The Mary Sue, Nerdy But Flirty, Violet Windows literary magazine, and others. I’m also the author of Carnival of Creatures, a compendium of monsters of Louisiana myth and legend. I love cozy things, reading, video games, board games, and creating spreadsheets and databases. And although I was born and raised in New Orleans and my bookstore is still there, I personally live in Cleveland with my partner and cats.
Something I think is very important is building collective power outside of systems, and I hope this educational project helps to do that!