Writer, translator, editor, poet, poor; I love all things speculative and strange. A humanist at heart, I'm endlessly fascinated by the stories this world is built on. I'm passionate about history, languages and queer representation as well as cyberpunk fairies and ships of any kind. My prose and poems have been published in Finnish anthologies and magazines as well as in English. The short stories "Wither and Blossom" and "Children of the Endless Sea" have been published in Strange Horizons / Samovar (also in podcast format). "Thief of Hearts" was published in the Cosmos Pen magazine (Kosmoskynä, English Special Edition 2017). My blog Paperiaaveet is mostly in Finnish, currently focusing on book reviews and translation. I may post in English every now and then if the topic is of interest to international readers. Mostly I go on about literature of questionable quality but extreme entertainment value. I'm sporadically working on my first novel which may or may not see the light of day. It's supposed to be a post-apocalyptic alternative history coming of age tale. I'm in it for the near-death experiences. NaNoWriMo has helped me overcome many blocks, and I try to participate in the camps and main events anytime I can.