AKi Peppers

Brandie—an award-winning writer, poet, and storyteller—spills the literary tea with humor, heart, and a delightfully generous sprinkle of chaos. Each email is crafted to make you laugh, think, and feel inspired as Brandie openly shares the ups and downs of her writing journey, inviting you to experience creative triumphs and comedic misadventures firsthand. Subscribe today, and say goodbye to inbox boredom!

I help Muslim women reconnect with their writing and I teach creative writing in a way that's fun and intuitive. I love to see writers begin to believe in themselves again, break through their struggles and resistance, and show up on the page in all their brilliance.

Unbeknownst to many around him, Michael, a native Texan, is an immortal who has sat at the Round Table with King Arthur and listened to the wisdom of Merlin. His father, when Michael asked if he could help a halfling take a ring to Mordor, told him to go mow the yard instead. Thankfully, he was allowed to go with Jason after the Golden Fleece and fought against a horde of skeleton warriors. When he was sixteen he was tied to the mast of a ship with Ulysses and heard the sirens sing. Once, he traveled to France with the Scarlet Pimpernel and helped him free nobles there. Some fun facts: Michael lost his pet dragon, “Old Blue,” in a Gwent game against Zotlan the dwarf. He dated Grendel’s mom, (only one time) and swears he’s not the father. After spending ten years in Azeroth he decided it was time to move back to Texas. These days he spends his time between Texas and the Corvarix Age kingdoms of Havenfurst, Finavoré, Kedgewich, and Fjolkgard. Michael writes the tales of those lands until his lovely wife, Kara, says it’s time for dinner.