Portfolio

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