The following are writing samples for Raven J. Demers. For a complete list of publications, see the Works page.
NOVEL EXCERPTS
Progression Zero | Page 69 | Page 99
Chains of Merzai, 2021
Progression Zero | Page 69 | Page 99
Seal Breaker, 2019
Progression Zero: Ordinary World | Page 69 | Page 99
The Grasp of Time, 2017
Chapter 1: Resurrection | Page 69 | Page 99
Perdition, 2017
SHORT FICTION
Tea and Treasures
Reclaiming Joy Anthology, WriteHive and Inked in Gray, 2023
Cheddar
Bubble Literary Magazine, 2022
Marshmallows and Spider Webs
Flash Dash Challenge, 2016
The Daring Adventures of Captain Rafe Burley
Flash Dash Challenge, 2015
Toads
Winter in the Willows, 2010
Grex’s Cat
Kyle Cassidy’s short short story contest, 2009
POETRY
Olives
Aranya, 2017
Journey Through the Hinterland, 2013
Yama on Ice
Poetry on the Buses, 2015
Belly-Soul
There Will Be No Earthquakes
Journey Through the Hinterland, 2013
mountain
Licton Springs Review, 2003
Something Drools Beneath My Bed
My Name Was Indigo, 2002
Tiamat
The Sound of Poetry, 2000
Magnetism
Tattoo, 1995
ESSAYS, ARTICLES & BLOG SAMPLES
“Winning vs. Learning“
Willow & Birch, 2017
“Six Family Activities for Samhain“
Hearth, Heart & Home, SageWoman Blogs, 2014
“Supporting Your Local Sex Worker“
Triond, 2011
“Professionalism and Ethics in the Classroom“
eHow, 2010
“How to Build Creative Communities in the Role of Art and Culture“
eHow, 2010
“Sex Education“
Willow & Birch, 2010
“Children’s Acculturation and Gender Identity“
Sex and the Anthropologist, 2010
“The Path to Spelling and Linguistic Success“
Willow & Birch, 2010