KRISTY GARDNER…
is a bi author who writes sci-fi and horror stories about disaster queers who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms. Her small press, dystopian sapphic sci-fi trilogy, The Broken Stars, is out now and gets darker, gayer, and just fucking better the longer you read. She is also the author of the Taste Canada award-winning cookbook, Cooking With Cocktails.
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The Broken Stars Trilogy
The Stars In Their Eyes
Book ONE
Calay and Tess’s love has kept them alive four years after the aliens decimated Earth, but when Tess disappears, good and evil blur as Calay battles to retain her humanity. To survive, she must embrace her destiny and resist the urge to become the monster herself. With time running out, Calay must decide if she’ll embrace who she’s meant to be and reunite with Tess, or face a future of terrifying solitude.
The Darkest Stars
BOOK TWO
After losing everything she’s ever loved, Calay desperately travels across the stars with the hope she might save a dying Earth. As the universe descends into chaos, she finds herself in the far reaches of deep space, face to face with shocking truths and feral monsters. With the very essence of humanity at stake, she must face her her darkest fears and fight not only for her life, but for the survival of Earth itself.
The Stars Inside Us
BOOK THREE
Forced to trust hidden motives and questionable loyalties, Calay discovers she’s not just trapped with the enemy, she’s growing closer to them–especially Briar, the tea-loving woman who makes her feel like home. In these final dying days, stars collide and the darkness within ignites. The future is in Calay’s hands and she must decide what’s more important: saving herself, or saving what makes us human.
100 SPIRITED RECIPES
Cooking with Cocktails
Julia Child famously commented, “I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food . ” Join the celebration and the very best life has to offer—good friends, good food, and great stories—with humor, delicious recipes, and mouth-watering photographs. We can have our gin cake and eat it too.
FREE YA Horror Short Story
The Daughter
Anna moved to Boulder Colorado with her family to escape a dark secret–one they unknowingly packed with them. In this modern re-telling of the legend of Hungarian Blood Countess Elizabeth Báthory, Anna Báthory is about to discover not all family heirlooms are keepsakes. Some are downright evil.
RESOURCES, TOOLS & SUPPORT
For Writers, Artists & Creative Weirdos
The Quiet Creative Roadmap
A FREE at-your-own-pace anti-hustle digital workbook and journal for writers, artists, and sensitive weirdos making cool shit in a loud world.
1:1 Creative Coaching
Individual support to help you untangle the noise, build gentle systems that fit your life, and bring you back to the creative work that’s calling.
30-Day Don’t F*cking Lose Yourself Challenge
A FREE 30-day practice for remembering your voice without burning out, selling out, or abandoning yourself.
WHEN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS ALIGNS WITH CREATIVE ACTION.
Writer Affirmation Cards
Some call them manifestation cards, goal cards, or oracle cards–my Writer Affirmation Cards are a tangible tool, made especially for writers by a writer, which can help you tell the stories you want to tell.
