Sacred
When a burned-out twenty-something Black woman encounters a disturbing neighborhood just down the road, she is forced to face both her disillusionment with Austin’s nonprofit sector and the underlying horrors of racism in everyday life head-on.
Sacred is a thriller novel with influences from Southern Gothic and poetry, focused on an honest racial commentary and a candid look at the arts and culture nonprofit sector. The story attempts to balance humor and joy with candid social commentary as our protagonist navigates everyday life in a tale that disturbingly toes the line between fictional horror and all-too-real reality.
Lexi masterfully plays on her audience's expectations of worn-out tropes to elevate the art of storytelling. Her writing is as relevant as it is gripping, entertaining readers while providing them a fresh lens through which to see the world. Her work is bold, frightening, and, above all, deeply captivating.
— Shelby S., Alpha Reader
She Who Holds the Sky Together
Twenty-eight year old Marlowe’s increasing isolation over the years has led to her building up a rich inner world that serves as the backdrop to her vibrant dreams. But what happens when the dream world starts to hit too close to home, and its figures begin to seep through the cracks between worlds? And as she overworks herself in the name of pursuing her passion for art, how will the edges of her carefully curated façade begin to crack? Marlowe is going to find out the answers all too soon in this literary fiction project exploring how unsettling it can be to come to terms with your own identity.