Alexis McCauley
“I catch a vision in the mirror I swear there is a stranger in my house...but it’s only me. I don’t like the person who looks back at me. I am no longer in my body; an interloper has taken over and views my life through my eyes. I scream and can't seem to stop; they need to know about the squatter. I must save them from this foreign stranger….” (from “My Downward Spiral Towards Motherhood”)
Are you captivated? Curious? Do you need to read more?
This full story is featured under my Published Works. Read this short story accounting of a mother suffering postpartum psychosis that’s so realistic my publisher believed it to be autobiographical.
Still not sure I am the writer you are looking for?
Browse my numerous writing samples of varying genres, styles, and purposes. Check out “Crazy Beats Strong Every Time.” A short, medical narrative illustrating the strong connections that exist between substance abuse, mental health, and personal trauma.
This story was described as “a great characterization of a hopeless person, not a bad one… just [one] who could not handle what life threw at him,” that was a “seamless interweaving of exposition and action, information and imagery.”
Expertise I can create content for you that will keep your readers scrolling, immersed in your content and eager for more; compelled to experience the whole composition.
Skills Do you need this kind of connection with your audience? Need informative, yet engaging storytelling? I can create content for you that will keep your readers scrolling, immersed in your content and eager for more; compelled to experience the whole composition. Contact me to discuss projects and goals.
Location Seattle, Washington