Archive of Brightness

Kelsey Socha once wrote and staged a performance piece about lobsters before subsequently quitting theatre to become a librarian. She is originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, but now lives in Western Massachusetts with her wife and two cats. This is her first book.

“A quirky tribute to the messy, often world-changing experience of love.”—Publishers Weekly "A beautifully shaped, poetic book. . . . [Socha] is bold, unpredictable, and a writer to watch.”—Isaac Fellman, author of Lambda Literary Award-winning novel The Breath of the Sun “A lush and poetic tapestry.”—Katherine Nazarro, Porter Square Books “I never believed the mundane could be so lawless, so absurd, so queer in the best of ways!”—Matthew Vesely, author of Elegy for the Undead“Socha’s intimate and sharp-witted musings give staying power to the ephemera of our individual and collective experiences.”—Caitlin Chung, author of Ship of Fates