J9 Vaughn (they/them) is a queer librarian and author who is a member of the HWA (Horror Writers Association), ALA (American Library Association), PLA (Public Library Association), and ILA (Illinois Library Association). J9 lives in a town with more dead than living with their bestie, a motley crew of rescued cats, and other housemates. Their nonfiction publications include My Swan Song for Joy: a Sister Memoir and Fools in April in the Chicago Story Press. They have fiction stories in the Fragile Anthology, Ludlow Charlington’s Doghouse Anthology, Whigmaleeries & Wives’ Tales, and the upcoming Writer’s Journey anthology, Awakenings.
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Memoir
My Swan Song for Joy: a Sister Memoir
Creative Nonfiction
Published Short Stories:
- Fragile Anthology: Copycats from Outer Space (p. 17)
- Ludlow Charlington’s Doghouse: an anthology supporting Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control – A Feral Curse (p. 43)
- Whigmaleeries & Wives’ Tales – Art of Koi (p. 244)
- Hair Trigger 2.0: Lobster Girl (p. 54)
- thewifiles.com: Photo Essay on the Human Race (website defunct)
Works in Progress:
- Did We Just Wake-Up in a Murderhouse? – short story for an Anthology with The Writing Journey
- Liminal Oracular Library – Podcast, coming soon!
- Fuzzy Geography – Podcast, on back burner
- Short stories and an as-yet-to-be-titled horror novel
The Incomparable J9 