
Prologue
This is part of my prologue from my novel Faust and The Bleeding Hearts. It follows Faust trying to get back her mortality from death themselves.
Rogerline Christopher is a jack of all traits but a master of none. They’re a poet, a writer and a musician. Rogerline finds themselves writing a mix of speculative fiction and horror with black queer main characters. When not writing you can find them binge watching all the Halloween movies or picking up a new hobby.
Poetry
My work through poems and novels is a dedication to the trial of friendships I allowed to fall apart in the process of realizing who I am. A confession that if they named a place and time I would gladly pick up where we left off. I hope when people read my work they don’t feel grief but an extension of love.
This is part of my prologue from my novel Faust and The Bleeding Hearts. It follows Faust trying to get back her mortality from death themselves.
Sonder is one of those weird feelings you experienced but couldn’t put a name too. Sonder is the realization that every random person is living a life as complex and vivid as your own.
A lot of my writing is related to loss—in this case, it’s old friends. Though I’ve yet to attend a loved one’s funeral, I find myself grieving people who are still alive.